Lent

Epistle: Romans 8:1-11 (Lent 5: Series A)

03/23/20

11 mins

By John Bombaro

There has been a blood atonement for sin. Jesus is our propitiation. Jesus has expiated sin. Lent climaxes with this expectation.
Epistle: Ephesians 5:8-14 (Lent 4: Series A)

03/15/20

5 mins

By John Bombaro

Paul seems to think singing is an excellent way of practicing and truly nurturing the Christian faith. His thought is that the life, death, resurrection and reign of Christ are the songs in the heart of those who are enlightened.
Epistle: Romans 5:1-8 (Lent 3: Series A)

03/08/20

13 mins

By John Bombaro

We were enemies, but because of the self-sacrificing love of Christ, we are made friends, indeed, even the adopted children of our Heavenly Father.
Epistle: Romans 4:1-8, 13-17 (Lent 2: Series A)

03/01/20

13 mins

By John Bombaro

Paul says he would inherit the entire world, not merely a little plot of land between Egypt and Syria. This is what God is after in the Messiah: All people and the entire Earth.
Epistle: Romans 5:12-19 (Lent 1: Series A)

02/24/20

20 mins

By John Bombaro

The main point Paul has been getting at in Romans is what God has done in the One man Jesus the Messiah—the rightful heir of God’s earthly kingdom—is far, far more than simply putting the human race back where it was before the intrusion of sin.