Romans
SALUTATION AND THEME
(1:1-17)
I. JUSTIFICATION
(1:18-5:21)
A. Its need (1:18—3:20)
1. The guilt of the
heathen (1:18-32)
2. The guilt of the
moralist (2:1-16)
3. The guilt of the
Jew (2:17—3:8)
4. The guilt of the
entire human race (3:9-20)
B. Its provision (3:21-26)
C. Its relationship to the
law (3:27-31)
D. Its illustrations
(4:1-25)
E. Its security (5:1-11)
F. Its universal nature
(5:12-21)
II. SANCTIFICATION
(6:1-8:17)
A. Its basis (6:1-14)
B. Its principle (6:15-23)
C. Its new relationship
(7:1-25)
D. Its power (8:1-17)
III. GLORIFICATION
(8:18-39)
A. Relationship to human
sufferings (8:18-27)
B. Relationship to divine
purpose (8:28-39)
VI. ISRAEL'S DIVINE PURPOSE
(9:1-11:36)
A. Paul's concern for
Israel (9:1-5)
B. Her relationship to
divine promise (9:6-13)
C. Her relationship to
divine justice (9:14-29)
D. Her relationship to
divine righteousness (9:30—10:21)
E. Her relationship to
divine election (11:1-10)
F. Her relationship to
Gentile blessing (11:11-22)
G. Her future salvation
(11:23-32)
H. Paul's praise of divine
wisdom (11:33-36)
V. APPLICATION OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS (12:1-15:13)
A. In the dedication of
life (12:1-2)
B. In the church (12:3-21)
C. In the state (13:1-7)
D. In society (13:8-14)
E. In nonmoral issues
(14:1—15:13)
VI. CONCLUSION
(15:14—16:27)
A. Paul's future plans
(15:14-33)
B. Paul's greetings
(16:1-16)
C. Paul's warning
(16:17-27)
Taken
from: Robert G. Gromacki,
New Testament Survey, (Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Book House,
1974) |