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The Book of Romans: Judgment and Unity by LaGrave Church

The Book of Romans: But Now by LaGrave Church

00:00:00 Romans 1 – Gospel Revealed, Wrath Against Unrighteousness, and Heathen Depravity00:04:04 Romans 2 – Impartial Judgment, Doers of the Law, and Inward Circumcision00:07:37 Romans 3 – All Have Sinned, Justification by Faith, and Boasting Excluded00:10:58 Romans 4 – Faith Imputed for Righteousness and Promise to Abraham00:14:12 Romans 5 – Peace with God, Grace Abounding, and Death Through Adam00:17:07 Romans 6 – Dead to Sin, Alive to God, and Servants of Righteousness00:19:57 Romans 7 – Dead to the Law, Inward Conflict, and Flesh vs Spirit00:23:11 Romans 8 – Life in the Spirit, Joint-Heirs with Christ, and More Than Conquerors00:27:59 Romans 9 – Election of Grace, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel's Stumbling-Stone00:32:00 Romans 10 – Righteousness of Faith, Confessing the Lord, and Preaching the Gospel00:34:36 Romans 11 – Remnant according to Election, Wild Olive Tree, and Mystery Revealed00:39:16 Romans 12 – Living Sacrifice, Diversity of Gifts, and Overcoming Evil00:41:47 Romans 13 – Subjection to Higher Powers, Love the Fulfilling of the Law00:43:58 Romans 14 – Weak in Faith, Judgement Seat of Christ, and Stumblingblocks Avoided00:46:59 Romans 15 – Bearing Weakness, Minister to Gentiles, and Paul's Travel Plans00:50:58 Romans 16 – Salutations to Saints, Warning Against Divisions, and Final Doxology

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Victory Over Sin

New birth should lead to new life. In Romans 8, Paul reveals that transformation begins with understanding our new position in Christ. Through Jesus, we have been brought out of separation and adopted into God's family, not as slaves living in fear, but as beloved children with the privilege of knowing Him intimately. We no longer have to live from the perspective of our former identity. Because of Jesus, the veil has been torn, access has been granted, and we are invited to live from our new position as children of God.

After a short break, Jo, Chris and Alex are back for episode eight of the To Rome with Love series, and they open with a quick recap of chapters 1 to 6: the universal problem of sin, Israel's share in it despite having the law, faith as the way into right standing, the Adam and Christ contrast, and baptism as union with Christ's death and resurrection. They point out that chapter 7 has Paul coming back to something he raised briefly in chapter 5 and then left alone: the law's arrival made sin increase. They also flag that chapters 7 and 8 really belong together, and that verses 5 and 6 work almost as headings for the rest of chapter 7 and for chapter 8.Verses 1 to 6 start with the "which law?" question. One reading separates "works of the law" (the covenant markers like circumcision and purity) from "the law" as the whole Mosaic framework, ethical commands included. Another follows N.T. Wright's language of solidarities, where the law is a sphere you take part in, much like being "in Adam" or "in Christ", and Paul gives it an almost personal force. The marriage illustration gets unpacked against first-century practice, where only the husband could start a divorce, so a wife was bound until death. The team push back on reading every detail of the analogy as code. Is the husband sin and death, Christ, or the Adam life? The metaphor is probably doing several jobs at once, and the main point is that death releases you legitimately into a new covenant. Fruitfulness, the natural result of a marriage, becomes the image for what life with God produces, and the alternative is fruit for death. There's also a note of caution about sarx (flesh). Paul doesn't always mean "sinful nature" by it, and every translation choice is also an interpretation.The middle section (verses 7 to 12) takes on Paul's next mē genoito: is the law sin? The discussion separates "is the law sinful by nature?" from "does the law give sin an opening?" The law works as a diagnostic tool, holy and good in itself, and sin takes the opening it creates. The choice of "you shall not covet" is picked out as deliberate, because it's an entirely internal command and it follows naturally from the marriage illustration. There's a pastoral aside about how simply naming a sin from the pulpit can plant the idea. The team then wrestle with Schreiner's description of sin as an "alien power". Scripture personifies sin ("sin is crouching at your door") without making it Satan or a demon, and the team suggest sin works as much from inside us as from outside.That leads into the big question of who the "I" is. The options on the table are Paul himself (drawing on his own experience but not straight autobiography), Adam, Israel personified, or some mix that retells a universal story. They also cover the two readings most common in church life. The first is the pre-conversion reading linked to Origen and Augustine and later German scholarship. The second is the Christian's ongoing struggle, linked to the Lutheran and Reformation tradition. Philippians 3 ("as to righteousness under the law, blameless") is weighed against the chapter, and the team agree that being blameless before the law is not the same thing as being sinless.The final section (verses 13 to 25) covers the "I do not do what I want" passage. The problem isn't knowing what's right. It's approving of the right thing and still not being able to do it. The law is spiritual, but it provides no power to keep its own commands, and whatever you live under ends up filling you and showing in how you live. Paul switching between past and present tense is part of why the debate never settles. The team land on a representative reading with some personal element: this is "pre-Christ" more than "pre-Christian", Israel's story and Adam's story told in the first person, and they argue chapters 9 to 11 only make sense on that reading. It isn't only a Jewish experience either, because devotion to any moral code without transformation meets the same dead end. They close with Paul's use of classical rhetoric (logos, pathos and ethos). His "I" builds a connection with his listeners, and in a way that turns the usual rules upside down, admitting his own struggle becomes part of what makes him worth listening to.Resources mentioned in the episode: Tom Schreiner and Colin Kruse on Romans; Douglas Moo; Ernst Käsemann; N.T. Wright's Paul: Fresh Perspectives and The Climax of the Covenant; Beverly Roberts Gaventa's When in Romans; Michael Gorman; Leon Morris. Suggested pre-reading for chapter 8: N.T. Wright's Into the Heart of Romans. Don't forget the code word for this episode (even Chris missed it on the day).* Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast. Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram.Subscribe to Bible Streams on Apple, Spotify, Google, and Amazon.

