May 31, 2020
Review
Lesson 1 Romans 1:1-15 Introduction- Paul had longed for the opportunity to preach the gospel in Rome but was prevented from going, so he wrote a letter.
Romans 1:16-17 The theme to the book- The righteousness of God is revealed in the gospel.
Lesson 2 Romans 1:18-32 Gentiles are exposed to the general revelation of God thru creation yet reject God and worship idols and creation rather than the Creator.
Lesson 3 Romans 2:1-29 The self-righteous Jews who have the advantage of God’s Law do not earn favor with God by keeping the rituals of Jewish tradition and the Law.
Lesson 4 Romans 3:21-31 Righteousness through faith—Jews and Gentiles alike receive the righteousness of God by faith (believing) in Jesus Christ who paid the penalty for the sin of mankind.
Romans 4:1-25 Abraham is the example of being justified by faith before the
Law and circumcision.
Lesson 5 Romans 5:1-11 The benefits of those who have been justified.
Lesson 6 Romans 6:1-14 The Christian’s position is dead to sin, the Christian’s walk is to become like Christ.
Romans 7:14-25 A description of the struggle believers have with sin.
Lesson 8 Romans 8 Living by the Spirit.
Romans 8 begins with no condemnation—Ends with no separation.
Justification—Sanctification—Glorification.
Assurance that God will not reject believers in the end.
Lesson 9 Romans 10:5-15 Human responsibility (Jew and Gentile) to the gospel and with the gospel after it is believed.
Lesson 10 Romans 11 God’s promises to Israel are irrevocable. God will redeem Israel after the fullness of the Gentiles has come.
Lesson 11 Romans 12 Living out the gospel.
Lesson 12 Romans 13 The Christian’s civil, social, and personal behavior.
Lesson 13 Romans 14 The Christian’s responsibility to fellow Christians with differing convictions.
Lesson 14 Romans 15:14-33 I’m ready to come visit you.
• Paul defends his bold teaching
• Paul’s mission to preach the gospel where it not been preached.
• Paul’s desire to visit Rome on his way to Spain
• Paul’s prayer requests
• Paul’s closes with a blessing.
Lessons Learned
Romans 15:14-33
1. A broad outline of Romans.
I. Introduction
A. Opening greeting. 1:1-7
B. The desire to visit Rome. 1:8-15
C. Key to the book of Romans. 1:16-17
II. The gospel.
A. Saving the sinner (Jew and Gentile). 1:18-8:39
B. The gospel for Israel. 9:1-11:36
C. How the gospel impacts your daily living. 12:1-15:13
III. Conclusion
A. The plan to visit Rome 15:14-33
B. Personal greetings 16:1-27
2. Mature Christians should be able to teach each other (learn from each other).
3. A priest is one who ministers for the people to God. In the Old Testament, the priest offered sacrifices to God for the people.
4. We see the trinity at work in verses 17-19.
Paul’s work for God—Father v17
Christ had accomplished the work through Paul—Son v18
By the power of the Spirit—Holy Spirit v19
5. It was God working through the trinity in Paul’s missionary work that gave Paul a sense of pride.
6. ‘Signs and wonders’ was a stamp of identification for the apostles.
Acts 4:30, 5:12, 14:3, 15:12, 2 Corinthians 12:12, Hebrews 2:4
7. ‘Jerusalem to Illyricum’ represents the geographical scope of Paul’s missionary work.
8. Illyricum was divided into two separate provinces, Pannonia and Dalmatia. Paul sent Timothy to Dalmatia (2 Timothy 4:10).
9. Illyricum was north of Macedonia.
10. God had called Paul to build solid spiritual foundations for others to build upon.
11. Paul had bee hindered (Romans 1:13) by the Spirit from going to Rome but now his work would be completed when he delivered the offering to Jerusalem.
12. Paul had two prayer requests for the Romans to pray about:
• That he would be kept safe from unbelieving Jews in Jerusalem.
• That the offering he was delivering would be accepted by the Lord’s people.
13. Paul’s blessing to those in Rome, ‘may the peace giving God be with you.’
14. Sometimes we need a strong word to open our eyes to the truth.
