Woodland Oaks Church of Christ

EP9 - Adam vs. Christ:  Patient Zero and the Cure:  Adam wrecked everything by introducing sin into the world.  But Jesus doesn’t just patch it up, He completely reverses the Fall.  Paul shows how one man’s sin unleashed death itself, but one Man’s selfless gift unleashes grace's unstoppable, overwhelming force.  It never runs out.

EP8 - Abraham’s Family Reunion: Faith Makes You Kin:  Think Abraham’s promise was exclusively for Jewish folks? Paul says nope - if you’ve got faith, you’re family. We’ll trace how the promise to Abraham runs straight to Jesus, and how faith, not performance, brings peace with God and access, a pipeline, to grace.

EP7 - Abraham and... Umbrellas?  Abraham’s story demonstrates righteousness by faith, not by law.  We chew on how God’s promise comes by grace so it can rest on faith.  And David shows up to give corroborating evidence. 

EP6 - Justification, Atonement, and Abraham; How exactly can a perfect God reconcile fallen humanity?  It’s the mystery of atonement:  paying for sin, and repairing an irreparably damaged relationship.  God provides - and receives - the perfect sacrifice.

EP5 - Justification:  How We’re Saved;  Everybody’s guilty, and without a defense strategy.  But in one of the most important passages in the Bible, Paul proclaims justification by faith, apart from flawless commandment keeping.  Nobody expected it. 

EP4 - More Than Skin Deep:  Paul turns his guns on religious people who think they’re exempt.  God’s judgment is impartial, and true obedience is a matter of the heart.

EP3 - No Excuses (Why Everybody's Lost):  The wrath of God is revealed against human sin.  Paul shows how idolatry and evil leads to moral collapse, and why the world desperately needs the gospel.  We introduce three standards of judgement that might surprise you.  And everyone is in big trouble as he moves his  "condemnation" argument forward.

EP2 - The Power of the Gospel:  Paul introduces his letter with a central theme: the revelation of the gospel as God’s power to save.  We chew on the famous declaration, “The righteous shall live by faith,” and begin to investigate the origins of God’s wrath.

EP1 - Why You Need Romans In Your Life:  Tired of trying to be good enough, and then blowing it, yet again?  Tired of looking down the barrel of impossible expectations?  You need some good news.  There’s a way.  Romans can help.