Faith and Salvation – Romans 4:13–5:21
Read the Passage: Romans 4:13–5:21 Abraham’s Faith (4:13–25) In Rom. 4:1–12 Paul had appealed to two important Old Testament figures—namely, Abraham and David—to show that salvation has always been by […]
Condemnation and Salvation – Romans 3:1–4:12
Read the Passage: Romans 3:1–4:12 Condemnation of All (3:1–20) In Rom. 3:1 Paul posited a logical question that his Jewish readers would have been asking, “What advantage then has the […]
Condemnation of Mankind – Romans 2:12–29
Read the Passage: Romans 2:12-29 Condemned by Conscience (2:12–16) In Rom. 2:12–16 Paul is primarily addressing the spiritual state of Gentiles—that is, those who are “without [the written] law” (Rom. […]
Righteous Judgment – Romans 1:18–2:11
Read the Passage: Romans 1:18–2:11 Wrath of God (1:18–23) After declaring in Rom. 1:17 that “the righteousness of God is revealed from faith,” in Rom. 1:18 Paul notes that “the […]
Romans: Introduction – Romans 1:1–17
Read the Passage: Romans 1:1-17 Authorship and Date: The book of Romans was written by the apostle Paul, and this letter stands at the forefront of his thirteen epistles (or […]
Trusting in God – Psalm 146
Read the Passage: Psalm 146 Misplaced Trust (146:1–4) This Psalm contains no superscription; thus, we cannot be sure who wrote it or of the exact context of the Psalm. Many […]
Protection from Evil – Psalm 141
Read the Passage: Psalm 141 Prayer for Haste (141:1–2) Psalm 141 is one of the 75 psalms (out of 150 in the Book of Psalms) that David wrote. While the […]
God’s Perfect Knowledge – Psalm 139
Read the Passage: Psalm 139 God’s Omniscience (139:1–6) In Ps. 139:1–4, by way of retrospective thought, David states God’s comprehensive, perfect, and complete knowledge of him. In this passage David […]
God’s Goodness – Psalm 138
Read the Passage: Psalm 138 David’s Heart (138:1–3) Although David is rightly identified as the author of Psalm 138, like most of the psalms, Psalm 138 contains no superscript. Therefore, […]
Exhortation to Worship – Psalm 95
Read the Passage: Psalm 95 Call to Worship (95:1–2) Psalm 95 is technically anonymous, as it contains no superscription. From the book of Hebrews, however, we learn that David wrote […]
