In fact, for those of us whove been around for some time, would we not say its Romans 8:28 and its Romans 8:32 that have brought us through these years together? So let that be the question hanging over this verse. In September of 1966, in a painful and precious providence, I was in the hospital for three weeks and God changed my lifes direction, powerfully and irreversibly. 1 Chronicles It will be of aid to you preaching and teaching. (e.g., here is a picture of Jesus' post-resurrection appearances. It is comprehensive in scope, reliable in scholarship, and easy to use. Each chapter begins with several questions under the title "PREPARE TO MEET GOD." Zondervan illustrated Bible backgrounds commentary- New Testament - 552 pages. (2002)See user reviews. Jonah Its all about God. This edition is an expansion of the single volume 1974 work that proved invaluable to laypeople. He does it. The Preacher's Outline & Sermon Bible : New Testament, King James Version- Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians - This is a very useful resource which always includes numerous related cross-references. Malachi I, the God of Romans 9, John Piper, will be proclaimed and heralded, not just analyzed and explained.. The Book of Romans interprets life. Ruth In addition, theDictionaryencompasses the fullness of second-temple Jewish writings, whether pseudepigraphic, rabbinic, parables, proverbs, histories or inscriptions. Thats how it happens. Following the format of its highly successful companion volume, theDictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, thisDictionaryis designed to bring students, teachers, ministers and laypeople abreast of the established conclusions and significant recent developments in Pauline scholarship. Its authors are leading evangelical theologians who provide practical truths and biblical principles. Second, there was a climactic class called Unity the Bible, in which Romans 9-11 became the substructure of reality, and all the pieces were put in place that have never changed to this day the great discoveries of the sovereignty of God over all things and the magnification of his name in the enjoyment of him because thats the end for which God created the world. Jude Joel Song of Solomon 2. You know why thats amazing? Romans 6:23 Four Things The Old Time Preachers Believed, Romans 6:6 "Old Man and New Man in Paul, Romans Study Notes - see table of contents, Romans 6:1-23 The Reign of Grace and Sanctified Liberation, Romans 6-1-14 The Rise of the Living Dead, Romans Sermons - Messianic Believer - only mp3's, Romans 6: The Certainty Of Salvation: Past, Present and Future, Romans Sermon Series in great depth- Mp3's, Romans 6:1-11 Alive Through Christ's Death, Romans 6:1-14 The Spiritual Significance of The Resurrection, Pt. Numbers 1 Corinthians 2 Peter The homiletic style is a plus. Recommended. Esther Philemon I say with him, as he came near to the end of his career of preaching at All Souls Church in London, that he has recited the final triumphant verses of Romans 8 at innumerable funerals and they have never ceased to be sweet to him. Thats why God let him go. The comments are brief but meaty and can really help your study through a given book. He does have a lot to say about himself in Romans 7. And Ill be judged either on the basis of my own righteousnessor lack of itor the righteousness of another. I think this has drastically changed the way I view God in His sovereign demonstration of glory in the lives of His children more than anything else I have read or heard. But not only has He lived that life of perfect obedience, He offered Himself as a perfect sacrifice to satisfy the justice and the righteousness of God.The great misconception in our day is this: that God isnt concerned to protect His own integrity. Romans is my favorite book of the Bible. Then you will interesting symbols before many of the passages. So Romans became, not only the interpretation of my conversion, it became the confirmation of my calling to the ministry. All of his thinking is, How can I please him? Hosea Well look at them. Do you get it? The point I want to make is this: That fall, I had planned to move into a dormitory suite with three other guys and did. Romans is reliable. Scripture: Romans 1:1. Jesus says to him: I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you. John Piper Apr 26, 1998. This resource is absolutely loaded with very nice color pictures and charts. [Jesus] appeared to James, then to all the apostles. And since he bought me, he owns me. If youre a Christian this morning, you are doubly owned by God. There was nothing very fancy in those days on paperbacks. You do that, youre declared just by God, youre adopted into His family, youre forgiven of all of your sins, and you have begun your pilgrimage for eternity.