What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith; but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law. Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, just as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock…

In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words…                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Romans 8:26  When it comes to…

For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”                                                                                                                        Romans 8:15  Being a Christian means that we are in a relationship with God. And this relationship…

For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin. For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate.                                                                                                                   Romans 7:14-15  We are created for eternity. Everyone…

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.                                                                                                                  Romans 6:23  There is a principle at work in this life and it is one that we might not even consider. The principle is that when…

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law…

So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men (mankind), even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men (mankind).                                                                                                                   Romans 5:18  John 3:16 is a passage often used as a way to summarize the gospel message and it certainly works…

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ…                                                                                                                          Romans 5:1  “Having been justified by faith…” This is perhaps one of the most amazing and encouraging statements that scripture makes. The wording is important here. It does not say…

Now to the one who works, his wage is not credited as a favor, but as what is due. But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness,                                                                                                                      Romans 4:4-5  Today’s passage is a nice…

For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.                                                                                                               Romans 3:28  Today’s passage could be considered a summary of the entire theme of Romans and the Gospels for that matter. In a single statement, Paul declares what the “main thing” is…