1. This is what I want us to learn and remember about the Book of Romans.
A. The KEY point of Romans is that EVERYONE, regardless of RACE, CREED, or COLOR have access to the RICHES OF GOD’s GRACE! Romans 10:13 “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
1: The Gospel is a free gift from GOD! Romans 5:15 “But not as the offence, so also is the FREE GIFT by Grace, , which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.”
2: Salvation is a gift we receive BY GRACE ALONE, THROUGH FAITH ALONE, IN CHRIST ALONE! Ephesians 2:8 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:”
3: The Gospel free’s us from the shackles of sin, strengthens us and allows us to walk in newness of life. Romans 7:6 “But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.”
We should also see, God’s gift of rescuing humanity through Jesus of Nazereth. God maintaining HIS promise to Israel and God’s love unifying the diversity of the Church.
Paul was a JEW but Paul was also a Roman, so a letter to Rome was very close to Paul’s heart and soul.