The Epistle to the Romans: A Gospel for All

by Lawrence R. Farley

Publisher:

Ancient Faith

, 2002

Overview

The apostle Paul lived within a swirl of controversy. False Christians—Judaizers—dogged his every step, slandering his motives, denying his apostolic authority, and seeking to overthrow his Gospel teaching. They argued their case loudly, and Paul knew that he must give the literary performance of his life. The result was the Epistle to the Romans, in which he demonstrates the truth of his Gospel—a Gospel for all men—and thereby vindicates his apostolic authority. In The Epistle to the Romans: A Gospel for All, Farley works from a literal translation of the original Greek and examines Romans section by section, explaining its meaning in contemporary language.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The thought here is spiritual and cosmic, not narrowly national. God meant that all earth’s families were to be blessed in Abraham (Gen. 12:3) and that all nations were to look to him as their father.” (Page 59)

“Faith in Christ—expressed in Holy Baptism, manifested in a life of holiness in the Church—is all that God asks.” (Page 21)

“What Paul reminds us of is the implication that this union with Christ is also a union with Him in His death—that we have not just been baptized into Christ as our Teacher, but also baptized into His death.” (Page 78)

“To be baptized into Christ means to initiate a relationship with Him and to become His disciples (just as for Israel to be ‘baptized into Moses’” (Page 78)

“Now is the time for vigilance! For in the mortal body surge powerful desires, lusts, and appetites, which must be controlled.” (Pages 81–82)

Product Details

• Title: The Epistle to the Romans: A Gospel for All
• Author: Lawrence R. Farley
• Series: The Orthodox Bible Study Companion
• Publisher: Ancient Faith
• Print Publication Date: 2002
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. Romans › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781888212518, 1888212519
• Resource ID: LLS:PSTLRMNSGSPLLL
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:42:43Z

About Lawrence R. Farley

Lawrence R. Farley currently pastors St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He earned his BA from Trinity College, Toronto, and his MDiv from Wycliffe College, Toronto. Formerly an Anglican priest, he converted to the Orthodox faith in 1985, and studied at St. Tikhon’s Seminary for two years. He has also written the Orthodox Bible Study Companion Series, The Christian Old Testament: Looking at the Hebrew Scriptures through Christian Eyes, One Flesh: Salvation through Marriage in the Orthodox Church, and Let Us Attend: A Journey through the Orthodox Divine Liturgy.