How the Gospel Brings Us All the Way Home

The Apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans is widely regarded as his magnum opus. At the center of that book lies chapter 8, which Dr. Derek W.H. Thomas calls “the best chapter in the Bible,” for in the thirty-nine verses of that single chapter of Scripture, Paul shows how the gospel brings believers all the way home. From “no condemnation” (v. 1) to “no separation” (v. 39), the chapter is an overview of the Christian life.

In these pages, Dr. Thomas leads his readers step by step through this remarkable chapter of Scripture, unfolding the waystations along the Christian journey and uncovering profound exhortations and reassurances for God’s people.

Endorsements

“While Christians may believe that the gospel merely begins our Christian lives, Derek Thomas shows us convincingly that the gos- pel is the beginning, middle, and end of our lives—indeed, that it is status-shaping, holiness-motivating, and glory-providing. Mov- ing through the grand biblical themes of Romans 8 that shape our understanding of who and whose we are, believers will see that our union with Jesus determines everything about us. Would that my church members might marinate in these truths and so emerge gospel-soaked and gospel-encouraged.”

—Dr. Sean Michael Lucas

“In How the Gospel Brings Us All the Way Home, Derek Thomas skillfully expounds Romans 8, a passage that has become my favor- ite chapter of the Bible. Thomas dives deep into doctrinal truth and beckons us not only to believe these truths intellectually, but to experience the beauty of our personal salvation against the back- drop of the final restoration of all things.”

—Dr. Trevin Wax