Key verses: Romans 8:37-39 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.  For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to…

Passage Romans 8:16-30 Summary How can you believe in an all-powerful and loving God, when there is so much suffering and injustice in our world? This question is easier to answer on some days than other days. When you are actually staring suffering in the face, or you are experiencing suffering in your own body…

Scripture Summary Freedom in Christ is a different freedom than the freedom that is valued and celebrated in our Western society, and seen as essential for human flourishing.  Yet, this is an incomplete freedom. It is a freedom from external regimes, regulations or ideologies – external factors that might limit the freedom of the individual…

Scripture Living this new identity

Scripture

Scripture

Romans 2:28-3:1
Genesis 12:3
Romans 2:12-3:8
Acts 1:8

Jewish identity

Covenant people
Carrying revelation
Model nation

Christ & Israel

Christ fulfilled the story of Israel
Christ redeemed the story of Israel

Scripture

Romans 1:18-32
Romans 2:1-11
2 Corinthians 5:21

We are ALL equally lost

God’s wrath is justified
God’s wrath is just
God’s wrath is impartial
God’s wrath is both future and present

Scripture
Romans 1:1-17