New Testament · Paul's Letters
Romans
Written by Paul. Written for Christians in Rome he had not yet met.
Big picture in three sentences
Romans is Paul's fullest explanation of the good news.
Everyone needs mercy, and God gives it through Jesus, not through earning.
The letter then shows what a rescued life looks like in an ordinary neighborhood.
Romans 8 says nothing in life or death can separate us from God's love in Christ.
Key verse · Romans 8:38
“For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,”
Stories families know from this book
- All have sinned
- While we were still sinners
- Nothing can separate us