Epistle with the Romans

The Épître with the Romans is a book of the New Testament.

It is sent by the apostle Paul to the Church of Rome.

The epistle with the Romans is certainly most important of the epistle S not only by its size (it is longest) but especially for its contents and its teaching.

The ideas developed in this epistle form the base of the Doctrine Église S Christian women. Interpretations of this letter are at the origin of the various movements and evolutions of the Christian world.

She was written at the time of the third voyage of Paul, probably with Corinthe, or on the way of the return.

Paul works on two registers:

  • letter of circumstance at a community meeting of the difficulties,
  • doctrinal letter where the Apôtre Paul takes time to expose its convictions on the hello and the Christian Foi.

Difficulties of the church of Rome

Rome is an incipient Church which was not founded by Paul, but to which Paul plans to return visit. In Rome, Jewish - Christian and pagan-Christians are côtoient (called often Greek). The two initially separate communities must learn how to cohabit and cooperate. The Juif S in Rome formed a badly accepted community. A few years before, they had been excluded besides from it by decree. Paul benefits from this epistle to stress the importance of the Old Testament and his continuity with the new and thus gives again a place privileged with the people of Israel in the history of the hello. Paul thus exhorts the two communities to be gotten along. It is the second part of the letter.

Doctrinal letter

It is the first part of the letter.

It is presented in the form of a methodical talk. Paul evokes there the curse of the Péché, the distress of the Humanité and opposes to him the justice of God and his compassion, the power of the grace, the justification by the Foi, the glory of the Christ ressuscity and the force of the action of the Esprit.

Text founder of all the Christian Churches, it is required passage in a religious culture.

Sources: Oecumenical TOB Translation of the Bible

Plan

The epistle, which presents the responsibility for the man and the good news (or Gospel) of the heart, can cut out according to the following plan:

  1. Introduction (chapter 1, verses 1 to 15)

  2. the state of humanity in front of God (chapter 1, verse 16 in chapter 3, verse 20)
  3. : The responsibility for all the men in front of God is established, that they are:
  4. : * pagan (the man without the Revelation of God) (chap. 1 v. 19-32);
  5. : * philosophical or moralists (the atheistic man who respects a certain morals) (chap. 2 v. 1-16);
  6. : * Jews (the religious man) (chap. 2 v. 17 with chap. 3 v. 8).
  7. : Paul concludes that any man is sinning and guilty in front of God (chap. 3 v. 9-20).
  8. the forgiveness and the justification of the sins (chapter 3, verse 21 in chapter 5, verse 11)
  9. : This part treats sins in the plural, i.e. acts of sins or fruits.
  10. : The answer suggested by God to solve this question of the sins is the justification:
  11. : * by the grace (chap. 3 v. 24);
  12. : * by the Faith (chap. 3 v. 28);
  13. : * by the blood of Jesus-Christ (chap. 5 v. 9).
  14. the delivery of the sin (chapter 5 verse 12 in chapter 8 verse 39)
  15. : This part deals with the sinned in the singular, i.e. of the tree which produces the fruits. With the question: " Why that whose sins were forgiven continues it to sin? " the Apôtre Paul answers that it is because of nature pecheress of the man who transmitted himself to all the men since Adam (chap. 5 v. 12-21).
  16. : The solution of God to the problem arising from this root of the Péché which is in the man is death with Christ (chap. 6 v. 8).
  17. : The sin in the singular (also called flesh, or the old man) is not forgiven, contrary to the sins in the plural, but it is condemned to the cross (chap. 8 v. 3).
  18. : The delivery of the power of the sin which still lives in the Christian (chap. 7 v. 17) can come only from one higher power: power of the the Holy Spirit (chap. 8).
  19. Israel and the Gospel (chapters 9 to 11)
  20. : These three chapters explain how to reconcile a Gospel announced with all the men with the made exclusive promises with Israel.
  21. practical Exhortations (chapter 12 in chapter 15 verse 7)
  22. service of the apostle Paul (chapter 15 verses 8 to 33)
  23. Greetings and conclusion (chapter 16)

Summary

Chapter 1 contains the greetings of Paul to the Romans.

Chapters 2 to 11 include/understand several declarations concerning the doctrines of the Foi, works and the grace.

Chapters 12 to 16 contain practical lesson on the love, the duty and holiness.

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