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Overview, Part 1 Of 2
Overview, Part 2 Of 2
Romans
A. Introduction (Ro 1:1-17)
I.) Introduction [OR] Greeting [OR] The Gospel Exalted [OR] Salutation [OR] Paul commends his calling to the Romans (Ro 1:1)
1. Paul's Prayer and Desire to Visit Rome (Ro 1:8-17)
A.) Desire To Visit Rome [OR] Paul's Longing To Visit Rome [OR] Prayer Of Thanksgiving (Ro 1:8)
B.) And Tells Of His Desire To Visit Them (Ro 1:9)
C.) Theme [OR] The Just Live By Faith [OR] The Power Of The Gospel [OR] His Gospel And Its Righteousness (Ro 1:16)
B. The World
(Ro 1:18-3:20)
1. God's Anger Against Sinful Humanity (Ro 1:18-32)
I.) The guilty world (Ro 1:18)
A.) The Wrath Of God Revealed [OR] God's Wrath On Unrighteousness [OR] God's Wrath Against Mankind [OR] Unbelief And Its Consequences [OR] The Guilt Of Humankind [OR] God Is Angry With All Sin (Ro 1:18)
B.) The Universe A Revelation Of The Power And Deity Of God (Ro 1:19)
C.) The Seven Stages Of Gentile World Apostasy [OR] The Sins Of The Gentiles [OR] God's Righteous Judgment [OR] The Impartiality Of God [OR] The Righteous Judgment Of God [OR] Those Who Sin Cannot Excuse Themselves, Or Escape The Judgment Of God (Ro 1:21)
D.) The Result Of The Gentile World Apostasy (Ro 1:24)
2. God Will Judge Everyone (Ro 2:1-13)
A.) The Gentile Pagan Moralizers No Better Than Other Pagans (Ro 2:1)
1.) Whether They Be Jews Or Gentiles (Ro 2:9)
3. God Will Judge People Who Are Not Jewish (Ro 2:14-16)
4. God Will Judge Jewish People (Ro 2:17-29)
A.) The Jew, Knowing The Law, Is Condemned By The Law [OR] The Jews Guilty As The Gentiles [OR] The Jews And The Law [OR] The Jew Is Condemned By The Law (Ro 2:17)
1.) Circumcision Of No Avail [OR] Circumcision Will Not Profit The Jews If They Do Not Keep The Law (Ro 2:25)
5. Everyone Is a Sinner (Ro 3:1-20)
A.) The Advantage Of The Jew Works His Greater Condemnation [OR] God's Judgment Defended [OR] God's Faithfulness [OR] All The World Guilty [OR] Their Prior Rights (Ro 3:1)
1.) Which They Have Not Lost (Ro 3:3)
B.) The Final Verdict: The Whole World Guilty Before God [OR] All Have Sinned [OR] No One Is Righteous [OR] None Is Righteous [OR] Although The Law Convicts Them Also (Ro 3:9)
1.) No One Is Justified By The Law (Ro 3:20)
C. Justification (Ro 3:21-5:21)
1. God Gives Us His Approval as a Gift (Ro 3:21-31)
I.) Justification by faith in Christ crucified, the alone remedy for sins (Ro 3:21)
A.) Justification Defined [OR] God's Righteousness Through Faith [OR] Righteousness Through Faith [OR] Justification By Faith (Ro 3:21)
1.) Boasting Excluded (Ro 3:27)
2.) But All, Without Exception, By Faith Alone (Ro 3:28)
B.) Justification A Universal Remedy (Ro 3:29)
C.) Justification By Faith Honors The Law [OR] Yet The Law Is Not Abolished [OR] Abraham Justified By Faith [OR] Justification By Faith Evidenced In Old Testament [OR] The Example Of Abraham [OR] Abraham's Faith Was Credited To Him For Righteousness (Ro 3:31)
2. We Have God's Approval by Faith (Ro 4:1-25)
A.) Justification By Faith Illustrated (Ro 4:1)
B.) Justifying Faith Defined [OR] David Celebrates The Same Truth (Ro 4:5)
C.) Justification Is Apart From Ordinances [OR] Abraham Justified Before Circumcision (Ro 4:9)
1.) Before He Was Circumcised (Ro 4:10)
D.) Justification Is Apart From The Law [OR] The Promise Granted Through Faith [OR] God's Promise Realized Through Faith [OR] By Faith Alone He And His Seed Received The Promise (Ro 4:13)
