MICHAEL G. VANLANINGHAM
OUTLINE
Introduction
I. Sin: The Need for Being Right with God (1:1–3:20)
A. The Impact of the Gospel (1:1-17)
B. The Need for the Gospel (1:18–3:20)
II. Justification by Faith: The Means for Being Right with God (3:21–4:25)
A. Righteousness Is Available from God (3:21-26)
B. Righteousness Is Appropriated by Faith Alone (3:27–4:25)
III. Blessings: The Results of Being Right with God (5:1–8:39)
A. Christians Can Boast in God (5:1-11)
B. Christians Can Live a Life of Security (5:12-21)
C. Christians Can Live a Life Free from the Absolute Domination of Sin (6:1–7:25)
D. Christians Have Life in the Holy Spirit (8:1-39)
IV. Vindication: The Jewish People and the Problems with Being Right with God (9:1–11:36)
A. God Has Not Broken His Word to Israel (9:1-29)
B. God Has Not Cheated Israel (9:30–10:21)
C. God Has Not Rejected Israel (11:1-10)
D. Israel Is Not Lost Forever (11:11-36)
V. Application: The Implications of Being Right with God (12:1–15:33)
A. The Implications for the Christian’s Spiritual Commitment (12:1-2)
B. The Implications for the Christian’s Life in the Body of Christ (12:3-13)
C. The Implications for the Christian’s Life in Relation to the Secular World (12:14–13:14)
D. The Implications for the Christian’s Life in His Relationships with Weaker and Differing Christians (14:1–15:13)
E. The Implications for the Support of Paul’s Ministry (15:14-33)
VI. Paul’s Concluding Mandates (16:1-27)
A. Appreciate Christian Workers (16:1-16)
B. Avoid Contentious People (16:17-20a)
C. Be Encouraged by Christian Leaders (16:20b-23)
D. Glorify God (16:25-27)