The Message of Romans

General preface vii
Author's preface ix
Chief abbreviations xii
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Preliminary essay 1
Introduction: The gospel of God and Paul's eagerness to share it (1:1-17) 29
1. Paul and the gospel (1:1-6) 30
2. Paul and the Romans (1:7-13) 39
3. Paul and evangelism (1:14-17) 42
A. The wrath of God against all humankind (1:18 - 3:20) 50
4. Depraved Gentile society (1:18-32) 53
5. Critical moralizers (2:1-16) 65
6. Self-confident Jews (2:17 - 3:8) 76
7. The whole human race (3:9-20) 86
B. The grace of God in the gospel (3:21 - 8:39) 93
8. God's righteousness revealed and illustrated (3:21 - 4:25) 93
9. God's people united in Christ (5:1 - 6:23) 125
10. God's law and Christian discipleship (7:1-25) 179
11. God's Spirit in God's children (8:1-39) 208C. The plan of God for Jews and Gentiles (9 - 11) 257
12. Israel's fall: God's purpose of election (9:1-33) 259
13. Israel's fault: God's dismay over her disobedience (10:1-21) 277
14. Israel's future: God's long-term design (11:1-32) 290
15. Doxology (11:33-36) 310
16. A manifesto of evangelism 314
D. The will of God for changed relationships (12:1 - 15:13) 318
17. Our relationship to God: consecrated bodies and renewed minds (12:1-2) 321
18. Our relationship to ourselves: thinking soberly about our gifts (12:3-8) 326
19. Our relationship to one another: love in the family of God (12:9-16) 331
20. Our relationship to our enemies: not retaliation but service (12:17-21) 335
21. Our relationship to the state: conscientious citizenship (13:1-7) 340
22. Our relationship to the law: neighbour-love as its fulfilment (13:8-10) 350
23. Our relationship to the day: living in the 'already' and the 'not yet' (13:11-14) 354
24. Our relationship to the weak: welcoming, and not despising, judging or offending them (14:1 - 15:13) 358
Conclusion: The providence of God in the ministry of Paul (15:14 - 16:27) 381
25. His apostolic service (15:14-22) 382
26. His travel plans (15:23-33) 389
27. His commendation and greetings (16:1-16) 398
28. His warnings, messages and doxology (16:17-27) 406
Study guide 414