2.01. Romans In Outline

Romans In Outline

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION (Rom 1:1-17) A. SALUTATION (Rom 1:1-7) 1. The writer (Rom 1:1) 2. The message (Rom 1:2-4) a) Foretold in the Old Testament (Rom 1:2) b) Concerns the God-Man (Rom 1:3-4) 3. The mission (Rom 1:5) 4. The readers (Rom 1:6-7) B. PAUL’S PURPOSE TO VISIT ROME (Rom 1:8-15) 1. The church in Rome a radiating center for the faith (Rom 1:8) 2. Paul’s yearning to visit Rome (Rom 1:9-10) 3. Reasons for Paul’s longing to visit Rome (Rom 1:11-15)
a) That he and the church might be mutually blessed (Rom 1:11-13 a) b) That he might gather fruit from the church (Rom 1:13 b) c) That he might make partial payment of his debt to the world (Rom 1:14-15) C. THESIS OF THE EPISTLE (Rom 1:16-17) 1. The Gospel, the power of God unto salvation (Rom 1:16) 2. Justification by faith (Rom 1:17) I. CONDEMNATION FOR SIN (1:18-3:20) A. GUILT OF THE GENTILES (Rom 1:18-32) 1. Night for light (Rom 1:18-23) a) God’s right to condemn (Rom 1:18-19 a) b) The light from God is twofold (Rom 1:19-20) c) The night of idolatry (Rom 1:21-23) 2. A threefold abandonment (Rom 1:24-32) a) To carnal immorality (Rom 1:24-25) b) To carnal abnormality (Rom 1:26-27) c) To moral perversity (Rom 1:28-32) B. JEW AND GENTILE ALIKE SUBJECT TO JUDGMENT OF GOD (Rom 2:1-16) 1. In judging others men condemn themselves (Rom 2:1-3) 2. Impenitence converts God’s grace into wrath (Rom 2:4-5) 3. God rewards every man according to his works (Rom 2:5-9 a) a) Blessedness for the good (Rom 2:7) b) Wretchedness for the bad (Rom 2:8-9 a)
4. Jew and Gentile alike fall under the judgment (Rom 2:9-11) 5. Men will be judged by the light they have (Rom 2:12-16)
a) Jews by the written, Gentiles by the unwritten law (Rom 2:12-13) b) Gentiles have the unwritten law of conscience (Rom 2:14-16)
C. THE JEW JUDGED NOT BY HIS HAVING BUT BY HIS DOING OF THE LAW (Rom 2:17-29)
1. The Jew takes pride in the law (Rom 2:17-20)
a) In having the law (Rom 2:17-18) b) In teaching the law (Rom 2:19-20) 2. The Jew sins in breaking the law he teaches (Rom 2:21-23) 3. Jewish transgression provokes Gentile derision of the law (Rom 2:24) 4. Transgression nullifies possession of the law (Rom 2:25) 5. Gentile fulfillment rebukes Jewish transgression of the law (Rom 2:26-27) 6. The true Jew is one who is a Jew inwardly (Rom 2:28-29) D. ADVANTAGE OF THE JEW WORKS HIS GREATER CONDEMNATION (Rom 3:1-8) 1. He has the stewardship of revelation (Rom 3:1-2) 2. Faithlessness of Jews a foil to faithfulness of God (Rom 3:3-4) 3. But this fact does not exempt the Jew from fulfillment (Rom 3:5-8) E. THE WHOLE WORLD, JEW AND GENTILE, GUILTY BEFORE GOD (Rom 3:9-20) 1. Jew and Gentile alike under sin (Rom 3:9) 2. Universal sinfulness proved from Old Testament (Rom 3:10-18) 3. Whole world answerable to God (Rom 3:19) 4. By the law comes knowledge of sin (Rom 3:20) II. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH (3:21-5:21) A. PROVIDED IN JESUS CHRIST (Rom 3:21-31) 1. Righteousness of God in Christ available for justification (Rom 3:21-24) a) Manifested in Christ (Rom 3:21) b) Obtainable through faith in Christ (Rom 3:22 a) c) Indispensable for all (Rom 3:22-23) d) Available for justification (Rom 3:24-25 a) 2. Threefold justification effected on the cross (Rom 3:25-26) a) Justification of God to men (Rom 3:25-26 a) b) Justification of God to God (Rom 3:26 b) c) Justification of men to God (Rom 3:26 c) 3. Justification by faith, not by works (Rom 3:27-30) 4. Justification by faith confirms, not destroys, the law (Rom 3:31) B. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH EXEMPLIFIED IN ABRAHAM (Rom 4:1-25) 1. Abraham’s faith in God accounted for righteousness (Rom 4:1-8) 2. His righteousness by faith made him the father of all who believe (Rom 4:9-17) a) Both of the circumcision and of the uncircumcision (Rom 4:9-12) b) Children of Abraham are of faith and not of works (Rom 4:13-17) 3. Abraham’s faith a prototype of the Christian faith (Rom 4:18-25) C. RECONCILIATION WITH GOD THROUGH JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH (Rom 5:1-11) 1. Peace with God through faith in Christ (Rom 5:1-2 a) 2. Triumph over trial through hope of glory (Rom 5:2-5 a) 3. Love of God in the heart the spring of hope (Rom 5:5 b) 4. Christ’s reconciling death for us (Rom 5:6-8) 5. Christ’s reconciling life in us (Rom 5:9-11) D. CONTRASTING HERITAGES (Rom 5:12-21) 1. Heritage of sin and death through Adam (Rom 5:12-14) 2. Heritage of grace and life through Christ (Rom 5:15) 3. Elaboration of these contrasting heritages (Rom 5:16-21) a) Sin and death-justification and life (Rom 5:13; Rom 5:16-18) b) Many made sinners-many made righteous (Rom 5:19) c) Abounding sin-abounding grace (Rom 5:20) d) Death through sin-life through Christ (Rom 5:21) III. SANCTIFICATION OF LIFE (6:1-8:39) A. EMANCIPATION FROM SIN (Rom 6:1-23) 1. Death to sin, life in Christ (Rom 6:1-14) a) Grace is not freedom to sin (Rom 6:1-2 a) b) Death to sin precludes life in sin (Rom 6:2 b) c) In baptism we have died and risen with Christ (Rom 6:3-5) d) Our death with Christ cancels the grasp of sin (Rom 6:6-7) e) Dying with Christ means living with Christ (Rom 6:8-11) f) Let us live for God and not for sin (Rom 6:12-14) 2. An exchange of masters (Rom 6:15-23) a) Grace is not freedom to sin (Rom 6:15) b) Servants of sin or servants of righteousness (Rom 6:16) c) A transference of allegiance (Rom 6:17-22) d) The pay of sin is death, the gift of God is eternal life (Rom 6:23) B. THE TRANSITION FROM LAW TO GRACE (Rom 7:1-25) 1. Release from bondage to the law (Rom 7:1-6) a) Manner of this release (Rom 7:1-3) b) Purpose of this release (Rom 7:4-5) c) Result of this release (Rom 7:6) 2. Purpose of the law is to bring to grace (Rom 7:7-25) a) By unveiling the sinfulness of sin (Rom 7:7-13) (1) The law brings sin to light (Rom 7:7-8) (2) Sin brings death through the law (Rom 7:9-11) (3) The law is good (Rom 7:12-14) b) By revealing the helplessness of man (Rom 7:15-25) (1) Precipitates conflict between conscience and practice (Rom 7:14-15) (2) This conflict witnesses to two thing (Rom 7:16-20) (a) The goodness of the law (Rom 7:16) (b) The weakness of the flesh (Rom 7:17-23) c) Victory over lower nature only through Jesus Christ (Rom 7:24-25) C. THE LIFE OF SANCTIFICATION IN THE SPIRIT (Rom 8:1-39) 1. Its origin (Rom 8:1-4) 2. Its antithesis (Rom 8:5-8) 3. Its motivation (Rom 8:9-11) 4. Its obligation (Rom 8:12-14) 5. Its heritage (Rom 8:15-17) 6. Its expectation (Rom 8:18-25) a) Present trouble contrasted with future glory (Rom 8:18) b) Prospective redemption of world of nature (Rom 8:19-22) c) Destined glorification of the bodies of Christians (Rom 8:23) d) Hope that is seen is not hope (Rom 8:24-25) 7. Its undergirding (Rom 8:26-27) 8. Its consummation (Rom 8:28-30) 9. Its inexhaustibility (Rom 8:31-34) 10. Its indestructibility (Rom 8:35-39) IV. RESTORATION OF THE JEWS (9:1-11:36) A. GOD’S REJECTION OF ISRAEL (Rom 9:1-29) 1. Paul’s grief for the Jews (Rom 9:1-5) a) Depth of grief (Rom 9:1-3) b) Cause of grief (Rom 9:4-5) 2. Rejection of Jews no reflection on God (Rom 9:6-13) a) God’s Word has not failed (Rom 9:6 a) b) Promise to spiritual, not physical seed (Rom 9:6-8) c) This fact borne out in case of Jacob and Esau (Rom 9:9-13) 3. Election to grace no reflection on God (Rom 9:14-18) a) No injustice with God (Rom 9:14) b) God’s sovereignty in mercy and in power (Rom 9:15-18) 4. Rebellion at election no reflection on election (Rom 9:19-24) a) Such rebellion may be natural (Rom 9:19) b) But it is presumptuous in man (Rom 9:20-21) c) Election a reflection of God’s glory (Rom 9:22-24) 5. Reflections of election in prophecy (Rom 9:25-29) a) Hosea (Rom 9:25-26) b) Isaiah (Rom 9:27-29) B. ISRAEL’S REJECTION OF GOD (9:30-10:21) 1. Reason for rejection broadly stated (Rom 9:30-33) a) The question stated (Rom 9:30-31) b) The answer given (Rom 9:32-33) 2. Israel failed to see Christ as the end of the law (Rom 10:1-4) 3. Israel failed to see free character of salvation (Rom 10:5-11) a) Description of righteousness by faith (Rom 10:5-8) b) Salvation through righteousness by faith (Rom 10:9-11) 4. Israel failed to see universality of the Gospel (Rom 10:12-21) a) Universality of Gospel proved (Rom 10:12-13) b) Universality of Gospel shown (Rom 10:14-15) c) Universality of Gospel scorned (Rom 10:16-21) C. RESTORATION OF ISRAEL (Rom 11:1-36) 1. Rejection of Israel not complete (Rom 11:1-10) a) Exemption of true Israel (Rom 11:1-2 a) b) Instance of remnant in time of Elijah (Rom 11:2-4) c) Mercy for the elect, justice for the hardened (Rom 11:5-10) 2. Rejection of Israel not final (Rom 11:11-24) a) Rejection anticipated (Rom 11:11-16) b) Admonition to believing Gentiles (Rom 11:17-22) c) Restoration for believing Israel (Rom 11:23-24).

