“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”  (Romans 1:16-17)

The importance of the Book of Romans cannot be overstated. Perhaps the oldest question recorded in the Bible, and the most important, was asked by Job, “How should man be just with God?” (Job 9:2); Romans gives a clear answer to that ancient question, “The just shall live by faith” (Romans 1:17, a quote from Habakkuk 2:4). The theme throughout Romans is the grace of God in general, with justification of the sinner by grace through faith emphasized in particular. In Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, the apostle presents a systematic and exhaustive treatment of the theology that undergirds the gospel of grace, which allows God to save believing sinners without compromising His own righteousness (Romans 3:26).

I began teaching a weekly class on Paul’s Epistle to the Romans in September 2014.  The notes for this study are updated regularly.  You can find them under the Biblical Studies menu; check periodically to follow the study as it progresses.  God bless!