Category: Romans
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Romans: a new series
This current aim on this blog is to write a blog post of 400+ words about every chapter in the New Testament. I’ve got through quite a number of books, especially the shorter ones! It’s now time for me to address a toughie: the book of Romans. The first time I read Romans, when I…
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Romans 8 v1: ‘there is now no condemnation’
I was at a big church in the centre of a major town. The preacher was speaking about Romans 8 and kept repeating its opening, when a someone interrupted from the back. The text in question says (NIV): Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus…
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Do Christians have to obey bad rulers?
The start of Romans 13 is an important steer from Paul on how Christians should act towards authority. It says: Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is…