Category: Bible Study

  • Romans 4: Faith not Performance

    Romans 4: Faith not Performance

    Romans 4 shifts the focus from works and law to the foundation of true righteousness. Paul goes back to Abraham, the father of the faith, and uses his life to make a critical point: righteousness has always come through faith, not through performance. This chapter reminds us that salvation by faith is not a New…

  • Romans 3: Faith over Ritual

    Romans 3: Faith over Ritual

    Romans 3 calls us to confront the difference between outward religion and genuine faith. As I read this chapter, the message that stood out the strongest was this: rituals, traditions, and good behavior cannot save us. They never could. Paul exposes the idea that simply belonging to the right group, following the right customs, or…

  • Romans 2

    Romans 2

    Romans 2 forces us to wrestle with something uncomfortable: it’s far easier to notice the sins of others than to face the sins living quietly within ourselves. As I read this chapter, one theme kept rising to the surface: hypocrisy. Even if that wasn’t Paul’s primary emphasis, that’s what convicted me the most. Paul opens…