Introduction/Master Outline

Click above for our road map for the book, an outline that plots our course from start to finish. Below are the rest of the notes which are updated as we progress through the study. At the beginning of each of the notes is a breadcrumb reference to its place in this outline.​

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Chapter 1

• Setting the Stage (1:1-7)
• Marks of a True Minister and Church (1:8-15)
• Paul's Thesis Statement (1:16-17)
• Overview of God's Wrath Toward Mankind's Sin (1:18-3:20)
• God's Temporal Wrath Displayed in the Hedonist (1:18-32)

Chapter 2

• Jesus and the Apostles on the Issue of Hypocrisy (Various)
• God’s Eternal Wrath Preserved for the Moralist (2:1-29)
• Parenthetical Note About God’s Judgement (2:12-16)

Chapter 3

• God's Faithfulness to Judge the World (3:1-8)
• Summary of Man's Sinful Condition, Both the Hedonist and the Moralist (3:9-20)
• God Has Taken It Upon Himself to Display His Love, Mercy and Grace in Salvation Through Faith In Jesus (3:21-8:29)
• "Connecting the dots" of the Good News (3:21-24)
• Introduction to God's Plan of Justification by Faith Throughout History (3:25-31)​

Chapter 4

• Justification by Faith Illustrated by Abraham (4:1-25)

Chapter 5

• Temporal Blessings for God’s Former Enemies (5:1-11)
• Paul Explains Imputation (5:12-21)

Chapter 6

• Dead to Sin, Alive to God (6:1-14)
• Sin Pays with Death, God with Life (6:15-23)

Chapter 7

• Illustration from Marriage (7:1-6)
• Law's Light Reveals Sin's Ugly Reality (7:7-13)
• Paul's Sanctification Testimony - Part 1 (7:14-20)
• Paul's Sanctification Testimony - Part 2 (7:21-25)

Chapter 8

• Freedom from Condemnation Through the Spirit (8:1-4)
• Mind of the Spirit vs. Mind of the Flesh (8:5-8)
• Resurrection Power of the Holy Spirit (8:9-11)
• Spirit of Sonship (8:12-17)
• From Groaning to Glory (8:18-27)
• God’s Sovereign Plan of Salvation (8:28-30)
• The Security of God’s Love for the Believer (8:31-39)

Chapter 9

• God’s Plan for Israel (Chapters 9-11)
• Paul’s Value for the Israelites (9:1-5)
• Three Examples of God’s Sovereign Choice in Israel’s Past (9:6-18)
• God's Sovereign Plan of Wrath and Mercy (9:19-29)
• Israel’s Stumbling Over the Rock of Offense (9:30-33)

Chapter 10

• Zeal for God is Not Enough (10:1-4)
• Righteousness by Faith is Accessible to All (10:5-13)
• The Message of Faith Has Gone Out to All (10:14-21)

Chapter 11

• God’s Grace is Preserving a Remnant of Israelites (11:1-6)
• God’s Wrath for the Rest of Israel (11:7-10)
• Illustration to the Gentiles of the Olive Trees (11:11-24)
• God's Plan for Israel - Conclusion (11:25-32)
• Paul's Doxology (11:33-36)

Chapter 12

• Change Your Mind (12:1-2)
• Role of Faith in the Unity of the Body (12:3-8)
• Behavior of the Christian in Church and Society (12:9-21)

Chapter 13

• ​Biblical Approach to Authority (Various)
• Submission to Government (13:1-7)
• Continuing Debt of Love (13:8-10)
• Put on Christ and Make No Plans for the Flesh (13:11-14)

Chapter 14

• ​The Principle of Faith in Matters of Conscience (14:1-12)
• Pleasing God Through the Law of Love (14:13-23)

Chapter 15

• TBA

Chapter 16

• ​TBA