ACTS Study In Romans Chapter 1:16 - 2:1

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DOCTRINAL 1:16-8:39

• 1:16-5:11 Sins, Old Nature, Results

• 5:12-8:39 Sins, Old Nature, Itself

1:16-2:11 Sins, Old Nature, Results

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it [the] righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "BUT THE RIGHTEOUS [man] SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.

Paul may have had in his mind our Lord's own words;

• Mark 8:38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels."

• Pride of Greek philosophy 

• The philosophy of God and the philosophy of the world

The Power of God

• The Greek word here is dunamis: 

• inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature, beyond our power, endued with power, the power which the resurrection of Christ has, for instructing, reforming, elevating, tranquilizing, the soul, universally, the power of God, divine power considered as acting upon the minds of men, moral power, operating on the soul, 

• The Greek word Salvation:

• God's rescue which delivers believers out of destruction and into His safety.

• The Greek Word Believes: 

• is used emphatically, of those who acknowledge Jesus as the savior and devote themselves to him:

THE POWER OF GOD 1:16-17

16 Salvation by faith through God's power in providing righteousness

17 A divine righteousness revealed by God on faith-principle to Himself

• Greek word for faith hear means: he who has the same faith as Abraham, to be related, akin to, faith, faith is a power that seizes upon the soul, one who yields himself to it.

17 A divine righteousness revealed by God onto faith as regards to ourselves, i.e. exercised in us. 

• Greek word for faith hear means: springing from faith (and availing) to (arouse) faith (in those who as yet have it not)

THE WRATH OF GOD DESCRIBED AND SET FORTH 1:19-2:11

• Man's ungodliness deserves it

• God judgment just

• Man's impenitence deserves it

• God's judgment just

MAN'S UNGODLINESS PROVED AND SET FORTH

• 1:21 The Glory of God rejected

• Consequences, mental corruption

• 1:22-23 God's glory degraded

• 1:24 Consequences degradation of bodily passions

• 1:25 God's truth degraded

• 1:26-27 Consequences degradation of bodily passions

• 1:28 The knowledge of God rejected

• 1:28-31 Consequences mental corruption

• 1:32-2:1 God's judgment known. Ungodliness therefore inexcusable