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Suffering Is Necessary (Romans 8:17-18)

February 19, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - co-heir, reigning with Christ, Romans, Suffering

The last two regional conferences went through Romans 5-8. Each time I felt my understanding of Romans improved. I still haven’t arrived, but I’m inching closer (I hope). One of the insights that came out concerns suffering. No one likes suffering. Some traditions say that suffering is avoidable. Teachers promise that you can live a life of

Leaving Sin City (Romans 6:1-2)

February 1, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Romans, Sanctification

The Red Light district in Amsterdam is one of the most depressing places I’ve ever been. Abby and I had just moved to the city. We loved walking through it. Amsterdam is more like a large village than a city, filled with beautiful architecture, canals, and shops. But it has some ugly parts, too. We were admiring the town when we turned down

Grace Will Abound (Romans 6:1-2)

January 31, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Grace, Romans

In Romans 6, Paul makes an argument for why Christians should not continue living in sin. Here is his opening question: What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? (Romans 6:1-2). The Greek word for

Justifying Those Who Do Not Try (Romans 4:5)

December 28, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - cheap law, Romans, works salvation

“Shawn, it is absolutely false for you to say that I believe in salvation by works. That is a lie. I do not believe that,” the priest insisted. “All I say is you have to try to be good. If you’re not at least trying, you can’t be saved.” What’s the difference between teaching (a) that you must be good to be saved and (b) that you