Category: Romans

Romans 1:30 is about highlighting the destructive consequences of envy and strife, emphasizing how these vices can lead individuals away from God and towards negative actions. 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, Setting the Scene for Romans 1:30 In Romans chapter 1, the apostle Paul is writing…

Romans 3:28-30 is about emphasizing that justification is by faith alone, regardless of one’s background or heritage, because God is the God of all people, whether Jews or Gentiles. 28 For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is…

Romans 4:13-17 is about how the promise of God’s grace and righteousness is not dependent on following the law, but on faith like that of Abraham, who believed in the God who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. 13 For the promise to Abraham and his…

Romans 4:22-24 is about how Abraham’s faith in God was credited to him as righteousness, serving as an example for all believers to have faith in God who raised Jesus from the dead for their justification. 22 That is why his faith was “counted to him as righteousness.” 24 but for ours also. It will…

Romans 5:21 is about emphasizing that although sin once reigned in death, God’s grace and righteousness can reign through Jesus Christ to give believers eternal life. 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Setting the Scene for Romans 5:21…

Romans 5:7 is about demonstrating the greatness of God’s love for humanity through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who died for sinners despite their unworthiness. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— Setting the Scene for Romans 5:7 In Romans chapter…

Romans 8:18-23 is about how the current sufferings experienced in this world are incomparable to the glory that will be revealed in God’s children, as creation eagerly awaits the redemption and restoration of all things. 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is…

Romans 10:5 is about how righteousness through obeying the law is contrasted with righteousness through faith in Christ. 5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. Setting the Scene for Romans 10:5 In Romans chapter 10, the scene is…

Romans 13:3 is about the importance of respecting authority and laws, as they are established by God for the good of society. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will…