Romans 1 Structure

# Romans Chapter 1 - Structure chapter: 1 title: "The Power of God for Salvation" author: "Paul" theme: "Introduction to the Gospel and Human Sinfulness" key_verse: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek." (v16) sections: - title: "Greeting and Introduction" verses: "1-7" subsections: - title: "Paul's Identification" verses: "1" content: "Paul identifies himself as a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel" - title: "About the Gospel" verses: "2-4" content: "Description of the gospel as promised in Scripture concerning God's Son" key_points: - "Promised through prophets in Scripture" - "Concerning God's Son, descendant of David" - "Declared Son of God in power by resurrection" - title: "Paul's Apostleship" verses: "5-6" content: "Paul received grace and apostleship to bring obedience of faith among all nations" - title: "Greeting to Roman Christians" verses: "7" content: "Addressed to all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints" - title: "Paul's Desire to Visit Rome" verses: "8-15" subsections: - title: "Thanksgiving for Roman Faith" verses: "8" content: "Paul thanks God for the Romans' faith proclaimed throughout the world" - title: "Paul's Prayer and Longing" verses: "9-10" content: "Paul's constant prayers for the Romans and his desire to visit them" - title: "Purpose for Wanting to Visit" verses: "11-13" content: "Paul desires to impart spiritual gifts to strengthen the Romans and be mutually encouraged" key_points: - "Impart spiritual gift to strengthen them" - "Mutual encouragement through faith" - "Desire to harvest spiritual fruit in Rome" - title: "Paul's Obligation to All" verses: "14-15" content: "Paul is obligated to preach to all people and eager to preach in Rome" - title: "The Gospel Thesis" verses: "16-17" content: "Central theme of Romans: the gospel as God's power for salvation through faith" subsections: - title: "Not Ashamed of the Gospel" verses: "16" content: "The gospel is God's power for salvation to everyone who believes" - title: "Righteousness Revealed through Faith" verses: "17" content: "In the gospel God's righteousness is revealed from faith to faith" scriptural_reference: "Habakkuk.2.4: 'The righteous shall live by faith'" - title: "God's Wrath Against Sin" verses: "18-32" subsections: - title: "Revelation of God's Wrath" verses: "18" content: "God's wrath is revealed against all ungodliness and unrighteousness" - title: "Natural Revelation of God" verses: "19-20" content: "God's invisible attributes are clearly perceived in creation, leaving humans without excuse" key_points: - "What can be known about God is plain" - "God's eternal power and divine nature are seen in creation" - "Humans are without excuse for not acknowledging God" - title: "Human Rejection of God" verses: "21-23" content: "Though knowing God, people did not honor him but became futile in thinking and worshipped images" progression: - "Knew God but did not honor him" - "Became futile in thinking" - "Claimed to be wise but became fools" - "Exchanged God's glory for images" - title: "First Giving Over: Sexual Impurity" verses: "24-25" content: "God gave them over to impurity due to exchanging truth for a lie" - title: "Second Giving Over: Dishonorable Passions" verses: "26-27" content: "God gave them over to dishonorable passions contrary to nature" - title: "Third Giving Over: Debased Mind" verses: "28-31" content: "God gave them over to a debased mind, filled with all manner of unrighteousness" list_of_vices: - "Unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice" - "Envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness" - "Gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful" - "Inventors of evil, disobedient to parents" - "Foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless" - title: "Final Indictment" verses: "32" content: "Though knowing God's decree, they not only do evil but approve those who practice it" key_themes: - "The gospel as God's power for salvation" - "Justification by faith" - "Universal human sinfulness" - "Natural revelation and human accountability" - "Idolatry as the root of moral corruption" - "Divine wrath expressed as 'giving over'" rhetorical_features: - "Extended greeting establishing Paul's authority" - "Thesis statement in verses 16-17" - "Three-fold repetition of 'God gave them over'" - "Vice list demonstrating comprehensive moral corruption" - "Three-fold pattern of 'exchange' (vv. 23, 25, 26)" connections: - forward: "Chapter 2 will address Jewish sin, completing the universal indictment" - theological: "Sets up need for justification by faith in chapters 3-5" - scriptural: "Quotes Habakkuk 2:4 as foundation for righteousness by faith"