What is faith exactly? Thankfully, Paul tells us exactly what he means by “faith” in Romans 4.
Romans 4 is Paul’s analysis of what the faith that saves really is. He lays it out on the table as it were and dissects it for you.
July 2, 2023 • Pastor Daniel Ondov • Romans 4:13–25
Chapter 14 and the 1st half of 15 are one extended discussion about how to get along with people in the church who disagree with you on something you feel passionate about. Paul is going to say that for most of these things, unity is greater than uniformity.
When Paul wrote Romans 13, none of the authorities were Christian. “The ‘authorities’ he is referring to were at best unfriendly, and at worst actively hostile, toward the church. And yet we'll learn what it means to "submit" to them.