Romans (Life Application Bible Commentary | LABC)
Overview
The book of Romans is a profound document, carefully crafted by the great intellect and pioneer missionary of Christianity, the apostle Paul. Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Paul wrote to introduce himself to the Romans and to strengthen the faith of these young Christians. The result is a concise, logical, and well-ordered presentation of Christian theology. In this presentation Paul affirms the great truth of justification by faith and explains the plan of God for all who believe the gospel. Study Romans and discover God’s plan for the ages . . . and for you.
The Life Application Bible Commentary series provides verse-by-verse explanation, background, and application for every verse in the New Testament. In addition, it gives personal help, teaching notes, and sermon ideas that will address needs, answer questions, and provide insight for applying God’s Word to life today. The content is highlighted so that particular verses and phrases are easy to find.
Each volume contains three sections: introduction, commentary, and reference. The introduction includes an overview of the book, the book’s historical context, a timeline, cultural background information, major themes, an overview map, and an explanation about the author and audience.
The commentary section includes running commentary on the Bible text with reference to several modern versions, especially the New International Version and the New Revised Standard Version, accompanied by life applications interspersed throughout. Additional elements include charts, diagrams, maps, and illustrations. There are also insightful quotes from church leaders and theologians such as John Calvin, Martin Luther, John Wesley, A. W. Tozer, and C. S. Lewis. These features are designed to help you quickly grasp the biblical information and be prepared to communicate it to others. The reference section includes a bibliography.
Top Highlights
“God will ‘give to each person according to what he has done’” (Page 64)
“Our Christianity is not based on pride in what we can do, but entirely on God’s mercy to forgive us.” (Page 230)
“For the Chamulas, ‘faith’ is taking-seriously-what-God-has-obligated-himself-to-do.” (Page 98)
“How can we be free from sin and yet continue to do wrong? In Christ, we are free from the penalty of sin (judgment) and the power of sin (hopelessness). But while still in the flesh, we are not free from the presence of sin (temptations) and the possibility of sin (failures).” (Page 140)
“Paul had already told the Roman believers, ‘Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness’ (6:13). Our bodies are all we have to offer—we live in our bodies. The body enfolds our emotions, our mind, our thoughts, our desires, and our plans. Thus, the body represents the total person; it is the instrument by which all our service is given to God. In order to live for God, we must offer him all that we are, represented by our body. The word offer has also been translated ‘give,’ ‘yield,’ or ‘present.’ If our body is at God’s disposal, he will have our free time, our pleasures, and all our behavior.” (Page 230)
- Title: Romans
- Author: Bruce B. Barton
- Series: Life Application Bible Commentary
- Publisher: Tyndale
- Print Publication Date: 1992
- Logos Release Date: 2002
- Pages: 297
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. Romans › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9780842328906, 0842328904
- Resource ID: LLS:29.50.12
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-28T20:03:15Z