1.) Abraham Is The Father Of All Who Believe (Ro 4:16)
2.) Our Faith Shall Also Be Credited To Us For Righteousness (Ro 4:24)
3. We Are at Peace With God Because of Christ (Ro 5:1-11)
A.) The Seven Results Of Justification [OR] Faith Triumphs In Trouble [OR] Peace And Joy [OR] Results Of Justification [OR] Being Justified By Faith, We Have Peace With God (Ro 5:1)
1.) And Joy In Our Hope (Ro 5:2)
2.) Christ In Our Place (Ro 5:6)
3.) That, Since We Were Reconciled By His Blood, When We Were Enemies (Ro 5:8)
4.) We Shall The More Readily Be Saved After Reconciliation (Ro 5:10)
4. A Comparison Between Adam and Christ (Ro 5:12-21)
I.) Sanctification: indwelling sin, and the Gospel remedy (Ro 5:12)
A.) Through Adam, Sin And Death [OR] Death In Adam, Life In Christ [OR] Death Through Adam, Life Through Christ [OR] Adam And Christ [OR] As Sin And Death Came By Adam (Ro 5:12)
B.) Through Christ, Righteousness And Life (Ro 5:15)
1.) So Much More Are Righteousness And Life Brought By Jesus Christ (Ro 5:17)
D. Sanctification (Ro 6:1-8:39)
1. No Longer Slaves to Sin, but God's Servants (Ro 6:1-7:6)
A.) Deliverance From The Power Of Indwelling Sin (Ro 6:1)
1.) By Union With Christ In Death And Resurrection [OR] Dead To Sin, Alive To God [OR] Dead To Sin, Alive In Christ [OR] Believers Are Dead To Sin, Alive To God [OR] Dying And Rising With Christ [OR] We Must Not Live In Sin (Ro 6:1)
(I.) For We Are Dead To It (Ro 6:2)
(II.) As Appears By Our Baptism (Ro 6:3)
2.) By Counting The Old Life To Be Dead, And By Yielding The New Life To God (Ro 6:11)
(I.) Let Sin Reign No More (Ro 6:12)
3.) By Deliverance From The Law Through Death, And By The Spirit (Ro 6:14)
(I.) From Slaves Of Sin To Slaves Of God [OR] Slaves To Righteousness [OR] Slaves Of Righteousness (Ro 6:15)
(II.) Because We Have Given Ourselves Completely To Righteous Service (Ro 6:18)
(III.) And Because Death Is The Wages Of Sin (Ro 6:23)
(IV.) Freed From The Law [OR] An Illustration From Marriage [OR] Believers United To Christ [OR] An Analogy From Marriage [OR] No Law Has Power Over A Man After His Death (Ro 7:1)
(V.) But We Are Dead To The Law (Ro 7:4)
2. Moses' Laws Show What Sin Is (Ro 7:7-13)
1.) The Believer Is Not Made Holy By The Law [OR] Sin's Advantage In The Law [OR] Struggling With Sin [OR] The Law And Sin [OR] Yet The Law Is Not Sin (Ro 7:7)
(I.) But Holy, Just, Good (Ro 7:11)
(II.) Law Cannot Save From Sin (Ro 7:13)
3. God's Standards Are at War With Sin's Standards (Ro 7:14-25)
(I.) The Conflict Of Two Natures [OR] The Inner Conflict (Ro 7:14)
1.) The Strife Of The Two Natures Under The Law (Ro 7:15)
(I.) As Paul Acknowledges, And Is Grieved Because He Cannot Keep It (Ro 7:16)
4. God's Spirit Makes Us His Children (Ro 8:1-17)
(I.) Free From Indwelling Sin [OR] Life Through The Spirit [OR] Deliverance From Bondage [OR] Life In The Spirit [OR] They That Are In Christ, And Live According To The Spirit, Are Free From Condemnation (Ro 8:1)
1.) The New Law Of The Spirit Delivers, Makes Righteous (Ro 8:2)
2.) Conflict Of The Spirit With The Flesh [OR] What Harm Comes From The Flesh And What Good From The Spirit (Ro 8:5)
(I.) Sonship Through The Spirit (Ro 8:12)
I.) Full result of the Gospel (Ro 8:14)
A.) The Believer A Son And Heir (Ro 8:14)
1.) Of Being God's Children (Ro 8:16)
