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October 23: “The People of the Gospel Community” (Romans 16)

No other letter of Paul contains greetings to so many individuals as Romans. For many of these names, Paul adds a brief description of how they have served God and God’s church. What can we learn from those brief descriptions? We learn of Paul’s attitude toward the believers in Rome. Whether they are Jews or […]

October 16: “Paul, the Planter of Gospel Communities” (Romans 15:14-33)

As he wraps up Romans, Paul shares his reasons for writing the letter and his travel plans. Paul wanted to go to Jerusalem first, then Rome, and then to Spain. We don’t know if Paul went to Spain or not. But even if Paul did not reach Spain, what matters the most is that Romans […]

October 9: “Accept One Another” (Romans 15:1-13)

GUEST SPEAKER: Pastor Gabriel Tseng The Jews and the Gentiles are co-heirs of Christ. The Jews and the Gentiles can be strong in different ways. Paul references the strong as those who can bend and accept their brother. A redefinition of who is strong and who is weak. The one who is able to tolerate/accept/love […]

October 2: “Unity of the Gospel Community: The Weak & The Strong” (Romans 14)

The Jewish Christians and the Gentile Christians were quarreling over some nonessential issues: eating meat, keeping special days, and drinking wine. Paul tells the Jews (the weak) not to judge the Gentiles (the strong) but accept them as God did. Paul is more demanding of the strong. Paul tells the Gentiles not only to accept […]

September 25: “Living in View of Christ’s Coming” (Romans 13)

In chapter 13, Paul continues to discuss how the church is to relate to the outside world, including the government. Paul tells us to submit to the authority of the state because its authority is derived from God. We do not take revenge because the state is the agent of God’s wrath. Rather than being […]