Teaching From Paul's Epistle to the Romans Essay

* The Righteousness of God by Faith is Revealed in the Gospel (Romans 1:17). We all are sinners under the censure of God. Jehovah's purpose is to substantiate His righteousness not only to humans, but to the angelic hosts as well (Ephesians 3:8, 9). Even when we declare God's Word and it falls on deaf ears; God's righteous has been proclaimed due to faith associated with actions (James 2: 14 - 20). Romans chapters one through eight can be summarized in three categories (Towns & Gutierrez, 2012): * Condemnation (Romans 1:18 - 3:20). * Justification (Romans 3:21 - 5:21). * Sanctification (Romans 6:1 -8:39). The Epistle of Romans not only challenges our hearts and our minds, but more so our souls. Paul effectively accentuates as humans our propensity to sin; there is darkness in the hearts of humans and there is an old saying, the heart of a man is stonier. Satan is here and working more diligently than ever during these End Days, so we must be ever vigilant (1 Peter 5:8). Jehovah is the ultimate Judge and He alone is justified regarding the condemnation of the human race. Many ascertain that Paul began Romans on a negative note; however if we are not aware of our infractions we do not have an opportunity to accept accountability and correct them. The majority of humankind has distanced themselves from God: all we need to do is tune into the news for confirmation. Many embrace a humanistic philosophy where they believe that their good works independent of