5. God's Spirit Helps Us (Ro 8:18-27)
A.) The Creation, Delivered From Suffering And Death, Kept For The Sons Of God [OR] From Suffering To Glory [OR] Future Glory (Ro 8:18)
1.) All Things Long To Be Free From Bondage (Ro 8:19)
B.) The Spirit An Indwelling Intercessor [OR] Our Victory In Christ (Ro 8:26)
6. Nothing Can Separate Us From God's Love (Ro 8:28-39)
A.) The Unfailing Purpose Of God Through The Gospel [OR] More Than Conquerors (Ro 8:28)
1.) And Obtain The Liberty Decreed By God In Advance (Ro 8:29)
2.) God's Everlasting Love [OR] God's Love In Christ Jesus (Ro 8:31)
B.) The Believer Secure [OR] Nothing Can Separate Up From His Love (Ro 8:35)
E. Israel (Ro 9:1-11:36)
1. Paul's Concern for the Jewish People (Ro 9:1-24)
I.) Parenthetic. The Gospel does not set aside the covenants with Israel (Ro 9:1)
A.) The Apostolic Solicitude For Israel [OR] Israel's Rejection Of Christ [OR] God's Sovereign Choice [OR] Solicitude For Israel [OR] God's Election Of Israel [OR] Paul's Sorrow For The Jews (Ro 9:1)
B.) The Sevenfold Privilege Of Israel (Ro 9:4)
C.) The Distinction Between Jews Who Are Mere Natural Descendants From Abraham, And Jews Who Are Also Of His Spiritual Seed [OR] Israel's Rejection And God's Purpose [OR] All The Seed Of Abraham Were Not The Children Of The Promise (Ro 9:6)
1.) The Distinction Illustrated (Ro 9:8)
D.) God's Mercy Is Under His Sovereign Will [OR] Israel's Rejection And God's Justice (Ro 9:14)
1.) God's Mercy And Compassion (Ro 9:15)
2.) God's Wrath And Mercy (Ro 9:19)
3.) The Potter Has Power Over His Clay (Ro 9:21)
2. God Chose People Who Are Not Jewish (Ro 9:25-33)
A.) The Prophets Foretold The Blinding Of Israel, And Mercy To Gentiles [OR] The Calling Of The Gentiles Foretold (Ro 9:25)
1.) Present Condition Of Israel [OR] Israel's Unbelief (Ro 9:30)
2.) The Jews Sought Righteousness Through The Law Instead Of By Faith (Ro 9:32)
3. If You Believe You Will Be Saved (Ro 10:1-21)
A.) The Apparent Failure Of The Promises To Israel Explained By Their Unbelief [OR] Israel Needs The Gospel [OR] The Word Of Faith Brings Salvation [OR] Paul's Prayer Is For Israel's Salvation (Ro 10:1)
1.) Salvation Is For All [OR] The Scripture Shows The Difference Between The Righteousness Of The Law And That Of Faith (Ro 10:5)
2.) And That Neither Jew Nor Gentile Who Believes Will Be Destroyed (Ro 10:11)
3.) Israel Rejects The Gospel (Ro 10:14)
4.) And That The Gentiles Shall Receive The Word And Believe (Ro 10:18)
5.) Israel Was Not Ignorant Of These Things (Ro 10:19)
4. God's Continuing Love for Jewish People (Ro 11:1-36)
A.) But Spiritual Israel Is Finding Salvation [OR] Israel's Rejection Not Total [OR] The Remnant Of Israel [OR] Israel Is Not Cast Away [OR] Israel's Rejection Is Not Final [OR] God Has Not Cast Off All Israel, But Has Saved A Remnant (Ro 11:1)
1.) Some Are Chosen According To God's Grace (Ro 11:5)
B.) National Israel Is Judicially Blinded (Ro 11:7)
1.) Israel's Rejection Not Final [OR] Ingrafted Branches [OR] The Salvation Of The Gentiles (Ro 11:11)
C.) The Gentiles Warned (Ro 11:13)
1.) There Is Hope Of The Jews' Conversion (Ro 11:16)
2.) The Gentiles Should Not Become Proud [OR] All Israel Will Be Saved (Ro 11:18)
D.) Israel Is Yet To Be Saved Nationally [OR] For There Is A Promise Of The Jews' Salvation (Ro 11:26)
1.) Doxology [OR] God's Judgments Are Unsearchable (Ro 11:33)
F.
