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• GalatiaBible

  Galatia was a region in the central interior of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and also the name of a Roman province. It was home to the churches to which Paul preached the gospel and later sent the Epistle to the Galatians.

• Church in RomeHistory

  The church in Rome was the Christian community in Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire, during the first century. It was the church to which the apostle Paul addressed his Epistle to the Romans, and it appears to have consisted of several house congregations.

• Jesus Called JustusPeople

  Jesus called Justus was a Jewish coworker of Paul whom the apostle names in the closing greetings of the Epistle to the Colossians. He appears only once in the Bible, in Colossians 4:11.

• Roman CitizenshipBible

  Roman citizenship was a legal status that the Roman Empire conferred on its citizens. In the New Testament, Paul invoked this status to avoid scourging and to appeal to Caesar, and the Epistle to the Philippians speaks of the believer's "heavenly citizenship."

• Karl BarthPeople

  Karl Barth (1886–1968) was a Swiss Reformed pastor and theologian. Through his Epistle to the Romans, the Barmen Declaration, and the Church Dogmatics, he is widely regarded as having changed the course of twentieth-century Protestant theology.

• Romans 1Bible

  Romans 1 contains Paul's greeting and his desire to visit Rome, announces the letter's theme, "the righteousness of God revealed in the gospel," and begins the indictment of the sin of humanity, which has turned away from God.

• Galatians 1Bible

  Galatians 1 is the first chapter of Paul's letter to the churches of Galatia. Immediately after the greeting, Paul rebukes believers who have turned to "another gospel." He then defends his apostleship and his gospel as coming not from man but by the revelation of Jesus Christ, recounting his activities after his conversion.

• ArchippusPeople

  Archippus was an early Christian worker named in the New Testament letters to the Colossians and to Philemon. Paul called him a "fellowsoldier" and urged him to fulfill "the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord."

• Isaiah 53:1Bible Verses

  Isaiah 53:1 is a verse lamenting that scarcely anyone can believe the report concerning the Suffering Servant. It is frequently discussed because the Gospel of John and the Epistle to the Romans cite it in connection with unbelief in Jesus and the gospel.

• Colossians 3:14Bible Verses

  In this verse, after urging the Colossian believers to put on a series of virtues like garments, Paul tells them to put on love above all of them. Because it describes love as "the bond of perfectness," the verse is frequently cited in discussions of Christian virtue and the unity of the church community.

• Ephesians 1:11Bible Verses

  A verse from the opening doxology of Ephesians in which Paul states that in Christ believers have become God's inheritance, according to the purpose of God, who works all things after the counsel of His own will. It is frequently cited in discussions of predestination and divine sovereignty.

• Romans 4:1–5Bible Verses

  In this passage Paul uses Abraham as an example to explain that a person is counted righteous by faith rather than by works. It is frequently cited as a key text for the doctrine of justification by faith, and denominations differ in how they interpret it.

• Galatians 3:6–9Bible Verses

  In this passage Paul quotes Genesis 15:6 to argue that, just as Abraham was counted righteous by faith, Gentiles who believe are likewise Abraham's children and share in his blessing. It is frequently cited as a key text on justification by faith and on the salvation of the Gentiles.

• Romans 1:18–25Bible Verses

  Paul's argument that human beings, though able to know God through the created world, worshiped idols and therefore stand under God's wrath. The passage is frequently cited as a key text in discussions of general revelation and natural theology.

• Galatians 1:15–16Bible Verses

  In this passage, Paul reflects on his calling, saying that God set him apart before he was born and called him by grace to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. It is frequently cited in discussions of vocation, predestination, and Paul's conversion.

• Romans 14:5–6Bible Verses

  A passage in which the apostle Paul, addressing the question of observing days in the church at Rome, urges believers to respect one another's convictions, since each acts unto the Lord. It is frequently cited in discussions of Sabbath and Lord's Day observance and of freedom of conscience in nonessential matters.

• Galatians 5:6Bible Verses

  Galatians 5:6 is Paul's statement that neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but only "faith which worketh by love." Because it shows the relationship between faith and love (works), various traditions frequently cite it in discussions of justification and sanctification.

• Romans 2:1Bible Verses

  In this verse Paul points out that those who condemn others do the same things and therefore condemn themselves. It is frequently cited within the argument of Romans for the universality of sin and in sermons warning against hypocritical judgment.

• Romans 3:21–26Bible Verses

  A passage in which Paul states that all have sinned, yet the righteousness of God is received freely, apart from the law, through faith in Jesus Christ. As a central text for the doctrine of justification, it is frequently cited and has been the subject of considerable interpretive debate.

• Galatians 5:14Bible Verses

  A verse in which Paul states that the whole law is fulfilled in the single commandment, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship among the freedom obtained through faith, the law, and love.