Romans 1-8 Analysis

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Paul, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, wrote a letter to believers in Rome. The letters is now known today as the book of Romans. In Romans, chapters 1-8, Paul addresses some of the challenges and situations the Roman believers were dealing with. Some of the things he touches upon are the natural world, culture, human relationships, and human identity. Paul’s letter gives the believers in Rome a ray of hope when there seems to be no hope.

Natural World:

Paul states and clarifies many situations and challenges in Romans 1-8 regarding the natural world. He starts off by saying that God created and formed every living thing in the world. At the moment of creation everything was pure and right in God’s eyes. However, when Adam sinned …show more content…

He says that the culture in Rome at the time of the letter was to worship Pagan idols and not worship God. In his letter, he tries to correct the citizens of Rome and tells them that it is a sin to worship other idols. Paul says that some of the Jews were so enthralled with the law that they pushed aside anyone who got in their way. The Roman culture, at that time, cared little for what God deemed appropriate, just, and right. Instead they approved of lusting after another person of the same sex, divorce, gossip, and un-kept promises. Paul specifically states that “God did what the law could not do.” (ERV) He sent his one and only son to die for our sins. Therefore, we should not live for ourselves but we should live for God and live according to His …show more content…

He says that living among the believers in Rome are non-believers and that our responsibility as believers is to teach the gospel of God to them. The Jews were special because they had the Law. However, just by knowing the Law does not guarantee eternal life or that you can lead a sinful life. In ordinance with the Law, Jews had to be circumcised. However, if you were still living a sinful life, your circumcision meant nothing. It would be as if you don’t know the Lord our God. There were not only Jews in Rome but Gentiles as well. Even though the Gentiles don’t have the Law, they could be saved though their faith in Jesus Christ. God sent His one and only son to die for our sins, Paul says we need to focus a lot more of our attention on God rather than on

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