Dedicate Your Lives to God (Ro 12:1-21)
G. The Practice of Righteousness (Ro 12:1-15:13)
I.) Christian life and service (Ro 12:1)
A.) Consecration [OR] Living Sacrifices To God [OR] Living Sacrifices [OR] Dedicated Service [OR] The New Life In Christ [OR] We Want To Please God Because Of His Mercies (Ro 12:1)
B.) Service [OR] Serve God With Spiritual Gifts [OR] We Should Not Think Too Highly Of Ourselves (Ro 12:3)
1.) But Should Pay Attention To The Calling For Which We Are Best Equipped (Ro 12:6)
C.) The Christian And Those Within [OR] Behave Like A Christian [OR] Love [OR] Marks Of The True Christian [OR] Love And Other Virtues (Ro 12:9)
D.) The Christian And Those Without (Ro 12:17)
1.) Overcome Evil With Good (Ro 12:19)
1. Obey the Government (Ro 13:1-7)
1.) Submit To Government [OR] Submission To The Authorities [OR] Be Subject To Government [OR] Being Subject To Authorities [OR] Subjection To Magistrates And Other Duties We Owe Them (Ro 13:1)
2. Love One Another (Ro 13:8-14)
A.) The Law Of Love Toward The Neighbor [OR] Love Your Neighbor [OR] Love, For The Day Is Near [OR] Love For One Another [OR] Love Is The Fulfilling Of The Law (Ro 13:8)
1.) Put On Christ [OR] An Urgent Appeal (Ro 13:11)
2.) Gluttony, Drunkenness, And Works Of Darkness Are Not In Keeping With The Gospel (Ro 13:12)
3. How to Treat Christians Who Are Weak in Faith (Ro 14:1-15:3)
A.) The Law Of Love Concerning Doubtful Things [OR] The Law Of Liberty [OR] The Weak And The Strong [OR] Principles Of Conscience [OR] Do Not Judge Another [OR] The Weak Brother (Ro 14:1)
1.) Men May Not Condemn One Another For Things On Which They Do Not Agree (Ro 14:3)
B.) Jewish And Gentile Believers Are One In Salvation (Ro 14:4)
1.) Do Not Make Another Stumble [OR] But Should See That They Give No Offense By Them (Ro 14:13)
C.) The Apostle Speaks Of His Ministry And Coming Journey [OR] The Law Of Love (Ro 14:14)
1.) The Apostle Proves Such Conduct Unlawful For Many Reasons (Ro 14:15)
2.) Bearing Others' Burdens [OR] Self-Denial On Behalf Of Others [OR] Please Others, Not Yourselves [OR] The Strong Must Bear With The Weak (Ro 15:1)
3.) We Should Not Seek To Please Ourselves (Ro 15:2)
4.) For Even Christ Did Not Do So (Ro 15:3)
4. God Gives Us Unity (Ro 15:4-13)
1.) Glorify God Together [OR] The Gospel For Jews And Gentiles Alike [OR] But We Should Receive One Another, As Christ Received Us All (Ro 15:7)
2.) Both The Jews (Ro 15:8)
3.) And The Gentiles (Ro 15:9)
G.
Paul's Desire to Tell the Good News to the World
[OR] Conclusion (Ro 15:14-16:27)
1.) From Jerusalem To Illyricum [OR] Paul The Minister To The Gentiles [OR] Paul's Reason For Writing So Boldly (Ro 15:14)
2.) Paul's Reasons For Writing This Letter (Ro 15:15)
3.) Plan To Visit Rome (Ro 15:22)
4.) Paul's Plan To Visit Rome (Ro 15:23)
5.) He Tells Of His Visit To Jerusalem (Ro 15:25)
6.) Promises To See The Roman Christians (Ro 15:28)
7.) And Requests Their Prayers (Ro 15:30)
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1. Farewell (Ro 16:1-27)
I.) The outflow of Christian love [OR] Sister Phoebe Commended [OR] Personal Greetings [OR] Greetings and Love Expressed [OR] Personal Greetings [OR] He introduces and commends Phebe (Ro 16:1)
A.) Greeting Roman Saints [OR] Asks The Brethren To Greet Many Fellow Workers (Ro 16:3)
B.) Avoid Divisive Persons [OR] Final Instructions [OR] Advises Them To Avoid Those Who Cause Dissension And Offenses (Ro 16:17)
C.) Greetings From Paul's Friends [OR] And, After Various Salutations, Ends With Praise And Thanks To God (Ro 16:21)
D.) Benediction [OR] Final Doxology (Ro 16:25)
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