SURVEY OF ROMANS

TEXT: ROMANS 1:16 (Theme of the Book)

INTRO:

1 Series of Arguments Saying the Gentiles (Greeks) are just as Acceptable as the Jewish Christians

1. Where does Salvation come through the Promise to Abraham or Law of Moses?

2. Deep Book

a. Parts can be hard to understand

b. Lost in Details

3. Romans is Abused/Misunderstood

a. Taken of Out of Context - False Ideas are Taught

1.	Calvinism – Nothing Good in a Person or Inherit Adam’s Sin (3:10-18 & 5:12)

2. Salvation - Just Confess Alone (10:9-10)

3. Romans 14 used to Justify Sin – Context is Christian Liberties in Christ

4. Setting the Context

a.	Written to Christians by a Christian - Romans 1:1, 7

1. Implications?

b.	The Law often means "The LAW of MOSES"

c. “Jews 1st and also the Greek” (Gentiles)

d. Series of Arguments Saying the Gentiles (Greeks) are just as Acceptable as the Jewish Christians

1. Where does Salvation come through the Promise to Abraham or Law of Moses?

a.	Genesis 12:3 All Nations

b. Jeremiah 31:31-34 Change in Covenant

2. Faith Gives Access to this Promise (Eternal Life)

CHAPTER 1

1. GOSPEL IS FOR EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES - 1:1-7

2. Wants to come to them - 1:8-15

3. The Gospel (bible) is where it is revealed - 1:16

I. THE PROBLEM: ALL SIN & JUSTLY CONDEMNED - 1:18 - 3:18

A. All Should know God 18-23

B. God Gave up on Men who Rejected God - 1:24 -25

C. God will judge all according to Truth & what One Does Per The GOSPEL - 2:2-16

1. Gentiles Tended to Do the things contained in the Law - 2:14

D. Jews Fail to Obey the Law of Moses - 2:17-3:8

E. Jew are Not Better than Gentiles (Greeks) - 3:9-20

1. Both are under Sin (All) - 3:9

II. REMEDY FOR SIN: THE GOSPEL 3:21-5:21

A. Gospel was Witnessed by Law & Prophets - 3:21-22 (1:2)

B. Both Jew & Gentile have Sinned - 3:23

C. Man is justified by Faith (Not by Law alone) - 3:28-31

1.	Abraham was Righteousness was by Faith - 4:1-25

2. The Promise to Abraham was not thru Law of Moses - 4:13

(Galatian 3, Acts 3 Gospel Beforehand)

3. Abraham is an example of Faith - 4:9-25

a. We need to have a Faith Like Abraham - 4:23-25

b.	Receive Inheritance by Faith - 5:1-2

D.	God Made this Salvation Possible by Christ's Death - 5:6-11

E. Salvation is Possible because Grace of God is Stronger than Sin - 5:12-21

III. THE NEW LIFE IN CHRIST - Chapter 6-8

A.	Because of Christ's sacrifice We need to Repent - 6:1-14

1. Can't Be Slaves of Sin - 6:6-14

2. Christians need to be Slaves of Righteousness - 6:15-23

B. Slaves of Righteousness = Eternal Life - 6:22-23

C. Jews are Dead to Law of Moses - 7:1-6 (Jeremiah 31:31-34)

D.	Law of Moses Had Value - 7:7-16

E.	Paul Struggles with Sin (lust of the flesh vs. Spirit (Mind) - 7:17-25

F.	If in Christ NO Condemnation - 8:1-11

1. Walk according to Christ - 8:1

2.	Christians are debtors to Follow Christ - 8:12-17

3.	God assures us of this victory - 8:18-39

IV. THE GOSPEL AS IT RELATES TO ISRAEL - CHAPTER 9-11

A.	True Children of Promise - 9:1-33 (as promised thru Abraham)

1. Seek it by Faith Not Thru Law of Moses

B.	Israel Rejected Salvation thru Christ - 10:1-21

1. Israel should have known this - 10:18-21

C.	God Didn't Cast Away His People but Saved Them Through Faith - 11:1-36

1.	Faith - 11:20

2. Life Needs to be a Living Sacrifice - 12:1-2

V. APPLICATION OF LAW OF CHRIST - 12:1-15:7

A.	Christian Obligations to the Church - 12:3-16

B.	Vengeance Belongs to God - 12:17-21

C.	Christian Responsibility to Civil Government - 13:1-7

D.	Responsibility to Neighbors 13:8-14

E.	Christian Liberties - 14:1-15:7

VI. CHRIST MINISTERS TO BOTH JEW & GENTILE - 15:8-33

A.	Paul is a Minister to the Gentiles - 14-21

B.	Paul has been hindered to see the Jewish Christians in Rome - 22-33

VII. Greetings & Final Exhortation - 16:1-27

A. Help Phoebe 1-2

B.	Greet Many - 3-16 & 21-23

C. Warning About False Teachers - 17-18

D.	Gospel Made Known to All - 26

1. For the Obedience to the Faith - 26 (1:5, 6:16, 6:19)