| SALUTATION AND INTRODUCTION | Rom. 1:1-1:17 | ||
| I. The Salutation | (1:1-7) | ||
| II. The Introduction | (1:8-17) | ||
| THE WRATH OF GOD REVEALED | Rom. 1:18-3:20 | ||
| I. The Statement of the Main Idea: God’s wrath (His just punishment of sin) is revealed against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of mankind. | (1:18-32) | ||
| II. The Explanation: | |||
| A. God judges all men impartially by their actions. | (2:1-11) | ||
| B. God judges all men by the standard of righteousness they possess. | (2:12-29) | ||
| C. Questions raised about the Jew’s special position | (3:1-20) | ||
| THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD REVEALED | Rom. 3:21-8:39 | ||
| I. Introduction: Man is justified through faith in Jesus Christ apart from the Law. | (3:21-31) | ||
| II. The Discussion of Justification: | |||
| A. The First Issue: Justification is by faith, not works. | (4:1-8) | ||
| B. The Second Issue: Is justification by faith just for Jew or for the Gentile as well? | |||
| 1. The Answer: Justification by faith is for Jew and Gentile alike. | (4:9-25) | ||
| 2. The Application: We should be at peace with God and rejoice! | (5:1-11) | ||
| C. The Third Issue: Does justification by faith nullify the Law? | |||
| 1. Introduction to This Issue: The Relationship of Sin, Grace, and the Law. | (4:9-25) | ||
| 2. Four Questions Which Arise in Dealing with This Issue: | |||
| a. QUESTION: Should we continue in sin so that God's grace can increase? | |||
| ANSWER: No! Since we have died to sin, let us no longer live in it! | (6:1-14) | ||
| b. QUESTION: Then should we sin because we are not under Law but under grace? | |||
| ANSWER: No! We have been released from the law to serve God. | (6:15-7:6) | ||
| c. QUESTION: Then does this mean that the Law itself was sinful? | |||
| ANSWER: No! The law itself is not sin; it is holy, righteous, and good. | (7:7-12) | ||
| d. QUESTION: Then did the Law cause my spiritual death? | |||
| ANSWER: No! It was sin to which I am a slave, not the law, that caused my death. | (7:13-25) | ||
| 3. Conclusion to the Third Issue: | |||
| a. There is no condemnation to those that are in Christ Jesus, so live that way! | (8:1-13) | ||
| b. What is more, those who live by the spirit are the children and heirs of God. | (8:14-30) | ||
| III. Conclusion to Section Three: We are eternally secure in Jesus Christ. No one can ever condemn us or separate us from His love. | (8:31-39 | ||
| THE PROBLEM OF THE NATION OF ISRAEL | Rom. 9:1-11:36 | ||
| I. Introduction: God’s plan for Israel has not failed. | |||
| A. Paul grieves for his brothers, the nation of Israel. | (9:1-5) | ||
| B. God's plan for Israel has not run aground, for not all who are Jews by birth are the elect of Israel. | (9:6-13) | ||
| C. God, whose sovereign right it is to do so, elected just a remnant of Israel so that the Gentiles also might become His children. | (9:14-33) | ||
| II. Israel’s Failure of Faith: Israel failed in faith to obey the gospel although she both heard and understood the message. | (10:1-21) | ||
| III. God’s Election of Grace: | |||
| A. QUESTION: Has God rejected His people? | |||
| ANSWER: No! God has not rejected His people Israel; a remnant is reserved by grace. | (11:1-10) | ||
| B. QUESTION: But has Israel’s unbelief resulted in her fall as a nation? | |||
| ANSWER: No! Israel's failure now results in salvation for the Gentiles, but one day all Israel will be saved. | (11:11-32) | ||
| C. Conclusion: Praise God! | (11:33-36) | ||
| THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE GOSPEL | Rom. 12:1-15:13 | ||
| I. Introduction: Because of God's mercy, we ought to live a life of sacrificial and sanctified worship. | (12:1-2) | ||
| II. This sacrificial and sanctified life is one in which: | |||
| A. We must honestly evaluate and exercise the gifts which God has given us. | (12:3-8) | ||
| B. Love is not hypocritical. | (12:9-21) | ||
| C. We live in obedience to those in authority. | (13:1-7) | ||
| D. We love our neighbor but do not lust. | (13:8-14) | ||
| E. We live in harmony with those of differing opinions: | |||
| 1. Do not scorn those who do not exercise the freedom you exercise, nor condemn those who exercise a freedom you do not. | (14:1-12) | ||
| 2. Do not flaunt your freedom of faith. | (14:13-23) | ||
| 3. Follow the example of our Lord Jesus Christ. | (15:1-13) | ||
| CONCLUSION | Rom. 15:14-16:27 | ||
| I. As a minister of Jesus Christ, Paul was used by God to proclaim the gospel where no one had ever heard. | (15:14-21) | ||
| II. Paul declares his plans to visit and requests their prayers. | (15:22-33) | ||
| III. Paul concludes his letter with a commendation, greetings, a warning, and a doxology. | (16:1-27) |