Romans Overview

Romans Overview
...the just shall live by faith
JUST, a. Innocent; blameless; without guilt.

Chapter(s) Main Topic

1-3 Condemnation
Condemnation, n., DECLARED GUILTY OF SIN.
Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." Ecclesiastes 7:20, "there is not a just man upon the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not." Ezekiel 18:4, "the soul that sinneth, it shall die."

3 Justification
Justification, n., God forgiving the sinner and DECLARING HIM RIGHTEOUS instead of guilty.
Romans 3:24, Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

4 Illustration of Justification by Faith
Father Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

5-8 Sanctification
Living the holy, free-from-sin life.

9 Israel's Unbelief

10 Christ: The End of the Law
We are no longer under the condemnation of the law (which we have all broken). The blood of Jesus freed us.

11 Israel Shall Rise Again

12-16 The Christian Walk

HOW WE USED THIS CHART
I printed out this chart in a large font size (it covered two pieces of printer paper--landscape orientation) mounted it on posterboard and hung it up on the wall. It gives the main theme of each chapter of Romans. As we went through our study, it served as a constant reminder of the layout of the book of Romans.

On day one I gave her an overview of the whole book and then for each class thereafter, we'd consult the chart for chapters already covered and the one we were on at that time.
As we went through these amazingly laid out arguments, I would remind Hannah of the theme of the book of Romans, which is , "the just shall live by faith". Like a lawyer, Paul laid down his premise and then set to work proving it. Both Gentile and Jew are so bad that NOBODY is going to be justified because they are good. NOBODY. The only way anyone can be right is through faith.
We really dug down into chapters 1-3 which are critical if one is to understand the unrivaled power of gospel and the miserable state of unregnerate man.
After proving his point in chapter 3, Paul goes on to give us the illustrious example of Abraham in chapter 4, who was justified by faith way back in Genesis.
In chapters 5-8, we saw the results of justification by faith, which is a SANCTIFIED life, not a return to the same old vomit and mire.
We continued on our journey as we entered chapter 9 and learned about Israel's unbelief as a nation.
In chapter 10, Christ Jesus is highly magnified as the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. This is powerful teaching.
In chapter 11, we learned that the children of Abraham will one day turn to the Lord.
In chapters 12-16, we explored various precepts for walking as a Christian.

See our index page for how we used the Bible as the textbook for our sanctified homeschool.

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Chapter(s)	Main Topic
1-3	Condemnation Condemnation, n., DECLARED GUILTY OF SIN. Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." Ecclesiastes 7:20, "there is not a just man upon the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not." Ezekiel 18:4, "the soul that sinneth, it shall die."
3	Justification Justification, n., God forgiving the sinner and DECLARING HIM RIGHTEOUS instead of guilty. Romans 3:24, Being justified* freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.*
4	Illustration of Justification by Faith Father Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
5-8	Sanctification Living the holy, free-from-sin life.
9	Israel's Unbelief
10	Christ: The End of the Law We are no longer under the condemnation of the law (which we have all broken). The blood of Jesus freed us.
11	Israel Shall Rise Again
12-16	The Christian Walk