The Book of Romans (Page 6)
The Law: The Embodiment of Knowledge and Truth
The Jews who had the Law were condemned by the Law because of their sin. What is the Law of God? What can it do and not do? What is it supposed to do? Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Romans 1:17–24 on the Law.
“You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law. For, as…
Mr. External Religion (Part 4) / Law or No Law
All mankind is under the Law of God, both Jew and Gentile. Both the self-righteous Jew and the pagan Gentile are guilty of breaking the law of God. Therefore, everyone needs the body and blood of Jesus Christ. In this communion message, Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Romans 2:12–16 on the…
Mr. External Religion (Part 3)
God will impartially judge all people by their works. Some will be given eternal life, while others will receive wrath and fury. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on God’s impartiality in judgment, and the reception of eternal life and eternal destruction.
“There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also…
Mr. External Religion (Part 2)
Romans 2:3–5 explains that God’s kindness is meant to lead the self-righteous to repentance. But if the self-righteous presume upon God’s kindness, they store up God’s wrath against them for their unrepentance. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the presumption, the reality, and the result.
“But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up…
Mr. External Religion (Part 1)
In Romans 2 the Apostle Paul tells the religious Jews that the righteous are not those who are externally religious but those who practice such things. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven explains those who judge others condemn themselves, the cover of religion does not save on Judgment Day, and we must both have faith and practice it!
“Therefore, you have no excuse, O man,…
The Total Depravity of Man
Romans 1:28–32 reveals the last step of mankind’s descent in depravity. Because mankind chose to remove God from their life, God removes his goodness from their life. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on the barren land (debased mind), the weeds of wickedness (filled with unrighteousness), the love of poison (approval of evil), and the need for a…
A Strangely Passionate World
We live in a world with strange passions. God’s wrath against the sinfulness of man is revealed in giving mankind over to their unnatural sinful passions: men and women engaging in homosexuality. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Romans 1:26–27 on dishonorable passions, the world being ruled by unnatural desires, and how Christians are to respond.
“For…
A World of Impurity
Because man rejected God, God withdrew His restraining grace from them. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Romans 1:24–25 on God giving man up because of man’s sin, God removing his restraining hand from man, and the vital need for a new heart.
“Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among…
The Great Departure
Man was made by the one true God to worship God alone. But fallen man has exchanged the living God for lifeless idols. Thus God is provoked and his wrath is revealed from heaven. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches from Romans 1:22-23 on the principle of worship, the worship of fools, and the worship of the wise.
“Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and…
Without Light There Is Only Darkness
Sinful man is like a beast before God. When man sinned, he lost his true purpose, his true knowledge of God, and his true love for God. But how may fallen man be restored to serving God with true knowledge, true purpose, and true love? Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Romans 1:21 on man’s loss of honor, common sense, true love, and the only way…