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Why does Paul say that the law came to increase our wrongdoing?

Paul’s statement in Romans 5:20 seems surprising, strange and counter intuitive even.  We expect him to tell us that the Law came to constrain and reduce the impact of sin and wrongdoing by teaching us how to live and by creating sanctions for and deterrents against wrongdoing. However, he insists not just that the Law’s…

Why had the woman at the well had five husbands?

Jesus meets a woman at a well and asks her for water.   Then, when she expresses surprise at a Jew asking her for water, he offers her living water. When he tells her to get her husband,  she explains that she cannot and he confirms she has spoken the truth.  She has in fact had…

What is Paul’s main argument in Romans 1-5?

We tend to preach through books of the Bible like Romans taking short passages at a time.  That’s understandable and necessary because there is much deep and rich material to cover.  However, it is also helpful from time to time to take a step back and look at the whole big picture to see the…

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