Paul’s Prayer – Ephesians 1:15–23
Read the Passage: Ephesians 1:15-23 Declaration (1:15–16) This passage contains the first of two prayers that Paul gives in the book of Ephesians, the other being at Eph. 3:14–21. Initially, […]
Ephesians: Introduction – Ephesians 1:1-14
Read the Passage: Ephesians 1:1-14 Authorship and Date: The book of Ephesians is one of the thirteen (or fourteen, if Hebrews is included) New Testament epistles written by the apostle […]
Greetings and Admonitions – Romans 16
Read the Passage: Romans 16 Roman Saints (16:1–16) Sometimes believers are tempted to skip reading lists of names in the Bible, such as the lengthy genealogies and the greetings that […]
Neighbor Love – Romans 15
Read the Passage: Romans 15 Paul’s Exhortation (15:1–13) Earlier, in Romans 14 Paul addressed the issue of Christian liberty, as he primarily wrote to those known as stronger brothers—that is, […]
Liberty, Love, and Faith – Romans 14
Read the Passage: Romans 14 Christian Liberty (14:1–13) Since sanctification is a process, oftentimes new believers do not grasp the implication of the gospel for their lives. Indeed, many new […]
Christians and Government – Romans 13
Read the Passage: Romans 13 Submit to Authority (13:1–7) In Rom. 12:17–21 Paul instructed the Roman believers about their duties toward their enemies, as he wrote that they were to […]
The Christian Life – Romans 12
Read the Passage: Romans 12 Living Sacrifices (12:1–2) Paul’s pattern in all of his epistles is to begin by teaching theology and conclude by covering ethics. Indeed, this structure is […]
Israel and Salvation – Romans 11
Read the Passage: Romans 11 God’s Remnant (11:1–10) In Romans 9, Paul expressed his personal desire to see ethnic Israel saved, he showed that the present apostasy of Israel was […]
Israel and the Gospel – Romans 10
Read the Passage: Romans 10 Zeal and Knowledge (10:1–4) In Romans 9, Paul demonstrated that God’s promises of salvation to Israel were never solely genetic, even in their original context. […]
Election and Redemption – Romans 9
Read the Passage: Romans 9 Identity of Israel (9:1–13) Paul begins this section about the restoration of Israel by expressing his personal concern for his own nation, even expressing a […]
