TPT The Book of Romans: 12-Lesson Study Guide

By Brian Simmons

The book of Romans was written to communicate God's message of grace and glory to all of his believers. Live in the truths found in Romans and discover the heavenly treasures of faith, grace, righteousness, and power.


This 12-lesson study guide on the book of Romans provides a unique and welcoming opportunity to immerse yourself in God's precious Word as expressed in The Passion Translation®. Begin your journey with a thorough introduction that details the authorship of Romans, date of composition, first recipients, setting, purpose, central message, and key themes. Each lesson then walks you through a portion from the book and includes features such as notable verses, historical and cultural background information, definitions of words and language, cross references to other books of the Bible, maps, and character portraits of figures from the Bible and church history.


Enrich your biblical understanding of the book of Romans, experience God's love for you, and share his heart with others.


 

• Language: English
• Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group, LLC
• Release date: Nov 13, 2020
• ISBN: 9781424561629

Brian Simmons

DR. BRIAN SIMMONS is a passionate lover of God. After a dramatic conversion to Christ, Brian knew that God was calling him to go to the unreached people of the world and present the gospel of God’s grace to all who would listen. With his wife, Candice, and their three children, he spent eight years in the tropical rain forest of the Darien Province of Panama as a church planter, translator, and consultant. Having been trained in linguistics and Bible translation principles, Brian assisted in the Paya-Kuna New Testament translation project. After his ministry overseas, Brian was instrumental in planting a thriving church in New England (U.S.) and currently travels full time as a speaker and Bible teacher. He is the lead translator of The Passion Translation®.

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LESSON 1

The Apostle Paul, Romans, and the Fullness of the Gospel

Welcome to the book of Romans, one of the most challenging and rewarding of the New Testament epistles—letters written by the leaders of the early church to encourage believers in Jesus and establish them in their faith.

The book of Romans immediately follows the four Gospels and the book of Acts in the New Testament. Romans explains and provides good reasons to believe the good news of the passionate God who loved each of us so much that he sent his only Son to bring us back to himself. Romans is, in fact, the gospel of grace and glory.

God’s grace is available to each of us. It is his free gift, and when we receive it, it births righteousness in our hearts. Through this outpouring of grace, we are able to enter the glory of God. His kindness and compassion toward us empower us to embrace the holiness he requires—not through our own good works but because of the relationship that is now possible for us to have with the Father because of the work of his Son.

In Christ, we are now God’s children, and he woos us to himself, offering us freedom—freedom from sin’s penalty and power and eventually from its presence. Embracing the gospel frees us from trying to be good so God will accept us. God’s amazing love is greater than our sin—a fact and gift that Paul explains, and he also details how we should receive it and show its reality in our