Paul's Letter to the Romans

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An exegetical study of Paul's Letter to the Romans from an academic, biblical-studies perspective. Our goal is to understand Paul's intended meaning in his original context. A new episode every month.

Episodes

  1. Apr 1

    Romans 5:1-11 - The Results of Justification by Faith (UPDATED)

    Take 2: After posting this, I felt I could improve on the introductory material quite a bit so I've uploaded a new recording. I hope it's better. Thank you! ___ In this episode we will overview Paul's argument in Romans chapters 5-8 and get into the first piece of that discussion with Romans 5:1-11. Here Paul points out the blessings that come with being justified by faith. Chapters (00:00) Intro (08:32) Overview of Romans 5-8 (10:18) We have Shalom with God 5:1 (13:13) ...into the grace in which we now stand 5:2a (14:01) We exult in the hope of the glory of God 5:2b (15:22) We exult in our tribulations 5:3-5 (20:12) While we were still sinners, Christ died for us 5:6-10 (25:46) Conclusion

    27 min

  2. Mar 2

    Romans 4 - Justification by Faith in the Old Testament

    In this episode we'll cover Romans 4 where Paul demonstrates out of the Old Testament that justification was always by faith. He uses the examples of Abraham and David to show that the law could never justify a person and that only faith was reckoned as righteousness. Chapters 0:00 - Introduction 02:54 - Romans 4:1-3 07:14 - Romans 4:4 08:41 - Romans 4:5 09:34 - Romans 4:6 11:20 - Psalm 32 16:09 - Romans 4:9 16:24 - Romans 4:10 19:12 - Romans 4:12 20:19 - Romans 4:13, 14 25:52 - Romans 4:15 29:50 - Romans 4:16, 17, 18 30:23 - Romans 4:16 32:06 - Romans 4:17 33:18 - Romans 4:19-29 36:04 - Conclusion

    36 min

  3. 11/05/2025

    Romans 3:21-31 - Justification is by Faith

    In this episode we cover Romans 3:21-31 where Paul proclaims the solution to the sin problem described in chapters 1-3. The solution? Justification by faith. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 04:29 - Interwoven Themes 06:01 - Romans 3:21 09:33 - Romans 3:22 10:51 - Romans 3:23 11:41 - Romans 3:24 14:37 - Romans 3:25 18:15 - Romans 3:26 19:36 - Romans 3:27 22:01 - Romans 3:28 23:03 - Romans 3:29 24:48 - Romans 3:30 27:03 - Looking Forward

    28 min

  4. 09/21/2025

    Romans 2:1-3:20 - The Self-Righteous Have No Excuse

    This episode covers the self-righteous persons accountability for sin. The same logic that a self-righteous person would use to hold a pagan accountable for their sin, applies to the self-righteous religious person. Paul then addresses objections that one might think provide exemptions. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 03:04 - So Then You Have No Excuse (Romans 2:1-5) 12:35 - God Will Render Each According to His Deeds (Romans 2:6-16) 23:21 - You Who Boast in the Law, Do You Dishonor God? (Romans 2:17-24) 31:13 - Transgressing Nullifies Circumcision (Romans 25-29) 34:48 - Any Benefit to being a Jew? (Romans 3:1-9) 41:41 - No one is Righteous (Romans 3:9-18) 43:39 - The Whole World [Is] Accountable to God (Romans 3:19-20) 44:02 - Conclusion

    46 min

  5. 09/19/2025

    Romans 1:18-32 - The Pagan is Inexcusable

    We begin Paul's discussion on the gospel with his argument proving that pagans are inexcusable before God. This is a set-up as he will, in the following chapter, turn the same argument against self-righteous religious people as well. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 06:08 - Overview of Romans Chapters 1-2 11:32 - Overview of Chapter 1 14:14 - Introduction to the Argument Romans 1:18-19 16:53 - The First Example Romans 1:20-23 22:26 - The Second Example Romans 1:24-27 30:03 - Third Example Romans 1:28-32 36:34 - Overview of the Argument Looking Forward 39:01 - Farewell

    39 min

  6. 09/13/2025

    Romans 1:16-17 & The Book Habakkuk

    In this episode we'll cover the transition from the introductory material to the main topic which will begin in verses 17ff. Because of the importance of Paul's use of Habakkuk 2:4, we'll also overview the entire book of Habakkuk. *Usually, I read the episode from a pre-written script. For the first time, I recorded without a script. Please let me know what your thoughts are.

    57 min

  7. 09/01/2025

    Romans 1:1-15 - The Introduction

    In this episode we get into the introductory material of Romans; the author, recipients, pray and thanksgiving.

    41 min

  8. 08/08/2025

    The Purpose and Structure of Paul's Letter to the Romans

    Before we start our deep dive into Paul's Letter to the Romans we will talk about abut Paul's purpose in writing the letter in the first place. We will also look at the typical structure of a Roman letter and even compare it to non-Christian letters of that time period.

    33 min

  9. 07/02/2025

    Paul's Conversion and Ministry

    We continue our initial background studies by looking at Paul's conversion and Christian ministry and how they shaped the context and content of his letter to the Romans. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro and Review0:39 - Paul's Persecution of Christianity4:43 - Paul's Conversion5:14 - Paul's Early Christian Ministry14:36 - Setting the Stage for the Gentile Mission22:50 - Pattern Develops on Paul's First Missionary Journey28:37 - Church Demographics Are Redefined31:44 - Controversies Surrounding Paul34:45 - Conclusion

    35 min

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    2 min

  11. 06/25/2025

    Paul's Early Life

    In this episode we begin by looking a Paul's early life leading up to his conversion. We'll talk about his family, culture, education, and faith. Chapters0:00 - Welcome0:50 - Authorship4:25 - Birthplace9:07 - Hebrew of Hebrews19:11 - Pharisee24:20 - Educated by Gamaliel27:25 - Roman Citizenship36:25 - Sidenote - Paul Did Not Change His Name37:35 - Conclusion

    40 min

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