Romans: Christ Is God's Righteousness (Introduction And Outline)

The book of Acts showed the spread of the gospel from
Jerusalem to Rome, and the beginning of local churches. The
rest of the NT is letters of doctrine and instruction for
these churches. Romans was written to believers in Rome, to
explain the full meaning of the gospel.

Book: Romans

Key passage:

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of
God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first
and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is
revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "BUT THE
RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH." (1:16-17, NAS).

Theme: The gospel reveals the righteousness of God:

Outline:

1. In Condemnation (1:18-3:20)
A) Of Pagans (1:18-32)
B) Of Moral men (2:1-16)
C) Of Jews (2:17 - 3:8)
D) Of all men (3:9-20)

2. In Justification (3:21-5:21)
A) Through faith in Christ (3:21-26)
B) Apart from works (3:27 - 4:25)
C) Unto Peace with God (5:1-11)
D) Unto life (5:12-21)

3. In Sanctification (6:1-8:17)
A) Of Position (6:1-11)
B) Of Practice (6:12 - 7:25)
C) Of Person (8:1-39)

4. In Election (9-11)
A) Of Ancient Israel (9:1 - 11:10)
B) Of Gentiles (11:11-24)
C) Of Future Israel (11:25-36)

5. In Transformation (12-16)
A) Towards the Church (12:1-16)
B) Towards Society (12:17 - 13:14)
C) Towards Weak Brothers (14:1 - 15:33)
D) Towards Faithful Brothers (16:1-16)
E) Towards those who cause dissension (16:17-23)

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Have you heard Christ died for our sins, and God raised Him
from the dead? Did you know God saves you from hell and
gives you eternal life through faith in this finished work alone,
not your merits (Jn. 3:16; 1 Cor. 15:1-3; Eph. 2:8-10; 2 Thess.
1:8-9)? This is so man cannot boast, and God alone gets the
glory (Eph. 2:8-9).
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