The apostle Paul writes to give his systematic presentation (including implications) of the good news of Jesus Christ, who as Messiah is the Savior for all people, who as the Transformer of lives writes His Law on our hearts, and who as the Lord of history is carefully bringing this salvation to all nations — culminating in the full restoration of Israel.
| Opening Greetings | Foundational Instruction | Practical Application | Personal Remarks | |||
| 1:1-17 | 1:18-11:36 | 12:1-15:13 | 15:14-16 | |||
| Greeting 1:1-7 |
Systematic Presentation of the Gospel 1:18-8:39 |
God’s Loyal Love to Israel | 12:1-21 Love expressed in service to the body |
15:14-33 Explanation of Paul’s current ministry |
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| 1:8-15 Expressions of Paul’s eagerness to share the gospel |
Condemnation 1:18-3:20 |
Pardon 2:31-5:21 |
Freedom to Glory 6:1-8:39 |
9:1-11:36 | 13:1-14 Love expressed in subjection to the world |
16:1-27 Final greetings & remarks |
| 1:16-17 Theme of the Book: Gospel is the power of God for Salvation |
1:18-32 The ongoing revelation of God’s wrath |
3:21-31 The explanation of justification |
6:1-23 Freedom from sin |
9:1-33 Experienced in the past in God’s sovereign choice of Israel |
14:1-15:13 Love expressed in sensitivity to weaker believers |
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| . | 2:1-16 The judgmental moralist |
4:1-25 The example of justification |
7:1-25 Freedom from law |
10:1-21 Not overruled by Israel’s present partial rejection |
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| . | 2:17-3:8 The self-confident religious person |
5:1-21 The results of justification |
8:1-39 Freedom from futility |
11:1-36 Manifest in the future restoration of the nation |
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| . | 3:9-20 The whole human race |
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Copyright 2005 Krisan Marotta. www.WednesdayintheWord.com
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