After all Paul’s setup to answer the question of God’s promises to Israel, he is finally giving the knock-out punch. This week, join John Horning as we answer the question of why Israel seems to not be receiving God’s promises to her: She will, following her national conversion in the future.
Tag: Evangelism
Romans 10:1-11:10 — The Remnant and the Reliability of God’s Promises
Paul has been discussing the issue of the Reliability of God’s Promises in light of the fact that He seems to have abandoned Israel. This week is part 2 of Paul’s response to this objection, so join John Horning as he discusses the importance of faith in the truth and the Remnant of the people […]
Romans 9 — Elect Israel and the Reliability of God’s Promises
Paul says God’s promises are secure. Paul says that gentiles can come to God and trust His word. But a gentile might look at Israel and say, “Israel doesn’t seem to be receiving God’s promises to them, so why should I trust Him myself?” In this lesson, John Horning starts Paul’s 3-chapter discussion of God’s […]
Romans 7-8 — The Christian’s Need of the Gospel
Once you’re a Christian, what do you need the Gospel for? Is the only need a Christian has for the Gospel the ability to share it with a non-Christian? In this lesson, John Horning discusses Paul’s demonstration that the Gospel only becomes more relevant when someone becomes a Christian.
Romans 6:1-23 — The Individual Result of the Gospel
If God’s grace covers all the sins of the believer, and if a Christian can sin and fail indefinitely without losing his salvation, then why would a Christian not live like a heathen? In this lesson, John Horning discusses the Apostle Paul’s answer to that question: because God changes the ones He saves.
Romans 2:1-3:28 — The Need of the Gospel
What is the first part of the Gospel of which Paul is so unashamed? What do both believers and non-believers have in common before God, and what makes them different? In this lesson, John Horning discusses the problem of sin in every person’s life, and the increased severity of that sin in the life of […]
Romans 1:14-32 — The Recipients of the Gospel
Welcome to the Epistle to the Romans, the Apostle Paul’s magnum opus which deals with the doctrines of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In this lesson, John Horning discusses Paul’s writings on those we preach the Gospel to and why understanding these recipients is critical to our preaching.
Why God Allows Evil Part 3
Time for the big answer. If God is good and all-powerful, then why does God allow for evil, suffering, and brokenness in His world? In this episode, John Horning explains God’s explicit reason for allowing evil with a conclusion that grates against our very nature: God is God, and we are not.
Why Does God Allow Evil Part 2
Why is this world broken? Why is there suffering if the God Who created everything is good? In this episode, John Horning discusses the historical account of how exactly the world fell to this broken state.
Why Does God Allow Evil Part 1
If God is good and if God is sovereign, then why does God allow all the suffering, sin, and brokenness in the world? In this episode, John Horning starts a three part series with the answer in 2 Peter 3: God is patient with evil people.