The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome …

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Paul’s Letter To The Church In Rome Rom 1:17 The Just Shall Live By Faith

Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Outline  Introduction 1:1-17  Indictment of & remedy for sin 1:18 – 5:21  Anticipated questions re: salvation by grace through faith 6:1 – 11:36 Lesson 1 – General Introduction

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Indictment #1 Ù Gentiles 1:18-32  Paul usually discusses God from a starting point of creation when addressing Gentiles  In Athens Acts 17:24  Similarly, in this passage  No mention of Jewish history or the Law  Focus will shift starting in Rom 2

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Indictment #1 Ù Gentiles 1:18-32  When we are “ungodly” or “unrighteous” in behavior, we must “…suppress the truth in unrighteousness” v. 18b  To restrain or hinder the progress of something Lk 4: Thess 2:6-7  Pretending something doesn’t exist (out of sight…out of mind)

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Indictment #1 Ù Gentiles 1:18-32  Suppressing truth is foolish vv  Evidence for God & truth is abundantly clear  It is “…evident within us” v. 19 Eccl 3:11  To deny is to be “…without excuse” v. 20  To act contrary is to be “darkened with a foolish heart” v. 21 Psa 14:1

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Indictment #1 Ù Gentiles 1:18-32  Seeing God’s invisible attributes vv  How can one “see” the “invisible?”  His eternal power & Divine nature are seen when we see what He has created  Something created argues for a source (refutation of theory of evolution)

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Indictment #1 Ù Gentiles 1:18-32  Seeing God’s invisible attributes vv  God has left abundant evidence to declare His existence Psa 19:1-4 Acts 14:15-17  To continue in denial is to be futile in heart and without excuse

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Indictment #1 Ù Gentiles 1:18-32  Seeing God’s invisible attributes vv  What does God expect? v. 21  To “glorify” (honor) Him – to look up to Him in reverential awe  To “give thanks” – to show gratitude; express appreciation & dependence

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Indictment #1 Ù Gentiles 1:18-32  Describing their lifestyle vv  Man is not wise when denying God v. 22 (“suppressing truth”)  He manifests this foolishness when he substitutes & worships images from his own mind for the eternal Creator v. 23

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Indictment #1 Ù Gentiles 1:18-32  Describing their lifestyle vv  We manifest another kind of “foolishness” when we try to categorize sin  “Major” sins – idolatry v. 23 – homosexuality vv – murder v. 29

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Indictment #1 Ù Gentiles 1:18-32  Describing their lifestyle vv  We manifest another kind of “foolishness” when we try to categorize sin  “Minor” sins – greed v. 29 – envy v. 29 – gossip v. 29 – pride v. 30

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Indictment #1 Ù Gentiles 1:18-32  Describing their lifestyle vv  The Holy Spirit including all these sins in the same “list” disproves our classification  Realistic view… all behavior contrary to truth we “suppress” leads to death v. 32  Whether we commit it or condone it

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Indictment #2 Ù Jews 2:1-29  Paul next addresses Jewish Christians  Most often listed first vv  Paul mentions the Law vv  They are specified vv  Imagine their reaction hearing 1:18-32 when this letter was read in the assembly

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Indictment #2 Ù Jews 2:1-29  Often, Jews treated Gentiles very unfairly Lk 7: :1-32 Mt 23:3-4,  At times, Jewish saints demanded too much of their Gentile brethren Acts 15:1, 5 Gal 2:11-14

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Indictment #2 Ù Jews 2:1-29  Judging Gentiles was hypocritical vv. 1-3  Jews overlooked that God was patient with them also v. 4 2 Pet 3:3-9, 11  Patient 2:4 vs. Gave over 1:24, 26, 28  POINT Ù even God’s patience has a limit!

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome Indictment #2 Ù Jews 2:1-29  God’s judgment upon sinners vv  Jews’ stubbornness & impenitence was “…storing up wrath for themselves” v. 5  God is impartial v. 6 Psa 62:12  Reward for those who do good v. 7  Punishment for those who do evil v. 8

The Just Shall Live By Faith Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome …