Studying the Bible
The Story of the Bible (graphic)
Frederick Godet “the cathedral of the christian faith”
John Calvin “when anyone understands this epistle he has a passage opened to him to understand the whole scripture”
Romans 15 Context
- Take the gospel to the unreached (vs. 20)
- That desire has kept him from Rome (vs. 22)
- Plans to visit Rome on his way to Spain (vs. 24)
- Bringing a unifying gift (vs. 25-29)
- He’s scared (vs. 31)
Romans framework (graphic)
The Righteousness of God revealed….In His Son
- Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
- Paul
- Was arrested, appealed to Rome, and eventually was killed in Rome around 68 A.D.
- which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,
- Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully,
- Colossians 2:16-17
- Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
- Acts 2:9-10
- Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
- Romans 1:1
- Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
- Romans 1:2
- which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,
- 1 Peter 1:10
- Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully,
- Romans 1:3-4
- concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
- Romans 1:5-7
- through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.