Epistle to the Romans

Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Paul teaches both about the first coming of our Lord and the reason for his coming, for, counting the grave atrocities of people before the coming of the Lord, he reveals and shows that this coming happened because of their atrocities. He accuses the pagans of sin (against) nature (natural law), since, he says, by putting others on trial, you thereby show yourself to know well what evil is, and, therefore, not to others, but you should not do it. He also accuses the people (of Israel) of sin against the law (given in revelation), for when he says: “Whoever says, ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ commits adultery” (Rom. 2:22), it shows that the Jews, although they knew, did not want to fulfill (the law). With these words, Paul proved the truth (of his accusation) and called the (human) will guilty, which indicates the need for free (gracious) healer, both for the people (Israel) and for the pagans. Healing is baptism, which by its grace gives life to all people, and what both of them can boast about comes not from their own deeds, since they were guilty of death, but from faith in Him who resolved the debt by His death. Afterwards he talks about the faith that justified Abraham before circumcision, and then continues about the law (established after sin) of Adam, through which death reigned in the world. He remembers the sins that had power in the hearts, and for the destruction of which the law of Moses was insufficient. It is about these, as well as other subjects contained in that Epistle, that Paul writes to the Romans. You might be interested in: