The
book of Romans was written by Paul and shows us the truth about Jesus
Christ. Throughout centuries, Paul’s
letter has changed lives. There are
layers upon layers of doctrine in this book.
As you study you will go deeper into these truths. There will be some confusion and there will
be some wow moments. The book is simple
yet eternally complex and full of doctrine.
It will challenge you and make you rethink why you believe what you
believe. If you are not confused during
this study, you are not stretching your mind enough. It will show you the character of God and
that He is truth and trustworthy.
Romans
can be broken up into sections: Rom. 1 -11 lays out the doctrine, truth
of Christianity and Rom. 12-16 is
about how do we live based on this doctrine.
The theme is the righteous revelation of God in the gospel. He talks about the gospel, sin, grace, faith,
salvation, sanctification, sovereignty of God and service to God. Paul sums up his theme in Rom. 1:16-17. “For I am not ashamed
of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who
believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel righteousness from God is
revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is
written: ‘The righteous will live by faith.’”
What is
the gospel? The gospel is the story of
Jesus. It means “good news”. It’s God's plan for salvation. We have all done wrong things called
sin. We can’t save ourselves from
punishment by our own efforts so we are hopeless, but God didn’t leave us
hopeless. He sent Jesus into the world
to take the punishment we deserve. Jesus
was sent by God, born of a virgin, was crucified, died on the cross and was
buried. Then 3 days later He was raised
to life. He did all this so man could
have a renewed relationship with God.
All we have to do to be saved from the punishment we deserve is to
believe in Jesus and His story.
In chapters
1-3:20 we learn about sin and the
human condition. Chapters 3:21-8 we learn salvation comes through
Jesus Christ. Chapters 6-8 are about sanctification. Chapters 9-11
are all about the sovereignty of God and His glorious plan for creation. Chapters 12-16
are about service and tell us how we can live for Him.
Romans
will show the true identity of every person.
The book shows how God will deal with humanity’s sin by the work of
Jesus on the cross. It starts off
telling us how bad we are then tells us there is hope. That hope is Jesus Christ.
The
book of Romans contains some of the deepest theological truths in all the
Bible. I have studied Romans several
times, but each time God has something different to teach me. I am excited to dive into this book
again. I hope you will join me as we
study together each week.
Next time
we will begin with Romans 1. Have a blessed day and thanks for visiting my
site. Hope to see you here again.
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