Boasting: A Survey of Romans 5:1-11
Author’s note: This blog post is part of an ongoing series about the book of Romans. To see other Romans resources, click here. The burden of Romans 1-4 was to unite Jews and Gentiles by showing that, just as they…
The Power of Humility in the Fight against Sin
“Because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and you have humbled yourself before me and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also…
Strength Is for Service: Insights from Romans 15
“We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.” (Romans 15:1-2) The Roman church was…
How the Apostles Kept from Fainting (Matthew Henry)
“Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also…
The White Elephant
Long ago, it was a custom in Thailand that the king would give a white elephant to any noble that he didn’t like. The white elephant was an exceedingly rare creature. Being so rare, and being a gift from the…
The LORD is…
…the God who appeared (Genesis 35:1)…the God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments (Deuteronomy 7:9)…the God who is in Jerusalem (Ezra 1:3)…the God who works wonders (Psalm 77:14)…the God who pleads…
He is Lord of All
“…preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all)…” (Acts 10:36) Throughout the book of Acts, the gospel is proclaimed to both Jewish and non-Jewish audiences. While both audiences receive the same gospel, there is a…
Seek First The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33) Seek – pursue after, put your time and attention into this. Here are instructions for every Christian person, as…
The Object of Your Boasting
“Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” (2 Corinthians 10:17) It is right and appropriate for Christians to boast. Sometimes this looks like ‘boasting’ in the way that we often think of boasting – “I’m so proud of…”…
Putting Christ to the Test
“We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents.” (1 Corinthians 10:9) Paul makes clear that the Israelites who departed Egypt were blessed in unique ways, and they rebelled in unique…
