The People’s Bible: Romans

by Armin J. Panning

Publisher:

Northwestern Publishing House

, 1999

Overview

On his missionary journeys, Paul heard about the Christians in Rome. He wrote his letter to the Romans to strengthen their faith so that they might help him spread the gospel farther to the west. For over two thousand years, Christians have treasured Romans for its clear and pure presentation of God’s grace to sinners.

Many people have found The People’s Bible to be the most reliable Bible commentary series published. It’s the laypeople’s Bible—down to earth, clearly written, easy to read and understand, filled with practical and contemporary applications. The Christ-centered commentary follows the Scripture sections containing explanations of the text, historical background, maps, illustrations, and archaeological information.

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Key Features

• Historical background
• Maps, illustrations, and archaeological information
• Practical and contemporary applications

Contents

Top Highlights

“The moralist’s approach rests on the principle that people have to lead better lives if their status before God is to improve. His assumption is that he himself knows what is better and that he is doing so. He fancies himself as having more righteousness than others.” (Page 30)

“The accusations of Satan that we should be condemned would carry a great deal of weight in any court of justice—if it were not for three things. Christ Jesus died to pay for those sins; the debt has been canceled. What’s more, the Father has accepted the payment, as proven by the fact that he raised his Son on Easter morning. And third, far from agreeing with Satan that the Father should condemn justified sinners, Christ sits at the Father’s right hand. He has the Father’s full attention, and he is interceding on our behalf. With that kind of attorney pleading our case before a favorable judge, there’s no chance of the case being decided against us or of an unfavorable verdict coming down on us.” (Page 143)

“The connecting link to the previous verse is that no anxiety while we are waiting for judgment day and no gaps in our prayer life—or any other problem, for that matter—can seriously threaten our spiritual status, because we are objects of God’s love, chosen from eternity.” (Page 139)

“No, it was God’s will to curse the earth and have it produce thorns and thistles. In this way it became hard to work and as such served as a constant reminder to Adam and his descendants of the seriousness of their sin (see Genesis 3:17–19).” (Pages 134–135)

“It is important to realize that the word used here for God’s love is agape, the term indicating a one-way, unreciprocated love coming entirely from God.” (Page 82)

Product Details

• Title: The People’s Bible: Romans
• Author: Armin J. Panning
• Publisher: Northwestern Publishing House
• Publication Date: 1999
• Pages: 258

About Armin J. Panning

Armin J. Panning was a man who knew how things worked. He had a deep appreciation for the grace that God showed him in Christ Jesus, forgiving his sins and calling him to service in the ministry of the gospel. He worked on the volume of Northwestern Publishing House’s People’s Bible series for the book of Romans. Drawing on his experience of teaching Greek and New Testament isagogics, he had previously written the volume for Galatians and Ephesians.