Commentary on 2 Corinthians 13:11-13
The final remarks in 2 Corinthians encapsulate Paul’s advice in [...]
Second Reading
Commentary on Romans 6:1b-11
“Shall we continue in sin?” This is Paul’s opening question in Romans 6:1. It’s not [...]
Commentary on Romans 6:1b-11
The letter to Romans is a Pauline manual for Christians who wrestle with the human [...]
Commentary on Romans 7:15-25a
Romans 7 has played a crucial role in Christian anthropology. Whether one derives from this [...]
Commentary on Romans 7:15-25a
Like last week’s reading from Romans 6:12-23, this week’s lesson from Romans 7: 15-25a features [...]
Commentary on Romans 6:12-23
This reading needs context. It jumps in the middle of a particular argument Paul is [...]
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, [...]