The turn from Romans 7 to Romans 8 is one of the most exquisite, most wonderful, most ecstatic turns in literary history. Martin Luther called Romans, “The chief part of the New Testament, and the very purest gospel.” I would say that Romans 8 is the “chief part” of this letter, the center of this very purest gospel. Romans shows us just how bad we really are, which is a needed truth. Perhaps nowhere in the letter is this more evident than in the masterpiece found at its midway point.
The apostles explore these themes in all the New Testament texts, of course, but in Romans we find them in abundance and in depth. And it shows us just how loved we really are, which is a universally hoped-for truth.
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And I want out’.” Thankfully, Romans showed him that too.Ĭhapter by chapter, verse by verse, we see in this wonderful letter the full truth of fallen humanity’s sinful rebellion-our spiritual treason against our Creator, whose existence and love are everywhere to be seen-but we also find the full truth of Christ’s atoning work, making propitiation to God for sinners who repent and believe. He knew that he was exactly who Paul was talking about. He said that Paul’s revelation of the depravity of man apart from Christ crushed him. Somehow he found himself in Romans and started reading. And he was prompted to consider what he was doing with his life. But a hurricane had recently wiped out everything David owned. He came across a Bible in a roundabout way, brought to his home by an unbelieving friend who had been given it by a Christian. I have a friend named David who was converted to Christ out of a life of drugs and sexual promiscuity while living in Florida.
The key truths necessary to expose the sinfulness of man and to proclaim the gracious relief of the good news find plain, systematic, and artful expression in the book of Romans. There is a reason why the “Romans Road” has become such a ubiquitous and effective evangelistic presentation. Here, then, are three big reasons you ought to give this great letter careful study. The truth of the gospel is not unique to Romans, but its systematic, historical, and theological depths stand out among all the letters of the New Testament. I don’t know if that’s exactly true, but I can see how it could be. I once read that the preaching of Romans has precipitated most of the great revival moments in church history. This article is part of the Why Study the Book? series.
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