Observe the Word

In Romans 7:13-25 Paul masterfully describes the inner struggle of the conscious and particularly the weakness of his will to do the good he knows he should do. Is he speaking as a Christian or as a non-Christian?

In Romans 7:7-12, Paul begins his argument that the law has a critical weakness in its attempts to produce righteous living in the lives of people.

In Romans 7:1-6, Paul completes his defense for the strength of grace as he prepares to describe for us the weakness of law. 

In Romans 6:15-23, Paul continues to show the strength of grace to produce righteous living by providing the believer with a new heart, a new master, a new trajectory and a new process.

In Romans 6:1-14, Paul challenges the idea that grace encourages sin by assuming a new perspective and describing a new union as true realities in the lives of of those who have truly received the gift of grace.

In Romans 5:12-21, Paul describes the power of grace as a realm change; a transfer from the kingdom of the living dead to participation in the kingdom of life; a move from the kingdom of Adam - sin - death to the kingdom of Jesus - grace - life.

In Romans 5:1-11, Paul moves into the second major stage of his teaching on the gospel of Jesus Christ, showing the power of the gospel by emphasizing the secure hope and deep joy that come from standing in grace.

In Romans 4:9-25, Paul develops his assertion that the covenant of promise God made with Abraham serves as a precedent to the covenant of grace that came through Jesus Christ.

In Romans 3:31-4:8, Paul offers Abraham as a precedent for his gospel argument that people can only be declared righteous in God's by grace through faith.

In Romans 3:21-30, finally, Paul the prosecutor gives us good news in a surprise verdict.

In Romans 3:9-20, Paul presents the closing argument of his indictment of all humanity.

In Romans 3:1-8, Paul raises two objections to his charge against religious people in the previous chapter.

In Romans 2:17-29, Paul further extends his charge against those who presume their religious activities make up for their moral failures.

In Romans 2:1-16, Paul extends his charge to include people who feel safeguarded by a sense of their own morality.

In Romans 1:18-32, Paul levels an indictment against pagan man - both ancient and modern.

In Romans 1:16-17, we encounter the topic of Paul's argument for the letter, regarding the power of the gospel to save.

In Romans 1:8-15, we consider how Paul uses the letter introduction to motivate the Romans to receive his gospel teaching.

In Romans 1:1-7 we encounter Paul's self-description to a church he had never visited and learn more about the Roman believers.