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Send us Fan Mail “Can God hate someone?” Romans 9:6–13 contains some of the more challenging and often misunderstood verses in Paul’s letter. What does Paul mean when he says that God loved Jacob but hated Esau? How should we understand God’s choice, His sovereignty, and human responsibility? In this episode, we take a closer look at these difficult verses by stepping back and considering the full…
Send us Fan Mail What does perfect love really look like? And why would anyone reject it? In this episode, we explore Paul's powerful revelation of God's limitless love—a love that cannot be earned, cannot be broken, and cannot be separated from those who belong to Christ. As Romans 8 gives way to Romans 9, we also encounter Paul's deep sorrow for those who have turned away from the very love…
Send us Fan Mail There is pain in this world. We all have to choose our pain: the pain of obedience or the pain that comes with the regret of sin. In this episode, we dive into Paul's powerful words in Romans 8:18–30, exploring how present suffering, future hope, and the choices we make shape the direction of our lives. God has not left us alone in the struggle. He has given us His Spirit, His…
Send us Fan Mail How can I walk out of sin and into sonship? Romans 8 is one of the most hope-filled chapters in all of Scripture. After wrestling with the struggle of Romans 7, Paul turns the corner and shows us what life in the Spirit looks like. Freedom is not found in trying harder. It is found in surrendering to the work of the Holy Spirit and embracing our identity as sons and daughters of…
Send us Fan Mail Some people treat the Gospel like a one-time transaction. A “get out of hell free” card. Just enough Jesus to fix a problem and move on with life. But Paul paints a much deeper picture. Romans 7:14–25 is one of the most difficult and debated passages in the book of Romans. In this episode, we wrestle with the tension of the human condition, the struggle with sin, and what Paul is…
Send us Fan Mail Who is my real enemy? Most of us spend our lives fighting battles around us, while missing the one happening within us. In this episode, we look at the problem of sin and uncover an enemy that is closer than we may have imagined. More importantly, we see how the gospel speaks hope and freedom right in the middle of that struggle. Thank you for joining us at the table. Visit us at…
Send us Fan Mail You’re going to serve somebody. Bob Dylan said it… but honestly, Paul said it first. In Romans 6:15–23, Paul lays it out plain—there’s no middle ground. We’re either serving sin or serving righteousness. That’s it. And here’s the tension… we like to think we’re free. But Paul flips that idea and shows us we’re always being shaped by what we surrender to. Sin leads somewhere.…
Send us Fan Mail “Houston, we have a problem.” That famous line from Apollo 13 captures the tension Paul is addressing in Romans 6. The problem then is the same problem now— sin . Paul raises the question many believers wrestle with: If grace is real… does that mean sin doesn’t matter? In this episode of Sage Spirituality , we look at Paul’s answer and what it really means to be dead to sin and…
Send us Fan Mail Episode 91 — Romans 5:12–21 Paul shows that sin and death entered through Adam, while grace and life came through Jesus. A battle remains over what will reign, and each of us must decide which authority shapes our lives. In this episode, we explore the tension between death and life and the choice set before us. Thank you for joining us at the table. Visit us at…
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes the stories we tell about God slowly get shaped more by our experiences than by the actual good news of the gospel. Before we realize it, what started as faith can turn into something closer to a myth. In this episode, we sit with Romans 5:6–11 and ask a hard (but really freeing) question: Have we stretched our story about God? We look at three common myths many…