Outline of Book of Romans

AN OUTLINE OF THE BOOK OF ROMANS

Key verse: “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.” (5:1-2a)

Introduction (1:1–15)
Theme: Salvation through faith (1:16–17)

I. The Sinfulness of All People (1:18—3:20)
• Gentiles (1:18–32)
• Jews (2:1—3:8)
• Summary: All People (3:9–20)

II. Salvation as a gift for All People (3:21—5:21)
• Through Christ (3:21–26)
• Received by Faith (3:27—4:25)
• Experienced in our suffering (5:1–11)
• Given through the gift of grace in Christ (5:12–21)

III. Salvation brings freedom and a new way of life (chs. 6–8)
• Freedom from Sin’s Tyranny (ch. 6)
• Freedom from the Law’s Condemnation (ch. 7)
• Freedom in the Control of the Holy Spirit (ch. 8)

IV. An Account of God’s Mercy to Israel (chs. 9–11)
• The Justice of God’s Rejection of Israel (9:1–29)
• The Cause of That Rejection (9:30—10:21)
• God’s Provision for Israel and All People (ch. 11)

V. Exercising Faith (12:1—15:13)
• In the Body—the Church (ch. 12)
• In the World (ch. 13)
• Among Weak and Strong Christians (14:1—15:13)

Conclusion (15:14–33)
Commendation, Greetings and Doxology (ch. 16)