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In this episode I talk with Scott Lackey, pastor of New Story Church in Buffalo, New York and host of the Creating Space podcast, about Paul’s letter to Rome. We discuss the challenges of studying Romans while preaching and teaching it to a lay audience. Scott then explains why Paul wrote Romans and the major themes, particularly of community formation, that shape the letter. We then work through Romans on a section-by-section basis, addressing Paul’s arguments and concerns and working through huge concepts like faith, righteousness and justification, judgement, Abraham, Christ and Adam, sin, death, Law, grace, the Spirit, and more. Scott then explains how Paul expects his audience to worship God through the way they live, and how the modern church can reclaim the vision of Romans today.
Media Referenced:
Creating Space podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creating-space/id1730849984
New Story Church: https://www.newstorybuffalo.com/
New Story Church YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newstorybuffalo
Scott’s Substack: https://scottlackey.substack.com/
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