Romans 5:1-11 - The Results of Justification by Faith (UPDATED)

Romans 5:1-11 - The Results of Justification by Faith (UPDATED)

Take 2: After posting this, I felt I could improve on the introductory material quite a bit so I've uploaded a new recording. I hope it's better. Thank you! ___ In this episode we will overview Paul's argument in Romans chapters 5-8 and get into the first piece of that discussion with Romans 5:1-11. Here Paul points out the blessings that come with being justified by faith. Chapters (00:00) Intro (08:32) Overview of Romans 5-8 (10:18) We have Shalom with God 5:1 (13:13) ...into the grace in which we now stand 5:2a (14:01) We exult in the hope of the glory of God 5:2b (15:22) We exult in our tribulations 5:3-5 (20:12) While we were still sinners, Christ died for us 5:6-10 (25:46) Conclusion

Romans 4 - Justification by Faith in the Old Testament

In this episode we'll cover Romans 4 where Paul demonstrates out of the Old Testament that justification was always by faith. He uses the examples of Abraham and David to show that the law could never justify a person and that only faith was reckoned as righteousness. Chapters 0:00 - Introduction 02:54 - Romans 4:1-3 07:14 - Romans 4:4 08:41 - Romans 4:5 09:34 - Romans 4:6 11:20 - Psalm 32 16:09 - Romans 4:9 16:24 - Romans 4:10 19:12 - Romans 4:12 20:19 - Romans 4:13, 14 25:52 - Romans 4:15 29:50 - Romans 4:16, 17, 18 30:23 - Romans 4:16 32:06 - Romans 4:17 33:18 - Romans 4:19-29 36:04 - Conclusion

Romans 3:21-31 - Justification is by Faith

In this episode we cover Romans 3:21-31 where Paul proclaims the solution to the sin problem described in chapters 1-3. The solution? Justification by faith. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 04:29 - Interwoven Themes 06:01 - Romans 3:21 09:33 - Romans 3:22 10:51 - Romans 3:23 11:41 - Romans 3:24 14:37 - Romans 3:25 18:15 - Romans 3:26 19:36 - Romans 3:27 22:01 - Romans 3:28 23:03 - Romans 3:29 24:48 - Romans 3:30 27:03 - Looking Forward

Romans 2:1-3:20 - The Self-Righteous Have No Excuse

This episode covers the self-righteous persons accountability for sin. The same logic that a self-righteous person would use to hold a pagan accountable for their sin, applies to the self-righteous religious person. Paul then addresses objections that one might think provide exemptions. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 03:04 - So Then You Have No Excuse (Romans 2:1-5) 12:35 - God Will Render Each According to His Deeds (Romans 2:6-16) 23:21 - You Who Boast in the Law, Do You Dishonor God? (Romans 2:17-24) 31:13 - Transgressing Nullifies Circumcision (Romans 25-29) 34:48 - Any Benefit to being a Jew? (Romans 3:1-9) 41:41 - No one is Righteous (Romans 3:9-18) 43:39 - The Whole World [Is] Accountable to God (Romans 3:19-20) 44:02 - Conclusion

Romans 1:18-32 - The Pagan is Inexcusable

We begin Paul's discussion on the gospel with his argument proving that pagans are inexcusable before God. This is a set-up as he will, in the following chapter, turn the same argument against self-righteous religious people as well. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 06:08 - Overview of Romans Chapters 1-2 11:32 - Overview of Chapter 1 14:14 - Introduction to the Argument Romans 1:18-19 16:53 - The First Example Romans 1:20-23 22:26 - The Second Example Romans 1:24-27 30:03 - Third Example Romans 1:28-32 36:34 - Overview of the Argument Looking Forward 39:01 - Farewell