GI. Paul's Salutation and Introduction (1:1-17) A. Paul's Salutation to the Saints in Rome (1:1-7) 1. The Author and His Identity (1:1) 2. The Gospel and its Theme (1:2-4) 3. The Recipients and Their Standing (1:5-7) B. Paul's Interest in the Saints in Rome (1:8-15) 1. Paul's Thanksgiving for the Saints (1:8) 2. Paul's Desire to Visit the Saints (1:9-12) 3. Paul's Purpose among the Saints (1:13-15) C. Paul's Confidence in the Gospel of God (1:16-17) 1. The Message of God’s Transforming Power (1:16) 2. The Message of God's Revealed Righteousness (1:17) II. The Need for the Gospel - Condemnation and Justification (1:18-5:21) A. The Guilt of Humanity and the Righteous Judgment of God (1:18-3:20) 1. The Unrighteousness of the Gentiles and God’s Righteous Wrath (1:18-32) a. The Revelation of God's Wrath and its Cause (1:18-23) 1. Their Sinfulness before God (1:18) 2. Their Knowledge of God (1:19-20) 3. Their Rejection of God (1:21-23) b. The Revelation of God's Wrath and its Consequences (1:24-32) 1. Abandoned by God to an Unclean Lifestyle (1:24-25) 2. Abandoned by God to an Unnatural Lifestyle (1:26-27) 3. Abandoned by God to an Unrestrained Lifestyle (1:28-32) 2. The Unrighteousness of the Jews and God’s Impartial Judgment (2:1-3:8) a. Their Guilt Exposed (2:1-29) 1. The Hypocrisy of the Self-righteous (2:1-16) a. Inexcusable Hypocrisy (2:1-5) 1. Their Self-condemnation (2:1-2) a. A Shared Guilt (2:1) b. A Deserved Judgment (2:2) 2. Their Wrong Thinking (2:3-4) a. A Challenge to Faulty Reasoning (2:3) b. A Challenge to Wilful Ignorance (2:4) 3. Their Hard Heartedness (2:5) b. Impartial Justice (2:6-16) 1. The Day of Recompense for Deeds Done (2:6-11) a. The Basis of God’s Judgment (2:6) b. The Recompense of God’s Judgment (2:7-10) c. The Impartially of God’s Judgment (2:11) 2. The Day of Judgment for Secrets Concealed (2:12-16) a. The Law and Judgment (2:12-15) b. The Day of Judgment (2:16) 1. The Purpose of the Day of Judgment (2:16a) 2. The Certainty of the Day of Judgment (2:16b) 2. The Guilt of the Self-confident (2:17-29) a. Their Inconsistency Exposed (2:17-24) 1. Their Self-confidence (2:17-20) 2. Their Self-contradiction (2:21-24) b. Their Circumcision Nullified (2:25-29) 1. The Circumcision of Obedience is What Matters (2:25-27) 2. The Circumcision of the Heart is What Counts (2:28-29) b. Their Objections Answered (2:1-8) 1. Their Advantage and the Oracles of God (3:1-2) 2. Their Unbelief and the Faithfulness of God (3:3-4) 3. Their Unrighteousness and the Justice of God (3:5-8) 3. The Unrighteousness of All and God’s Universal Condemnation (3:9-20) a. The Conclusion of the Evidence (3:9) b. The Witness of the Scriptures (3:10-18) c. The Verdict of Universal Guilt (3:19-20) B. The Justification of Sinners by the Grace of God through Faith (3:21-5:21) 1. The Righteousness of God in the Gospel vs 21-26 a. The Revelation of a Righteousness from God vs 21-24 1. Righteousness apart from Law v 21 2. Righteousness through Faith vs 22-23 3. Righteousness by Grace v 24 b. The Vindication of the Righteousness of God vs 25-26 1. Christ, a Propitiation v 25a – What it Means 2. Christ, a Propitiation vs 25b-26 – What it Proves 2. The Elimination of Boasting through the Gospel vs 27-31 a. The Principle of Faith vs 27-28 – Boasting Excluded b. The Commonality of Faith vs 29-30 – One God, Same Faith c. The Outcome of Faith v 31 – the Law Upheld...
III. Freedom through the Gospel - Union and Sanctification (6:1-8:39) A. The Glorious Freedom of Liberty through Death (6:1-7:25) 1. Freedom from the Power of Sin (6:1-23)... 2. Freedom from the Condemnation of the Law (7:1-25) a. A New Relationship – United to Christ vs 1-6 b. A Sinful Nature - Exposed & Demonstrated by the Law (vs 7-25) 1. The Power & Deceitful Character of Sin Exposed by the Law (vs 7-13) 2. The Power and Debilitating Effect of Sin Demonstrated by the Law (vs 14-25) B. The Blessed Assurance of Life in the Spirit (8:1-39) 1. The Witness of the Spirit's Indwelling Presence (8:1-27)… 2. The Assurance of God’s Unchangeable Purpose (8:28-39)…