”Romans: The Gospel of Grace for the People of God” by Hiram Kemp - Part 1

December 10, 2023 - Sunday AM Bible Class

 

This quarter Hiram starts a class reviewing the book of Romans.

 

Romans:
The Gospel of Grace for the People of God

Questions for Reflection

• Summarize Romans
• Why do we need to study Romans?
• How are we saved today?
• What is the Christian’s relationship to the Old Testament?
• What is your primary motivation for obeying Jesus Christ?
• What, in your opinion, is the most difficult section(s) in Romans?

Helpful tools for tackling Romans

• Read paragraphs and chapters and not just verses
• The Old Testament
• It was written for us
• Context, context, context

Background Information

• Who wrote Romans? Paul (1:1)
• When was Romans written? Winter AD 56-57 (Acts 20:3-4)
• Who were the recipients? Saints in Rome (1:7)
• Why? (Rom. 1:14-16, 15:24-26)

Major Themes in Romans

• The gospel (1:1, 1:9., 1:16, 2:16, 10:16, 11:28, 15:16, 15:19, 16:25)
• The obedience of the faith of the nations (1:5, 16:26)
• Justification by faith (1:17)
• The righteousness of God (1:17, 3:5, 3:21, 3:22, 3:25, 3:26, 10:3)
• Equality between Jews & Gentiles (2:29)
• Saved by grace and not by law (3:28, 6:14)

The Prologue (Romans 1:1-17)

• Paul introduces himself (1:1)
• The gospel is from God (1:2)
• Jesus is the promised Messiah from David’s lineage (1:3-4)
• Paul received apostleship from Jesus for the nations (1:5)
• Paul’s apostolic jurisdiction reached Rome (1:6)
• God’s view of His People (1:7)
• Paul’s prayer for the Romans (1:8-13)

 

Duration 43:41