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In Adam, In ChristRomans 5 shows us the profound difference between what we have in Adam and what we receive in Christ.Through Adam, sin entered the world, death began to reign, and judgment brought condemnation. But through Jesus Christ, God gives grace, righteousness, justification, and life.Because we have been justified by faith, we now have peace with God through Jesus Christ. We can rejoice in the hope of God's glory, even in suffering, because God is at work in us. And we can rejoice because, through Christ, we have been reconciled to God.Our hope is not found in ourselves or in our ability to overcome sin. Our hope is found in Jesus Christ, whose one righteous act brings justification and life.In Adam: sin, death, and condemnation.In Christ: grace, righteousness, justification, and life.

God has not simply separated us from our former lives. He has set us apart for Himself and sent us into the world as people transformed and empowered by His gospel.

Message from Ted Ohrn on September 20, 2026

The Book of Romans: Getting Right by LaGrave Church

Welcome to the Podcast of Generation Church led by Pastors Rich and Tina Romero! This is a space to hear life-giving messages that help you know God daily and be established in His ways. Our prayer is that every episode strengthens your faith and points you to Jesus in a real and practical way. To learn more about Generation Church please visit our website at www.generationchurch.miami!

Secured By ChristWhat does saving faith look like?In Romans 4, Paul points us to Abraham as an example of genuine faith—not a faith that earns righteousness, but a faith that trusts the God who graciously gives it.Saving faith begins with God. It is not something we manufacture or earn. It is given by grace, extended to all who believe in Christ, and strengthened as we trust the promises of God.Abraham believed God even when the circumstances seemed impossible. He did not place his confidence in himself, but in the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that do not exist.And the same righteousness credited to Abraham is credited to those who believe in Jesus Christ.We can't earn it.God provides it.Faith embraces it.Christ secures it.Join us as we walk through Romans 4 and consider what genuine saving faith looks like.

Romans doesn't simply show us how to be saved; it shows us what happens when the gospel begins transforming who we are and how we live. In Christ, we have been given a new identity, we are beloved, set apart, made righteous, and called saints. The question isn't simply, "Have I believed?" but "Am I being transformed?" Because the gospel that saves us is also the power of God to change us from the inside out.

