On the Book of Romans
Introduction
The Book of Romans, in the Bible, is an old epistle of the Apostle Paul addressed to Roman Christians. It discusses the teaching and practice of the Christian faith and its principles. On a deeper and more specific level, however, it serves to inform its readers regarding the foundational truths of a biblical worldview. The truths that Paul mentions in this epistle may be found in the natural world, human identity, human relationships and culture.
The Natural World
First and foremost, a biblical worldview hinges on the understanding of the natural world as overt evidence of God’s creative power and intangible qualities. Romans 1:20 says: “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made” (Bible Gateway, …show more content…
The Book of Romans has at least two main points regarding this:
First, it claims that people are sinful and wicked on their own. Romans 3:10 says: “There is no one righteous, not even one…” (Bible Gateway, n.d.) Romans 3:23 support this: “…For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Bible Gateway, n.d.). In fact, the first three chapters of the book feature a lengthy Pauline discussion on how depraved people are and what has happened to them as a result. However, the good news is that Paul does not stop here.
Second, Paul maintains that people can have new identities in Jesus Christ—identities that overwrite their old, sinful ones as if the latter never existed. This is seen in passages like Romans 3:28: “For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law” (Bible Gateway, n.d.). According to Romans 8:37, the new identity of the repentant Christian is someone who is “more than a conqueror” (Bible Gateway, n.d.) in
Introduction
The Book of Romans, in the Bible, is an old epistle of the Apostle Paul addressed to Roman Christians. It discusses the teaching and practice of the Christian faith and its principles. On a deeper and more specific level, however, it serves to inform its readers regarding the foundational truths of a biblical worldview. The truths that Paul mentions in this epistle may be found in the natural world, human identity, human relationships and culture.
The Natural World
First and foremost, a biblical worldview hinges on the understanding of the natural world as overt evidence of God’s creative power and intangible qualities. Romans 1:20 says: “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made” (Bible Gateway, …show more content…
The Book of Romans has at least two main points regarding this:
First, it claims that people are sinful and wicked on their own. Romans 3:10 says: “There is no one righteous, not even one…” (Bible Gateway, n.d.) Romans 3:23 support this: “…For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Bible Gateway, n.d.). In fact, the first three chapters of the book feature a lengthy Pauline discussion on how depraved people are and what has happened to them as a result. However, the good news is that Paul does not stop here.
Second, Paul maintains that people can have new identities in Jesus Christ—identities that overwrite their old, sinful ones as if the latter never existed. This is seen in passages like Romans 3:28: “For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law” (Bible Gateway, n.d.). According to Romans 8:37, the new identity of the repentant Christian is someone who is “more than a conqueror” (Bible Gateway, n.d.) in