The subject of the first eight chapters of Romans is God’s righteousness in justifying believers from all of the effects of sin. We know that when Adam fell, he plunged his whole race into bondage (Rom. 5:12). But through the work of Christ, God will ultimately deliver the Christian from all the effects of sin.

 

 

 A more detailed outline is given below:

 

– God’s Righteousness in Justifying the Believer	Romans 1:18 – 8:39
– Man’s Guiltiness Established	Romans 1:18 – 3:20
– Class #1: The Uneducated Gentile	Romans 1:19-32
– Class #2: The Educated Gentile	Romans 2:1-16
– Class #3: The Privileged Jew	Romans 2:17 – 3:8
– God’s Courtroom Scene	Romans 3:9-20
– Deliverance from Guilt of Sins (Fruit: What I’ve Done)	Romans 3:21 – 5:11
– God’s Righteousness for Justification	Romans 3:21-31
– Justification Through Faith Alone	Romans 4
– The Great Results of Justification	Romans 5:1-11
– Deliverance from Sin as a Principle (Root: What I Am)	Romans 5:12 – 8:17
– The Doctrine of Deliverance	Romans 5:12 – 7:6
– We have been Transferred from Adam’s Family to Christ’s Family	Romans 5:12-21
– Identification with Christ Frees us from Sin’s Dominion	Romans 6
– Identification with Christ Frees us from the Law’s Dominion	Romans 7:1-6
– (The Experience of a Soul under Law Leading to Deliverance)	Romans 7:7-25
– Results of Deliverance: Enjoying the Full Christian Position	Romans 8:1-17
– Deliverance from a Sin-Cursed Creation	Romans 8:18-39
– The Coming Glory and the Deliverance it Brings	Romans 8:18-2323
– Three Supports that Preserve Us while We Wait	Romans 8:24-30
– Seven Points Summarizing what God has Done	Romans 8:31-39

 

“Sin” and “Sins”. In Rom. 1:18 – 5:11 the subject of how God deals with our sins (plural) is taken up… the fruit. But beginning with Rom. 5:12, we find what God has done to address the nature that produces that fruit… called sin… which is the root.