![]() ![]() 23 The idols which men create often look like grotesque forms of men and beasts. Holding the truth in unrighteousness is believing that there is a God, yet living as though He didn't exist. Ungodly means "not in the right relationship with God." Unrighteous means "not in the right relationship with man." We cannot have the proper relationship with God and have the wrong relationship with man. 18 This verse speaks of the wrath of God. 17 This verse speaks of the righteousness of God and introduces the theme of this epistle: righteousness comes by faith, not by works. 16 This verse speaks of the power of God. They weren't necessarily wild, coarse people as the name implies today. 14 "Barbarians" refers to those who didn't speak Greek. 11 Paul's desire to go to Rome was to minister to the church there. After we experience the grace of God and make our peace with Him, we can know the peace of God in every situation. 7 All those in the body of Christ are saints. Mary was a descendant of David, to whom God had made the promise that Messiah would come through him. 3 The name Jesus is the Greek word for Joshua, which in Hebrew means "Jehovah is salvation." Christ is Greek for the Hebrew word "Messiah" which means "Anointed One." Jesus is His name, Christ is His distinction, and Lord is His title, signifying our relationship with Him. 2 The message of the gospel was promised in the Old Testament. "Apostle" means "one who is sent." Paul was called to be an apostle and sent by the Holy Spirit to witness to the Gentiles. 1 "Servant" means "bondslave." The slave was completely at his master's disposal. If something was taught by Christ, practiced in Acts, and taught in the epistles, then we feel that it can be properly practiced by the Church. In determining scriptural conduct for the Church, we use hermeneutics, or scriptural interpretation, as our guide. The rest of the New Testament is made up of epistles, which are concerned with matters of doctrine. ![]() Next is the Book of Acts, which continues Christ's ministry through His apostles. The first contains the Gospels, the first four books of the New Testament, which deal with the life of Christ. The New Testament is divided into three categories. ROMANS 16: Personal Greetings from Paul.ROMANS 15: Paul's Ministry to the Gentiles.ROMANS 13: Being Subject to Authorities.ROMANS 11: Our Attitude Toward the Jews.ROMANS 7: The Struggle of the Spirit with the Flesh.ROMANS 4: Abraham Was Righteous by Faith.ROMANS 3: No Man Is Righteous by the Law. ![]()
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