Is the law sinful?
Romans 7:7-12 Paul possesses another preemptive question based on what he has said earlier. Is the law sinful? This is based on the...
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Adam Bamforth
- Aug 31
- 4 min
The Law's place
Romans 7:1-6 Some only take notice or even read chapter 7 because it leads into chapter 8. The chapter is dense. That is dense with a...
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Adam Bamforth
- Aug 29
- 4 min
Through God's Strength and Not Our Own
Romans 6:15-23 Paul is following on from his earlier response at the beginning of the chapter to an expected challenge to what he had...
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Adam Bamforth
- Aug 22
- 3 min
Cheap Grace
Romans 6:1-14 In these verses we find Paul preempting a question that might be asked following the statement made in the chapter before:...
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Adam Bamforth
- Aug 11
- 4 min
1st or 2nd Adam?
Read Romans 5:12-21 We have been shown through verses 1-11 that we can be assured of our salvation. This is guaranteed through the...
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Adam Bamforth
- Aug 3
- 4 min
Salvation is Certain
We see a new theme emerge as we move into chapter 5. Read Romans 5:1-11. It has been established that Jew and Gentile both fall short of...
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Adam Bamforth
- Jul 28
- 3 min
Death to Life
We are finishing off Romans chapter 4. Take a moment to read all the way through the chapter. The last four verses conclude Paul's...
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Adam Bamforth
- Jul 13
- 3 min
God - Our miracle worker today!
Read Romans 4:13-22 The word "promise" appears 4 times (verses 13,14,16 and 20) and also appears as a verb "promised" in verse 21. This...
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Adam Bamforth
- Jul 6
- 3 min
Baptised, not to be saved, but because we have been saved
Re-read Romans 4:1-8. Paul, filled with the Spirit, introduces the example of Abram/Abraham, introducing him with the Jewish title "our...
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Adam Bamforth
- Jun 28
- 3 min
Abraham believed the Lord
Romans 4:1-8 Continuing on with the argument or the case that we are saved, not by our own works, but through faith, we are now presented...
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Adam Bamforth
- Jun 28
- 2 min
Worship, Witness, Praise and Promotion
Romans 3:27-31 We continue on with the Good News that is Christ Jesus. That we are reunited with God through Jesus. We've had the bad and...
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Adam Bamforth
- Jun 8
- 4 min
We have been reunited with God through Christ
Paul is building his case. The church in Rome is made up of Jews and Gentiles. He has told us that the Jews are God's Holy people and...
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Adam Bamforth
- Apr 5
- 3 min
All Under Sin
Read Romans 3:9-20 This is the conclusion of this section, put forward as a closing argument with evidence from the Old Testament. Paul...
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Adam Bamforth
- Mar 30
- 4 min
God's Righteousness towards the Jews
Read Romans 3:1-8 We've travelled through chapter 2 where Paul has been showing us that the Jews and the Gentiles are in the same...
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Adam Bamforth
- Mar 24
- 4 min
Be Made Clean by the Spirit
Quick recap. The epistle to the Romans is threaded with an undertone (or perhaps not that subtle) that shows there was some level of...
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Adam Bamforth
- Mar 21
- 3 min
The Law - Condemnation and Judgement
Read Romans 2:12-16 Paul continues to build his case, to show us the bad news before he can tell us about the Good News. In these verses,...
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Adam Bamforth
- Mar 8
- 4 min
What Divides Us From Others?
The verses in focus for this session are Romans 2:1-11, however, I encourage you to read Romans 1:28-3:20 for the colour and the context....
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Adam Bamforth
- Mar 2
- 4 min
The Link Between Idolatry and Sin
Read Romans 1:18-32 We have seen in the early part of this first chapter Paul's own introduction of himself, including a glimpse into the...
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Adam Bamforth
- Feb 25
- 3 min
The Righteousness From God
Read Romans 1:16-17 These are transitional verses. Part of the intro but linked to the body of the letter. The verses before say that...
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Adam Bamforth
- Feb 17
- 4 min
Mutually Encouraged by Each Other’s Faith
Read Romans 1:8-15 It's very difficult to interpret the tone of the writer when the source matter has been translated and is close to...
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