Today's Passage: Romans 16Verses 25-27 hit me like a tidal wave. You could write a book on these verses.Paul says there was “a plan kept secret from the beginning of time”. This plan was foretold by t...  Read More

Today's Passage: Romans 15:14-3320 and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, 21 but as it is written,“Tho...  Read More

Today’s Passage: Romans 15:1-13Paul, as he masterfully explains the gospel through Romans , toward the end of the book starts to APPLY the gospel to our lives: how we live, the way we interact with au...  Read More

Today's Passage: Romans 14Romans 12:18 says, “If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all men.” That verse is a guiding theme for so much of what Paul teaches in the latter half ...  Read More

Today's Passage: Romans 13Submitting to AuthoritiesThis chapter covers a wide range of topics, so let’s tackle them in order. When talking about governing authorities we have an extensive list of why ...  Read More

Today's Passage: Romans 12There is so much in this chapter, so I will mainly be talking about verses 1-2. Chapter 12 in Romans is where the book switches focus. Chapters 1-11 is Paul building his argu...  Read More

Today's Passage: Romans 11:25-36This might be one of the most complex and confusing passages I have ever had to write about. But I am thankful for people smarter than me. John Piper says there are “Fo...  Read More

Today's Passage: Romans 11:1-24As Paul is commenting on the eternal state of the Jewish people, we are reminded of the unique relationship of God’s sovereignty and human responsibility in salvation. T...  Read More

Today’s Passage: Romans 10As I studied Romans 10 recently I noticed something that I never noticed before. You can sense the HEARTBREAK of Paul as he looks at the Jews, praying for their salvation. It...  Read More

Today's Passage: Romans 9One of the most famous messages ever preached is called “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” This message by Jonathan Edwards is credited as the catalyst for the First Grea...  Read More

Today's Passage: Romans 8:31-39Romans 8 might be the sweetest chapter in the entire Bible. Paul starts by explaining what spiritual life looks like but he narrows his focus in verse 31 to highlight th...  Read More

Today's Passage: Romans 8:1-30I know in my previous Jumpstart post I said that Romans is my favorite book of the Bible… Well Romans 8 is my favorite chapter in my favorite book of the entire Bible. Th...  Read More