"Wrestling With Romans" As Unto the Lord (Chapter 14 Verses 1-12) The idea of a Church that is totally uniform is destroyed here (vv5-8). The life of the Church just isn’t like that. Paul speaks here about sacred days (v5), how many arguments have there been over Sabbath keeping, and how the Sabbath should or shouldn’t …
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Notes on Romans (85)
"Wrestling With Romans" The Present Remnant (Chapter 11 Verses 1-11) The cause of Israel is not lost altogether, and Paul himself stands as a testimony to this (v1). Remember not all Israel are actually of Israel, after the flesh, yes, but spiritually, no (Romans 9.6-7). They are not all really God's true children (v2), God was …
Notes on Romans (80)
"Wrestling With Romans" Righteousness or the Traditions of Men? (Chapter 10 Verses 1-21) The previous chapter explained why, or rather how the Jews came to be where they are spiritually. Now Paul reiterates his heart’s desire, in personal intercession, O that Israel might be saved (v1). The Jews are a clear example to us of …
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Notes On Romans (42)
"Wrestling With Romans" No Condemnation (Chapter 8 Verses 1-17) The truth that sin remains in the Christian has been established. Now Paul turns to the new life which is the believer's, through the Person and work of the Holy Spirit in them. Even if you disagree with my exposition of chapter seven, verses fourteen to …
Notes On Romans (41)
"Wrestling With Romans" (41) The Pelagian Palaver (Chapter 7 Verses 7-25) The Apostle turns from the past to the present tense now (v14-20). What is his present condition, Christian or non-Christian, regenerate or unregenerate? Have you ever heard of an unregenerate person speaking in language like this? No, Paul is a Christian, who has been …
The Hanoverians: German Rulers and Scotland’s Glory!
The Hanoverians were the most successful of all Britain’s dynasties: German monarchs chosen by the British people. When George I became King exactly three hundred years ago, it was not by divine right but by the Act of Settlement of 1701, passed by both the English and the Scottish Parliaments. This Act had led inexorably to the Parliamentary Union of 1707 …
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