Tag: Romans
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A Deeper Look at Romans
The August “special study” was the book of Romans. The curriculum ended up consisting of Preaching Romans: Four Perspectives, a really good book on the book of Romans. In spite of its title, Preaching Romans is not only a collection of sermons, although it does include several sermons, and all of them are interesting ones.…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Romans 12 1-8
We are studying Romans 12:1-8 for Sunday, May 26. These verses begin the section of Paul’s letter to the Romans that lays out Paul’s moral advice, in light of the theological vision he has described in the first part of the letter. [Study notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions we…
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Study Notes – Romans 12 1-8
We are studying Romans 12:1-8 for Sunday, May 26. This is the opening portion of Paul’s conclusion to the letter to the Romans, the introduction to the moral instruction that follows from the theological presentation of the first part of the letter. [Study questions on the text have been added here.] Here are my notes…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Romans 11 11-24
We are studying Romans 11:11-24 for Sunday, May 19. The text is a portion of Paul’s argument about ultimate hope for the redemption of all Israel; in this passage, primarily, what this all means for the Gentiles in the Roman church – and by extension, presumably, later Gentiles as well. [Study notes on this text…
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Study Notes – Romans 11 11-24
We are studying Romans 11:11-24 for Sunday, May 19. This continues our study of Romans with a portion of Paul’s meditation on how the nation of Israel figures in the divine plan of justification by grace through faith and the liberating law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus, which Paul has been laying…
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Study Notes – Romans 8 1-14
We are studying Romans 8:1-14 for Sunday, May 12 (Mother’s Day). It’s the dense summary of Paul’s long and equally dense presentation, or perhaps argument, laying out the theology of justification by faith, redemption in Christ, and life in Christ Jesus/the Spirit. Here are my notes on this text (feeling fairly skimpy in relation to…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Romans 3 21-31
We are studying Romans 3:21-31 for Sunday, May 5. This is Paul’s proclamation of the good news that “a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law.” (Romans 3:28) We’ll definitely be talking theology on Sunday. [Study notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions we might want…
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Study Notes – Romans 3 21-31
We are studying Romans 3:21-31 for Sunday, May 5. This is the first of four selections from this important Pauline letter. Most Christians, most Protestant Christians for certain but really most Christians, will find that our foundational theology stems from this text. [Discussion questions on the text are here.] Here are my notes on this…
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Notes – Romans 12 9-21
The Uniform Series text for Sunday, August 19 is Romans 12:9-21, the climax of Paul’s instructions to the Roman church, that is, the Christians living and working in Rome. Here are my notes on that text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: What’s happened so far? Paul has developed a whole argument about how everyone, even those who…
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Notes – Romans 2 1-12
The Uniform Series text we are studying for Sunday, August 5 is Romans 2:1-12; here are a few notes on the text: FIRST IMPRESSIONS: That we [readers; members of the audience] are doing “the very same things” seems like something most people would dispute. At least initially. Which things? BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: This text is…
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Trinity Sunday
This is a sermon for Trinity Sunday; the text is Romans 8:1-4, 12-17, with a nod to Psalm 34; more or less as preached at Corydon Presbyterian Church this morning. Today is Trinity Sunday, when we are encouraged to think about what might be the most difficult thing we ever try to think about as…
Matters of Interpretation 