Monthly Archives: February 2020

On to the next section…

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Don Merritt

We have now completed the first two main sections of Romans, and so far we have discovered that no one can be saved by the law, for the law condemns us all (1:18-3:20). In the second section, we discovered that … Continue reading →

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A Pause to Regroup

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Don Merritt

We have now completed the second main section of the book of Romans, and I thought this would be an opportune moment to pause and regroup. The purpose for writing this section was to demonstrate that while humanity, both Jew … Continue reading →

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The All-Sufficiency of the Sacrifice of Christ

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Don Merritt

Romans 5:12-21 The NIV (and other translations as well) has added a subtitle at the beginning of this section which says “Death Through Adam; Life Through Christ”. To the editors of the NIv I have two things to say to … Continue reading →

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For They Will Be Filled

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Don Merritt

I doubt that I need to discuss what it means to “hunger and thirst for righteousness” so let’s jump directly to what will become of the one who has no such desire. I think we can safely assume that the … Continue reading →

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Our Hope

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Don Merritt

Romans 5:1-11 We have been reconciled to God through Jesus Christ. Let’s see a show of hands: How many of you were really excited when you read that first sentence? Interesting… Can we read these verses and say, “yep, that’s … Continue reading →

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