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PHall | September 23, 2009
3:21-31 – Characteristics of Righteousness (Jim McGuiggan, The Book of Romans, p.127.) It is a “manifested” righteousness: 3:21 It is an “Of God” righteousness: 3:21-28 It is a “witnessed by the law and the prophets” righteousness: 3:21 It is an “apart from the law” righteousness: 3:21,28 It is a “by faith” righteousness: 3:22,25,26,28,30 It is […]
PHall | September 23, 2009
The Jews (who might have been blushing in embarrassment at the depravity of the Gentiles as Paul lifted the garbage-can lid on their sins in Romans 1) now come under Paul’s stinging indictment in Romans 2:1-3:8. This passage contains some very surprising, and discomforting insights into the nature of sin. A. Sin inflicts on us […]
PHall | September 23, 2009
A. Sin is the choice to do wrong (Rom.1:18-20) 1. We have exercised our right to ignore, suppress, or postpone dealing with the evidence of God in nature (“godlessness”) in order to practice “unrighteousness.” That has been our choice and we are “without excuse.” B. Sin is the refusal to glorify and thank God (Rom.1:21) […]
PHall | September 19, 2009
Romans 1:17 contains two phrases that clearly express Paul’s “economy of words” – “the righteousness of God” and “from faith to faith.” But simple phrases are not always easy phrases. Concerning the latter phrase, “By itself this is too dense and cryptic for a modern reader to be certain of its meaning.” (Wright, The New […]
PHall | September 17, 2009
For a book supposedly against works, the book of Romans speaks of works both positively and negatively; of both good works and bad; those of the Law and those of grace; and even those by God and man. It becomes obvious by looking at the various uses that the paradox of works and salvation is […]
PHall | September 17, 2009
Politely walk away when someone asks, “I really want to know your honest opinion.” And if they ask you to be “brutally honest”…RUN! The truth is that people already know the truth they just do not want to…”know” that the truth is actually true. Confused? That’s OK because the person asking for the truth actually […]
PHall | September 17, 2009
Theiotes/Godhead [KJV] (2305) – 1. “divinity,…is derived from theios…and is to be distinguished from theotes….” (Vine, p.330.); 2. divinity, divine nature” (Thayer, p.285.)
PHall | September 16, 2009
The Greek word “nomos” (3551) which is translated usually as “law” occurs 150 times in the NT; 50 of those times in Romans, and 25 in Galatians “…We will miss many fine points if we think the Law (of Moses) every time we see the expression ‘the law.’ While the presence or absence of the […]
PHall | September 16, 2009
Should pneuma be translated “Spirit” or “spirit?” Robertson quotes, “Not the Holy Spirit, but a description of Christ ethically as kata sarka describes him physically (Denney) (Robertson’s Word Pictures). Comparing various translations show respected opinions on both sides: Spirit – BBE; EMTV; ESV; HCSB; LITV; NASB; YLT; NKJV; NIV; TNIV; NLT; NCV spirit – ASV; […]
PHall | September 16, 2009
This passage is remarkably similar to Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth. One is a birth into the world for the first time; the second is a rebirth into the world a second time. Luke 1:32 NASB “He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will […]