A Commentary on Romans 1-8

A Commentary on Romans 1-8 is a verse-by-verse exegetical commentary on the Greek text of Romans chapters 1-8. It demonstrates that Paul's letter to the Romans deals with three basic truths of Christian faith—sin, acquittal, and thankful Christian living. The commentary begins with a brief discussion of the author, date, place, recipients, occasion and purpose of the book of Romans. The author then shows how Paul addresses the failure of both Gentiles and Jews to live perfect lives as God's law requires. Then, after presenting the "purest gospel" in the next chapters, Paul follows in chapters 6-8 with one of Scripture's clearest presentations of Christian life and sanctification so that the faith of Christians in Rome could be strengthened, helping the spread of the gospel to the west. This commentary contains 27 charts and 57 "schemas"—diagrams of the Greek sentences in Paul's letter.