Chapter 6 in Roman’s Paul tells the church in Rome that they are either instruments of wickedness or instruments of righteousness. There is no in between. We have to ask ourselves are we trying to live in this in between? Are we being used as instruments of righteousness or instruments of wickedness?

In Chapter 5 Paul is expanding his argument. Going back through and pulling in some “strings” that he has already talked about. He states that because of all these things we have talked about before we should boast in this hope. God has a plan and He will continue this plan forward of reconciliation. Amen!

The Gospel is simple. Paul is telling the church in Rome that Abraham was credited Righteousness through faith. Not through the symbol of the covenant but the covenant itself. So the question we are left with is who is in control of our lives?

Iowa District Assembly Ordination Service

Romans 3 Paul explains that both Gentiles and Jewish alike have not fulfilled the vocation. At one point we have all been far from the path. We do have a vocation we are still called to. Are we stepping into that call?

In Roman’s 2 Paul is telling the Jewish they have missed the point if they think the law is going to save them. They needed to understand where they stood in all of this. This larger plan of what God had. Paul sets up this argument that comes to in Romans Chapter 3.

Paul wrote an amazing letter to the church in Rome. He gives us this great framework of theology, how the Gospel is to be understood. Sometimes we narrow that down, but we shouldn’t. Let’s look at what Paul writes how he writes it and see this symphony that he orchestrates.

Elijah is one of my favorite characters in the Bible. He seems like a real life superhero! And there is a moment we witness where he seems so human. That is one of the reasons he is one of my favorites. We can learn some lessons from Elijah’s story.

Paul has an experience on the way to Damascus. He comes face-to-face with Jesus. It changes his whole outlook. He has a resurrection experience. May we also have face-to-face experiences and really see who God is.

Philips encounter with the Ethiopian Eunuch is Spirit led. We see the advancement of the Gospel to the “ends of the earth” through the encounter. May we always be just as Spirit led with the things we do!