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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.

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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.

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Session 10 – Romans; Romans 4:1-9: Mark Lanier, 06/15/25

Abraham was justified by faith, not works—a principle that applies to all believers. God justifies the ungodly through Christ, offering complete forgiveness and joy to anyone who believes.

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Session 9 – Romans; Romans 3:20-31 through 4:1: Mark Lanier, 06/01/25

No human being can be justified before God through works of the law; instead, God's righteousness is revealed through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. Our only boast is in Christ's sacrifice, for salvation is entirely God's initiative and grace, not something we earn through our own efforts.

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Session 8 – Romans; The “Gold” in Paul’s Words, Romans 3:21-26: Mark Lanier, 05/25/25

God's righteousness is revealed through Christ's death and resurrection, declaring all believers "not guilty." Christ's sacrifice satisfies God's wrath and covers our sins, justifying us before Him.

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Session 7 – Romans; Romans 3:21-26: Mark Lanier, 05/18/25

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 […]

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Session 6 – Romans; The Flow of Paul’s Logic: Mark Lanier, 05/11/25

If Jesus's death, burial, and resurrection is good news for us, then what is life without that? Paul uses a courtroom metaphor to show that everybody has sinned and fallen short of God's glory, and no one is good enough to save themselves.

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Session 5 – Romans; God’s Principles of Judgement: Mark Lanier, 05/04/25

Paul warns against judging others while ignoring one’s own sin and explains that God’s righteous judgment is impartial and based on each person’s deeds. This teaching shows that conscience and God’s law accompany every human life.

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Session 4 – Romans; The Wrath of God: Mark Lanier, 04/27/25

In Romans 1:18-32, Paul explains how suppressing the truth revealed by God leads to idolatry and moral decline, showing God’s wrath as a righteous response to human rebellion.

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Session 3 – Romans; Romans 1:16-17: Mark Lanier, 04/13/25

Paul identifies the gospel as God’s power to save and the means by which righteousness is revealed. These verses form the theological core of Romans.

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Session 2 – Romans; Beginning Verses of Chapter 1: Mark Lanier, 04/06/25

Paul opens Romans by anchoring the gospel in Scripture and the resurrection of Jesus. This introduction sets the theological foundation for the entire letter.

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Session 1 – Romans; Introduction into the book of Romans: Mark Lanier, 03/30/25

Mark Lanier begins a new series on Romans. Today’s focus merged how to study an Epistle and began an introduction into the book of Romans. How to study Romans, an Epistle, in 8 basic steps. Historical context, Literary context, Textual analysis, Paragraph exegesis, Theological analysis

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