Route 66 Romans Righteousness, Faith and Grace

How Paul States It (The Purpose)  Romans 1:16-17

It is the Gospel – the Righteousness of God Revealed

How God Sees Us  Romans 1–3:20

~  We are all sinners – both Jew and Gentile alike     Romans 2:11-12; 3:9-12

~  Nothing we can do will justify us 

~  No one is without excuse  Romans 1:18-20; 2:1-2

How God Saves Us  Romans 3:21–5

He saves us on the basis of what He does, not on the basis of what we do

~  He saves us freely – It is a gift & by His grace   Romans 3:23-26; 6:23

~  Only Jesus can save us and it’s by faith in Jesus alone  Romans 5:6-8

~  Everyone can be saved through faith           Romans 4:16-24 

How God Sanctifies Us   Romans 6-8

~  A saving faith results in a changed life    Romans 6:1-11

~  We will still struggle with sin but we are not condemned  Romans 7:14 – 8:1

~  He is transforming us into the image of His Son   Romans 8:29-30

~  Nothing can separate us from God’s love      Romans 8:31-39

How God Faithfully Speaks to Israel   Romans 9-11

~  God was faithful in the past

~  God was faithful in the present

~  God will be faithful in the future

God doesn’t love you because of who you are but because of who He is 

How God Calls Us to Live   Romans 12-16

~  Be transformed by Him and not conformed to this world   Romans 12:1-2

~  Be subject to authority and to each othe   Romans 13:1-3; 12:9-20

~  Be willing to sacrifice for one another      Romans 14:13; 15:1-6