Romans 14:10 10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.   The Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary reports as of 2019 that there are 45,000 Christian denominations worldwide. The Universal Church is more unified…

Romans 13:12 12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. In 386 AD, Augustine was living in darkness as a wild child. Then he read this chapter in Romans. He was suddenly filled with light and was baptized the following…

Romans 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. This verse begins chapter 12 and most Christians would say they do this quite well. Read the whole chapter though and you will see that you need Jesus. It…

Romans 11 33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!  Read chapter 11 and you will see a lot about branches. Paul used this illustration to show that the Jews are the original branches because God chose them but they rejected his Son. The Gentile…

Romans 10:12-13 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”  If there is a thesis statement to Romans, this may be it. Paul’s anguish for his fellow…

Romans 9:19-20 19 You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?” 20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?” Paul wrote in Romans 9 that we are saved when God elects…