Romans: Dust to Destiny (Reading the Bible Today)

by David Seccombe

Publisher:

Aquila Press

, 2013

Overview

Dr David Seccombe shows how the letter to the Romans invites ordinary people to come into friendship with an extraordinary God and experience the quality of life for which we were created.

Key Features

• Explains in detail the way in which a relationship with God comes about
• Gives understanding of the character of Paul to see a light upon the life and the world
• Provides at the beginning of each section a semi-literal translation of the text written by the author

Contents

• Paul to the Romans
• An ambassador presents his credentials (1:1-7)
• The best-made plans (1:8-15)
• The power of God (1:16-17)
• God is angry (1:18-32)
• The day of judgement (2:1-16)
• Hypocrisy and truth (2:17-29)
• Universal depravity (3.1-20)
• History's greatest milestone (3:21-26)
• Pride (3:27-31)
• Faith (4:1-25)
• Reconciliation (5:1-11)
• More on pride (5:1-11)
• A brief history of life and death (5:12-21)
• Set free to fight (6:1-14)
• You gotta serve somebody (6:15-23)
• Beyond the law (7:1-13)
• Cry of the Christian heart (7:14-25)
• Journey to the stars (8:1-27)
• All things work for good (8:28-30)
• God is for us (8:31-39)
• Predestination and history (9:1-29)
• Responsibility, freedom and Israel's fall (9:30 10:21)
• Israel's ultimate destiny (11:1-36)
• Beautiful people (12:1-21)
• Citizens of a fallen world (13:1-7)
• Putting on Christ (13:8-14)
• Accepting one another (14:1 15:13)
• Master missionary (15:14-33)
• A who's who of the church of Rome (16:1-16)
• Beware the twisters (16:17-27)

Product Details

• Title: Romans: Dust to Destiny
• Author: David Seccombe
• Series: Reading the Bible Today Series
• Publisher: Aquila Press
• Print Publication Date: 2013
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 276
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. Romans › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781922000651, 1922000655
• Resource ID: LLS:RTBT66RO
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-30T23:45:06Z