koot van wyk (DLitt et Phil; ThD)

Kyungpook National University

Sangju Campus

South Korea

conjoint lecturer of Avondale College

9 July 2010

Modern man do not have time to read the Bible. If there is time, there are too many distractions. So finally the reading of the Bible becomes marginal. One way of damage control is to provide the readers with a template and worksheet to fill in. This sheet is about the book of Romans. All the spaces are numbered and one should go from number to number and complete the template. This template one can keep at hand in reading Romans.

1. Paul's life was marked by reasoning with Jews, Greek godfearers and Gentiles. The book of Romans also display various audiences. One must be aware of these.

2. The trilogy 9-11 is addressed to Jews. The rest is to Jews, Christians and Gentiles.

3. The problem of 7 is solved in 8.

4. Chapters 8, 6 and 5 are strongly interconnected.

5. The question of the status of the heathen before God is dealt with in chapter 2 but that responsibility is given to the Holy Spirit who writes and touches the minds and conscience of mankind.

6. Chapters 12-16 is a commentary.

7. Chapters 1-8 deals with doctrinal matters.

8. Churches are divided whether 7:14-25 refers to the regenerated Paul or the unbeliever Saul. LaRondelle, Augustine, Delitzsch, Hodge, Kümmel, Calvin, Luther, Owen says it is Paul. Chrystostom, R. Gundry, Bengel, De Wette, Neander, Hengstenberg, Armenius, Stuart, Müller says it is Saul.

The consciousness of sin is not always equal to acts of sin. Even if the regenerated sinner is saved, the memory still haunts the person and give him/her a feeling of sinfulness and this consciousness does not mean the person is doing wrongful things. In fact, chapters 6 and 8 highlights the role of sanctification and the process of a life with the Spirit which leads to victory.

9. The Christian and politics or government and faith is dealt with in chapter 13.

Student's Worksheet

1. ROMANS

2. Jews, Christians, Gentiles

3. Jews

4. Jews, Christians, Gentiles

5. 1

6. 2

7. 3

8. 4

9. 5

10. 6

11. 7

12. 8

13. 9

14. 10

15. 11

16. 12

17. 13

18. 14

19. 15

20. 16

21. 1:1-7

22. 1:8-14

23. Greetings

24. Visit Rome

25. 1:16-17

26. Power of Gospel

27. 1:18-31

28. Guilt of mankind

29. Judgement of God

30. Holy Spirit writes, touches conscience

31. 2:14-15

32. Heathen no Law

33. 2:17-19

34. Jews and Law

35. Justification by Faith

36. 3:9-20

37. No one righteous

38. 3:21-31

39. Righteousness through faith

40. 4:1-12

41. Example of Abraham

42. 4:13-25

43. Promise realized through Faith

44. Results of Justification

45. 5:1-5

46. Peace with God

47. 5:6-8

48. Death of Christ is reason

49. 5:9-11

50. His death is Hope

51. Adam and Christ

52. 5:15, 16a

53. Christ a type

54. 5:16b, 18

55. Church a type

56. 5:19

57. Endtime a type

58. TRILOGY

59. Daily Baptism

60. Sanctification

61. 6:1-4

62. Dead to Sin-alive in Christ

63. 6:15-23

64. Slaves of Righteousness

65. 7:1-6

66. Analogy of Marriage

67. PROBLEM OF SIN

68. SOLUTION

69. 7:7-13

70. status under law

71. 7:14-25

72. status regenerated (A)

73. 7:25

74. status as unbeliever (B)

75. LIFE IN SPIRIT

76. 8:18-30

77. Glory to be

78. 8:31-39

79. God is love

80. Predestination

81. Israel spiritual

82. Israel physical

83. New life in Christ

84. Rules for Christian Life

85. Government and Faith

86. Make not brother stumble

87. Take care of fellow men

88. 21 x greetings