None of Paul's other letters states so profoundly the content of the gospelĪnd its implications for both the present and the future. Their Christian faith in practical ways, both in the church and in the world. The letter concludes with an appeal to the readers to work out Gentiles, but the time will come when "all Israel will be saved" ( 11:26 see Now she consists of only a remnant, allowing for the conversion of the Presently in a state of unbelief, has a place in God's sovereign redemptive To show how believers are freed from sin, law and death - a provision made possibleīy their union with Christ in both death and resurrection and by the indwelling Since salvation is only the beginning of Christian experience, Paul moves on It is a provision, however, that must be received by faith - a principleīy which God has always dealt with humankind, as the example of Abraham shows. Has been provided by God through Jesus Christ and his redemptive work on theĬross. Jews and Gentiles alike to be sinners and in need of salvation. Paul begins by surveying the spiritual condition of all people. Since he was not acquaintedĭirectly with the Roman church, he says little about its problems (but see 14:1 - 15:13 cf. Introduction to that hoped-for personal ministry. There (see 1:13-15), and this letter served as a careful and systematic theological For many years Paul had wanted to visit Rome to minister There for his intended visit in connection with a mission to Spain (see 15:23-24Īnd note on 15:24). So instead of going to Rome, he sent a letter to prepare the Christians At this time, however, he could not go to Romeīecause he felt he must personally deliver the collection taken among the GentileĬhurches for the poverty-stricken Christians of Jerusalem (see 15:25-28 and Was almost finished (see 15:18-23), and he greatly desired to visit the RomanĬhurch (see 1:11-12 15:23-24). When Paul wrote this letter, he was probably at Corinth (see Ac 20:2-3 and The larger Gentile group in the church (see 14:1 and note) because the Jewishīelievers still felt constrained to observe dietary laws and sacred days The Jewish Christians were being rejected by
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He wrote to prepare the way for his coming visit to Rome and his proposed.Paul's purposes for writing this letter were varied: "Righteousness from God" ( 1:17) includes justification by faith, but it alsoĮmbraces such related ideas as guilt, sanctification and security. It would seem that a broader theme states the message of the book more adequately.
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Although justification by faith has been suggested by some as the theme, Paul's primary theme in Romans is the basic gospel, God's plan of salvationĪnd righteousness for all humankind, Jew and Gentile alike (see 1:16-17 and 1 - 14 or 1-15) for more general distribution. Or someone else used a shorter form (chs. Perhaps Paul originally sent the entire letter to the Roman church, after which he Minority of the congregation (see 4:1 chs. Jews, however, must have constituted a substantial Original recipients of the letter were the people of the church at Rome ( 1:7),
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Erastus (see 16:23 and note) may also have been a Corinthian (see 2Ti 4:20). Miles away) because of references to Phoebe of Cenchrea (see 16:1 and note)Īnd to Gaius, Paul's host (see 16:23 and note), who was probably a Corinthian The most likely place of writing is either Corinth or Cenchrea (about six He wrote 2 Corinthians ( 2Co 8-9), the writing of Romans must follow that of 1Co 16:1-4) and the collection issue had still not been resolved when Not yet been at Corinth (on his third missionary journey) when he wrote 1 Corinthians In 15:26 it is suggested that Paul had already received contributions from the churches of Macedonia andĪchaia, so he either was at Corinth or had already been there. Very likely Paul was on his third missionary journey, ready to return to Jerusalem with the offering from the mission churches for poverty-strickenīelievers in Jerusalem (see 15:25-27 and notes). The book was probably written in the early spring of a.d.
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The doctrinal content of the book is typical of Paul, which is evident fromĪ comparison with other letters he wrote. The letter containsĪ number of historical references that agree with known facts of Paul's life. The early church was ever raised against his authorship. Writer of this letter was the apostle Paul (see 1:1 and note). Theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Romans. This summary of the book of Romans provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme,