Paul for Everyone: Romans, Chapters 1-8

by Wright, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780664227999
• ISBN10: 0664227996
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-30
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

Writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright helps us see the great sweep of this letter. Romans has long been viewed as the book above all in which Paul puts forth the basic doctrines of the faith, and the picture of God's life for us. It is the classic setting-out of the Gospel.In this series, Tom Wright has undertaken a tremendous task: to provide guides to all the books of the New Testament and to include in them his own translation of the entire text. Each short passage is followed by a highly readable discussion, with background information, useful explanations and suggestions, and thoughts as to how the text can be relevant to our lives today. A glossary is included at the back of each book. The series is suitable for group study, personal use, or daily devotions.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Map	xiii
Romans 1.1-7 Good News about the New King	1	(4)
Romans 1.8-13 Paul Longs to See the Roman Christians	5	(4)
Romans 1.14-17 Good News, Salvation and the Justice of God	9	(6)
Romans 1.18-23 Humans Reject God and Embrace Corruption	15	(4)
Romans 1.24-27 Unclean Desires, Dishonoured Bodies	19	(5)
Romans 1.28-32 Darkened Mind, Darkened Behaviour	24	(3)
Romans 2.1-11 God's Coming Judgment Will Be Impartial, the Same for All	27	(4)
Romans 2.12-16 How God's Impartial Judgment Will Work	31	(4)
Romans 2.17-24 The Claim of the Jew - and Its Problems	35	(4)
Romans 2.25-29 The Badge, the Name and the Meaning	39	(3)
Romans 3.1-8 God's Determined Faithfulness	42	(5)
Romans 3.9-20 Jews as well as Gentiles Are Guilty of Sin	47	(4)
Romans 3.21-24 The Unveiling of God's Covenant Justice	51	(4)
Romans 3.25-26 Jesus' Death Reveals God's Covenant Justice	55	(4)
Romans 3.27-31 The God of Both Jew and Gentile	59	(5)
Romans 4.1-8 God's Covenant with Abraham	64	(4)
Romans 4.9-12 Abraham the Father of Both Uncircumcised and Circumcised	68	(4)
Romans 4.13-17 Abraham Is the Father of All Believers	72	(4)
Romans 4.18-25 Abraham's Faith - and Ours	76	(4)
Romans 5.1-5 Peace and Hope	80	(5)
Romans 5.6-11 Jesus' Death Reveals God's Love and Guarantees Final Salvation	85	(4)
Romans 5.12-17 The Big Picture in Shorthand: Adam and the Messiah	89	(4)
Romans 5.18-21 The Triumphant Reign of Grace	93	(4)
Romans 6.1-5 Leaving the State of Sin through Baptism	97	(5)
Romans 6.6-11 Dead to Sin, Alive to God	102	(4)
Romans 6.12-14 The Call to Holy Living	106	(4)
Romans 6.15-19 The Two Types of Slavery	110	(4)
Romans 6.20-23 Where the Two Roads Lead	114	(4)
Romans 7.1-6 Dying to the Law	118	(4)
Romans 7.7-12 When the Law Arrived: Sinai Looks Back to the Fall	122	(4)
Romans 7.13-20 Looking Back on Life under the Law	126	(4)
Romans 7.21-25 The Double 'Law' and the Miserable 'I'	130	(4)
Romans 8.1-4 God's Action in Messiah and Spirit	134	(5)
Romans 8.5-11 The Work of the Spirit	139	(4)
Romans 8.12-17 Children of God, Led by the Spirit	143	(5)
Romans 8.18-25 Creation Renewed and Patient Hope	148	(5)
Romans 8.26-30 Prayer, Sonship and the Sovereignty of God	153	(4)
Romans 8.31-39 Nothing Shall Separate Us from God's Love	157	(6)
Glossary	163