38. Romans Part I: Paul writes letters on how to unify the church, and Kim’s surprised that we haven’t figured it out yet

In today’s episode, Kim and Barb talk about Paul and the early church. 

Bible Heroes, Villains, and the In-betweens

• Paul
• Jewish Christians
• Gentile (non-Jewish) Christians

Topics

• The expulsion of the Jewish people from Rome
• The Christians in Rome
• Issues between Jewish believers and Gentile believers
• The controversy over Circumcision
• The Ritual of Baptism
• Paul’s attempts to unify the church by spreading the news of Jesus’ love and atonement

Closing Scripture: Romans 8:14-28

LINKS

• Bible Project video on Romans Part I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej_6dVdJSIU 
• Bible Project video on Romans: https://bibleproject.com/guides/book-of-romans/#:~:text=Chapters%201%2D4%20introduces%20the,heals%20and%20unifies%20Jesus'%20family
• Church of Antioch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Antioch
• Circumcision controversy in early Christianity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision_controversy_in_early_Christianity

Coming Up Next on the Podcast…Romans Part 2

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