By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1994 In Romans Chapter 4, Paul uses Abraham as the example in showing that we are not and cannot be justified by works or by the law. Justification comes only by faith in Jesus and what He has done for us..   Read Article Rom 4:13-17 – The Details of God’s…

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1994 Good works can’t save us—we could never do enough; following the law can’t save us—we could never follow it perfectly enough; even those great heroes of the Jewish people, Abraham and David needed something outside themselves to be righteous in God’s eyes.   Read Article Rom 3:31-4:12 – The Details…

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1994 Dr. Barber gives the third point in his “definition of the Gospel”: the Gospel requires that I acknowledge my good works are unacceptable before God..   Read Article Rom 3:26-31 – The Details of God’s Good News – Part 2     Keywords: Rom 3:26-31

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1994 For the last few weeks we’ve been hearing the bad news, we are condemned by what we know, we can never be “good” enough, etc. Now we come back to the good news—at heart the good news is the righteousness of God..   Read Article Rom 3:21-26 – The Details…

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1994 In the last article Dr. Barber pointed out that the Jews in Rome were just as guilty as the Gentiles when it came to the standards that God demands. This time he points out some of the attitudes Paul found in them warned them about..   Read Article Rom 2:15-29…

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1994 The Gentiles in Rome were sinners. No one questioned that. Paul describes them as being “ungodly” and “unrighteous.” The problem came in convincing the Jews that they were in the same boat—they too needed the saving grace of God. Dr. Barber explains the w.   Read Article Rom 2:1-14 –…

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1994 According to Dr. Barber, Paul goes about the problem of man’s sin in a slightly backwards way. First, he gives the cure—the good news, then he tells us the problem—man is inherently sinful..   Read Article Rom 1:19-32 – Man’s Desperation for God’s Good News Part 2     Keywords:…

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1994 The world is sick—not physically, but spiritually. But Paul tells us in Romans that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the medicine the world needs. Are we too ashamed to tell people about the cure?. Read Article Rom 1:16-18 – Man’s Desperation for God’s Good News Part 1 Keywords: Rom…

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1994 What makes a person a “debtor” of God’s good news? Dr. Barber explains that it is the fact that God “paid a debt He didn’t owe when I owed a debt I couldn’t pay.”. Read Article Rom 1:8-15 – The Debtor of God’s Good News Keywords: Rom 1:8-15