ROMANS: A PATH TO TRANSFORMATION is an exciting, hands-on approach to studying the Bible. This study is organized into two separate courses. In each course, you will be invited to explore Paul's letter to the Christians in Rome, through which he teaches about the powerful life-transforming message of the Good News of Jesus Christ, and its implications for our lives and the church today.During this first course in Romans chapters 1-8, you will explore these questions: What does it mean to be a Christian? * How widespread is sin and how does it imprison people? * Who is eligible for God's grace and offer of salvation? * What does it mean to have faith in God through Jesus Christ? * How does a person become free and live in God's grace? * How does the Holy Spirit help us live an abundant life in Christ? * What kind of hope does God give us for this life and the next?In ROMANS: A PATH TO TRANSFORMATION (CHAPTERS 1-8), you will have the opportunity to:* Discover how God's grace can transform the darkest areas of your life. * Discern how God might be speaking to you through the truths in Paul's letter.* Devote yourself to receiving the love God wants to give you and to inviting Him to heal and transform you.* Disciple yourself and others to live the transformed life through the power of the Holy Spirit.
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In this epistle, written to the founders of the church in Rome, he sets out some of his ideas on the importance of faith in overcoming mankind's innate sinfulness and in obtaining redemption. With an introduction by Ruth Rendell.
A. Katherine Grieb insightfully traces the argument of Paul's letter to the Romans and shows how it is grounded in the story of God's faithfulness to Israel.
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This book spans the great chronological and geographical sweep of the Roman age and brings the reader face to face with those who helped create the empire, from consuls and commanders to ordinary soldiers, voters, and taxpayers.
With its dynamic paraphrase of Romans and the inspiring thoughts and prayers that accompany each passage, A Passion for God translates the truths of this magnificent epistle into personal worship.
This daily devotional book for adults explores a small piece of the book of Romans every day--bite sized pieces of the bread of life.
The lives of these invisible Romans emerge from graffiti, incantations, fables, astrological writings, and even the New Testament.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
His status as one of the most prominent Catholic converts from Protestantism makes his treatment of this great Pauline text, which was of such significance to Luther and the other Reformers, of particular interest.