THE INTRODUCTION Romans 1:1-17
- The Salutation 1:1-7
- The Interest of Paul in the Roman Christians 1:8-15
- The Theme of the Letter 1:16-17
DOCTRINAL INSTRUCTIONS 1:18-11:36
- Justification by Faith 1:18-5:21
- The Universal Need of Righteousness 1:18-3:20
- The Guilt of the Gentile World 1:18-32
- The Principles of Divine Judgment 2:1-16
- The Guilt of the Jew 2:17-3:8
- The Whole World Condemned 3:9-20
- How God Meets that Need 3:21-31
- The Proof from Scripture Chapter 4
- The Blessed Results 5:1-11
- The Universal Application 5:12-21
- The Life of the Believers Chapters 6-8
- Dead to Sin and Alive Unto God 6:1-14
- Free from Sin and Servants of Righteousness 6:15-23
- Free from the Law and United with Christ 7:1-6
- The Inward Struggle 7:7-25
- Life in the Spirit 8:1-17
- Patience in Suffering 8:18-25
- The Assurance of Salvation 8:31-39
- The Problem of Israel’s Rejection Chapters 9-11
- The Rejection of Israel is Not Complete 9:1-29
- The Rejection of Israel is For a Reason 9:30-10:21
- The Rejection of Israel is Not Final Chapter 11
PRACTICAL EXHORTATIONS 12:1-15:13
- As Members of the Church Chapter 12
- As Citizens of the State Chapter 13
- Questions of Conscience 14:1-15:13
THE CONCLUSION 15:14-16:27
—From The Epistle of Paul to the Romans by Charles R. Erdman