Saturday, October 13, 2012

Paul's Epistle to the Romans

Paul's Epistle to the Romans

Begin today to study the Bible because what God says is important!

A good place to start is a study of Paul’s epistle to the Romans.  One of the important messages of Romans is that salvation is by faith alone; it doesn’t include being good or doing good, church membership, etc.

 

Justification is illustrated in the Old Testament.
Romans 4:1-25

Paul has just firmly established that the righteousness of God is apart from the law (3:21) and that man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law (3:28). He is aware, however, that the Jew will offer the case of Abraham as rebuttal to this teaching. Paul’s own people were still engrossed with the idea that being Jewish ought to give them certain privileges in the eyes of God. Thus, in this chapter, Paul analyzes the principle by which God saved Abraham. The father of Israel is an illustration of God’s message of salvation in the Old Testament.

 

http://paulsepistletotheromans.yolasite.com (A Study of Romans)

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