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ROMANS
LESSON #1
INTRODUCTION:

SOURCE MATERIAL FOR THIS STUDY:
OUTLINE BY ADELE CARMICHAEL
NOTES, CHARLES SWINDOLL

DISCOVER YOUR MOTIVATIONAL GIFT BY DON & KATIE FORTUNE

IRVING JENSEN “THE LAYMAN’S BIBLE STUDY NOTEBOOK”

NOTES FROM CHARLES “BUD” STANLEY

BASIC YOUTH CONFLICT SEMINARS BY BILL GOTHARD

WRITTEN BY: PAUL, AN APOSTLE OF JESUS CHRIST

PAUL WAS A JEW FROM THE TRIBE OF BENJAMIN, A MEMBER OF THE THE PHARISEE PARTY, HE WASBORN IN TARSUS AND A ROMAN CITIZEN. HE WAS WELL EDUCATED BY A FAMOUS TEACHER, GAMALIEL.THE SANHEDRIN COUNCIL GAVE PAUL OFFICIAL AUTHORITY TO PERSECUTE CHRISTIANS. HE DID SOZEALOUSLY AND WAS PRESENT WHEN STEPHEN WAS KILLED. PAUL WAS CONVERTED TO CHRIST ON THEROAD TO DAMASCUS BY A MIRACLE OF GOD.

WRITTEN TO: WRITTEN TO BELIEVERS BUT FOR THE “NATURAL MAN” PAUL SPEAKS OF3 DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF MANKIND:
NATURAL MAN, CARNAL MAN, SPIRITUAL MAN

NATURAL MAN,  CARNAL MAN,  SPIRITUAL MAN

NATURAL MAN	CARNAL MAN	SPIRITUAL MAN
Definition:	Definition:	Definition:
THE NON-BELIEVER WHO DOES NOT KNOW GOD	THE BELIEVER WHO IS FALLEN AWAY AND NOT WALKING WITH GOD	THE BELIEVER WHO WALKS WITH GOD FOLLOWING THE HOLY SPIRIT’S LEADING
Scripture:	Scripture:	Scripture:
1CO 2:14	1CO 3:1	GAL 5:24-25
N.T. Writings  For:	N.T. Writings  For:	N.T. Writings  For:
ROMANS	1 CORINTHIANS	EPHESIANS
	2 CORINTHIANS	PHILIPPIANS
		COLOSSIANS

 

LOCATION: WRITTEN FROM CORINTH AFTER HE WROTE 1CORINTHIANS AND BEFORE HE WROTE2CORINTHIANS DURING PAUL’S THIRD VISIT. IT WAS WRITTEN TO A FLOURISHING CHURCH AT ROME

DATE: 56 – 59 AD

PURPOSE FOR STUDY:
TO GRASP THE CENTRAL TRUTHS OF CHRISTIANITY
TO KNOW THEM SO WELL THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE THEM WITH NON-BELIEVERS WHETHER JEW ORGENTILE
THE EMPHASIS WILL BE ON SHARING OUR FAITH
WITNESSING AND BEING A WITNESS
WE’LL CONSIDER SOME ANSWERS TO EXCUSES MADE BY NON-BELIEVERS
WE’LL GAIN SCRIPTURES TO EQUIP US TO WITNESS

THEME: THE GOSPEL OF GOD ROM 1:1,16,17

THIS IS THE WIDEST POSSIBLE DESIGNATION OF REDEMPTIVE TRUTH BECAUSE:
1. IT RELATES TO THE WHOLE WORLD–NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS
2. CHRIST ACCOMPLISHED ENOUGH TO MEET ALL MAN’S NEEDS

SOME SECONDARY THEMES:
1. THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD
2. THE GOODNESS OF GOD
3. THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD
4. THE GRACE OF GOD
5. THE LAW OF GOD

THE CHURCH IN ROME:

PAUL RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF A STRONG CHRISTIAN CHURCH AT THE CENTER OF THE ROMANEMPIRE. WE DO NOT KNOW HOW THE CHURCH STARTED. WHEN PAUL WROTE THIS LETTER, THE CHURCH WASVERY LARGE. PROBABLY, THE CHURCH MEMBERS WERE MOSTLY GENTILE WITH SOME JEWS.

OUTLINE: OUTLINE OF ROMANS 1-8

THE SON OF GOD WITH POWER (ROM 1:4):

TO CONDEMN	TO JUSTIFY	TO SANCTIFY	TO GLORIFY
INTRODUCTION 1:1-15 THEME 1:16-17 CONDEMNATION 1:18-3:20 1. GENTILES 1:118-32 2. JEWS 2:1-3:8 7 PRINCIPLES OF JUDGMENT 3. WORLD 3:9-20 RIGHTEOUSNESS REQUIRED	3:21-5:11 JUSTIFICATION 1. GROUNDS: GOD’S GRACE 3:21-26 2. MEANS: OUR FAITH 3:27-4:25 3. EFFECTS: 5:1-11 RIGHTEOUSNESS REVEALED RECEIVED IMPUTED APART FROM LAW	5:12-8:11 SANCTIFICATION TWO ADAMS 5:12-21 HOLINESS 6:1-8:22 1. PRINCIPLE 6:1-11 2. PRACTICE 6:12 3. PREVENTIVE 7:7 4. POWER 8:1-11	8:12-30 GLORIFICATION COMING GLORY 1. EVIDENCE 8:12-17 2. EXPECTATION 8:18-27 3. CERTAINTY 8:28-30 THE VICTOR’S SONG 8:31-39 FROM CONDEMNATION TO GLORIFICATION
RUINED BY SIN	RANSOMED BY BLOOD	REGENERATED BY THE SPIRIT	RAISED WITH CHRIST

 

HOMEWORK FOR ROMANS 1

THIS IS A SELF-STUDY. PLEASE DO NOT SEND HOMEWORK ANSWERS TO THE TEACHER FORCORRECTION.

PREPARATION FOR ROMANS 1

READ ROMANS 1

(ADVANCED QUESTION) ACCORDING TO ROM 1:6-7, WE HAVE A “CALLING” IN JESUSCHRIST. IF YOU HAVE A CONCORDANCE, FIND AS MANY NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES AS YOU CAN THATDESCRIBE OUR “CALLING” IN CHRIST BY LOOKING UP THE WORD “CALLED”

LIST THOSE ATTRIBUTES (CHARACTERISTICS) REVEALED ABOUT JESUS IN VERSES 1-5

LIST THOSE ATTRIBUTES (CHARACTERISTICS) REVEALED ABOUT

NON-BELIEVERS IN VERSES 18-32

MEMORIZE: ROM 1:16