Andy and Helen’s Journey Through The Bible in Five and Half Years
CONTEXT: Rome was a tough place to live for Christians in the first century AD. The Jewish Christians had come from a long Jewish tradition that believed that the Jewish nation was the chosen people...
CONTEXT: ‘Therefore…’ That’s the first word of Romans 12. That word in itself is all about context. You don’t start a document with the word ‘therefore’. ‘Therefore’ here means ‘in the light of all that...
CONTEXT: Paul is deeply committed to his people. He’s always been a devout Jew, committed to upholding the values and traditions of the Jewish faith. His involvement in persecuting Christians as a young man stemmed...
CONTEXT: When Jesus was preparing his followers for his death, he talked to them about the promised Holy Spirit. He would not always be with them physically, but they would never be alone. God would...
CONTEXT: The Jewish Christians would have known the importance of the law. The Law as given to Moses in Exodus when God was establishing a Jewish nation was the Law that the Jews continued to...
CONTEXT: Paul was a Jew. He didn’t stop being a Jew when he discovered new life in Jesus. His new understanding of how to live in relationship with God was not a new religion: it...
CONTEXT: Paul knew plenty about suffering for his faith. Before he himself had to face opposition and persecution for being a follower of Jesus, he was directly involved in persecuting Christians. He stood by and...
CONTEXT: Jesus was a Jew. He was born in a Jewish context. He descended from the line of David. His father was the one true God, the God of the Jewish nation, the God who...
CONTEXT: The current context for this passage we’re going to read today is that there are people out there who are making these verses all about one thing: homosexuality. These are the main verses used...
CONTEXT: This is a letter. It’s a letter from Paul to all the believers in Rome. Paul’s never been to Rome. He’d love to go but he hasn’t made it there yet. He’s heard about...
