Palmer St. Podcast: Romans 10

What are we to make of the kind, benevolent person, virtuous in every way, who has no faith in Jesus? Often it is put to us very pointedly: “My grandmother is a wonderful woman. She is kind to strangers, generous to charity, loved and admired by all who know her.. But my grandmother is Jewish – or Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Secular Humanist – you fill in the blank. Are you telling me that she is on her way to hell just because she doesn’t believe in Jesus? What kind of cruel, unreasonable god do you serve, anyway?”

In Romans 10 Paul can help us see this conundrum from God’s perspective.

Listen:  Romans10.mp3

Read Notes: Rom10.pdf

Palmer St. Podcast: Romans 8:28-39

We cannot completely control our lives.  We also, however, need not resign to the idea that our lives are compltely subject to random forces.  In order to avoid a totally random life, get in touch with God’s plans for you.  He works in accordance with His plans; He plans in accordance with His love.

Audio: Romans08.28-39.mp3

Notes: Rom08.28-39.pdf

Palmer St. Podcast: Romans 8:1-17

In Chapters 6 & 7 Paul carefully expressed to us the conflict we experience between the Spirit and the flesh. He pointed out how sin takes hold within our flesh and prompts us to do things that we know we shouldn’t be doing. He pointed out that we need to consider ourselves dead to sin, dead to the law and alive to Jesus Christ. In Chapter 8 we find out how spiritual life begins to take shape.

Romans08.01-17.mp3

Rom08.01-17.pdf