Romans.
The gospel of God — justification by faith, the place of Israel, life in the Spirit.
Who wrote Romans?
Paul.
Who was it written for?
The Roman church — a mixed Jewish-and-Gentile congregation Paul had not yet visited.
Structure
- Universal need (1–3): all have sinned
- Justification (3–5): righteousness by faith
- Sanctification (6–8): freedom and the Spirit
- Israel and the Gentiles (9–11)
- Practical exhortation (12–16)
Key verses
Why Romans matters
The fullest theological exposition in the New Testament, and the book that has shaped Christian theology more than any other — Augustine, Luther, Wesley, and Karl Barth all turned on their reading of it. Chapters 6–8 contain the central NT teaching on sanctification and the work of the Spirit; chapter 8 is among the most-loved passages in all of Scripture.
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