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Opening Prayer
Romans Background
Written by Paul, probably while in Corinth at about 55 A.D.
Addressed to the Christians in Rome
Paul has been trying to visit with them but had not been their yet
Due to Paul’s rule never to build on someone else’s ministry, this proves that neither Paul or Peter started the church in Rome
Most likely, during Pentecost, Roman gentiles where part of the 3,000 that became followers of Christ and they brought over Christianity to Rome
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Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus,
He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures,
3 concerning His Son
Verse 1: Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus
Verses 2-3: He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning His Son
Verse 4: Who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead
Verse 5: Whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name’s sake
Paul sees Christ as the author of his salvation and also of his calling
Verse 6: Among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ
Paul sees Christ as the author of his salvation and also of his calling
God’s effectual call of elect sinners to salvation
R. C. Sproul, ed., The Reformation Study Bible: English Standard Version (2015 Edition) (Orlando, FL: Reformation Trust, 2015), 1978.
John F. MacArthur Jr., The MacArthur Study Bible: New American Standard Bible.
(Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2006), .
Verse 7: All who are beloved of God in Rome, called as saints: Grace to you and peace from God
God shows his love by effectually calling his people to himself.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2157.
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Verses 9-10: How unceasingly I make mention of you, always in my prayers making request
Paul’s constant prayerfulness is an expression of his wholehearted service and desire for spiritual usefulness.
He prays in full submission to God’s will
Paul’s constant prayerfulness is an expression of his wholehearted service and desire for spiritual usefulness.
He prays in full submission to God’s will
Paul’s constant prayerfulness is an expression of his wholehearted service and desire for spiritual usefulness.
He prays in full submission to God’s will
Paul’s constant prayerfulness is an expression of his wholehearted service and desire for spiritual usefulness
He prays in full submission to God’s will
Verse 12: I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine
Verse 16: For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.
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Verse 16: For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes
For Paul “the gospel” is not just a call to initial saving faith but also a call to continue in a daily walk of faith
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2158.
Verse 17: The righteous man shall live by faith
indicating that the way of justification by faith alone was already known in the OT.
indicating that the way of justification by faith alone was already known in the OT.
Indicating that the way of justification by faith alone was already known in the OT
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Verse 18: The wrath of God is revealed from heaven
Verse 18: Men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness
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Verse 18: The wrath of God is revealed from heaven
Verse 18: Men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness against all ungodliness and unrighteousness
The order may be significant, since moral decay follows theological rebellion.
New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995), .
It is not that the truth is sought but cannot be found, but rather that, confronted with the truth, fallen humanity seeks to hinder and obstruct its influence
R. C. Sproul, ed., The Reformation Study Bible: English Standard Version (2015 Edition) (Orlando, FL: Reformation Trust, 2015), 1979.
R. C. Sproul, ed., The Reformation Study Bible: English Standard Version (2015 Edition) (Orlando, FL: Reformation Trust, 2015), 1979.
Verse 19: That which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them
Verse 20: His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen...so that they are without excuse
Verse 21: For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God
The root sin is the failure to value God above all things, so that he is not honored and praised as he should be.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2159.
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Human beings are foolish, not in the sense that they are intellectually deficient but in their rejection of God’s lordship over their lives.
They knew God not in a saving sense, but they knew of his existence and his attributes
Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and Scripture constantly demands it
John F. MacArthur Jr., The MacArthur Study Bible: New American Standard Bible.
(Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2006), .
Verse 22: Professing to be wise, they became fools
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Verse 24: Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity
Verse 25: They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator
Paul implies that all other religions are based on false ideas about the one true God; they are not just “different paths to one God,” as some claim.
Paul implies that all other religions are based on false ideas about the one true God
They are not just “different paths to one God,” as some claim
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2159.
Verse 27: Committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error
contains the clearest teaching in the New Testament on homosexuality.
In this section Paul described the practice as “shameful,” “unnatural,” “indecent,” and as a “perversion.”
By contrast, the Greco-Roman society of Paul’s day tolerated homosexuality with considerable ease
Verse 32: They know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death
Robert H. Mounce, Romans, vol.
27, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1995), 82.
Verse 32: They know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death
Verse 32: [They] also give hearty approval to those who practice them
People give approval and applaud others for their sin
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Probably because having others join in their sin makes them feel better about the evil course they have chosen
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2159.
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Closing Prayer
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