3. Salvation for all (Rom 11:25-32) a) Full restoration of Israel (Rom 11:25-27 (1) When fullness of times for Gentiles come (Rom 11:25-26 (2) Prophesied in Isaiah (Rom 11:26-27) b) Israel’s dual status (Rom 11:28) c) God’s election to mercy irrevocable (Rom 11:29-31) d) Ultimate purpose of mercy to all, Jew and Gentile (Rom 11:32) 4. Doxology (Rom 11:33-36) a) God’s providence unfathomable (Rom 11:33) b) God’s providence self-determined (Rom 11:34-35) c.) God’s providence all-inclusive (Rom 11:36) V. APPLICATION IN LIFE (12:1-15:13) A. A CHURCH UNIFIED IN LOVE (Rom 12:1-21) 1. A call for consecration (Rom 12:1-2) a) Motivation in grace presented (Rom 12:1) b) Conformation to the world forbidden (Rom 12:2 a) c) Transformation by the Lord command (Rom 12:2 b) 2. Plea for co-operation (Rom 12:3-8) a) Vanity of self (Rom 12:3) b) Unity in Christ (Rom 12:4-5) c) Ministry of gifts (Rom 12:6-8) 3. Practice of love (Rom 12:9-16) a) Sincerity (Rom 12:9-12) b) Generosity (Rom 12:13-14) c) Sympathy (Rom 12:15-16 a) d) Humility (Rom 12:16 b) 4. Conquest of hate (Rom 12:17-21) a) Pursue peace (Rom 12:17-18) b) Postpone wrath (Rom 12:19) c) Outwit hate (Rom 12:20-21) B. THREE COMPREHENSIVE COUNSELS (Rom 13:1-14) 1. Be law-abiding (Rom 13:1-7) a) Civil powers ordained of God (Rom 13:1) b) Lawlessness is resistance to God (Rom 13:2) c) Rulers a blessing to the good, a terror to the bad (Rom 13:3-4) d) Be submissive for conscience’ sake (Rom 13:5-7) 2. Be love-fulfilling (Rom 13:8-10) a) The principle stated (Rom 13:8) b) The principle illustrated (Rom 13:9-10) 3. Be light-revealing (Rom 13:11-14) a) Wake up to light (Rom 13:11-12 a) b) Dress up in Christ (Rom 13:12-14) C. THE STRONG AND THE WEAK (14:1-15:13) 1. Mutual consideration enjoined (Rom 14:1-6)
2. Common accountability to God a motive (Rom 14:7-12) a) We are in Christ in life and in death (Rom 14:7-9) b) Therefore we are not to judge (Rom 14:10-12) 3. Stewardship of influence a motive (Rom 14:13-23) a) Meats, harmless in themselves, sinful if stumbling block to others (Rom 14:13-16) b) Right transcends rites and rights (Rom 14:17-18) c) Waive rights that harm the weak (Rom 14:19-23) 4. Obligation to help the weak a motive (Rom 15:1-33 : l-7) a) A duty in imitation of Christ (Rom 15:1-4) b) Edification of the weak a glorification of the Lord (Rom 15:5-7) 5. Christ for Jews and Gentiles a motive (Rom 15:8-12) 6. Benediction (Rom 15:13) POSTSCRIPTS (15:14-16:27) A. THE NATURE OF PAUL’S MINISTRY (Rom 15:14-21) B. THE APOSTLE’S PLANS (Rom 15:22-33) C. A WORD FOR PHOEBE (Rom 16:1-2) D. MISCELLANEOUS GREETINGS (Rom 16:3-16) E. WARNING AGAINST FALSE TEACHERS (Rom 16:17-20) F. FURTHER GREETINGS (Rom 16:21-24) G. CONCLUDING DOXOLOGY (Rom 16:25-27)