1. SYSTEMATIC EXPLANATION OF GOSPEL “RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH” 1:17
ROMANS
SYSTEMATIC EXPLANATION OF GOSPEL
“RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH” :17

2. I. Authorship
Distinguish author from secretary
Paul 1: Tertius 16:22
II. Recipients: Church in Rome 1:7, 15
A. Founding of church:
1. Unknown but not by Paul or another apostle 1:11; 15:20
2. Possibly people saved at Pentecost Acts 2:10-11 or other places

3. Paul’s 4th Missionary Journey

4. B. Paul’s relationship with the church
1. Paul had not previously visited it 1:9-13
2. Paul had long desired to visit 15:22-29
3. Paul had many friends there Chap 16
C. Composition: Mostly Gentiles 1:13; 11:13; :14-16 with some Jews 2:17-18; 3:1; 4:1; :3, 7, 11
1. Church originally mainly Jewish
2. Jews expelled from Rome in 49 AD by Emperor Claudius due to controversy over a certain Chrestus = Greek Christos Acts 18:2

5. 3. After Claudius died in 54 AD the. Jews began returning to Rome
3. After Claudius died in 54 AD the Jews began returning to Rome under Nero AD
D. Background of City
1. Capital of Roman Empire
2. Population 1 to 1½ Million
…large slave population ½ to ⅔
…caused social and economic evil

6. Paul’s Third Missionary Journey Map

7. III. Occasion:
A. From Corinth at end of 3rd MJ 57 AD Ready to deliver Gentile offering to Jerusalem 15:25-29
B. Work in east is finished and Paul wants to use Rome as base for outreach to Spain in the west 15:19, 24, 28

8. C. News about tensions between Jewish and Gentile believers there
D. Phoebe of Cenchrea was making a trip to Rome and could take the letter to Rome 16:1, 2

9. Paul’s 4th Missionary Journey

10. IV. Purpose
A. To reveal Paul’s long standing desire to visit Rome 1:10-15; 15:22-29
B. To have immediate written ministry to strengthen church doctrinally 1:13-15

11. C. To help Gentiles appreciate place of Jews
C. To help Gentiles appreciate place of Jews in God’s overall plan Chapters 9-11
D. To prepare way to use Rome as base of operations for mission to Spain
E. To warn against false teachers

12. V. Problem Three Endings to Romans………. Chapters 1-14 Marcion’s text
Chapters Copies for other churches
Chapters Original edition

13. OUTLINE OF ROMANS I. Sin 1:18-3:20 II. Salvation 3:21-5:21
Salutation 1:1-17
I. Sin 1:18-3:20
II. Salvation 3:21-5:21
III. Sanctification 6-8
IV. Sovereignty 9-11
V. Service
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