Paul answers the question, “Should we continue in sin so that grace may abound?” Absolutely not! We have been set free from the power of sin. How can we still live in it?

We complete our discussion of the condemnation that comes through Adam and the new life that comes through Jesus. We also take on overview of the questions Paul raises in chapters 6 and 7 which deal with some of the objections that might be raised to his teaching of grace and faith.

In the context of Jesus reinterpreting the Passover for the disciples, they get in an argument over who is the greatest. But in just a few hours they will all have deserted Jesus, even Peter. After His betrayal and arrest, Jesus is questioned by both Pilate and Herod and neither can find any reason to…

We consider the parallel works of Adam and Christ. If we were condemned because of the one man Adam’s sin then we can be reconciled with God through the one man Jesus Christ’s righteousness. We consider the implications of the concept of corporate solidarity in the larger Biblical context and what it means for our…

Jesus completes His teaching on the signs of the end of the Age and The Kingdom to come. As the leaders of the nation seek a way to kill Him and Satan enters Judas to betray Him, the Lord reinterprets the Passover to focus on Himself and His sacrificial work for His people.

We give an overview of Romans 5-8. Because of what Jesus has done for us, God is not angry or frustrated with us – His children through faith. We also discuss reconciliation and how we live a life in Christ free from the Law. Finally, we begin to consider what has happened to us “in…

In the last week of His earthly ministry, Jesus gives His final teaching in the Temple. After confounding the murderous traps and intentions of the Scribes and Sadducees, Jesus teaching on the signs that signal the destruction of the Temple and the end of the age.

Faith is built on the confident expectation that we have in Father God’s faithfulness. We complete the first section of Paul’s argument which demonstrates that sinners can be justified only by faith. We then move into the second section – chapters 5-8 – which shows the way those who are righteous by faith live their…

Jesus finally arrives at Jerusalem and enters the city on a donkey just as the prophet Zechariah had foretold. His disciples welcome Him with praise. Little do they know that in a few days time their Messiah would be rejected by the leaders and crucified. But those with “spiritual sight” are able to see who…

We take an important sideline to discuss the meaning of Hope. Hope is the confident expectation about the future that is based in the faithful person and work of God.