Romans Outline

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)