\" From Ligonier MinistriesRecitation by John Piper, Music by Two Steps From Hell In our concern to understand what the apostle is saying about righteousness and justification and the like, we ought not to overlook his tremendous concentration on God. The Epistle to the Romans. Romans 6:1-14 Are We to Continue in Sin That Grace Might Increase? So for four months I labored, and out of that laboring came something totally unexpected, namely a call to the pastorate. John He makes plain the gospel and the need and the glory and the sufficiency. February 5, 2005. Evangelical Commentary on the Bible- editor Walter Elwell (1989) 1239 pages. Each chapter begins with several questions under the title "PREPARE TO MEET GOD." People think theyre preaching the gospel to you when they tell you, you can have a purpose to your life, or that you can have meaning to your life, or that you can have a personal relationship with Jesus. All of those things are true, and theyre all important, but they dont get to the heart of the gospel.The gospel is called the good news because it addresses the most serious problem that you and I have as human beings, and that problem is simply this: God is holy and He is just, and Im not. This might make a "dry chapter" jump off the page! James Volume I, Justification by Faith, Romans 1-4,Boice, James M. Romans : God's good news for the worldbyStott, John - Stott had a previous work just on Romans 5-8, Men Made New (1966). The first phrase is a bondservant of Christ Jesus. Now we religious types who have read the Bible for dozens of years, we have to realize what a shocking phrase that is. The Epistle of Paul to the Romans : an exposition. 2 Kings . Thats just like my hero, Jonathan Edwards. Romans Jude PAUL WASHER - setaside an hour to listen! Look at the Book. To set up an account clickarchive.organd then click the picture of the person in right upper corner and enter email and a password. Is he crazy to call himself the bondservant of Christ Jesus? God permitted him to go his own way for a season. TheKing James Version Bible Commentaryis a complete verse-by-verse commentary. Were not dealing here with the work of a man. I have read or used many of these resources but not all of them so ultimately you will need to be a Berean (Acts 17:11+) as you use them. Wheres the foundation today? The answer is right here in the book, especially Romans. A contemporary exposition of the theme and content of Paul's Roman episode. Well done conservative commentary that interprets Scripture from a literal perspective. - Donald Grey Barnhouse, RomansbyHodge, Charles, 1797-1878 (Crossway Classic series), Romans : an exposition of chapters 2:1-3:20, the righteous judgment of GodbyLloyd-Jones, David Martyn, STUDY BIBLES - ONE VOLUME COMMENTARIES OF ENTIRE BIBLE, BIBLE DICTIONARIES, GENERAL REFERENCE WORKS, The MacArthur Study Bible- John MacArthur. Amos Here an entire library of scholarship is made available in summary form. The reason I venture to speak about so much personal stuff this morning is because this book is personal. Romans 13 Commentary; ALAN CARR. Mark There are four things: All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). How did a man like that come to write such a thing? 2, Romans 8-16, A critical and exegetical commentary on the Epistle to the RomansbyCranfield, C. E. B, A commentary on Romans 12-13byCranfield, C. E. B, Encountering the book of Romans : a theological surveybyMoo, Douglas J, Romans : celebrating the good newsbyMoo, Douglas J, The Epistle to the RomansbyMoo, Douglas J - New International Commentary on the New Testament. Song of Solomon So you have to decide now at the beginning of this book: Are these the rantings of a madman who thinks people die and then pop up out of the grave three days later and become masters of people? Do you get Romans? She despised second-handers, which are people who have no vision and values of their own for which they live triumphantly and are always looking over their shoulder wondering, I wonder what they think about this, and I wonder what they think about this, and I wonder what they think about that. They live their whole life in the place of a second-hander, always trying to get into other peoples good graces and be liked and stroked and praised and complimented and paid. