Handout: Romans Road

—The Romans Road to Knowing Who Jesus Is—

1. A Master with Servants

1:1 "Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ…"

"…Jesus Christ our Lord…"

1:3; 5:21; 6:11,23; 7:25

"…the Lord Jesus…" 1:7; 10:9; 14:14

"…Jesus our Lord…"4:24; 8:39

"…Our Lord Jesus Christ…"

5:1,11; 15:6; 16:18,20,24

13:4 "…The Lord Jesus Christ…"

15:30 "…the Lord Jesus Christ's sake…"

1. Christ

"…Jesus Christ…"

1:1,3,6,7,8; 2:16; 3:22; 5:1,11,15,17, 21; 6:3,11,23; 7:25; 13:14; 15:6,8,16,17,30; 16:18,20,24,25,27

"…Christ Jesus…"

3:24; 8:1,2,39; 15:5; 16:3

2. Son of God

1:3 "…His ["God" v.1] Son Jesus…"

1:4 "And [Jesus v.3] declared to be the Son of God…"

1:9 "…His Son…"

5:10 "…His Son…"

8:3 "…His own Son…"

8:29 "…His Son…"

8:32 "…His own Son…"

15:6 "God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."

3. Jesus became Flesh

1:3 "Jesus…was…made of the seed of David according to the flesh;"

8:3 "Son in the likeness of sinful flesh…"

4. The One the Gospel is About

1:1,3 "…gospel…concerning…Jesus…"

1:9 "…the gospel of His Son [Jesus v.1,3]…"

1:15 "…the gospel…"

1:16 "…the gospel of Christ…"

15:19 "…gospel of Christ."

5. One with Power

1:4 "…declared…the Son of God with power…"

1:16 "…the gospel of Christ…is the power of God unto salvation…"

1:20 "…His eternal power…"

13:1 "…there is no power but of God…"

6. Resurrected One

1:4 "[Jesus v.3]…declared to be the Son of God… by the resurrection from the dead:"

6:5 "In the likeness of His resurrection:"

7. Provider of Grace

1:5 "By whom [Jesus v.3] we have received grace…"

1:7 "Grace…from God …and…Jesus…"

5:15 "much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by…Jesus…"

5:17 "receive abundance of grace and g. of r. shall reign in life by…Jesus Christ."

5:21 "so might grace reign through r. unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord."

15:15 "grace that is given to me of God…"

16:20 "grace of our Lord Jesus Christ…"

16:24"grace of our Lord Jesus Christ…"

8. Provider of Peace

1:7 "…peace from God…and…Jesus…"

5:1 "we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:"

10:15 "gospel of peace…" [see 1^st note on "The One the Gospel is About"]

The One Who Calls Men

1:1 "Paul…called to be an apostle…"

1:5 "By whom [Jesus v.3] we have received…apostleship…"

1:6 "Are ye also the called of Jesus…"

1:7 "…called to be saints…"

8:28 "…the called…"

8:30 "…He also called…"

9:24 "…whom He hath called…"

9:25 "…I will call them My people…"

9:26 "called the children of…God"

11:29 "…calling of God…"

9. Works in Unity with God the Father

1:7 "[2 things] from God…and….Jesus…"

1:8 "I thank my God through Jesus…"

1:16 "…the gospel of Christ …is the power of God unto salvation…"

1:17 "[in the gospel of Christ v. 16] is the righteousness of God revealed…."

2:16 "God shall judge…by Jesus…"

3:22 "Righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus…"

3:24 "…by His [God v. 23] grace through the redemption that is in Jesus:"

3:25 A)"[Jesus] "God hath set"…[for the purpose] "to declare His r. for the remission of sins" B) "…through the forbearance of God."

3:26 "[God is] the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus."

3:30 "God…shall justify…by faith [in Jesus v. 26].

5:11 "we…joy in God through …Jesus…"

10:9 "confess with thy mouth…Jesus and …believe…God hath raised Him…"

15:5 "God…grant you…according to… Jesus." [or, "after the example of".]

15:30 "[for Christ's sake] strive together with me in your prayers to God…"

16:20 "God…shall bruise Satan… The grace of our Lord Jesus…be with you."

16:27 "To God…be glory through Jesus Christ for ever…"

10. The One in Whom is Redemption

3:24 "…the redemption…in Christ Jesus:"

3:25 "["Jesus" v.24] a propitiation…His blood…for the remission of sins…past."

11. The Object of Faith

1:5 "[Jesus gave] grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith, …for His name."

1:17 "[in the gospel of Christ v. 16] is the r. of God revealed from faith to faith…"

3:22 "…by faith of Jesus…"

3:25 "through faith in His [Jesus] blood…"

3:26 "…of him which believeth in Jesus."

3:27 "…the law of faith."

3:28 " a man is justified by faith…"

3:30 Circumcision and Uncircumcision are both justified by faith [in Jesus v.26].

4:5 "…believeth on Him that justifieth…" [see "Works in Unity…" 3:30]

12. The One Who Fulfilled the Law

3:31 "through faith [in Jesus v.26]…we establish the law."

6:14,15 "…sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid."

7:12 "Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, just, and good."

8:3 "For what the law could not do, God sending his own Son…condemned sin."

8:4 "…r. of law might be fulfilled in us…"

9:31,32 "Israel…hath not attained to the law of r. bc sought it not by faith…"

10:4 "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth." End=goal, conclusion

13:8 "For he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law."

13:10 "Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law."