From Romans 11-13 Paul likens the people of God to an olive tree. The people of Israel are the original and cultivated tree. The Gentile nations are the wild shoots. Some of Israel been cut [ Read More … ]
From Romans 4-7 Its logical to assume someone will not do anything for their enemies, let alone die for them. But on the other hand, if there was someone good, someone valuable. Then perhaps they [ Read More … ]
From Romans 3.27-4.25 In today’s passage IJ asks Paul about Abraham. Abraham was circumcised therefore he must have been justified by works? Paul responds no, not before God. He then describes how God made Abraham [ Read More … ]
From Romans 3.1-26 In today’s passage Paul includes Jews like IJ in the dock of judgment and accountability for sin along with the unrighteous Gentiles. All seems lost. ‘But now’, Paul says. But now God [ Read More … ]
From Romans 1.18-2.29 In Romans 1-4 Paul is speaking to an imaginary Jew and the style of communication Paul employs is called diatribe. Biblical scholars Stowers and Campbell have shown from the text Paul is [ Read More … ]
From Acts 24-26 Conscience is the the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one’s conduct or motives. A persons conscience guides them toward right action. In today’s passage we learn Paul takes [ Read More … ]
From Acts 18-20 Paul was called to preach the gospel. Woe to him if he did not preach it. Yet there were times when he had to stop because he needed money to buy food, [ Read More … ]
From Acts 14-15 In today’s passage we see how a different culture can perceive the behaviour of another. Barnabas and Paul have set out to preach the gospel to the nations. The Gentiles are different [ Read More … ]
From Acts 9-10 The gospel heads out from Jerusalem to the Samaritans and now to the Gentiles. Peter after receiving three visions is told to share the good news of Jesus with some highly respected [ Read More … ]
From Acts 4-6 The apostles were arrested, threatened and then released. They are afraid and need help. They recall the Psalms and what they predicted would happen to the Christ (i.e. Jesus). They ask God for boldness and courage [ Read More … ]