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Romans 12:1-2 (view passage online)
Under the new covenant, believers are made holy by the Spirit’s power, not by keeping the law. Through God’s grace, our old self has been crucified with Christ, enabling us to walk by the Spirit as a new creation.
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Romans 17:1-27 (view passage online)
Paul expresses great sorrow for Israel, noting their adoption, glory, covenants, law, promises, and fathers. Christ comes from them according to the flesh. God sovereignly chooses Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, keeping Israel central to His redemptive plan.
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Romans 16:17-27 (view passage online)
Peter warns the church about false teachers, calling them wells without water and clouds carried by a tempest. These teachers promise liberty but live as slaves of corruption, like a sow returning to the mire. He exhorts believers to remember the words of the prophets to protect themselves.
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Romans 3 (view passage online)
Paul teaches that all people sin and none seek after God or live righteously. The law brings the knowledge of sin, but God gives righteousness apart from the law through faith in Jesus Christ. God justifies believers freely by His grace, acting as both just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
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Romans 16:1-6 (view passage online)
Peter calls believers to have a genuine love and care for the people around them. Wives can win unbelieving husbands without a word through their godly conduct. Husbands must dwell with their wives with understanding and honor.
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Romans 15:14-21 (view passage online)
Paul describes himself as a minister of Jesus Christ who takes the gospel of God to the Gentiles. He desires to preach where people have not named Christ, refusing to build on another man’s foundation. He works so the offering of the Gentiles becomes acceptable to God.
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Romans 15:7-13 (view passage online)
Peter tells believers to arm themselves with the mind of Christ and live the rest of their time for the will of God. He who suffers in the flesh ceases from sin and no longer lives for the lusts of men. Former companions will think it strange when believers no longer run with them in sin.
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Romans 15:1-7 (view passage online)
Paul instructs the strong to bear with the scruples of the weak and to please their neighbors for edification. Believers must not please themselves, following the example of Christ who did not please Himself. He prays the God of hope fills the church with all joy and peace in believing.
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Romans 14:1-12 (view passage online)
Believers must receive those weak in faith without quarreling over doubtful things like diets or holy days. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. We will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
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Romans 13:11-14 (view passage online)
Believers must prepare their minds, stay sober, and rest their hope fully on grace. Obedient children reject their former lusts and pursue holiness because God is holy. Believers conduct themselves in fear because Christ redeemed them with His precious blood rather than corruptible things.