Faith and Salvation – Romans 4:13–5:21
Read the Passage: Romans 4:13–5:21 Abraham’s Faith (4:13–25) In Rom. 4:1–12 Paul had appealed to two important Old Testament figures—namely, Abraham and David—to show that salvation has always been by […]
Condemnation and Salvation – Romans 3:1–4:12
Read the Passage: Romans 3:1–4:12 Condemnation of All (3:1–20) In Rom. 3:1 Paul posited a logical question that his Jewish readers would have been asking, “What advantage then has the […]
Condemnation of Mankind – Romans 2:12–29
Read the Passage: Romans 2:12-29 Condemned by Conscience (2:12–16) In Rom. 2:12–16 Paul is primarily addressing the spiritual state of Gentiles—that is, those who are “without [the written] law” (Rom. […]
Righteous Judgment – Romans 1:18–2:11
Read the Passage: Romans 1:18–2:11 Wrath of God (1:18–23) After declaring in Rom. 1:17 that “the righteousness of God is revealed from faith,” in Rom. 1:18 Paul notes that “the […]
Romans: Introduction – Romans 1:1–17
Read the Passage: Romans 1:1-17 Authorship and Date: The book of Romans was written by the apostle Paul, and this letter stands at the forefront of his thirteen epistles (or […]
