Romans
The Heart of the Matter
Read: Romans 2:12-29 Circumcision is a matter of the heart . . . (v. 29) Many people bear physical symbols of their ethnic/religious traditions. South Sudanese Dinka scar the heads
Jon Opgenorth October 19, 2021
Read: Romans 2:12-29 Circumcision is a matter of the heart . . . (v. 29) Many people bear physical symbols of their ethnic/religious traditions. South Sudanese Dinka scar the heads
Read: Romans 2:1-22 Therefore you have no excuse . . . (v. 1) One of the good manners my kindergarten teacher taught was to never point a finger at another.
Read: Romans 1:18-31 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie. (v. 25) How did we become experts at sin? Paul described the path sin takes once we start
Read: Romans 1:1-17 I am eager to preach the gospel to you also. (v. 15) I can still see the joyful smiles of the men’s choir from Teen Challenge, a
Read: Leviticus 11:44-45 Be holy, for I am holy. (v. 44) God calls us to be holy, but have you wondered if this is even possible? Maybe you imagine that
Read: Romans 12:1-4 Present your bodies as a living sacrifice . . . which is your spiritual worship. (v. 1) Every Sunday, Christians gather to worship God—in person at church,
Read: Romans 12:1-2 Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. (v. 1) It takes a certain kind of person to be a police officer or
Read: Romans 12:9-21 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. (v. 9) Jesus summarized the Old Testament’s many laws with the great commandment
Read: Romans 6:15-23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (v. 23) Parents try to teach their