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Book of ROMANS
Laying a solid Foundation
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Book of ROMANS
Romans 1-320 Overview
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Book of Romans OutlINE
Laying a solid Foundation

• A. Righteousness Revealed Gospel (11-17)
• B. Righteousness Obsolete Sin (118-320)
• C. Righteousness Made Justification
  (321-521)
• D. Righteousness Attained Sanctification (6-8)
• E. Righteousness eNlarged Worldwide (9-11)
• F. Righteousness Spread Service (12-16)

RIGHTEOUSNESS
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Overview of Romans
A GRAPHICAL OUTLINE OF ROMANS
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Purpose of Romans
Proclaim and defend Gods great plan to establish
His righteousness through the Gospel of Jesus
Christ in all His peoples, Jew and Greek.
Jewish Tract Clarify Gospel Help Church
18-15
1520-32
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Book of Romans 11-17

• Gods righteousness is shown through the glorious
  Gospel of Jesus Christ. (11,9,15,16)
• What is the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ?

RIGHTEOUSNESS REVEALED
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Book of Romans - Change

• Foundational ministry

I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did
trust in Christ, Christ alone, for salvation and
an assurance was given me that He had taken away
my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of
sin and death. John Wesley 1738 I went to
America to convert the Indians but Oh! who shall
convert me? John Wesley (few months earlier)
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Book of Romans 12-6

• God plans shown -Gospel (Ro 12-6)

Which He promised beforehand through His
prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning His
Son, who was born of a descendant of David
according to the flesh, who was declared the Son
of God with power by the resurrection from the
dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus
Christ our Lord, through whom we have received
grace and apostleship to bring about the
obedience of faith among all the Gentiles, for
His names sake, among whom you also are the
called of Jesus Christ (Romans 12-6).
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Book of Romans 116-17

• Righteousness revealed (116-17)

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is
the power of God for salvation to everyone who
believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed
from faith to faith as it is written, BUT THE
RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH. (Romans
116-17).
R 11-17
THE CROSS
RIGHTEOUSNESS REVEALED
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Book of Romans 118-320

• Mans sin and guilt is evident through sins
  presence and judgment.
• Why does man need Gods provided righteousness?

RIGHTEOUSNESS OBSOLETE
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Book of Romans 118

• Mans evident guilt/curse

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven
against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of
men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
(Romans 118).
O 118-320
THE DITCH
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Book of Romans 119-32

• Rejection of Light (Exchanged)

For since the creation of the world His
invisible attributes, His eternal power and
divine nature, have been clearly seen, being
understood through what has been made, so that
they are without excuse. (Romans 120).
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Book of Romans 21-14

• Self-righteous guilt

Therefore you are without excuse, every man of
you who passes judgment, for in that you judge
another, you condemn yourself for you who judge
practice the same things. Romans 21, NASB.
O 118-320
THE DITCH
No partiality with God (211)
WITH LAW
WITHOUT LAW
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Book of Romans 215-29

• Conscience - self imposed guilt

In that they show the work of the Law written in
their hearts, their conscience bearing witness,
and their thoughts alternately accusing or else
defending them, (Romans 215).
O 118-320
THE DITCH
Who will render to every man according to his
deeds (Ro 26 Ps 6211-12).
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Book of Romans 39-20

• Total depravity (39-20)

• None righteous (210)
• None who understands (211)
• None who seeks for God (211)
• None who does God (212)
• No fear of God before their eyes (18)

O 118-320
THE DITCH
RIGHTEOUSNESS OBSOLETE
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Book of Romans 320

• Implications of Sin

That every mouth may be closed, and all the
world may become accountable to God (Ro 320).
O 118-320
THE DITCH
Everyone needs righteousness-no exceptions!
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Book of ROMANS
Romans 1-320 Overview
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