Romans Seen from the Perspective of the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit (I)

1. Who is the author of this epistle? The author of this epistle is the Apostle Paul. Starting the letter, Paul clearly reveals that he is writing this letter, saying, “Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God” (Romans 1:1). https://www.bjnewlife.org/ https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMission https://www.facebook.com/shin.john.35

The core of the gospel preached by the Apostle Paul and the greeting of the calling “Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power accordi...

A Person Who Is Not Ashamed to Be Called a Servant of Jesus Christ As the Apostle Paul begins this letter sent to the church in Rome, what does he introduce himself as first of all? Paul introduces himself as “Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ” Who is Paul? He was a person who learned under the door of Gamaliel, the greatest scholar of the time, was a Pharisee without blemish by the law, and was...

Spring has come. Perhaps because it is spring, my mind feels languid yet somewhat restless. Still, in a little while, new sprouts will bud, all things will come alive, and the summer of deep green shade will swiftly approach our side. While always taking care of your health, I hope you live the remaining life permitted by God fruitfully and preciously. https://www.bjnewlife.org/ https://youtube.co...

Glad to meet you. Through this work we handle together, I hope that all workers grow and advance in faith. Whatever the work may be, only when we unite with each other and join forces is it fully accomplished. Look at our body. The head, neck, heart, lungs, limbs, and all organs play their own roles in their respective places, but if they do not harmoniously unite with each other, not a single one...

The apostle became one who gives thanks to God first of all After giving greetings to the Roman church, what does the Apostle Paul do first? He gives thanks to God. “I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world” (Romans 1:8). Paul did not praise the wealth, learning, or the size of the church that the Roman saints had. He gave thanks to G...

The wrath of God falls upon the unbelief that blocks the truth The Apostle Paul previously proclaimed the righteousness of God revealed in the gospel, and declared, “The just shall live by faith.” But what does he say right after that? He immediately turns his eyes to the image of humanity standing on the opposite side. “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unri...

The Root of All Sins Lies in Hating to Retain God in the Heart In this final paragraph describing the sins of humanity, the Apostle Paul points out the root of all those sins in one sentence. “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge” (Romans 1:28). We must look deeply into this. Where is the starting point of sin? It is not in some bad behavior. It lies in this one thing: th...

[Question] 1. Does the “righteousness of God” in Romans 1:17 refer to the truth revealed in the gospel of the water and the Spirit? The “righteousness of God” proclaimed by the Apostle Paul is not an abstract concept or moral ideal in a person’s head, but the salvation accomplished in actual history through the baptism Jesus Christ received from John the Baptist, the blood of the cross, and the re...

Romans chapter 2 is a section where the Apostle Paul, after nakedly revealing the sin of the Gentiles in the latter half of chapter 1, now confronts the wrong faith of religious people head-on. This chapter sequentially reveals the hypocrisy of the religious person who judges others, the stubbornness that despises God’s goodness, God’s justice that repays according to what has been done, the judgm...

Beloved saints, the Apostle Paul revealed in detail the sins of people who left God in the latter half of Romans chapter 1. From sexual immorality, greed, envy, and murder, to disobeying parents, heartlessness, and ruthlessness, he reflected like a mirror how much the true nature of a person who has left God is stained with sin. However, there were people who nodded their heads while listening to...

This evening, we read together the words from Romans chapter 2, verses 6 to 11. Apostle Paul clearly told us in this text what those who have a wrong faith are like, and also how God will recompense those who have a right faith before God. Today, while looking at these words together, I would like to share what God has promised to us who believe the gospel of the water and the Spirit. https://www....

Today’s main text is a message where the Apostle Paul diagnoses the spiritual reality of the Jews and reveals who is truly recognized before God. Through the text, we learn that those who have the law or those who have received circumcision are not necessarily God’s people, but those who have received circumcision of the heart are the true people of God. https://www.bjnewlife.org/ https://youtube....

Beloved saints, the Apostle Paul has unfolded an argument revealing the sins of all mankind one by one from Romans 2:1 to 16. He has sequentially exposed the hypocrisy of religious people who judge others, the stubbornness that despises God’s goodness, the justice that repays according to deeds, the vain pride of those who only hear the law but fail to practice it, and even the secret sins that co...

Beloved saints, the Apostle Paul in Romans chapter 2 has been tearing down one by one the things that religious people relied on. The standard of judging others, the stubbornness that despises God’s goodness, the pride of knowing the law, and the position of teaching have all collapsed in turn. And now finally, he deals with the one thing that Jews relied on most firmly. It is exactly circumcision...

[Question] 1. In Romans 2:1, why did Paul say that “you who judge” is without excuse, and what human nature does the word “for you who judge practice the same things” reveal? This question corresponds to the starting point for understanding the entire argument of Romans 2. Let’s look together at why Paul delivered the word to religious people, and how that word reveals the human nature of all ages...

Romans chapter 3 is the text where the Apostle Paul concludes the diagnosis of humanity’s sin unfolded in chapters 1 and 2, and proclaims the righteousness newly revealed by God after that dark diagnosis. The Apostle Paul begins with the advantage of the Jew, and clearly reveals that man’s unbelief cannot nullify the faithfulness of God. Also, after explaining the function of the law that stops ev...

Beloved saints, the Apostle Paul, after pointing out the sins of the Gentiles and the sins of the Jews in turn in Romans chapters 1 and 2, declared that all people, whether they have the law or not, are sinners before God. Then immediately one question arises. It is, “If so, what in the world is the meaning of the status of being a Jew and the sign of circumcision?” The Apostle Paul answers this,...

Jews Who Are No Better for Having Been Entrusted With the Law Beloved saints, after sequentially pointing out the sins of the Gentiles and the sins of the Jews in Romans 1 and 2, the Apostle Paul concludes all those discussions in one sentence in chapter 3, verse 9. He says, “What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under...

It is a truly thankful thing that today we can preach and also hear the word of God. These days are a time when a great disaster has come upon this country and the whole nation is submerged in sorrow. It is a great grace that even in the midst of such a situation, we can live holding onto the word of God. https://www.bjnewlife.org/ https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMission https://www.facebook.com/sh...

Through the text of Romans chapter 3, let us examine the righteousness of God. From verse 23, the Apostle Paul is speaking about the righteousness of God, that is, the righteous act God Himself performed to save us. https://www.bjnewlife.org/ https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMission https://www.facebook.com/shin.john.35

[Question] 1. In Romans 3:1-2, how did Paul answer the question, “What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?” (“Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God”), and what does it mean to be “committed” with the word of God? 1. Unlike the words of negative meaning, the benefit of the Jew is clearly affirmed by the word, “Much in every way!”...

Romans 4 is a passage where the Apostle Paul takes the example of Abraham to explain that the way a person is justified is not by works but by faith. Abraham was accounted as righteous by believing the word of God’s promise while he was still uncircumcised. Also, David sang of the blessing of the person who received the removal of sin during the era under the law. The Apostle Paul connects these t...

Today, I want to share grace through the words of Romans chapter 4, verses 1 to 8. There were many times when this country was in difficulty, but God helped according to the time and we have come this far until now, so first I give thanks for that grace. https://www.bjnewlife.org/ https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMission https://www.facebook.com/shin.john.35

We Who Have Nothing to Boast About Before God Through the word of Romans 4 given to us today, I would like to speak about how a person is justified before God. The Apostle Paul took Abraham as an example to testify that the way a person is justified is not by works but by faith. To the Jews, Abraham was not a simple ancestor. He was the ancestor of faith, and a figure representing circumcision and...