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Preaching Romans

Wednesday September 19, 2007

Categories: Romans
Ever since I was in college and took a line-by-line course on Romans with Dr. John Wilson -- from whom I learned how to diagram sentences and who has shaped my life ever since -- I have loved Romans. Whenever...
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Peggy
September 19, 2007 12:37 AM

...profound--since the result of Adam's and Eve's sin was shame--that faith in Christ would work at restoration here.

Nathanael
September 19, 2007 7:27 AM
http://www.borrowedbreath.com/

...also profound--since I am sometimes ashamed of my fellow brothers and sisters who are part of this restoration

Clay Knick
September 19, 2007 7:31 AM

Rutledge is great. I'm working throught the book
now. She's working on a book about atonement. I've
read all of her books of sermons.

ChrisB
September 19, 2007 9:24 AM
http://homewardbound-cb.blogspot.com/

“It isn’t important to think of Adam as a literal person; the important thing is to understand Genesis 2-3 and Romans 5:12-21 as true descriptions of the human condition” (21).

While I think Adam was a literal person, I've never quite bought the argument that Adam has to be literally true for Paul's argument to make sense. I'm glad she wrote that. I'll have to check out the book.

John W Frye
September 19, 2007 10:34 AM
http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.blogspot.com

Thanks, Scot, for bringing Fleming Rutledge to the attention of many of us who've never heard of her. I appreciate this post about her first sermon in the book.

Ted M. Gossard
September 19, 2007 8:13 PM
http://communityofjesus.blogspot.com/

Yes, me too (along with John "6). Good stuff.

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