Tag: Romans 7

  • Do You Love the Law (David Did)? (Part 1)

    Do You Love the Law (David Did)? (Part 1)

    What, if anything, is our relationship with the Old Testament law? I was recently asked to teach an introduction to the Torah, the first five books of our Bible, in YWAM Heidebeek’s Bible for Life course. This gave me an opportunity to wrestle anew with this important question – important because it concerns a sizeable…

  • Who Is “I” in Romans 7? And: A Fresh Look at Romans 1-8

    Who Is “I” in Romans 7? And: A Fresh Look at Romans 1-8

    Paul’s epistle to the Romans is a book I taught quite a bit during my early years in the School of Biblical Studies, but not much at all in later years. In the course of a school one cannot, alas!, teach every great book in the Bible oneself; other staff want their share of teaching,…