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Outline of Romans

I. IntroductionGods RighteousnessGood News for All People (1:1-17).

A. Salutation: The Good News God Promised is Now Realized (1:1-7).

B. Greetings: The Good News God Promised is Now being Preached (1:8-15).C. Proposition: The Good News God Promised Now Reveals His Righteousness

(1:16-17).

II. CondemnationGod's RighteousnessWrath upon All Humanity apart from Christ

(1:18-3:20).

A. Gods Wrath against GentilesCondemned without Excuse (1:18-32).

1. Gods WrathRevealed against Idolatry (1:18-23).

2. Gods WrathAbandonment to Sexual Perversion (1:24-25).

3. Gods WrathAbandonment to Shameful Lusts (1:26-27).

4. Gods WrathAbandonment to Depraved Minds (1:28-32).

B. Gods Wrath against JewsCondemned without Excuse (2:1-3:20).

1. God's Judgment: Justification or Condemnation before God is Equitable to

AllTo Both Jew and Gentile (2:1-16).

2. God's Judgment: Justification before God is Not Grounded in Being

JewishPossessing the Law and Circumcision (2:17-29).

3. God's Judgment: Condemnation for Lack of Righteousness (3:1-20).

a. God's Righteousness and Israel's Unrighteousness: Jewish Privilege

not the Source of Right Standing with God (3:1-8).

b. God's Righteousness and Universal Unrighteousness: Law of Mosesnot the Source of Right Standing with God (3:9-20).

III. JustificationGod's RighteousnessGrace for All who Believe in Him (3:21-8:39).

A. The Ground of Justification: Jesus Christ's Faithfulness (3:21-31).

1. Jesus Christs FaithfulnessThe Justification of God (3:21-26).

2. Jesus Christs FaithfulnessThe Justification of the Law (3:27-31).

B. The Pattern of Justification: Abraham and His Children (4:1-25).

1. What Kind of Descendant from Abraham does God the Righteous Judge

Justify: One of the Law or One of Faith? (4:1-8).

2. When did God the Righteous Judge Justify Abraham: Before or after

Abraham was Circumcised? (4:9-12).

3. Who are Heirs of the Promise made by God the Righteous Judge: Those

of the Law or Those of Faith? (4:13-25).

C. The Blessings of Justification: Peace with God (5:1-11).

D. The Transmission of Justification: The New Adam (5:12-21)

1. Death and Sin by Adam (5:12-14).

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2. Life and Justification by Christ (5:15-19).

3. The Law Prepares for Christ (5:20-21).

E. The Freedom of Justification: Alive in Christ (6:1-7:25).

1. Dead to Sin and Alive to God (6:1-14).

2. Free from Sin and Slaves to Righteousness (6:15-23).

3. Dead to the Law and Alive to God (7:1-6).

4. Delivered from the Law of Sin and Death (7:7-25).

F. The Life of Justification: Living in the Spirit (8:1-39).

1. Already we are God's SonsWe already have the Spirit (8:1-17).

2. Not Yet are we Fully Revealed as God's SonsOur Bodies Have Not Yet

been Redeemed (8:18-30).

3. Our Conquest over All Things is Sure in Christ Jesus (8:31-39).

IV. VindicationGod's RighteousnessFaithfulness to His Covenant Promise Made to the

Patriarchs (9:1-11:36).A. God Elected an Israel within IsraelIsrael's Unfaithfulness does not Nullify God's

Righteous Faithfulness to True Israel (9:1-29).

1. God's Election: Identification of True Israelites (9:1-13).

2. God's Election: Inclusion of Gentiles as True Israelites (9:14-29).

B. God Holds All Humans Accountable Whether Chosen or RejectedIsrael's

Unfaithfulness does not Nullify God's Righteous Faithfulness to True Israel

(9:30-10:21).

1. The Law of Righteousness: Israel's Pursuit and the Gentiles' Failure to

Pursue (9:30-10:4).

2. The Righteousness of God: Israel's Failure to Attain (10:5-21).

a. Explanation of Israel's Failure to Submit to God's Righteousness and

the Gentiles Reception of God's Righteousness (10:5-15).

b. Announcement of the Consequences of Israel's Failure to Submit to

God's Righteousness (10:16-21).

C. God Scripted beforehand the Mystery of Israel's HardeningIsrael's

Unfaithfulness does not Nullify God's Righteousness concerning His Promise

(11:1-36).

1. Israel's Hardening is not Total, Is It? (11:1-10).

a. Has God Completely Rejected Israel? (11:1-6).b. Has not God Hardened and Elected? (11:7-10).

2. Israel's Hardening is not Final, Is It? (11:11-24).

a. Has God Hardened Israel Permanently? (11:11-16).

b. Are Gentiles Exempt from God's Hardening? (11:17-24).

3. Israel's Hardening Accomplishes God's Purposes for Israel's Salvation

(11:25-36).

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a. God's Hardening of Israel Entails Divine Mystery (11:25-27).

b. God's Hardening of Israel does not Nullify His Covenant with the

Patriarchs (11:28-32).

c. God's Hardening of Israel Reflects Unsearchable Divine Wisdom

(11:33-36).

V. ExhortationGod's RighteousnessHis Will Required by His Mercy (12:1-15:13).

A. God's Will Concerning Christian Obedience (12:1-21).

1. WorshipThe Posture of Christian Obedience (12:1-2).

2. BodyThe Context of Christian Obedience (12:3-8).

3. LoveThe Behavior of Christian Obedience (12:9-21).

B. God's Will Concerning Christian Obedience in the World (13:1-14).

1. Divine OrdinationMotivation to Submit to One's Governing Officials

(13:1-7).

2. Imminent SalvationMotivation to Love One's Fellow Humans (13:8-14).C. God's Will Concerning Christian Obedience in Disputable Matters (14:1-15:6).

1. Do not Condemn OthersGod alone is the Judge of all (14:1-12).

2. Do not Destroy OthersPractice Deference to others (14:13-23).

3. Bear with One AnotherFollow the Example of Christ the Servant (15:1-6).

VI. ConclusionGod's RighteousnessSteadfastness to His Promises Made to the

Patriarchs (15:7-13).

A. God's Christ: Confirmation of Gods Promises to the Patriarchs To both Jews

and Gentiles (15:7-12).

B. God's Holy Spirit: Empowerment of all Believers to Hope in the Confirmed

Promise (15:13).

VII. PostludeGod's RighteousnessFavor to Gentiles through Paul's Apostleship:

Personal Plans and Greetings (15:14-16:27).

A. Paul's Apostleship to the Gentiles Who Have Never Heard the Gospel

(15:14-22).

B. Paul's Plans for a Mission to Gentiles in Spain (15:23-29).

C. Paul's Appeal for Christians to Pray for His Gentile Mission (15:30-32).

D. Paul's First Benediction upon the Roman Christians (15:33).E. Paul's Commendation of Phoebe (16:1-2).

F. Paul's Greetings to Many Friends (16:3-16).

G. Paul's Warning against False Teachers (16:17-20a).

H. Paul's Second Benediction upon the Roman Christians (16:20b).

I. Paul's Inclusion of Signatures from Friends of the Roman Christians (16:21-23).

J. Paul's Closing Doxology: The Glory of the Mystery of the Gospel (16:25-27).

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