On this week's continuation of the 2006 White Horse Inn series Romans Revolution, our hosts outline the "big picture" of Paul's letter to the Romans and discuss its incredible historical influence. What is so unique about the Book of Romans that it has had such a great impact on the church throughout history? LISTEN TO THE FULL ROMANS REVOLUTION SERIES FOLLOW US YouTube | Instagram | X/Twitter | Facebook | Newsletter WHO WE ARE Sola Media serves today's global church by producing resources for reformation grounded in the historic Christian faith. For over thirty-five years, Sola has walked alongside Christians in their faith, pointing away from novelty and ourselves, and toward Christ and his gospel as proclaimed in the Scriptures, articulated in the ancient Christian Creeds, and summarized in the confessions of the Protestant Reformation. Learn more: https://solamedia.org/

Welcome to the Podcast of Generation Church led by Pastors Rich and Tina Romero! This is a space to hear life-giving messages that help you know God daily and be established in His ways. Our prayer is that every episode strengthens your faith and points you to Jesus in a real and practical way.   To learn more about Generation Church please visit our website at www.mygeneration.cc

Faith, Not WorksIn Romans 3, Paul makes clear that our standing before God cannot be earned through our obedience, morality, or religious performance. The law exposes our sin, but it cannot save us. Every person stands guilty before God, yet God graciously gives the righteousness we could never earn through faith in Jesus Christ.Because of God's grace, there is no room for boasting. We are justified by faith apart from works—not because God ignores our sin, but because Christ has dealt with our sin through His blood.This changes the way we see ourselves, others, and our faith. We don't follow Christ to prove what we can do; we treasure our faith because of what Christ has already done.

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 30, 2026) Today we conclude our exposition of the great book of Romans. What a study this has been! What a God He is Who gave this inspired book of systematic theology to us! Paul wrote this epistle with a view toward healing the division within the...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 30, 2026) As we draw to the end of our exposition of Romans, we find Paul giving us one last warning against division and those who would divide us. In the previous sermon, we talked about how to “mark and avoid” these dividers. Today, we take a...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 23, 2026) Today’s sermon is the second half of a sermon preached about Paul’s final warning to the Romans regarding division and dividers. Here at the end of Romans, he commands them to “mark and avoid” those who cause division “contrary to the doctrine.” When we paused...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 23, 2026) As we approach the end of the Book of Romans, we find one final warning from Paul as he closes out this letter. After reminding us how we ought to love and greet one another, he begins to warn us about those who would divide...

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From the Inside Out"The kindness of God leads you to repentance." Paul writes that to people who thought they were fine — the religious, the informed, the ones who could say "at least I'm not like them." In Romans 2 he shows us that God has never been after better behavior. He's after our hearts. We aren't merely uninformed and in need of better information; we are spiritually dead and in need of regeneration. And that's exactly what God, in His kindness, gives. The gospel transforms us from the inside out.

Romans Volume II: Living Under Grace Through faith in Jesus, we are justified and brought into a whole new relationship with God: we have peace with Him, stand securely in His grace, and rejoice in the hope of His glory. These are lasting realities for every Christian, grounded not in our performance but in what Christ has accomplished for us. Sermon Preached by Chris Lewis on August 30, 2026 Foothill Church exists to glorify God by living as disciples of Jesus who make disciples of Jesus. https://foothill.church

Because of Christ

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 16, 2026) As we have seen in this final chapter of Romans, Paul begins wrapping up his letter with a list of names of those who have helped him in his ministry. This “hall of faith” of sorts is similar to the one found in chapter 11...

https://andrewhorval.substack.com/p/book-of-romans00:00:00 Romans 1 – Gospel Revealed, Wrath Against Unrighteousness, and Heathen Depravity00:04:04 Romans 2 – Impartial Judgment, Doers of the Law, and Inward Circumcision00:07:37 Romans 3 – All Have Sinned, Justification by Faith, and Boasting Excluded00:10:58 Romans 4 – Faith Imputed for Righteousness and Promise to Abraham00:14:12 Romans 5 – Peace with God, Grace Abounding, and Death Through Adam00:17:07 Romans 6 – Dead to Sin, Alive to God, and Servants of Righteousness00:19:57 Romans 7 – Dead to the Law, Inward Conflict, and Flesh vs Spirit00:23:11 Romans 8 – Life in the Spirit, Joint-Heirs with Christ, and More Than Conquerors00:27:59 Romans 9 – Election of Grace, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel's Stumbling-Stone00:32:00 Romans 10 – Righteousness of Faith, Confessing the Lord, and Preaching the Gospel00:34:36 Romans 11 – Remnant according to Election, Wild Olive Tree, and Mystery Revealed00:39:16 Romans 12 – Living Sacrifice, Diversity of Gifts, and Overcoming Evil00:41:47 Romans 13 – Subjection to Higher Powers, Love the Fulfilling of the Law00:43:58 Romans 14 – Weak in Faith, Judgement Seat of Christ, and Stumblingblocks Avoided00:46:59 Romans 15 – Bearing Weakness, Minister to Gentiles, and Paul's Travel Plans00:50:58 Romans 16 – Salutations to Saints, Warning Against Divisions, and Final DoxologyView One-Year Reading Plan, Commentary, and Content:https://andrewhorval.substack.com/p/kingjamesbibleinoneyear

