Aaron Menikoff

We all know what it is like to presume upon God’s grace. In a moment of weakness, because of the indwelling sin that still lingers in our hearts, we step …

This is one of the most important passages in the Bible explaining original sin. Every human being is born corrupted by Adam’s sin and deserving of God’s condemnation. This is …

In chapter 5, Paul addresses the blessing of justification: peace, daily grace, and hope—but his emphasis is on hope, the hope of future glory. The Christian doesn’t merely long for …

Paul addresses the topic every Jewish reader in his day would have asked: what about Abraham? The Apostle wants us to understand that the life of Abraham proves not only …

After explaining that salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, Paul addresses the question on the mind of every faithful Jew reading through the book of Romans, “What …

In what some call the most important paragraph in the Bible, Paul announces, explains, and applies the Good News of Jesus Christ. After laying out the Bad News in Romans …

Those with “imposter syndrome” think they’re worse than they actually are. Those with “angel syndrome” are convinced they’re better than they actually are. Both are real problems, but those with …

Though Paul wrote the book of Romans to churches in Rome, several times in the book, he addresses the objections to Christianity posed by Jewish skeptics. Romans 3:1–8 is an …

In Romans 1:18-32, Paul argues that the whole world is liable to God’s judgment. He describes, in stunning detail, the downward moral slide of those who make an idol out …

Upon reading Romans 1:18–32, some of Paul’s Jewish readers would have been prone to think about their Gentile neighbors with a sense of superiority. Paul warns them (and us): be …