The epistle to the Romans is placed first of the epistles, chronologically, in the Bible. Though Paul wrote other epistles before this (such as the first epistle to the Thessalonians), God has allowed it to be placed here in His sovereign ways.
It is striking that the fundamental truths of Christianity are found in this book. The gospel of the grace of God is fully developed here. Man’s awful condition before God is clearly stated. We also learn how God can, in righteousness, reach out in blessing to sinful man. All of the fundamental truths of the gospel - grace, faith, repentance - are found in this wonderful and divine epistle.
1. At the end of his epistle to the Romans, Paul gives many practical instructions as to how those who belong to the family of God should act. How should the believer react when he comes in contact with evil in this world?
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2. In what way is the believer able to overcome evil? Romans 12:___
3. Who is it who really ordains the power and authority that Christians are to be subject to in this world? Romans 13:___
4. What is the way in which believers are to withstand the demands that the flesh (our “old nature”) makes at times? Romans 13:___
5. What is it that every believer will do before God as regarding his actions while in this world? Romans 14:___