We are presently working through Paul’s letter to the Romans, hopefully discovering the relevance these words have on our lives today. In preparation for this, we are inviting you to read the first “8 chapters” of Romans. I’ve divided these chapters into 4 readings. You will receive these readings via email and you can find them on our website. Click here for the first one.
My approach to this series will be:
Start with the New Living Translation / share what I discovered in my personal “word study” / compare a few translations / combine other people’s comments from books, sermons and conversations / rely heavily on what Paul said in the previous chapters in Romans / consider our own current vocabulary / all the time listening for what the Spirit desires to tell us.
Then I will end each message with a suggested paraphrase.
For example my message on May 22, it looked like this:
“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you.” (NLT)
After explaining my reasons, I paraphrased that sentence as follows:
“And so dear brothers and sisters, with your eyes wide open to all the mercies of God, I plead with you to voluntarily present your bodies (your whole self) to God.”