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@grace-in-romans

Ebiere Perekeme

Paul's letter to the Romans: sin, grace, faith, and the righteousness of God for all.

Public writing

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  • Buried With Him: Grace's Answer to Cheap Grace

    Every teacher of Romans meets the same question, and Paul meets it first. If the whole point is that we cannot earn it, then why not keep sinning so grace can keep covering the tab? Paul hears the que

    romans, grace, baptism

  • A God Who Is Both: Romans 3 and the Justifier Who Stays Just

    Romans 3:26 English - ESV packs a legal contradiction into one clause and asks you to hold both halves at once: God is "just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus." A judge who decla

    romans, grace, justification, doctrine

  • The Chain That Ends in Hope (Romans 5:3-5)

    Right after announcing peace with God Romans 5:1 English - ESV, Paul says something that sounds almost reckless: "we rejoice in our sufferings."Romans 5:3 English - ESV Not despite them, and c

    romans, hope, suffering, endurance, +1

  • The Best-Placed "Therefore" in the Bible: Romans 8:1

    Romans 8 opens with a courtroom announcement: "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." Every word is load-bearing, but the one worth pausing on is the first one. The

    romans, grace, freedom, doctrine, +1

  • The Verdict That Arrived Before the Trial

    "God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Set the verse next to any human verdict and the difference is the timing. Every court waits for the evidence to arr

    romans, grace, faith