You Gotta Serve Somebody (Romans 6:15-23; Genesis 2:16-17)

Everyone has master—demonstrated by whom they obey—but only one Master is able to grant eternal life to those who belong to him.

Consider Yourselves Dead to Sin (Romans 6:1-14; Exodus 14)

It is not fitting for those who have been freed from slavery to sin to behave as if they were still slaves to it.

Two Adams (Romans 5:12-21; Genesis 2:16-17)

What ultimately defines you and your hope for eternity is which Adam will represent you on the Last Day.

The Love of God (Romans 5:1-11; Zechariah 13:7-9)

God’s love in the past helps us to be confident of future glory and to rejoice in present afflictions.

Heirs by Faith (Romans 4:13-25; Genesis 15)

Saving faith is learning to see past the travails of this world and trust God’s promise that life come through death.

Father Abraham (Romans 4:1-12; Genesis 12, 15, 17)

Abraham and David testify that it is those who trust God, regardless of their circumcision, that find salvation and that circumcision was meant to reinforce that fact.

The Just and the Justifier (Romans 3:21-31; Exodus 33:12-23)

The only hope for sinners is the God who freely gives his own righteousness to others that he might treat them as he deserves to be treated.

We Said, He Said (Romans 3:9-20; Isaiah 59)

God’s law is given to silence us from trying to defend ourselves, but this beautifully prepares us to hear God’s word of grace.

Embracing Contradiction (Romans 2:17 - 3:8; Psalm 51:1-12)

Because the law only justifies those who keep it perfectly, the only defense for sinners is to confess that they have no defense and ask for mercy.

The Day of Wrath (Romans 2:1-16; John 5:19-29)

All who rely upon their own righteousness on the Last Day will meet with wrath, fury, tribulation and distress, but those who repent and trust Jesus will find life.

The Worst Sinner You Know (Romans 1:18-32; Genesis 1:26-28)

It is God’s sobering revelation that he punishes wickedness that both humbles each and everyone of us and gives us hope that wickedness will not have the final word. 

The Ministry of the Gospel (Romans 1:1-17; Genesis 9:24-27)

The gospel is the saving power of God which sets us right before Him and renews our sinful lives.