Illustrations from Romans
1310 illustrations referencing Romans
The Social Media & Faith Perspective - Commentary
This biblical commentary explores the intersection of Social Media and Faith through the lens of Romans 12:2, emphasizing the importance of integrity and compassion in navigating modern challenges. It encourages believers to reflect on their attitudes and actions, inviting a deeper engagement with God's truth in everyday life.
David Bosch on Missionary Security - Missional (Romans 8:38-39)
"The missionary faces danger, hardship, persecution—but nothing can separate us from Christ's love. This is missionary security: not safety from harm but certainty of love. We go anywhere because no '
In View of God's Mercies - Reformed (Romans 12:1-2)
Notice how Paul begins: "IN VIEW OF God's mercies, I urge you..." Romans 1-11 unpacks those mercies—election, justification, adoption, glorification. THEN comes the call to sacrifice. Reformed theolog
Christ the Pattern of Sacrifice - Christocentric (Romans 12:1-2)
What does a living sacrifice look like? Look at Jesus. He offered His body—literally, on the cross. He didn't conform to the world's patterns of power and self-protection. His mind was transformed by
Reasonable Worship in Daily Work - Lutheran (Romans 12:1-2)
Paul calls the living sacrifice "your reasonable worship" (logiken latreian). Luther saw worship not just in church but in vocation—the farmer worships by farming well, the mother by nurturing childre
Transformed Mind Through the Spirit - Charismatic (Romans 12:1-2)
"Be transformed by the renewing of your mind." How does mind renewal happen? Charismatics emphasize the Spirit's work: revelation, prophecy, words of knowledge that shift perspective. A woman battling
Nonconformity to a Passing World - Dispensational (Romans 12:1-2)
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world"—dispensationalists note: this age is passing. Why conform to a system under judgment? The world's values, priorities, and patterns are temporary; God's ki
The Martyrs' Ultimate Conformity to Christ - Anabaptist (Romans 12:1-2)
When Anabaptist martyrs went to their deaths, they weren't conforming to the world's pattern of self-preservation. They were transformed by a different vision: Christ crucified. "Do not conform to the
Thomas Cranmer's Final Sacrifice - Anglican (Romans 12:1-2)
Thomas Cranmer, architect of Anglican worship, faced execution under Queen Mary. He had recanted under pressure—conforming to save his life. But at the stake, transformed, he thrust his right hand int
Bill Johnson on Spirit of Power - Charismatic (2 Timothy 1:7)
"POWER—not weakness! The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you! LOVE—perfect love casts out fear! SOUND MIND—clarity in the midst of chaos! This is your inheritance! Fear has NO leg
St. Augustine on Sovereign Goodness - Catholic (Romans 8:28)
"God judged it better to bring good out of evil than not to permit any evil to exist. For the Almighty God, who has supreme power over all things, would never permit the existence of anything evil, if
T.D. Jakes on Unconquerable Love - Pentecostal (Romans 8:38-39)
"NOTHING can separate you! Not your past, not your failures, not the enemy's attacks! Devils cannot snatch you; death cannot claim you; hell cannot hold you! You are LOVED with an unconquerable love!
Pope John Paul II on New Creation Through Baptism - Catholic (2 Corinthians 5:17)
"In Baptism we are buried with Christ and rise as new creations. The sacrament effects what it signifies: real transformation, not mere symbol. Through the waters, the old Adam dies and the new creati
A.W. Tozer on God's Sovereign Good - Traditional (Romans 8:28)
"God never does anything accidentally, and He never makes mistakes—only we do. God never does anything accidentally, and He never makes mistakes—only we do. To those who love Him, He works all things—
N.T. Wright on New Creation Life - Anglican (Romans 6:23)
"Eternal life is not just endless existence but the life of the age to come—resurrection life, new creation life. Sin's wages are death, the undoing of creation. God's gift is life, the renewal of all
James Cone on Systemic Death - Progressive (Romans 6:23)
"Sin pays wages—and systemic sin pays systemic death. Racism kills; poverty kills; empire kills. These are the wages of structural sin. But God's gift is life—abundant, liberated, restored. The gift c
James Cone on Transformation and Liberation - Black Church (Romans 12:1-2)
"'Do not be conformed to this world'—the world of white supremacy, of unjust systems, of oppressive patterns. The renewed mind sees through lies and imagines freedom. Transformation is liberation: min
Bill Johnson on Kingdom Living - Charismatic (Micah 6:8)
"Micah 6:8 is KINGDOM lifestyle! Justice—bringing heaven's righteousness! Mercy—releasing heaven's compassion! Humble walk—staying connected to the King! This isn't religious duty; it's supernatural l
Howard Thurman on Love for the Rejected - Black Church (Romans 5:8)
"Christ died for sinners—including those the world calls sinners simply for existing. The rejected, the despised, the disinherited—for these especially, Christ died. 'While we were sinners' is good ne
John Wesley on Prevenient Love - Wesleyan (Romans 5:8)
"Christ died while we were sinners—this is prevenient grace in its starkest form. Before we sought God, He sought us. Before we loved, He loved. His death is the ultimate expression of grace that come
Jon Sobrino on Love for the Crucified - Liberation (Romans 8:38-39)
"The crucified peoples know that powers and principalities TRY to separate—through violence, poverty, exclusion. But they cannot succeed! God's love in Christ—the crucified God—reaches the crucified p
Billy Graham on Personal Assurance - Baptist (Romans 8:38-39)
"Do you know—really know—that nothing can separate YOU from God's love? Not your fears, not your failures, not your doubts. The love of God in Christ Jesus holds YOU personally. This is not doctrine o
R.C. Sproul on Sovereignty and Good - Reformed (Romans 8:28)
"If there is one maverick molecule in the universe—one molecule running loose outside the plan of God—then God is not sovereign, and if God is not sovereign, He is not God. Romans 8:28 rests on absolu
Martin Luther on Law and Gospel - Lutheran (Romans 6:23)
"Here is law and gospel in one verse. Law: sin pays death—this terrifies. Gospel: God gives life—this comforts. The law shows what we deserve; the gospel shows what we receive. From terror to comfort,