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Grace and Righteousness Lead to Eternal Life Through Christ (Romans 5:12–21)

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Romans 5:12–21 reflects a dense and complex theological argu­ment involving a number of different contrasts between...

Our Need for Salvation in Life and Work (Romans 1:18–1:32)

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We saw in Romans 1:1–17 that salvation begins with reconciliation to God. People have become estranged from God...

The Gospel of Salvation—Paul’s Vocation (Romans 1:1–17)

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The opening verse of Romans announces Paul’s own vocation, the work that God has called him to do: proclaiming the...

Jacob’s Transformation and Reconciliation with Esau (Genesis 32-33)

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After increasing tension with his father-in-law and a business separation in which both men acted less than admirably,...

God’s Covenant with Noah (Genesis 9:1-19)

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Once again on dry land with this new beginning, Noah's first act is to build an altar to the Lord (Gen. 8:20). Here he...

God Calls Noah and Creates a New World (Genesis 6:9-8:19)

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Some situations may be redeemable. Others may be beyond redemption. In Genesis 6:6-8 , we hear God's lament about the...

The Significance of the Guilt Offering (Leviticus 6:1-7)

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Each offering in Israel’s sacrificial system has its place, but there is a special feature of the guilt offering (also...

Restoration of Covenant Life, Phase Two: Ezra and Nehemiah Together (Nehemiah 8:1-13:31)

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After the wall surrounding Jerusalem was completed, the Israelites gathered in Jerusalem in order to renew their...