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Send us Fan Mail   Romans 8 ends with one of the most comforting promises in all of Scripture: Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ. But that leads to a deep and pressing question that Romans 9–11 seeks to answer: If God is faithful, what do we make of Israel's rejection of their Messiah? These three chapters are the theological backbone of Christian assurance, affirming the...

Send us Fan Mail 📖 Episode Summary: When someone begins to take the Bible seriously, they eventually confront a question that’s both theological and deeply personal: What is God’s future plan for Israel? In Romans 11:11–24, Paul gives one of the clearest, richest explanations of this mystery in all of Scripture. Using the powerful metaphor of an olive tree and ingrafted branches, he shows that Is...

Send us Fan Mail 📖 Episode Summary In this episode, we examine Paul’s response to one of the most pressing theological questions of his time—and ours: Has God rejected His people, Israel? Drawing on Romans 11:1–10, Paul answers with an emphatic “By no means!” and presents both himself and a preserved remnant as evidence of God's continued faithfulness. We explore how the apparent shift in sa...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome: Welcome back to The Bible Project Daily Podcast . In today’s episode, we begin our journey through the Book of Judges with a reminder of how partial obedience to God’s Word can lead to long-term consequences. Join me as we explore how the tribes of Israel struggled to fully obey God's instructions and how that challenge still speaks to us today. Episode Notes: 📖 Scr...

Send us Fan Mail 📖 Episode Summary At first glance, the answer to the question “What does it take to be saved?” seems simple: “Believe in Jesus Christ.” But as we explore Romans 10:14–21, we uncover a profound chain of events that leads to salvation—one that begins not with human decision, but with God’s sovereign grace and a faithful proclamation of the gospel. In today’s episode, we unpack Paul...

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Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Bible Project Daily Podcast , where we journey together through Scripture, verse by verse, seeking wisdom, grace, and truth.  Today we reach a turning point in Paul’s letter to the Romans—a passage that reveals one of the most important yet commonly made spiritual errors: mistaking religious effort for saving faith. If Romans 9 showed us God’s sovereign mercy, Roman...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes:  Main Theme: God’s sovereign choice is taught clearly in Scripture. Common objections arise — both about God's fairness and human free will. Key Objections Addressed: Is God unjust? Paul’s emphatic answer: Certainly not! (v.14) God’s mercy is a sovereign gift, not a human right. What about human free will? Paul reminds us: We are creatures, not the Creator. (v....

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Bible Project Daily Podcast In today’s episode, we dive deep into a sobering and important question: Is God losing the war for the world? With Christians making up only a minority of the global population, it’s easy to wonder if God’s promises are faltering. But Paul’s words in Romans 9:6–13 offer a bold and beautiful answer: “It is not as though the Word of God has...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Bible Project Daily Podcast , where we journey together through Scripture, one chapter at a time. In today’s episode, we begin a powerful and emotionally raw new section of Paul’s letter to the Romans—chapters 9 through 11—by exploring Paul’s Anguish Over Israel . Paul isn’t simply teaching doctrine here. He opens his heart, revealing deep grief and a holy burd...

Send us Fan Mail Fear Nothing – Part Two: 📖 Scripture Romans 8:36–39 🗣️ Summary: In this second half of our journey through Romans 8, we go deeper into the heart of one of the most comforting passages in all of Scripture. Paul reminds us that suffering is not new to God’s people—it has always been part of the story. But even in suffering, we are not defeated. We are more than conquerors through C...

