Osborne, Grant R.

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Series Preface

Introduction to Romans

Author and Date

Recipients

Purpose

Genre

Unity and Integrity

Outline

The Theology of the Letter

Paul Introduces Himself and His Gospel (1:1–17)

Paul Greets the Roman Christians and Describes His Mission (1:1–7)

Paul Gives Thanks and Prays regarding His Visit (1:8–15)

Paul Presents the Theme of the Letter: Righteousness from God (1:16–17)

God’s Wrath against the Gentiles (1:18–32)

Gentiles Have Rejected God's Revelation of Himself (1:18–20)

Divine Retribution Is the Consequence for Deliberate Sin (1:21–31)

They Both Commit Sin and Approve of Sinners (1:32)

The Truth of God’s Judgment on the Jews (2:1–16)

God Is Angry with Those Who Pass Judgment on Others (2:1–5)

God's Judgment Is Just (2:6–11)

God's Judgment Is Impartial (2:12–16)

The Jewish Failure to Keep the Law (2:17–29)

The Jews Have Broken the Law (2:17–24)

Circumcision Only Has Value If You Keep the Law (2:25–29)

The Sinfulness of the Jews and of All Humanity (3:1–20)

Divine Faithfulness Is Contrasted with Jewish Failure (3:1–4)

God Is Just in Judging Israel (3:5–8)

All Humanity Is Sinful (3:9–20)

The Righteousness of God at Work in Justification (3:21–31)

Righteousness from God Is the Basis of Salvation (3:21–26)

Justification Comes Only by Faith (3:27–31)

Righteousness by Faith Alone: The Model of Abraham, Part 1 (4:1–12)

It Is Faith, Not Works, in Both Abraham and David (4:1–8)

Abraham Was Justified by Faith, Not Circumcision (4:9–12)

Righteousness by Faith Alone: The Model of Abraham, Part 2 (4:13–25)

Abraham Received the Promise by Faith (4:13–17)

Abraham Exercised Faith at the Birth of Isaac (4:18–25)

Abraham Is Our Model (4:23–25)

The Blessings of Justification: A New Peace and Hope in Christ (5:1–11)

We Have Peace and Hope in Christ (5:1–5)

We Are Reconciled with Christ (5:6–11)

New Life as Christ Overcomes Adam’s Sin (5:12–21)

Sin Entered the World through Adam (5:12)

Sin and Death Came before the Law (5:13–14)

Adam Is the Type of Christ (5:15–19)

Paul Contrasts Sin and Grace (5:20–21)

Dying to Sin through the New Life in Christ (6:1–14)

Should We Continue in Sin or Not? (6:1)

We Have Died to Sin (6:2–5)

Our Old Self Is Crucified with Christ (6:6–7)

Dying with Christ Means Living with Him (6:8–10)

This Has Implications for the Life of the Believer (6:11–14)

Freedom from Sin’s Enslaving Power (6:15–23)

To Surrender to a Thing Is to Become Its Slave (6:15–16)

We Must Be Liberated from Sin (6:17–18)

We Must Become Slaves to Righteousness (6:19)

Why We Should Choose a Life of Righteousness (6:20–23)

Freedom from Condemnation under the Law, Part 1: The Unbeliever and the Law (7:1–12)

The Believer Is Liberated from the Law to Join Christ (7:1–6)

The Law Subjects the Unbeliever to Sin and Death (7:7–12)

Freedom from Condemnation under the Law, Part 2: The Believer and the Law (7:13–25)

Sin Used the Commandment to Produce Death (7:13)

Trying to Do Good Is Futile (7:14–17)

The Self Is in Bondage to the Power of Sin (7:18–20)

Paul Summarizes the War between Good and Evil (7:21–25)

New Life in the Spirit (8:1–17)

Life in the Spirit Brings Victory (8:1–11)

The Believer Is Adopted as God's Heir (8:12–17)

New Hope of Glory in the Spirit (8:18–30)

Paul Presents the Theme: Suffering Leads to Glory (8:18)

The Creation Groans (8:19–22)

The Christian Groans (8:23–25)

The Spirit Groans (8:26–28)

A Golden Chain Runs from Foreknowledge to Glory (8:29–30)

The Security and Victory of the Believer (8:31–39)

Our Judicial Victory Is due to the Gift of the Son (8:31–34)

Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of God and Christ (8:35–39)

Paul’s Sorrow: Israel’s Curse and Divine Election (9:1–13)

Paul Is Filled with Sorrow over Israel's Failure (9:1–5)

Paul Discusses the Difference between National Israel and True Israel (9:6–13)

God Chooses and Establishes a New Community (9:14–29)

God Is Free to Choose (9:14–23)

The New Community Is Made of the Remnant and the Gentiles (9:24–29)

Israel Responsible for Rejecting God’s Offer, Part 1: Righteousness and Salvation by Faith (9:30–10:13)

Righteousness Comes by Faith, Not Works (9:30–10:4)

Salvation Is by Faith, Not by the Law (10:5–13)

Israel Responsible for Rejecting God’s Offer, Part 2: Israel’s Guilt for Rejecting the Gospel (10:14–21)

Paul Describes the Process of Conversion (10:14–15)

Israel Has Not Responded with Faith (10:16–17)

Paul Describes the Obstinacy of Israel (10:18–21)

Excursus: Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility

A National Future for Israel, Part 1: The Election of a Remnant from Israel (11:1–10)

God Has Chosen a Remnant (11:1–6)

God Has Hardened the Others (11:7–10)

A National Future for Israel, Part 2: God’s Future Place for Jews and Gentiles (11:11–24)

The Rejection of Israel Brings Salvation to the Gentiles (11:11–16)

In Romans Verse by Verse, Grant R. Osborne shows readers what Romans meant to its original audience and what it means today. He keeps scholarly discussions in the background so he can shine light on the text itself in a way that is easily understood.

Romans Verse by Verse (Osborne New Testament Commentaries)

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In Romans Verse by Verse, Grant R. Osborne shows readers what Romans meant to its original audience and what it means today. He keeps scholarly discussions in the background so he can shine light on the text itself in a way that is easily understood.

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