Epistle to the Romans

The Epistle to the Romans is one of the epistles, or letters, included in the New Testament canon of the Christian Bible. When it is clear that the Bible is being discussed, it is often referred to as simply "Romans". Romans is one of the seven currently (as of 2004) undisputed letters of Paul and even among the four letters accepted as authentically his (in German scholarship, the Hauptbriefen) by F. C. Baur and the Tübingen School of historical criticism of texts in the 19th century.

Protestant treatment of the text

Paul's letter to Rome is a rich, textured articulation of the gospel from which many of the doctrines of the church have made their foundation.

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Martin Luther described Romans as "the chief book of the New Testament ... it deserves to be known by heart, word for word, by every Christian."

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The "Romans Road" refers to a set of scriptures from the book of Romans that Christian evangelists use to present a clear and simple case for personal salvation for each person. They are:

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Romans 3:23

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"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

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Romans 6:23a

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"...The wages of sin is death..."

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Romans 6:23b

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"...But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

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Romans 5:8

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"God demonstrates His own love for us, in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us!"

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Romans 10:9,10

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"...If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation."

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Romans 10:13

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"Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved!"

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