Romans Outline

The bulk of the work here is from my college class notes. Additions in Italics are mine

Chapters 1-3 Condemnation: God's Righteousness Needed

1:18-32 The Gentiles Condemned (Gentiles = anyone without Jewish Scriptures)

1:18 Summary: God's Wrath Revealed

1:19-32 Exposition: Wrath Deserved

1:19-21 Universal Revelation of God (also see Psalm 19)

1:22-32 Universal Rejection by Man

1:22-24 Cycle #1 – Idolatry & Uncleanliness

1:25-27 Cycle #2 – Homosexuality

1:28-31 Cycle #3 – A Depraved Mind (a list of specific sins)

1:32 Conclusion (They sin and approve of others who sin)

2:1-3:8 The Jews Condemned (A literal Jew, or anyone judging someone else)

2:2-16 Principles of Judgment

2:2-5 Truth (Clearly understanding sin, but doing it anyway)

2:6-10 Works (God judges our actions, and all are guilty)

2:11-15 Impartiality (God judges everyone equally)

2:16 Gospel (The gospel judges the unbeliever)

2:17-3:8 Peril of the Jew (“Jew” is in serious danger because of the following)

2:17-20 The Jew's assumption (Because of the law, he is the instructor)

2:21-24 Paul's accusation of the Jews

2:21-23 His Character: Hypocrisy (He isn't living what he teaches)

2:24 His Impact: Blasphemy (In effect, hypocrisy is blasphemy)

2:25-29 The Real Issue (Is there a spiritual change?)

3:1-8 Arguments

3:1-2 The Advantages of the Jews (They have the Scriptures)

3:3-4 The Faithfulness of the Lord

3:5-8 Counter-Argument: The Righteousness of the Lord

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Chapters 1-3 Condemnation: God's Righteousness Needed

3:9-20 All Mankind Condemned

3:9 Charge

3:10-18 Specifications

3:10-12 UNIVERSALITY of Godlessness

3:13-18 TOTALITY of Godlessness

3:19a Defense

3:19b-20 Verdict

3:19b Law condemns all

3:20 Law justifies none (The law doesn't clean, it reveals the need.)

Chapters 4-8 Salvation: God's Righteousness Provided

(Justification: The believer declared righteous.)

3:21-26 God provides the righteousness men need.

3:21-22a A description of that righteousness

3:22b-23 The Need (All have sinned)

3:24-25a The Method (Christ's blood)

3:25b-26 The Purpose (To show that justification can only happen by faith)

3:27-31 Faith justification is the only kind possible

3:27-28 Excludes natural advantages (You cannot work for it)

3:29-30 God as God of Jew and Gentiles

3:31 Satisfies legal requirements

4:1-25 The Old Testament teaches faith justification

4:1-17 Abraham was justified by faith

4:1-8 Not by Works (Abraham believed!)

4:9-12 Not by Circumcision (He believed 13 years earlier)

4:13-17 Not by Law (The law didn't come until Moses)

4:18-25 Abraham trusted God to keep his promise (of numerous descendants)

4:18-21 Example: Birth of Isaac

4:22 Conclusion: Imputed righteousness

4:23-25 Application: Faith in Christ

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Chapters 4-8 Salvation: God's Righteousness Provided

5:1-11 The Justified can Boast in its Benefits

5:1-2 Benefits of the Justified:

Peace with God

Standing before God

Hope in God

5:2-11 Boasts of the Justified

5:2 Boast in Hope of God's Glory

5:3-10 Boast in Troubles

5:3-5 Reason

5:6-10 Means

5:11 Boast in God

5:12-21 Faith Justification Solves the Ultimate Sin Problem

5:12-14 Man's Ultimate Sin Problem

5:15-21 God's Gracious Solution

5:15-17 Bigger than the problem

5:15 Bigger in Intensity

5:16-17 Bigger in Extension

5:18-21 Perfectly fits the problem

5:18-19 Includes man's problem

5:20-21 Includes God's law

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Chapters 4-8 Salvation: God's Righteousness Provided

(Sanctification: The Believer Growing Righteous)

6:1-14 Those identified with Christ's death should not abuse grace.

6:1-2 Summary: Don't sin because you're dead to sin

6:3-10 Theology: Know your identification

6:11 Significance: Reckon yourself dead

6:12-14 Application: Present your members

6:15-23 Those enslaved to righteousness should not abuse freedom in Christ.

6:15-16 Summary: No abuse of freedom

6:17-18 Theology: You have a new master

6:19 Application: You should serve him

6:20-23 Significance: Contrast with old life

7:1-25 The believer is freed from the Law, which cannot sanctify.

7:1-6 The Law and Death

7:1 Principle

7:2-3 Illustration

7:4-6 Explanation

7:7-12 The Law and Sin

7:7 The law reveals sin

7:8 The law inadvertently promotes sin

7:9-11 The law brings death

7:12 The law is holy

7:7-13 The Law and Self

7:13 The problem is not with the law

7:14-23 The problem is with me

7:24-25 Deliverance is from God

8:1-17 The Spirit sets the believer free to fulfill the righteous demands of the Law.

8:1-8 Deliverance from the Flesh

8:9-11 Deliverance from the Body

8:12-17 Deliverance from Bondage

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Chapters 4-8 Salvation: God's Righteousness Provided

(Glorification: The Believer Guaranteed Glory)

8:18 The believer's present sufferings are insignificant in light of his future glory.

8:19-27 Nature, believers, and the Spirit all groan for the glorification of the children of God.

8:19-22 Groaning of NATURE

8:23-25 Groaning of BELIEVERS

8:26-27 Groaning of HOLY SPIRIT

8:28-30 The believer knows that all things – including his suffering – function in God's plan to bring him to glory.

8:28 What we Know: Ultimately, in eternity, all things work out for good.

8:29-30 How we Know: God is at work, making believers become like Christ.

8:31-39 The believer has assurance that nothing can ever frustrate God's purpose.

8:31-32 Intro: God's purpose cannot fail

8:33-36 Body: No one can move God to reject us

8:37-39 Conclusion: Nothing can separate believers from God (Not even us!)