Outline of the Book of Romans
I. Introduction ( 1:1-17)
A. Greetings (1: 1-7)
B. Instituting rapport (1:8-15)
C. Theme (1:16-17)
II. God Expose Condemnation (1:18-3:31)
A. Condemnation against unrighteous men ( 1:18-32)
B. Condemnation against impartiality ( 2:1-11)
C. Condemnation against law practices ( 2:12- 3:1-31)
1. Those who boast in the law (3: 1-18)
2. Correction of the foolish ( 3:19-29)
3. Guilty by all men ( 3:30-31)
III. God Revealed Through Justification ( 4:1-4:25)
A. Manifestation of Justification ( 4:1-25)
1. Old Testament evidence (4: 1-15)
2. Guaranteed promise ( 4:16-25)
IV. God’s Results for Justification (5:1-21)
A. Peace with God (5:1-8)
B. Saved from wrath ( 5:9-11)
C. Exempt from the law ( 5:12-21)
V. God Revealed through Sanctification (6:-8:39)
A. Dead to sin (6:1-2)
B. Baptized into Christ (6: 3)
1. Newness of life (6: 4)
2. Likeness Of His death (6:5-10)
C. Alive in Christ Jesus (6:11-15)
1. Instruments for righteousness (6: 11-13)
2. Partakers of grace (6:14-15)
D. Slaves to obedience (6:16-23)
E. Bound by the law ( 7:1-3)
F. Dead to the law ( 7: 4-7)
1. Through the Body of Christ (7: 4-5)
2. Released from the law (7: 6-25)
G. Deliverance from bondage (8:1-39)
1. From the law of sin (8: 1-6)
2. Spirit is alive in us (8: 7-16)
3. Glory revealed through us (8:17-27)
4. Image of His Son (8: 28-33)
5. No condemnation (8:34-39)
VI. God’s Righteousness Revealed Though Adoption (9:1-33)
A. Glorified through the covenant (9:1-5)
B. Promises regarding descendants (9: 6-13)
C. Exemplified through mercy (9: 14-19)
D. Revealed through demonstration (9: 20-27)
E. Obtained through faith (9:28-33)
VII. God Righteousness Revealed Through Salvation (10 :11: 36)
A. Knowledge of God’s righteousness (10: 10-21)
1. Word of faith (10:1-8)
2. Confession of faith (10: 9-21)
B. God’s gracious choice (11: 1-10)
C. Salvation though reconciliation (11: 11-36)
VIII. God’s Righteousness Revealed Through Service (12: 13:14)
A. Renewing of the mind (12: 1- 2)
B. Spiritual Gifts (12: 3-8)
C. Brotherly Love (12: 9-13)
D. Peace with all men (12: 14-21)
E. Government authority ( 13:1-8)
F. Subject to commandments (13:9-14)
IX. God’s Righteousness Rejects Judgment Of Others (14: 15:21)
A. To those who are weak (14:1-9)
B. All will stand at the judgment seat (14:10-23)
1. Every knee shall bow (14: 11-12)
2. Remove stumbling block (14:13-23)
C. Bear other weakness ( 15:1-21)
1. Please our neighbors (15: 2-3)
2. Though encouragement (15: 4-5)
3. Through excepting on another (15:6-21)
X. Conclusion (15: 16:27)
D. Abundance of Hope (15:13-21)
E. Personal Expressions (15: 22-33)
F. Love Expression (16: 1-27)
