Paul introduces the great themes of his letter in Romans 1:1-17. We will find that he writes with passion and conviction as the letter commences.

Romans 1:18–32 is a hard-hitting look at what happens to human lives when we turn from the truth about God. Paul considers idolatry, intimacy, ethics and the things we approve of when desire for God disintegrates. How can we cultivate the right desires in our lives? And how do the larger themes of Romans begin to appear in these verses?

God does not want his people to be judgemental while he himself is a judge. His judgements contain many dimensions: truth, wrath, glory, giving over, kindness and a longing for repentance. How do we live with and for a God like this?

Who am I? Who are we? What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to live in community? These questions are very much current in our 21st century. They were also very much in Paul's mind as he wrote Romans 2:12-29.

In Romans 3:1–20, Paul is reaching a conclusion about how tough the problem of human sin is deep and wide. But he presents us with a debate—like the scribblings on the whiteboard during a brainstorming session. Even ideas that will be left aside can have something to teach us.

What happens when human faith rests in divine faithfulness? Paul explores the remarkable faithfulness of God and faith of Abraham in Romans 4:1-12.

We explore what it means to walk in the footsteps of hope with refererence to the faith and hope of Abraham, of Jesus, of Gladys Aylward ... and of our own lives.

Humanity tied to Adam amounts to something deathly and bleak. Christ, the true human being, offers life. What might it mean to reign in life through him?