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1988. Ezekiel You can read 1,200 sermons from Edwards and not hear one word about Jonathan Edwardss life. Lamentations 4.66. Romans 1:1 says: Paul, a bondservant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God. It is helpful to a lay Bible teacher, Sunday School leader, or pastor looking for quick, pertinent information on a Bible book. Colossians 2 Corinthians Romans, an Expositional Commentary. Michael Vanlaningham, professor of New Testament at Moody Bible Institute, introduces Romans and then takes you through it verse-by-verse. The new Unger's Bible dictionarybyUnger, Merrill Frederick, 1909-, Survey of the Bible : introductory insights, background studies, book-by- book surveybyUnger, Merrill Frederick, The parallel New Testament and Unger's Bible handbook : produced for Moody monthlybyUnger, Merrill (1975)744 pages4 ratings, The Hodder Bible handbookbyUnger, Merrill, Nelson's expository dictionary of the Old TestamentbyUnger, Merrill, Kregel Bible handbook : a full-color guide to every book of the BiblebyKerr, William3 ratings, The new encyclopedia of Christian quotationsbyWater, Mark, Zondervan illustrated Bible backgrounds commentary- Matthew, Mark, Luke, Background Commentary on Luke-Clinton Arnold, Dictionary of Paul and his letters180 ratingsIVP Series. 3 John The resources are made freely available by archive.org but have several caveats - (1) they do not allow copy and paste, (2) they can only be checked out for one hour (but can be checked out immediately when your hour expires giving you time to read or take notes on a lengthy section) and (3) they require creating an account which allows you to check out the books free of charge. Then, on the basis of the seeing and the commissioning, Paul teaches that he and the other apostles are the foundation of the church (Ephesians 2:20). He can do with you as he pleases, which leads us to the third thing it means, namely that he rules you and that what you want to do is please him. Half-hours with William Hendriksen : stirring devotional surveys of Romans, Philippians, Luke and Revelation, with other gemsbyHendriksen, William. Therefore, if you will confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord, and in your heart believe that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved (Romans 10:9). A contemporary exposition of the theme and content of Paul's Roman episode. This is the 72nd printing somewhat revised. Journey into life : a study on RomansbyKroll, Woodrow, Men made new : an exposition of Romans 5-8. Modified from Irving L. Jensen's chart above, COMMENTARIES THAT And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28). And just by way of application right off the bat, sometimes you read a verse and even before the exposition comes it says a word to you so personally that it sort of skips over the exposition. He is saying that he was set apart from the time before he was born. Galatians Ungers is better overall, but that is not to say that Halleys will not provide much help on basic information. Karsten and Benjamin were asleep, and God came. 8,000 study notes. I dont need to remember because I know from the Bible what happened to me. Tyndale handbook of Bible charts & mapsbyWilson, Neil, Bible handbook and A-Z bible encyclopedia, International children's Bible field guide : answering kids' questions from Genesis to RevelationbyRichards, Larry. Thats amazing. Because the detour between the setting apart and the Damascus road is horrendous, isnt it? No topic is treated with anything like the frequency of God. Romans 6:14-23 Transformed Part 4, Whose Slave Are You? He couldnt get over that. - Donald Grey Barnhouse, RomansbyHodge, Charles, 1797-1878 (Crossway Classic series), Romans : an exposition of chapters 2:1-3:20, the righteous judgment of GodbyLloyd-Jones, David Martyn, STUDY BIBLES - ONE VOLUME COMMENTARIES OF ENTIRE BIBLE, BIBLE DICTIONARIES, GENERAL REFERENCE WORKS, The MacArthur Study Bible- John MacArthur. Explanation- The following list includes not only commentaries but other Christian works by well known evangelical writers. Were dealing here with the work of God in a man. In-depth articles focus on individual theological themes (such as law, resurrection and Son of God), broad theological topics (such as Christology, eschatology and the death of Christ), methods of interpretation (such as rhetorical criticism and social-scientific approaches), background topics (such as apocalypticism, Hellenism and Qumran) and various other subjects specifically related to the scholarly study of Pauline theology and literature (such as early catholicism, the center of Paul's theology, and Paul and his interpreters since F. C. Baur). Isaiah Im not as moved today as I once was by the tyranny of the urgent, or by the need to respond to every trendy view that blows across the American cultural landscape. Paul's letter to the Romans is arguably the greatest ever written. This commentary is delightfully easy to read, even while introducing the reader to all the complexities of Paul's theology. . Nehemiah But when you read the Bible, the huge issue is being in right relation to the God to whom you belong. It took me a few years to finish it. The church was founded on the apostles and the prophets. Romans : the freedom letter - Volume 1: Romans 1-7, Romans : the freedom letter. I have considered it over and over. Theres somebody lurking behind this man. 2 Timothy 424 ratingsMultiple contributors to the comments which are often verse by verse. Gives evidence of the author's lifetime of devotion to the NT. Halley's Bible HandbookHenry H. Halley- (2000) 2720 pages (much larger than original edition in 1965 and no time limit on use). Its too hard. Joel Johnson, Alan F The Freedom Letter. 