Name: Romans 1: Good News, Bad News
Uploaded: 2023-09-19T05:00:02+00:00
Duration: 22 min 30 s
Description: Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to hear the Apostle Paul preach? He was brilliant and anointed by God to preach the Gospel to the non-Jewish world. What would it have been like to

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Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to hear the Apostle Paul preach? He was brilliant and anointed by God to preach the Gospel to the non-Jewish world. What would it have been like to listen to him present the Gospel, one step at a time? Well, that is what the Book of Romans is all about. The Holy Spirit inspired Paul to write the most precise form of the Gospel and addressed it as the capital city. Paul had yet to go to Rome. Paul was not the one who started the church in Rome. He is sending this letter ahead and hopes to follow soon. Paul likely already had several friends there and couldn't wait to join them.

The theme of Romans is timeless: The Most Beautiful Thing in All Creation is that the Creator Came For Us.

The theme verse: (Romans 1:16) For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes.

Let's enjoy a master orator inspired by the Holy Spirit as he lays out the wonder of the Gospel for us. Let's dig in and see what treasures are here too. Remember. The more we dig, the more we find.

Let’s take this journey together.

Detailed Outline of Romans:
1:1-7: Greetings and self-introduction
1:8-17: A thematic statement of the gospel
1:18-32: God’s wrath and human disobedience
2:1-29: God’s impartial judgment of both Jew and Gentile
3:1-8: God’s faithfulness to Israel
3:9-20: The universality of sin
3:21-31: Justification by faith for Jews and Gentiles
4:1-25: Abraham as the founder of the people of God and a model of faith
5:1-11: Faith brings peace with God
5:12-21: Adam and Jesus Christ as two types of humanity
6:1-23: Sharing Jesus Christ’s death in baptism and living in obedience
7:1-6: Freedom from the law to serve in the Spirit
7:7-25: The law brings knowledge of sin
8:1-11: The new life of the Spirit
8:12-39: The assurance of glory and of the love of God
9:1-5: Paul’s anguish over unbelieving Jews
9:6-29: The pattern of God’s election in Israel’s history
9:30–10:21: Israel’s failure to submit to God’s righteousness
11:1-24: The remnant of Israel and the ingrafting of Gentiles
11:25-36: God’s future purpose for Israel and all humanity
12:1–13:14: Moral issues: obedience to the state
14:1–15:13: Disputes over food between strong and weak believers
15:14-16:27: Paul’s future travel plans, personal greetings, and final blessing