Romans 1:1-7 outline

I. Paul’s Self-Introduction - v1
A. Servant of Jesus Christ
B. An apostle commissioned by Christ
1. Paul moves from his allegiance to Christ to his authority to speak on Christ’s behalf
2. Apostle - someone who is specially gifted to communicate revelation from God and to whom the churches were responsible (1 Cor 12:28; Eph 3:5); the apostolic gift was foundational to the development of the church (Eph 2:20; 4:11)
3. Called - Christ appeared to him and chose him for his special mission to the Gentiles – Acts 9:4-5,15-16;Rom 11:13; 1Ti 2:7; 2Ti 1:11
C. Separated for God’s gospel

II. Paul’s Gospel of Christ - vv2-4
A. Its Old Testament roots - v2
1. Promised by the prophets
2. Contained in Holy Scripture
B. Its about the Son of God
1. The first use of “Son”
2. The contrasting statements made about him
a. the contrasting statement identified
1) descended - v3 vs. declared - v4
2) of David - v3 vs. from the dead - v4
3) according to the flesh - v3 vs. according to the Spirit of holiness - v4
b. the contrasting statements interpreted
1) these do not contrast two co-existing states in the make-up of the savior, rather they point two successive stages in a historical process
2) these contrasts concern two successive modes of existence in Christ
3) these contrasting modes of existence have their peculiar origin
4) these contrasts mark out the significant transition in Christ’s life: from Messiah come to Messiah reigning in power and glory as Lord through the resurrection - Acts 13:33
3. The personal focus of Paul’s gospel: Jesus Christ our Lord - v4

III. Paul’s Purpose in Ministry - vv5-6
A. To call people to Christ from among the Gentile
1. “To the obedience that comes from faith”
2. “To call people from among the Gentiles”
B. To glorify the name of Christ - “for his name’s sake”

Romans Bible Study begins October 15, 2009 @ 11:30

I am happy to announce that we have finally pulled the pieces together in order to get this study off the ground. Sinners and Saints on Campus will be meeting on Thursday, October 15th, on the CSU Fullerton campus in SGSR 111 on the 1st floor in Pollack Library.

In our first study we will begin with an overview of the Book of Romans, addressing questions of authorship, audience, intent, and outline of the book.

If you ever just wanted to know what the Book of Romans was all about but never had anyone around who could walk you through it step by step, then you will definitely want to check out this study. We will take our time and walk through the book passage by passage, examining the content, theology, and application of each passage. Each weak I will provide outlines for those present, and then after the study I will post them up on the blogspot here in case you could not make it.

BTW look for Sinners and Saints on Campus as we are attempting to secure approval to solicit people to take part in our Bible study group on Titan Walk.

Thanks for stopping by Sinners and Saints on Campus, and I hope to see you next week!

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