A Biblical Worldview from the Book of Romans

The book of Romans is a letter that the Paul wrote to the Roman people during his third missionary journey. Throughout Romans Paul writes about how sinful humans are and how they can receive salvation from God through Jesus Christ. The running theme in the book of Romans is that every person has disobeyed God, but he has a way for us to correct our mistakes. God created us with one gift that may seem like a blessing and a curse, which is the ability to have the freedom to make choices. Another thing we can learn from Paulr's letter is that if we continue to peruse a deeper following of God we will receive sanctification along with salvation.

God

As believers we can be given righteousness through God, by just having faith in Jesus Christ and being free of sin. Unfortunately, mankind will never be free of sin, this is due to God giving us the gift of being free to make choices. for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Paul uses Abraham as an example of what having faith can do for us. When we read about Abraham in Genesis one can only ask how God could forgive him for all wicked he had done. The answer lies in the following verse But demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. God loves each and every person he has created and was so determined at one point to show his love that he sacrificed his only son for us to be forgiven of our evil ways. Paul also wrote about how he hoped that God would fill the Romans with joy and peace if they trust in him. Without having joy and peace in our lives we would be miserable. Without faith there is no joy or peace, to have faith in something you cannot see is hard, but I would rather have faith and find out in the end it was all worth it.

Creation

Paulr's letter describes to us how mankind was not created as sinners, but humankind created sin due to our evil ways. We can however have confidence that that we can be forgiven of our sins as long as we have faith. In verses 3:9-20 Paul describes how by their sinful human nature people have turned away from God in all aspects. He also explains that as long as we are aware of our sins, we can receive righteousness from God.

Sin

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned. All evil began with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. When they ate from the Tree of Knowledge, by disobeying Godr's only command to them. Also in this verse Paul briefly describes the great flood imposed on the earth that killed everyone, due to all of mankindr's sinful behavior. The origin of sin goes back to Adam and Eve where they made the choice to eat the fruit. The key thing there is choice, God has given man the ability to make choices. With that ability man can often times feel as though they have the power to change their life. The consequence of sin is death, this is not just restricted to physical death but an eternal parting from God.

Salvation

Romans teaches that the solution for the problem of sin is, life through the Spirit. Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. The nature and mission of Jesus Christ while on this earth was to be the example for all of us to follow. He was sent to teach us how to reach salvation through him by way of his father. Justification is the finished work of God and its results show immediately, whereas sanctification is the continuing to grow in our Christian walk. In Romans 4:1-8 Paul uses Old Testament scriptures to tell the stories of Abram and David. Paul explains how justification is a gift from God that came from their faith and was not based on the good deeds they did. Basically God is wanting people who are good at keeping their faith in him, not just good people.

Ethics

As Christians we should spend every day on this earth as though we are going to stand before the judgement of God at any moment. The earth is full of evil influences that can affect our Christian morals and ethics, but Paul states in Romans Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. It is important for us as followers of Christ to be strong in our faith and daily walk with God. The renewing of our minds can be achieved by being in a constant state of prayer and the continued use of our Bible as a tool for a better understanding of how we should live our lives and seek favor in Godr's eyes.

Eschatology

Romans 8:29-30 teaches us that Godr's ultimate goal is for all sinners to have salvation. Without salvation once our time on earth is complete we cannot have eternal life. In Romans 6:23 Paul explains that the end result of a sinful life is death, and that to have the gift of eternal life we must rest in our faith of God.

Throughout this essay the six main components in the book of Romans has been briefly described with references for each. Paul was able to write and provide definitive information on God, creation, sin, salvation, morality, and eschatology. We can learn a lot about all the subjects I listed in the previous sentence, but can get a much deeper understanding of each by studying other books of the Bible. During my study of the book of Romans one of the key things I learned was, that we have all offended God in some way, but through his son Jesus Christ he has a way for us to redeem ourselves.

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