Romans is quite simply the host of many different valuable principles that are crucial in the walk of a today’s Christian. Romans chapters 1-8 clearly discuss the very principles which enable us to live a God honoring lifestyle but in such depth; it would be a miracle to fully understand in it’s entirety. The most important ideas to sift through and apply from Romans are the concepts of the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture. Regarding the teachings of Romans about the natural world, it mainly is discussing the actual literal creation of God. By merely speaking, God was able to create all that we see and enjoy today. Genesis 1:1-2 says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering
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Paul discusses God’s judgment and how each and every person has fallen short of the glory of God. Romans 2:12 states that, “All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.” (NIV). This is talking about the saved and the unsaved and how exactly God deals with the individual according to the circumstance of their salvation. In those days, the Jews were expected to uphold a much higher standard than the Gentiles were. This is the same as Christians today are expected to maintain a particular standard and those who are not saved are not held quite to that standard. We are a doomed people, and we are unable to save ourselves in our own power though many of us are convinced we need no one other than ourselves. God, however, loves the world and He sent His son to rescue us. How merciful and beautiful is that truth? The knowledge of human identity really affects my worldview because it influences the way I view myself and the way I view others. We are fallen, but God helps us
Paul discusses God’s judgment and how each and every person has fallen short of the glory of God. Romans 2:12 states that, “All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.” (NIV). This is talking about the saved and the unsaved and how exactly God deals with the individual according to the circumstance of their salvation. In those days, the Jews were expected to uphold a much higher standard than the Gentiles were. This is the same as Christians today are expected to maintain a particular standard and those who are not saved are not held quite to that standard. We are a doomed people, and we are unable to save ourselves in our own power though many of us are convinced we need no one other than ourselves. God, however, loves the world and He sent His son to rescue us. How merciful and beautiful is that truth? The knowledge of human identity really affects my worldview because it influences the way I view myself and the way I view others. We are fallen, but God helps us