Romans 6:1-7:6 can be outlined as follows: I. Romans 6:1-7:6 Two Key Ideas: To be dead to sin (justification), to be alive in Christ (sanctification). 1. Romans 6:1-11 The new life of a Christian, symbolism of our baptism a. Romans 6:1-3 Baptism as a symbol b. Romans 6:4-7 Become deadContinue Reading
In Romans 3:21-8:39 Paul spends time teaching the Romans what a Christian is like, comparing the New Covenant with the Old, comparing Adam to Jesus, and illustrating how Heavenly Father is an active participant in our lives. The next few posts will deal with Romans 3:21-8:39. The following outline breaksContinue Reading
Romans 2:12-3:20 can be outlined as follows: Romans 2:12-3:20 The Law: How God judges mankind1. 2:12-16 How the Lord will judge the Gentiles2. 2:17-29 How the Jews will be judged3. 3:1-18 Paul answers questions relating to Jew/Gentile comparisons4. 3:19-20 The purpose of the law – Paul’s summary statement At issueContinue Reading
2 Thessalonians Paul’s first letter to the saints in Thessalonica in northern Greece is one of the first documents written that we have in our New Testament. From our understanding of the textualization of these early Christian documents, 2 Thessalonians is understood to probably be one of the last thingsContinue Reading
An Early Document – 1 Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians may be the first document chronologically in the entire New Testament. It was probably written in the year 50 by Paul and is considered an authentic letter of Paul. According to the record in the book of Acts, Paul’s mission to EuropeContinue Reading
This letter is the most affectionate of all of Paul’s letters. Philippi was the capital of ancient Macedonia, in northern Greece. According to Acts 16, it was the first city in Europe in which Paul founded a Christ centered group of people after leaving Asia Minor in the late 40’sContinue Reading
Colossians According to the text, when “Paul” wrote Colossians, he was in prison (Colossians 4.3, 18). It was “written” by Paul and Timothy, and it mentions Epaphras as one who brought the gospel to Colossae, a city in the Lycus Valley with Hierapolis and Laodicea. The text of Colossians containsContinue Reading
Was Paul against marriage in general? It doesn’t seem so. This chapter seems to be answering a question about missionary service and marriage. Should missionaries be married? It seems as if Paul is counseling missionaries if they are unmarried, to remain unmarried until they finish their mission because “the timeContinue Reading
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