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…. Paul's Letter. To. The Christians In Rome. Paul's Letter To. The Christians In Rome. The Epistle… Greetings & Thematic Statement 1:1-17 Opening acknowledgements vv. 1-7 Thankfulness & plans re: Rome vv. 8-15
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Paul's Letter To... The Christians In Rome
Paul's Letter To The Christians In Rome The Epistle… • Greetings & Thematic Statement 1:1-17 • Opening acknowledgements vv. 1-7 • Thankfulness & plans re: Rome vv. 8-15 • ThemeÙ the gospel is God’s power to save…justification is by faith vv. 16-17
Paul's Letter To The Christians In Rome The Epistle… • Man’s Sin Problem & Remedy 1:18 – 5:21 • Indictment #1 Ù all Gentiles guilty 1:18-32 • God’s wrath against all unrighteousness • God “gave man up” to his lusts, degrading passions, and depraved mind • Judgment will not only be to those guilty of such, but also to those who give approval
Paul's Letter To The Christians In Rome The Epistle… • Man’s Sin Problem & Remedy 1:18 – 5:21 • Indictment #2 Ù all Jews guilty 2:1-29 • Those who “pass judgment” have no excuse • “Boasting in the Law” is no advantage when one commits the same sins as the Gentiles • The name of God was being “blasphemed” among the Gentiles because of the Jews
Paul's Letter To The Christians In Rome The Epistle… • Man’s Sin Problem & Remedy 1:18 – 5:21 • Indictment #3 Ù all men guilty 3:1-23 • Both Jews & Gentiles are under sin • “There is none righteous…no, not one” • “All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God”
Paul's Letter To The Christians In Rome The Epistle… • Man’s Sin Problem & Remedy 1:18 – 5:21 • God’s remedy Ù justification by God’s grace & man’s faith 3:24 – 5:21 • Salvation by faith, not “law keeping” 3:24-31 • Case study to prove Ù Abraham 4:1-22 • Follow Abraham’s example 4:23 – 5:11 • God’s power to save illustrated 5:12-21