Filter Resources:

Romans

Select a Chapter:

Children of God

Children of God Romans 8:12-17 If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Romans, chapter 8. We've said that Romans, chapters 6 through 8 speak of the issue of how grace reigns in righteousness, and that Romans, chapter 8 in particular, discusses the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. And in our first two studies, we've been able to look at some of the specifics of Romans 8. In verses 1 through 4 for instance, we learned how it is that we are able to grow in grace, despite indwelling sin. In verses 5 through 11, we saw the difference between a life of worldliness and life of godliness, and how the Spirit makes those things distinct. And the passage that we are looking at today in verses 12 through 17, we will see how the Holy Spirit shows us…

Present Suffering/ Future Glory

Present Sufferings/Future Glory Romans 8:15-25 If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to take them and turn with me to Romans, chapter 8. We've already said that in Romans 6 through 8, God is teaching us how it is that grace reigns in righteousness. In Romans, chapter 6, He teaches us the fountain, the source of all godliness, union with Christ. In Romans, chapter 7, He explains to us that even in believers, believers united to the Lord Jesus Christ, there continues to be a strenuous conflict with sin, for there is a remnant of sin, an indwelling of sin, and thus because of the very indwelling of the Holy Spirit; there is a war engaged that does not end until sin itself is conquered and removed in glorification. And then in Romans, chapter 8, Paul begins to comfort us, comfort us…

The Spirit Intercedes for Us

The Spirit Intercedes For Us Romans 8:26-27 If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Romans, chapter 8. This great chapter is a favorite of so many of us, and we turn to it time and again in our times of need. And no wonder, for this chapter not only shows us about the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer, but so much of that work concerns comforting believers who are really in the midst of it. You are undergoing trials and tribulation and suffering, and we've already found great encouragement in this chapter. In fact, the last time we were together looking at verses 18 through 25, we saw the first of a number of comforts that Paul offers to believers who are enduring suffering. He reminded them that that was going to be the state, that they were…

The Purpose of God

The Purpose of God Romans 8:28-39 If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you turn with me to Romans, chapter 8. Romans, chapters 6 through 8 tell us what it looks like to live in the grace of God. What grace looks like in the life of a believer. And it doesn't tell us that grace means that there is no suffering and pain in the Christian life. It doesn't tell us that there are no challenges in the Christian life. It doesn't tell us that there is miracle after miracle in the Christian…

God is for Us, So Who is Against Us?

God Is For Us, So Who is Against Us? Romans 8:31-32 Please turn with me to Romans, chapter 8. When we come to Romans 8:31, we come to the culmination of Paul's argument in the first eight chapters of the book. From Romans 8:31 to 35 Paul will asked a series of four questions. And those four questions are meant to summarize the main arguments from the first eight chapters of the book. And so when he asks the question in verse 31, what shall we say then to these things, he's not simply…

God Has Justified Us, So Who Can Condemn Us?

God Has Justified Us, So Who Can Condemn Us? Romans 8:33-34 If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you turn with me to Romans, chapter 8. We’ll be in the 33rd and 34th verses today. We are continuing in this section of Romans 8, which is the climax of Paul's argument in the first eight chapters of the book. When you get to verses 31 to the end of the chapter, Paul is summing up. He's giving you a grand demonstration in summary of what he has taught you so far. They sum up the main…

More than Conquerors

More Than Conquerers Romans 8:35-39 If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Romans, chapter 8. Today we come to our final study in this great chapter. We’ll be looking at verses 35 to 39. But before your eyes fall on those verses, let me invite you back to verse 1. Let me outline where we have been so far. There will be lots of legitimate ways to outline this material, but perhaps this will help you feel something of Paul's argument. In verses 1 through 11 Paul gives…

The Righteousness of God For Salvation

The Righteousness of God for Salvation Romans 9:1-5 If you have your bibles, I'd like to invite you to turn with me to Romans chapter 9. Today as we launch into a study of this great chapter a few preparatory remarks are in order. The first thing I want to say is this; this is a difficult passage. Don't let that put you off. It's not difficult to understand, it's just difficult to accept. What Paul says does not require a rocket scientist to understand in this passage, but it…

Can God’s Promises Fail?

Can God's Promise Fail? Romans 9: 6-13 If you have your Bibles with you I'd invite you to turn with me to Romans chapter 9 as we continue to work through this great passage together. I’ll remind you that last week we saw a glimpse into Paul's own heart of compassion and that's very important for us to remember today for a couple of reasons. For one we need to remember that the apostle, as convinced as he is of the sovereignty of God, there's no one ever who has been more…