BNTC - Romans
BNTC - Romans
By Harold S. Martin. 224 pp., clothbound.
The letter known as the book of Romans was written by Paul to the Christians at Rome sometime about A.D. 56 or 57. Paul had completed his third missionary journey and was in Corinth, where he composed the letter which was then carried to Rome by a sister in Christ named Phoebe. The letter to the Romans was not the earliest of Paul's epistles, but it was placed first among the New Testament epistles because of its major importance. Romans is the most systematic presentation of the gospel message to be found anywhere in the Bible. Unless readers grasp the meaning of Romans, they will not be well grounded in the Christian faith.
The book of Romans has two large sections—a doctrinal section in chapters 1-8, and a practical section in chapters 12-16. Between the two main sections there is a parenthesis relating to the nation Israel. The primary theme of the book of Romans centers on salvation—a free gift, offered by God's grace, grounded upon Christ's death, and received by our personal response.