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 9, 2026) As we began to see yesterday, the final chapter of Romans contains a “hall of faith” of sorts that is similar to the one found in chapter 11 of Hebrews. In this list of faithful saints, Paul mentions many fellow believers who ministered – or...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 9, 2026) As we draw to the close of Paul’s letter to the Romans, we find a long list of names of people who have faithfully helped him in his ministry. This “hall of faith” is reminiscent of the “hall of faith” we find in Hebrews 11,...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 2, 2026) As we began to see in the first half of this sermon, there are certain aspects of ministry that apply to all children of God. “Ministry” simply means “service,” and it is clear in these closing verses of Romans 15 that Paul is not talking...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 2, 2026) As we draw to the close of Romans 15, we see that Paul emphasizes the subject of “ministry.” Remember that “ministry” simply means “service,” and in that sense every child of God has a ministry. To be clear, Paul is not talking about the calling...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 26, 2026) In the verses before us today, we learn about the ministry of the Apostle Paul. Paul’s ministry was wide-ranging through the ancient world, but he primarily ministered to the Gentiles. In the first half of this sermon, we began to see his calling and his...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 26, 2026) In this sermon, we look at the ministry of the Apostle Paul. Paul’s journeys throughout the ancient world carried him over ten thousand miles according to some estimates! Paul ministered among both Jews and Gentiles, but his primary focus was upon the Gentiles. In fact,...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 5, 2026) As we continue in our exposition of the Book of Romans, we find Paul focusing on ministry in the remaining verses of Chapter 15. In verses 8 through 14, he tells us about Jesus’ ministry, the focus of which was ultimately not only to save...

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | August 9, 2026 Referenced Scripture: Romans 1:16-17, Romans 10:13-15, Romans 15:20, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, John 17:20-21, John 1:14 Reflection Questions:1. Throughout the book of Romans, Paul explains the truth and power of the gospel message and gives the church the mission to take that message to the world…Read: Romans 1:16-17, Romans 10:13-15, Romans 15:20If you had to evaluate your passion for the mission of taking the gospel to the world, what would you say about yourself? (excited, burdened, indifferent, scared, …) Explain… Where do you see things that you need to grow? 2. If the unity of the people of God is a major theme of seeing the world changed, where do you see the state of the church in the U.S.? What would need to change in the church? How would you think the church should go about growing in unity? What could you do personally? 3. Do you feel comfortable in your faith or challenged in your faith? Why do most people try to gravitate toward being comfortable? What is the cost of being comfortable? 4. Reflect on the life and ministry of Jesus… How did he consistently bring people to a place of challenge in their faith? Why do you think it takes challenge to bring change to people in most cases? How have you experienced challenge in your life bringing growth and change to your faith? How can we consistently bring challenge to our own life and faith? 5. Jesus modeled by becoming a person that bringing the Kingdom to earth is to be done personally and organically and intentionally. 6. If God places us intentionally in places where we can personally be an influence for the Kingdom, where are the places God has placed you right now? How can you be an influence in that place with your life? How has God used you in the past? How do you hope that He will use you in the future? 7. Who are people in your life whom you can invest and invite? (Invest in their life and relationship and invite them to join at church or in some way along your spiritual journey.) What's your next step? * Connect: We'd love to connect with you! Fill out our Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any questions: http://journeybozeman.com/connectcard * Connect: Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/children * Connect: Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/students * Give: Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/give * Gather: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman* Gather: Download our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app * Gather: Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman  Chapters (00:00:00) - What Really Drives Social Media?(00:02:34) - Paul's Love for the Gospel(00:10:04) - Paul's Warning to the Church: If Anyone Destroys the(00:16:27) - John 17: Prayer for the Church(00:23:48) - A message on challenge in our life(00:31:55) - God wants you to be the Beautiful Feet that bring Good News(00:34:03) - This Beautiful Story About How Journey Church Saved My Life(00:37:37) - Reid's Story: A Challenge to Follow Jesus(00:39:40) - Who's the Reed Johnson in Your Life?