Romans Study Archives - Biblical Literacy

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lesson 11 – Mark concludes the Romans series with Romans 4

6-22-25 Biblical-Literacy Mark taught from Romans 4 with Paul’s passage on saved by grace, meaning of faith, and what that meant to the early Jew and Gentile believers in accordance to Abraham, who was considered righteous in God’s eyes and why. The Covenant; justification by faith Abraham lamented his lack of a son in Genesis 15. He had […]

5 months ago

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lesson 10 – Romans Chapter 4

6-15-25 Biblical-Literacy Mark continued in Romans 4:1-9 with Paul’s focus on righteousness. Mark begins with Paul’s background, training, and the origin of the Pharisees. The sect was formed to ensure the preservation of the Jewish temple and religion. Romans 4:1-9 Abraham was justified by faith apart from the law, so none get to boast. Jesus […]

6 months ago

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Session 9 – Romans 3:21-4:3, where Paul lays out the very heart of the gospel message.

Mark continued in the book of Romans with an emphasis on verses 3:20-31 through 4:1. The theme of today’s lesson was based on the many Bible translations or interpretations today, especially focused on words in Romans 3:23-24. Faith and Christ Works will not justify us in God’s covenant of faithfulness. The passage can read faith […]

6 months ago

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Session 8 – Romans; The “Gold” in Paul’s Words, Romans 3: 21-26

5-25-25 Biblical-Literacy Mark continued in the study of Romans with a focus on the “gold” in Paul’s words. This week Mark first provided some background and context, expanding on things shared from previous lessons, and then focused on Romans 3:21-26. Background and context: The Roman church was not full of lightweights. Paul produces a masterpiece […]

6 months ago

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Session 7 – Mark continues in Romans

5/18/25 Biblical-Literacy Mark continued in the book of Romans with insights into Romans Chapter 3:21-26 with an exploration into the Greco Roman language vs English. He divided the lesson as follows: 1. Explore the word group  Ancient Greek origin of “dike” which means, right, justice, punishment.  Translated into English it uses various words […]

6 months ago

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Session 6 – What is the proper standard God would use if he was fairly assessing human behavior

05-11-25 Biblical-Literacy Mark continued in the study of Romans with an exploration Romans 2:12 – 3:21. Paul used his lawyer background consisting of a 3-pillar approach of persuasion: ethos, pathos, and logos to provide information to the Greco-Roman culture. His flow of logic included a power statement and logically or methodically based statements […]

7 months ago

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Session 5 – In Romans, looking at some fundamental truths about God and justice.

5-4-25 Biblical-Literacy Mark continued a study of Romans with a focus on Chapter 2:1-11, highlighting God’s Principles of Judgment. The lesson was divided to discuss: 1. Paul’s legal background as a Pharisee -Jewish legal background. Had their own court system based on the Torah. The great Sanhedrin was considered the Jewish Supreme Court. -Roman background. […]

7 months ago

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Session 4 – explore these critical teachings explained by Paul in Romans.

4-27-25 Biblical-Literacy Mark continued the study of Romans with a focus on The Wrath of God. The lesson was divided to include: Ancient Greco-Roman thought at the time of Paul’s writing the letter to the Romans  We naturally use our culture to understand the world around us.  They taught that moral blindness and […]

7 months ago

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Session 3 – Palm Sunday study of Romans 1:16-17.

04-13-25 Biblical Literacy Marks continued the study of the book of Romans by focusing on Chapter 1 vs 16 & 17 and Paul and his family life long movements and the influence that each of the places he lived and the influences each location had on his life, his person and influences on his character. […]

8 months ago

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Session 2 – The theme of the book of Romans

4-6-25 Biblical-Literacy Mark taught the second lesson in Romans with an emphasis on the beginning verses of chapter one. Paul wrote Romans around 55AD. Mark breaks down the lessons: Paul’s Salutation to the Romans He is a servant of Jesus Christ. Called to be an apostle to share the Gospel. Grace and peace. Paul’s Prayer […]

8 months ago

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Lesson 1 – Introduction

3-30-25 – Biblical-Literacy Mark Lanier began a new series on Romans. Today’s focus merged how to study an Epistle and began an introduction into the book of Romans. 1. How to study Romans, an Epistle, in 8 basic steps.  Historical context  Literary context  Textual analysis  Paragraph exegesis  Theological analysis  […]

8 months ago

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