February 20, 2026
Series
Edenic Law and the Book of Romans
This series uses Eden as Paul’s starting point in Romans to explain a core first principle: law cannot save, and justification comes by faith. It traces how Adam’s failure shapes the human condition, why the consequences reach us all, and how Romans answers this with God’s grace and the transforming power of the gospel, leading to repentance, fruitfulness, and a new way of living.
Part 1
The key doctrinal issue in New Testament times was the shift from the Law of Moses to salvation by faith, highlighted by Paul's use of the Eden story in Romans.
Part 2
Is it fair that we all share the consequences of Adam’s sin?
Part 3
When God justifies us, something powerful happens... fruitfulness is possible despite the natural desires of the flesh.
Part 4
Law motivates us to sin, and grace motivates us to be righteous.
Part 5
Paul delights in the principles of God but finds that the way the flesh works wages war against that principle.