In Romans 7, Paul compares what's happening in the church to marriage. He says that those who have come into Christianity are intermingling with people from different backgrounds and traditions. In Rome, he is trying to act as it were as a mediator to be able to say, no, we are all Christians, we're going to make this work.
How does being called to be a Saint change your thoughts and behaviors? Dr. Joshua Matson examines how Jewish Christians and non-Jewish Christians learn to become one people in Jesus and explores grace, works, and mercy.
- 00:00 Part 1–Dr. Joshua Matson
- 01:40 Introduction of Dr. Joshua Matson
- 04:40 Background to today’s lesson
- 06:45 Emphasizing the good
- 08:01 Mapping Paul’s journey and what’s next
- 10:42 Paul carrying contributions for years
- 12:30 Marriage analogy
- 14:14 The gospel spreads quickly
- 16:30 Paul gives two introductions and reasons for writing
- 17:18 First introduction and call to be Chrisitlike
- 19:14 Grace and loving kindness
- 21:46 Salutations and thanksgiving
- 22:18 What to do with these teachings
- 22:57 Romans 7 and Jewish law
- 27:34 Romans 7:8 and love
- 31:00 The law of Moses
- 32:32 What should worship look like?
- 35:15 Jesus elevates our focus
- 37:04 The Book of Mormon and the law of Moses
- 38:33 Paul mentions something personal
- 41:13 Who will be redeemed from physical and spiritual death?
- 45:06 Paul before and after Jesus
- 47:08 Where to locate additional Joseph Smith Translation (JST)
- 49:18 Writing is a difficult medium
- 50:01 The Spirit empowers our lives
- 53:31 Sister Nelson on love and marriage
- 56:09 The Spirit’s direction
- 59:17 Being spiritually minded
- 1:02:08 Christian’s true identity
- 1:06:02 End of Part 1–Dr. Joshua Matson
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