Good News of God’s Righteousness
RIGHTEOUSNESS
ROMANS 1:1‐7 (Paul’s Greeting)
The Gospel sets us apart as servants of Jesus Christ our Lord to all nations.
ROMANS 1:8‐17 (Righteous Shall Live By Faith)
The Gospel is the power of God to reveal His righteousness and salvation to all mankind.
ROMANS 1:18‐25a (God’s Wrath on the Unrighteous)
Unrighteousness will bring on itself the judgment and wrath of a righteous God.
ROMANS 1:18-25b (God’s Reaction to Unnatural Relations)
Continued ignorance of the righteousness of God leads one further down the spiral of sin.
Sample: WEEK 4 – ROMANS 1:18-25b
ROMANS 2:1‐11 (The Righteousness of God’s Judgment)
The Lord does not show favoritism in His judgment or His blessing.
ROMANS 2:12‐16 (God’s Judgment and the Law)
Judgment does not rest in the keeping of any one law, for there is no distinction in law-keepers and those without the law.
ROMANS 2:17‐29 (The Jew and the Law)
Outward actions come up short unless there is a heartfelt obedience to the word of God by the conviction of the Spirit.
ROMANS 3:1‐8 (God’s Righteousness Upheld)
The definition of God’s character is not dependent on the actions of man; it is seen clearly in the Scriptures, a great gift.
ROMANS 3:9‐20 (No One Is Righteous)
All people are unrighteous, both the Gentile and the Jew, and are in need of the Gospel.
ROMANS 3:21‐31 (The Righteousness of God through Faith)
Righteousness is not achieved through law, but only by faith in Jesus Christ.
ROMANS 4:1‐12 (Abraham Justified By Faith)
From the point of the fall until the return of Christ, we have been, and always will be, saved by grace through faith.
ROMANS 4:13‐25 (The Promise Granted Through Faith)
The righteous shall live by his faith. (Habakkuk 2:4, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11)
ROMANS 5:1‐11 (The Effects of Justification by Faith)
Understanding the past, present, and future benefits of justification (being declared righteous by God).
ROMANS 5:12‐21 (Death Through Adam, Life Through Christ)
We lost our relationship with God because of Adam’s one sin, but Christ has restored that relationship fully through His one act of obedience.
ROMANS 6:1‐14 (The New Life in Christ)
As believers in Jesus Christ, sin no longer has possession of our lives because we have been “buried with Him by baptism” so we “might walk in newness of life.”
ROMANS 6:15‐23 (From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of Righteousness)
Living under grace does not free us from obedience; it changes our master from self, which produces sin, to God, which produces righteousness.
ROMANS 7:1‐6 (Released from the Law)
We are identified with Christ at the moment of our salvation, much like a husband and wife on their wedding day.
Sample: WEEK 17 – ROMANS 7.1-6
ROMANS 7:7‐12 (Is the Law Sin/Sin’s Use of the Law)
The law, which is God-given, illuminates the sin of my self-centeredness.
ROMANS 7:13‐25 (The Problem of Sin in Us)
In the process of sanctification, we believers will face a constant struggle between our new nature and our old sin nature.
ROMANS 8:1‐11 (The Life‐Giving Spirit/Flesh vs. Spirit)
No matter what our flesh might say, the Spirit gives us life and we stand before God blameless in Christ.
ROMANS 8:12‐17 (Heirs with Christ/ The Family of God)
Paul describes us as joint heirs with Jesus because we have been adopted into the family of God.
ROMANS 8:18‐30 (Future Glory)
There is a sure hope for the believer and for creation itself to experience true freedom in the glory to be revealed to us.
ROMANS 8:31‐39 (The Believer’s Triumph)
God’s Love for the believer is eternal.
ROMANS 9:1‐18 (Israel and God’s Sovereign Choice)
God’s sovereignty and human responsibility are non‐competing realities of life.
ROMANS 9:19‐29 (God’s Wrath and God’s Mercy)
Israel’s rejection does not nullify God’s faithfulness but serves to illustrate the fact that God is able to be both just and merciful at the same time.
ROMANS 9:30‐10:13 (Israel’s Unbelief)
Words matter. There is power in the written and the spoken word—power that can be used to glorify Jesus Christ our Lord to all nations.
ROMANS 10:14‐21 (Israel’s Rejection of the Gospel/The Proclamation)
Paul has shown that while general revelation is enough to condemn us, specific revelation is needed to save us. In order for people to receive the Gospel, we must be faithful to pass on the Gospel that we know to be true, and introduce Jesus as Lord to all nations.
ROMANS 11:1‐10 (Israel’s Rejection Not Final)
God did not reject Israel; they rejected Him and His son.
ROMANS 11:11‐24 (The Restoration of Israel/The Tree and It’s Branches)
God blesses the Gentiles with the Gospel to provoke Israel to jealousy in order to bring them back into the channel of blessing.
ROMANS 11:25‐36 (The Mystery of Israel’s Salvation)
The restoration of Israel is secured in the promises of God found in His covenant with the nation.
ROMANS 12:1-8 (Spiritual Worship and the Church)
As Christians, we are to sacrifice ourselves to God and serve the body daily.
ROMANS 12:9‐21 (Marks of a True Christian)
Hate what God hates and love what God loves.
ROMANS 13:1‐7 (Submission to Authority)
Obey the leadership God has placed over you and in turn, you obey God.
Sample: WEEK 33 – ROMANS 13.1-7
ROMANS 13:8‐14 (Love and Light)
Love others, not just with words but with your actions.
ROMANS 14:1‐12 (The Law of Liberty)
We need to give grace to those weaker in the faith and, by doing so, model what strong faith can really accomplish.
ROMANS 14:13‐23 (Do Not Cause Another To Stumble)
Our liberty must be used to build up others in the faith, not to indulge ourselves at the expense of others.
ROMANS 15:1‐13 (Glorifying God Together)
God wants both the strong and weak to serve together in unity based on the hope given to us by the Holy Spirit.
ROMANS 15:14‐33 (The Minister to the Gentiles)
Much like Paul, we are to remain faithful to the mission and ministry that God has called us to do, knowing we will receive a great joy and reward for our obedience.
ROMANS 16:1‐27 (A Warning and Praise)
The body of believers is crucial to our personal understanding and application of the Word, God’s will and His Gospel.
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