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INTRODUCTION to the letter.

I.  Introduction: The Gospel of God (1:1-17)

A.  Salutation (1:1-7)

B.  Paul’s prayer (1:8-10)

C.  A personal explanation (1:11-15)

D.  The theme of the letter: (1:16-17)
the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith
= salvation through faith

II.  The Theological Section:
salvation through faith (1:18–11:36)

A.  The explanation of salvation through faith (1:18–5:12)

1.  The need for salvation through faith
salvation from wrath (1:18–3:20)

a.  The Wrath of God (1:18-32)

b.  Without Excuse (2:1-16)

c.  Jewish Legalism (2:17-29)

d.  The Advantage of the Jews (3:1-2)

e.  The Objections of the Jews (3:3-8)

f.  None Righteous (3:9-20)

2.  The meaning of salvation through faith
salvation from sin to righteousness (3:21–5:11)

a.  The Righteousness of God (3:21-31)

b.  The Righteousness of Faith (4:1-25)

c.  Justification and Reconciliation (5:1-11)

3.  The basis of salvation through faith
salvation from death to life (5:12-21)

B.  The implications of salvation through faith (6:1–11:32)

1.  Answer to first objection: (6:1–8:39)
Salvation through faith promotes sin

a.  Freedom from sin (6:1-23)

i.  Dead to sin and alive to God (6:1-14)

ii.  Slaves of righteousness, not sin (6:15-23)

b.  Freedom from the law (7:1–8:17)

i.  Dead with Christ to the law (7:1-6)

ii.  The law, sin and death (7:7-24)
          (a) Is the law sin? (7:7-12)
          (b) Has the law become death to me? (7:13-24)

iii.  Spirit of life in Christ Jesus (7:25–8:17)
           (a) Deliverance from Legalism (7:25–8:4)
           (b) The Spirit and the flesh (8:5-13)
           (c) The Sons of God (8:14-17)

c.  Suffering and Glory with Christ (8:18-30)

i.  The suffering with Christ (8:18-27)

ii.  The glory with Christ (8:28-30)

d.  No condemnation nor separation (8:31-39)

2.  Answer to the second objection: (9:1–11:32)
Salvation through faith annuls God’s promises

a.  The election of Israel (9:1-29)

b.  The failure of Israel (9:30–10:21)

c.  The salvation of Israel (11:1-32)

C.  Doxology (11:33-36)

III.  The Practical Section (12:1–15:13)

A.  Christian service (12:1–13:14)

1.  Basis of Christian Service (12:1-2)

2.  The will of God (12:3–13:7)

3.  Love is the fulfilling of the Law (13:8-10)

4.  Exhortations based on hope (13:11-14)

B.  The weak and the strong (14:1–15:13)

IV.  Conclusion (15:14–16:27)

A.  Paul’s Personal Matters (15:14-33)

B.  Epilogue (16:1-24)

C.  Doxology (16:25-27)