Category: A Study in the Book of Romans
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 16
An overview of chapter 16 before we go into the verse by verse study. What does Romans chapter 16 mean? Romans 16 is the final passage in Paul’s long letter to the Christians in Rome. It contains four sections: his greetings to specific people in Rome, a quick and urgent warning…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 15
An overview of chapter 15 before we go into the verse by verse study. What does Romans chapter 15 mean? Romans 15 continues Paul’s thoughts about those who are strong and weak in faith. It ends with the first of what seem to be several conclusions to the letter. Paul wraps…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 14
An overview of chapter 14 before we go into the verse by verse study. What does Romans chapter 14 mean? Romans 14 tackles an issue as relevant for the modern church as it was for Roman believers in Paul’s era. Many decisions in the Christian life don’t come with absolute, yes-or-no,…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 13
An overview of chapter 13 before we go into the verse by verse study. What does Romans chapter 13 mean? Romans 13 is a short chapter that continues the theme of Romans 12. How do those in Christ live, now that we have received God’s great mercy for us? Paul began Romans 12 by…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 12
An overview of chapter 12 before we go into the verse by verse study. What does Romans chapter 12 mean? This begins a new section in Paul’s letter. As in many of his other epistles, Paul begins Romans with teaching on doctrine and ends with teaching on how we should…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch Chapter 11
An overview of chapter 11 before we go into the verse by verse study. What does Romans chapter 11 mean? This passage concludes a significant section of Paul’s letter, contained in Romans 9—11. These three chapters ask and answer the question, “What about Israel?” This is an objection Paul’s opponents often…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch Chapter 10
An overview of chapter 10 before we go into the verse by verse study. What does Romans chapter 10 mean? The prior passage concluded with Paul’s declaration that his people, Israel, had tried to become righteous before God in the wrong way: by relying on their attempts to keep the…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch Chapter 9
An overview of chapter 9 before we go into the verse by verse study. What does Romans chapter 9 mean? Romans 9 tackles challenging and hard-to-follow issues. These involve both Israel’s place in God’s plans and God’s own character. Paul begins by declaring how heartbroken he is about the state of…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch Chapter 8
An overview of chapter 8 before we go into the verse by verse study. What does Romans chapter 8 mean? Romans 8 is one of the most loved chapters in all of Scripture. Paul begins and ends this passage with statements about the absolute security of those who are in Christ.…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch Chapter 7
An overview of chapter 7 before we go into the verse by verse study. What does Romans chapter 7 mean? In Romans 7, Paul tackles the relationship between the law—the commandments given by God—and human sinfulness. He begins by making it clear that those who are in Christ have been released…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch Chapter 6
An overview of chapter 6 before we go into the verse by verse study. What does Romans chapter 6 mean? In Romans 6, Paul tackles the question of why Christians should not continue to sin once we have been declared righteous by God because of our faith in Christ. It’s a…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch Chapter 5
An overview of chapter 5 before we go into the verse by verse study. What does Romans chapter 5 mean? Romans 5 begins by exploring the great benefits that come with being declared righteous by God, through faith in Christ’s death for our sin on the cross. By justifying us in…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 4
An overview of chapter 4 before we go into the verse by verse study. What does Romans chapter 4 mean? Romans 4 focuses on the faith of Abraham. Genesis 15:6 says clearly that Abraham believed God and that faith—his trusting belief in God—was counted to Abraham as righteousness. Abraham was not justified by…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 3
An overview of chapter 3 before we go into the verse by verse study. What does Romans Chapter 3 mean? Romans 3 begins with a question-and-answer session, as if between Paul and an imagined opponent. Paul poses questions, much like those one would expect from someone taking issue with what Paul…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch Chapter 2
An overview of chapter 2 before we go into the verse by verse study. What does Romans chapter 2 mean? In Romans 2, Paul springs a bit of a trap for religious people, especially for religious Jews living under the law. In the second half of Romans 1, Paul described the downward…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 1
Verse 1. Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, Paul has identified himself as both a servant and authorized representative of Jesus set apart for the gospel of God. Now he begins to explain, in the middle of his introduction, what the gospel…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Romans (ESV) with Irv Risch, Introduction
The Epistle of Paul The Apostle to the Romans Before diving into the Introduction to the Book of Romans, I would like to say, I found a great website to study the book of Romans and if you would like to just go through it by reading the text, you…
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