The message of Romans : God's good news for the world /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Downers Grove, IL : London :
InterVarsity Press ; Inter-Varsity Press,
[2020]
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| Edition: | Revised edition |
| Series: | Bible speaks today.
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary essay: The influence of the letter
- New challenges to old traditions
- Paul's purposes in writing
- A brief overview of Romans. Introduction: The gospel of God and Paul's eagerness to share it (1:1-17)
- Paul and the gospel (1:1-6)
- Paul and the romans (1:7-13)
- Paul and evangelism (1:14-17). The wrath of God against all humankind (1:18-3:20)
- Depraved Gentile society (1:18-32)
- Critical moralizers (2:1-16)
- Self-confident Jews (2:17-3:8)
- The whole human race (3:9-20). The grace of God in the gospel (3:21-8:39). God's righteousness revealed and illustrated (3:21-4:25)
- God's people united in Christ (5:1-6:23)
- God's law and Christian discipleship (7:1-25)
- God's spirit in God's children (8:1-39)
- The plan of God for Jews and Gentiles (9-11)
- Israel's fall: God's purpose of election (9:1-33)
- Israel's fault: God's dismay over her disobedience (10:1-21)
- Israel's future: God's long-term design (11:1-32)
- Doxology (11:33-36)
- A manifesto of religion. The will of God for changed relationships (12:1-15:13)
- Our relationship to God: consecrated bodies and renewed minds (12:3-8)
- Our relationship to ourselves: thinking soberly about our gifts (12:3-8)
- Our relationship to one another: love in the family of God (12:9-16)
- Our relationship to our enemies: not retaliation, but service (12:17-21)
- Our relationship to the state: conscientious citizenship (13:8-10)
- Our relationship to the law: neighbor-love as its fulfilment (13:8-10)
- Our relationship to the day: living in the 'already' and the 'not yet' (13:11-14)
- Our relationship to the weak: welcoming, and not despising, judging or offending them (14:1-15:13)
- Conclusion: The providence of God in the ministry of Paul (15:14-16:27)
- His apostolic service (15:14-22)
- His travel plans (15:23-33)
- His commendation and greetings (16:1-16)
- His warnings, messages and doxology (16:17-27).