A. The Problem of Sin, 1:1-3:20 #
- Introduction, 1:1-17
- God’s judgement of self-sufficient idolaters, 1:18-32
- The revelation of God’s wrath, 1:18a
- The rejection of God’s truth, 1:18b-23
- The evidence of God’s judgement, 1:24-32
- God’s judgement of self-righteous moralists, 2:1-16
- God’s judgement is inescapable, 2:1-4
- God’s judgement is righteous, 2:5-9a
- God’s judgement is impartial, 2:9b-16
- God’s judgement of self-confident Jews, 2:17-3:9
- Because of their hypocrisy with regard to the law, 2:17-24
- Because of their ritualism with regard to circumcision, 2:25-29
- Because of their faithlessness with regard to the covenant, 3:1-9
- God’s summary judgement of humanity, 3:10-20
B. The Provision of Salvation, 3:21-5:21 #
- Righteousness apart from the Law, 3:21-31
- The righteousness of God revealed, 3:21-22a
- The righteousness of God maintained, 3:22b-26
- The righteousness of God received, 3:27-31
- The illustration of justification, 4:1-25
- Not by works, 4:1-8
- Not by circumcision, 4:9-12
- Not by the law, 4:13-15
- Only by faith, 4:16-22
- Applicable to all, 4:23-25
- The wonders of salvation, 5:1-11
- Our standing in the present, 5:1-5
- God’s love in Christ in the past, 5:6-8
- Our hope for the future, 5:9-10
- Our joy in the present, 5:11
- A new humanity in Christ, 5:12-21
- Adam as the source of our sin, 5:12-14
- Adam’s sin and Christ’s gift, 5:15-17
- Christ our righteousness, 5:18-21
C. The Process of Sanctification, 6:1-8:39 #
- How should we now live? 6:1-7:25
- The relation of grace and sin, 6:1-14
- The relation of grace and law, 6:15-23
- The relation of the believer and law, 7:1-12
- The relation of the believer and sin, 7:13-25
- God’s provision for holy living, 8:1-17
- Our position in Christ, 8:1-2
- Our life in the Spirit, 8:3-13
- Our relationship with God, 8:14-17
- God’s unfailing love, 8:18-39
- Our eager expectation, 8:18-25
- Our Divine Helper, 8:26-27
- Our certain destiny, 8:28-30
- Our absolute assurance, 8:31-39
D. The Puzzle of Sovereignty, 9:1-11:36 #
- God’s sovereignty, 9:1-29
- Paul’s passion for his countrymen, 9:1-5
- Has God’s Word failed? 9:6-13
- Is God unjust? 9:14-26
- God’s preservation of a remnant, 9:27-29
- Man’s responsibility, 9:30-10:21
- The failure of the Jews to believe, 9:30-10:4
- God’s provision of salvation, 10:5-17
- Israel’s rejection of salvation, 10:18-21
- God’s eternal purposes, 11:1-36
- Has God cast His people away? 11:1-10
- Is their fall final? 11:11-24
- God’s inscrutable ways, 11:25-36
E. The Plea for Service, 12:1-16:27 #
- The call to serve, 12:1-8
- A living sacrifice, 12:1-2
- A serving body, 12:3-8
- The call to love, 12:9-13:14
- Love one another, 12:9-16
- Love your enemies, 12:17-21
- Submit to authority, 13:1-7
- Love your enemies, 13:8-10
- Live in light of eternity, 13:11-14
- The call to acceptance, 14:1-15:13
- By the power of love, 14:1-15:4
- For the glory of God, 15:5-13
- Conclusion, 15:14-16:27
D. Wilson. Updated 18/3/2020
