Romans Study Archives - Biblical Literacy

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Mark Lanier teaching through the book of Romans.

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Session 22 – Romans; Romans 7: 14-25: Mark Lanier, 11/16/25

Paul never converted to a new religion—he recognized Jesus as the Messiah while remaining a faithful Jew. The real issue isn't whether this happened before or after Damascus Road, but whether you're living under the law's demands or the Spirit's power.

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Session 21 – Romans; Romans 7:1-7: Mark Lanier, 11/02/25

Mark continued in the study of Romans with a focus on Chapter 7: 1-7—Paul’s most debated chapter, especially the verses studied today. Paul uses a legal analogy.

2 months ago

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Session 20 – Romans; Romans 6:14-23: Mark Lanier, 10/26/25

True freedom isn't the absence of a master—it's serving the right master. You are slaves of the one whom you obey.

2 months ago

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Session 19 – Romans; Romans 6:11-13: Mark Lanier, 10/12/25

Don't let the witch—the serpent—beguile you into wrong thinking. Consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ.
Session 18 – Romans; Romans 6-8: Mark Lanier, 10/05/25

Mark begins the lesson by addressing a question or concern that we all may have had after giving our life to Christ. We may be worried that we have done something wrong. Everything seems to be going wrong with my life. I am not living that Christian Victory. I am not that success story that says I gave my life to Jesus and now everything is rainbows.
Session 17 – Romans; Romans 6:5-7: Mark Lanier, 09/28/25

Summary: Mark Lanier delivers a detailed biblical teaching on Romans 6:5-7, addressing the theological question of whether grace gives believers…
Session 16 – Romans; Romans 6: Mark Lanier, 09/21/25

Grace is the cross of Christ, and in Christ crucified, we have sin defeated. Sin needed the death of Christ to get us out from under the thumb and dominion of sin and death.
Session 15 – Romans; Romans 5:15-21: Mark Lanier, 09/07/25

We don't boast in our achievements or our ancestry—we boast only in the cross of Christ. Your life has cosmic significance; you're not just trying to be a good person, you're participating in God's restoration of all things.
Session 14 – Romans; Romans 5:12-15: Mark Lanier, 08/31/25

Embrace the love of your Lord who has worked for eternity to save you—because it is that awesome.

4 months ago

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Session 13 – Romans; Romans 5:6-11: Mark Lanier, 08/24/25

Christ died for weak sinners—not because we deserved it, but because God's love triumphs over human failure. You are not God's enemy anymore; through Christ's death, God has turned you into His friend.
Session 12 – Romans; Romans 5: Mark Lanier, 08/17/25

Suffering produces endurance, endurance produces character, and character produces hope—and hope will not put us to shame because God's love has been poured into our hearts.

4 months ago

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Session 11 – Romans; Romans 4: Mark Lanier, 06/22/25

Abraham was justified by faith 30 years before circumcision, proving righteousness comes through trusting God, not through works or law. Grace—God's unmerited favor through Christ's death and resurrection—has always been God's plan A for making us right before Him.

6 months ago

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