Heading to Rome!
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Today I start a new series on Paul's letter to the Christians in Rome. In this series I will have comments within the text of the letter rather than reflections after the text. I have done this before, but it has been a while. This will be more of a Bible study than a devotional.
Why should you read and study Romans? Some of the great Christian leaders of the past have this to say:
Augustine: “Put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires” (Romans 13:14). I neither wished nor needed to read further. At once, with the last words of this sentence, it was as if a light of relief from all anxiety flooded into my heart. All the shadows of doubt were dispelled.
John Calvin: If we have gained a true understanding of this Epistle [Romans], we have an open door to all the most profound treasures of Scripture.
Martin Luther: Romans is the chief part of the New Testament and the very purest Gospel, and is worthy not only that every Christian should know it word for word, by heart, but occupy himself with it every day, as the daily bread of the soul. It can never be read or pondered too much, and the more it is dealt with the more precious it becomes, and the better it tastes.
On Monday I'll give you a little background on why Paul wrote to the churches in Rome.
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