Send us Fan Mail n this episode, we begin exploring one of the most powerful and reassuring passages in all of Scripture. Paul asks a series of rhetorical questions that build a case for the absolute security of the believer. If God is for us, who can be against us? If He did not spare His own Son, how could He possibly withhold anything we truly need? Drawing from the story of Abraham and Isaac,...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Welcome back to The Bible Project Daily Podcast . In today’s episode, we’re working through one of the most hopeful passages in all of Scripture—Romans 8:18 to 30—in a reflection I’ve titled The Agony and the Ecstasy . Here, the apostle Paul speaks to a reality we all know too well: suffering. But he doesn’t leave us in the valley—he lifts our gaze to the horizon of glory, reve...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Bible Project Daily Podcast . Today we’re continuing our journey through Romans 8. Our theme today is obligation . But not the heavy, guilt-ridden kind that crushes us. This is a holy obligation—the kind that opens the door to a transformed life. Jesus didn’t come to make life easy. He came to make us holy. And to accomplish that, He did four things: He died. H...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to today’s episode of The Bible Project Daily Podcast ! Today, we're exploring one of the most transformative passages in the book of Romans: Chapter 8, verses 5 to 11. In this powerful section of Paul’s letter, we’re invited to consider what it really means to live a life “according to the Spirit.” What we’ll discover is that this is not just a change in religious be...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show This podcast is not associated with the Bible Project YouTube channel or any other associated podcasts that use the name 'Bible Project'. It is entirely the work of Jeremy R McCandless... Follow and support me on Patreon. Jeremy McCandless | Creating Podcasts and Bible Study Resources | Patreon To receive my weekly newsletter and keep up to date with all...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show This podcast is not associated with the Bible Project YouTube channel or any other associated podcasts that use the name 'Bible Project'. It is entirely the work of Jeremy R McCandless... Follow and support me on Patreon. Jeremy McCandless | Creating Podcasts and Bible Study Resources | Patreon To receive my weekly newsletter and keep up to date with all...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Title: How to Be Set Free from Our Human Nature 📖 Romans 8:1–4 🎧 Welcome Welcome to today’s episode of The Bible Project Daily Podcast ! We’re reached what some people consider the mountain peak of the New Testament— Romans chapter 8 . After identifying the root of our spiritual struggle in Romans 7— our sinful human nature —Paul now reveals how we are set free from bein...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Welcome to The Bible Project Daily Podcast Episode Title: The Law and Sin Text: Romans 7:13–25 👋 Welcome In today’s episode, we enter one of the most personal passages in the entire letter to the Romans—Paul’s raw and honest confession of his struggle with sin. Even as a committed believer, he lays bare the inner battle between his desire to obey God and the reality of his ong...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Welcome  back to The Bible Project Daily Podcast .  Today, we're diving into Romans 7:1–6 in an episode titled “Freedom From the Law and Bound to Christ.” We’re exploring what it really means for the believer to be set free from the law—not just civil or ceremonial parts, but the whole system—and what it looks like to now be joined to Christ. If you’ve ever wrestled with w...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome, 'Podcats'. In this episode, we explore one of the most misunderstood ideas in Christian theology: If we’re under grace and not law, does that give us a license to sin? Paul answers this question head-on in Romans 6:15–23, using the striking metaphor of slavery to reveal the spiritual reality behind our choices. Everyone is a servant to something—either sin, whic...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Title: How to Have Victory Over Persistent Recurring Sins 📖 Romans 6:1–14 🔔 Welcome Welcome to The Bible Project Daily Podcast ! In today’s episode, we visit one of the most practical and transformative passages in the book of Romans: how believers can experience real victory over recurring, persistent sin. Romans 6:1–14 doesn’t just offer theology—it offers hope, power,...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show This podcast is not associated with the Bible Project YouTube channel or any other associated podcasts that use the name 'Bible Project'. It is entirely the work of Jeremy R McCandless... Follow and support me on Patreon. Jeremy McCandless | Creating Podcasts and Bible Study Resources | Patreon To receive my weekly newsletter and keep up to date with all...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Title: How to Really Live 📖 Bible Passage: Romans 5:12–21 🎧 Series: The Bible Project Daily Podcast – Romans Episode Summary: Are you just existing—or truly living? In this episode, we explore one of Paul’s most theologically rich passages in the book of Romans. Romans 5:12–21 presents a dramatic contrast between two representatives of humanity: Adam and Christ. Through...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Bible Project Daily Podcast Episode Title: The Benefits of Justification by Faith – Part One Text: Romans 5:1–11 Welcome to this first part of our dive into Romans 5! Today, we begin unpacking the life-changing benefits that flow from being justified by faith. After laying the groundwork in the first four chapters, Paul now shifts to reveal what this justification m...