Commentary on Romans 6:12-23
This reading needs context. It jumps in the middle of a particular argument Paul is [...]
Second Reading
Commentary on Romans 6:12-23
This reading is a continuation of Romans 6:1-11, where we discussed theological themes of sin [...]
Commentary on Romans 8:1-11
Beneath and embedded in Paul’s letter to the Romans is the ferment of the empowerment [...]
Commentary on Romans 8:1-11
Until this point in Romans, Paul has taken his hearers through the “shadowlands” of the [...]
Commentary on Romans 8:12-25
In Romans 8:1-39, the apostle Paul lays out a Christian framework, one that holds, sustains, [...]
Commentary on Romans 8:12-25
When he received the Spirit as his baptism, Jesus was proclaimed to be God’s son. [...]
Commentary on Romans 8:26-39
In desperate moments, the human soul raises the following question: Whom should I call? It [...]
Commentary on Romans 8:26-39
The surprise of last week’s reading included the idea that our share in the glorious [...]
Commentary on Romans 9:1-5
The anguish of heart toward another fellow human being drives us to a lament, which [...]
Commentary on Romans 9:1-5
The first few verses of Romans 9 are surprisingly self-referential. Verse 1 contains a three-fold [...]