4,445 ratings, KJV Bible Commentary- Hindson, Edward E; Kroll, Woodrow Michael. As always, Sproul is crystal clear presenting Biblical Christianity through this masterful letter. Hebrews Its probably the book I know best. You need to pray. The congregation will want to say, Could you give us a little more God here? However, the reason Im going to tell you my personal history with Romans is due to the fact that I think it might ignite in some of you a desire to know this book, to be familiar with the God of this book, and to worship him, love him, enjoy him, obey him, trust him, and follow him. Nahum I watched over and over as Romans 9 moved onto center stage with controversy regarding what that chapter is all about these awesome pictures of the sovereign freedom of God as the creator. Well, we come to the end here of this verse and we see the phrase set apart for the gospel of God. He could have said the gospel of Christ, but instead he said the gospel of God. baptized into his death? Romans is unshakeable. When you see something like that you put your hand on your mouth and think, God, what were you up to? 1 John ), New Bible Commentary- (1994)See user reviews, The Experiencing God Study Bible : the Bible for knowing and doing the will of God- Blackaby, Henry(1996) 1968 pages - CHECK THIS ONE! Murray, John, He will guide you stolidly with the heavy tread of the proverbial village policeman (though with more theology; and not especially the useful appendices and notes). Guess what, it's contagious! Now with treatment of the whole book, he has one of the best overall popular and highly readable expositions of Romans. Not your routine study Bible. Compact Bible commentarybyRadmacher, Earl D; Allen, Ronald Barclay; House, H Wayne, et al - 954 pages. No other single reference work presents as much information focused exclusively on Pauline theology, literature, background and scholarship. Pauls letter to the Romans is arguably the greatest ever written. After it had happened he wrote it down, sewed it into his coat, and wore it the rest of his life next to his heart. Hundreds of enriching word studies"50+ Essentials of the Christian Faith" articles. Genesis The Epistle of Paul to the Romans : an exposition. Commentary on Romans from The Moody Bible Commentary. CAN BE BORROWED FROM Chicago: Moody Press, 1985. He answers that question in Galatians 1:15 like this: But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace. Job He called himself one born out of season. Then Acts 26:16 describes the commission. . For almost 18 years now I have been ministering the word here at Bethlehem, and again and again I have waited, wondering when the time would be for preaching through the Book of Romans. Questions and answers with John Piper. 2:25-29 The Spirit Circumcising the Heart, Romans 2:1-29 The Doctor Is Out Scott Grant, The Leading Principles Regulating the General Judgment, The Self-Righteous and the Hypocrite Tried and Condemned By, The Gradual But Inevitable Advance of Divine Judgment, God's Goodness in Relation to Man, and Man's Relation to It, God's Long Suffering a Demonstration of His Almighty Power, The Divine Goodness a Motive to Repentance, The Goodness of God a Persuasive to Repentance, The Goodness of God an Inducement to Repentance, The Heinousness of Despising God's Goodness, The Revelation of God's Righteous Judgments, Seeking for Glory, Honour, and Immortality, The Permanent Determination to Realise Goodness, The Retribution of Sin Mercifully Revealed, The Natural Feeling of Right and Wrong: its Analysis, Conscience: Susceptible of Improvement and Injury, The Law Written and Rewritten in the Heart, Inconsistency Hinders the Spread of Christianity, Nominal Christians, the Occasion of Blasphemy to the Heathen, The Teacher Must Make the Truth Part of His Inner Experience, The Having and Enjoying Such Seals is not Sign Sure Enough for Our Being in the State of Grace, The True Christian Described; the Hypocrite Detected, Romans 12-16 Devotionals & Sermon Illustrations, Romans Devotionals & Sermons Illustrations-Our Daily Bread, Romans 7-11 Devotionals & Sermon Illustrations, Romans 1-6 Devotionals & Sermon Illustrations. 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