Author: Josephine Yu

[:en]Personal Greetings (vs. 1-27) Finally, Paul acknowledged people that help him in his minstry and sent greetings to them as follows:  Phoebe was a deacon of the church in Cenchrea, eastern port of Corinth.  She was a wealthy person who supported the church.  She may have been the one who delivered this letter from Corinth… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 16[:]

[:en]Jesus Christ set an example of not pleasing Himself.   So Paul urged the Christians to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves in order to build others up. We need to read the Scripture diligently so that we may be encouraged to endure hardship.  As we follow Christ, we are… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 15[:]

[:en]The Weak and the Strong (vs. 1-23) Paul was telling believers that in church, there are different opinions about what is right or wrong.  We cannot agree on every subject but we can agree to disagree and not pass judgment on others.  Rather, we should listen and accept and handle disputable matters with love.  Never… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 14[:]

[:en]Submission to the Authorities (vs. 1-7) “Everyone must submit himself to the government authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established.  The authorities that exist have been established by God” (v. 1)  Christians should be responsible and good citizens.  We must obey government laws and regulations unless those laws violate the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 13[:]

[:en]Living Sacrifices (vs. 1-8) God enables us to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice by abandoning  self, trusting and following Him.  Paul warned Christians not to follow the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person with the Holy Spirit renewing your minds and thoughts according to His… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 12[:]

[:en]The Ramnants of Israel (vs. 1-10) Not all Jews rejected God’s message of salvation.  There are still Jews who are faithful followers of Christ such as Paul, Jesus’s disciples and all early Christian missionaries. God chose the Jews to be the people through whom the rest of the world could find salvation.  But it did… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 11[:]

[:en]Since the Jews only believe in God but not in Christ, they won’t be saved because Jesus is the most complete revelation of God.  We cannot fully know God apart from Christ.  God has appointed Jesus to bring God to people together so we can only come to God through Him.  That is why Paul… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 10[:]

[:en]Sovereign Choice (vs. 1-29) Paul expressed his concern for his Jewish brothers and sisters by saying that he would willingly take their punishment if that could save them.  How about you?  Do you care about the salvation of others? The Jews viewed themselves as adopted sons with divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 9[:]

[:en]Life Through the Spirit (vs. 1-17) Jesus has declared us not guilty and the law of the Spirit has set us free from the law of sin and death.  The Spirit is the Holy Spirit who is the power behind the rebirth of every Christians to live a Christian life.  There are 2 categories of… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 8[:]