This week we are pausing in our study of Romans to look at the question of free will versus predestination. The book of Romans contains a lot of language that will have different meaning depending on your assumptions behind them, and one’s understanding of this debate forms these assumptions. This means it would be best to clear up the argument about man’s free will and God’s sovereign election now. [...]

Last week we started to look at the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and what means for Christians. We highlighted that indwelling as the major difference between Christians and the Lost. This week we will continue along those lines and look more deeply at what it means to be Spirit indwelt through our reading of Romans 8:12-17. [...]

Romans 8:1-11: What is a Christian?

Last week we looked at Paul’s personal struggles with sin, and talked about how we too often have these same kinds of struggles. This week we will look at what makes a Christian a Christian and the differences that entails through our study of Romans 8:1-11. [...]

Romans 7:13-25

Last week we looked at the Law, how it exposed sin, and how it was designed to show us our need for a savior. This week we will look at a personal struggle Paul had, one that all Christians can relate to. Indeed it is a problem that we all, as Christians, face in our daily walk. [...]

Romans 7:7-12

The last time we met we looked at how we could apply the Old Testament laws to our new life in Christ. We did this by digging into a given law and looking for the principle it was teaching. This week we will be looking at how the Law relates to sin through our study of Romans 7:7-12. [...]