Contents
Introduction 9
1. The Journey Begins 14
2. A Life-Changing Letter 23
3. Meeting Paul 30
4. The Gospel (1:2-7) 38
5. Apostolic Apps (1:8-16) 47
6. Concerning His Son (1:3) 55
7. Harvests and Hindrances (1:13) 61
8. The Gospel for Christians (1:15) 68
9. Going for God's Gospel (1:16-17) 78
10. The God Who Would Be Known (1:18-21) 86
11. Wicked is as Wicked Does (1:18-32) 95
12. The Spiral of Sin (1:18-32) 102
13. The Conscience Compass (2) 111
14. Judgment Day (2:1-16) 119
15. I'm a Jew on the Inside (2:17 - 3:4) 126
16. Even if You are Faithless, God Remains Faithful (3:3) 134
17. The Righteousness of God (3:21-26) 142
18. Faith Alone in Christ Alone (3:21-31) 150
19. My Father Abraham (4) 158
20. The Gospel of Love (5:5-8) 165
21. Heaven's Hoi Polloi (5:12-21) 172
22. Go, Sin No More (6) 179
23. Red, Amber, Green (6:11-13) 187
24. The Law of Sinai and the Law of Sin (7:1-6) 195
25. Laws at War (7:14-25) 205
26. Two Propositions, Two Prepositions (8:1-4) 214
27. The Spirit of Holiness (8:4-11) 221
28. A Father to the Fatherless (8:14-17) 228
29. The Spirit of Adoption (8:14-17) 236
30. The Privileges of a Prince (8:17-30) 243
31. God is For Us (8:31) 252
32. Longing, Belonging, Prolonging (9) 262
33. Paul's Type of Christian (10) 271
34. Good News for Whom? (10) by Joseph Steinberg 279
35. For the Jew First (11:11, 14) 287
36. Making Jews Jealous (11:11, 14) 298
37. Holocaust Memorial (11:26) 309
38. Living Sacrifices in a Lust-Soaked Society (12:1) 320
39. Boiled Frog or Frog Prince? (12:2) 331
40. God's Fire Service (12:11) 339
41. Ablaze with the Spirit (12:11) 346
42. Charisms and Character (12:3-6) 354
43. God and Politics (13:1-7) 362
44. Get Up and Get Dressed (13:8-14) 370
45. Don't Get Edgy with the Veggie (14:1-11) 377
46. Risen and Reigning (14:9) 385
47. Super-Size, Super-Skinny, Super-Spiritual (14:17) 394
48. My Word, God's Word! (15:4) 403
49. An Ordinary Priest (15:15-21) 411
50. Give It Up (15:20-29) 421
51. Is Christianity Male? (16:1-7) 429
52. Benedictus Benedicat (15:5, 13, 33; 16:25-27) 440
Notes 450
Bibliography 470