Romans- The Gospel of Grace, Vol 1

by The Daily Grace Co.

This eight-week, in-depth study of Romans 1-8 walks slowly through one of the most influential books of the Bible. Romans points us to the gospel. As we study the book of Romans, we will be transformed by God's grace and be overwhelmed by His abundant mercy to us. Our hearts will be centered on the gospel and left in awe of God's sovereign grace. This is the first of a two-part series on the book of Romans.

Genres: Christian

212 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2019

Reviews

[Mandie Chase · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an amazing Bible Study filled with rich theology.
What I liked about it:
~It was very theologically sound
~It had a lot of very good things to say
~The writing was easy to understand
~It was organized
~It was aesthetically pleasing...
~It had a great appendix

What I didn't like:
~Some of the questions were redundant
~They didn't reference the appendix as much as they should have

Overall, I highly recommend this study, and the Daily Grace Co. is such a great one!

[Brittany Shields · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had never heard of The Daily Grace Co. before but a friend shared with me they were having a sale and I was in need of a new devotional book so I purchased some Bible studies.

This is the first one I’ve done so far.

I chose Romans because my pastor had just started preaching through Romans. This was an excellent study to do alongside the preaching. It allowed me to continue processing the sermons and reinforce the teaching throughout the week.

This company is (I think) endorsed by The Gospel Coalition if you’re wondering what theology will be taught, and if I’m wrong, they at least both hold the same beliefs. The Daily Grace Co. statement of faith can be found here.


The format of the book is organized in 8 weeks— each week with 5 days of study and a weekly review page. It would work great as a weekly group Bible study or you can do it solo like I did. If it’s just you, you can set a slower pace but I felt the design was very doable for my busy life. Each day’s reading was focused on a few verses at a time and had 2 short pages of exposition, followed by 3-4 questions to answer.

It didn’t take long to complete each day and if I missed a few days, it still worked out to line up with the weekly sermons.


The book is beautifully designed— the color scheme, photographs, layout— and has nice glossy thick magazine-type pages. Visit the link to my original blog post at the end of my review to see some sample pictures.

But there is nothing fluffy about the content. I was worried that such a pretty book wouldn’t have much meat, but the exposition was right on track with my pastor’s preaching and focused on the big themes of Romans: our sin and depravity, grace and hope, justification, and a contrast of life before and after the Spirit.

There is the emphasis that we are dead in our sin and cannot save ourselves. We need a Savior. There is nothing we can do to earn our salvation. Jesus’ death and resurrection paid the due price for our sins and offers us hope and eternal life. We are no longer slaves to sin but slaves to Christ. The Spirit enables us to pursue and desire righteousness.

There weren’t any anecdotes, illustrations, or trendy language. It was straightforward verse by verse teaching.



One of my favorite things about this study was the incorporation of Scripture memory. And it was fortuitous to select Romans because the passage we are working on memorizing is Romans 8 which is one of my favorite chapters in Scripture and one I had tried to memorize in college.

Each week there are 2-3 verses to memorize. By the end of volume 1 we have memorized Romans 8:1-21. Volume 2 will continue through the rest of Romans and will memorize the final verses of Romans 8. I feel like I’m fairly good at memorizing so for me, this pace was fine, but again, any pace is fine— it’s not about checking off the boxes but about spending time in God’s Word however that works for you.

I would write my answers to the questions in a separate notebook (because I didn’t want to ruin the beautiful book, ha!) and would also write down each week’s memory verse. Because there were daily readings, I would spend the first couple minutes of my quiet time going back over the memory verses I had memorized thus far. This was an effective way to reinforce the memory and keep up with it.

Scripture memory is so vital to our walk with the Lord— to have his Word buried in our hearts and minds, dwelling on it, and being able to recall his words of truth in times of need strengthens our faith and trust in the Lord. After all, Scripture is God’s very words and his Word is powerful.

I love that this study encourages and helps us to treasure God’s Word.


If you are looking for something short, theologically sound and to the point, yet pleasing to the eye and fun to open each day, this is for you!

I am moving on to Volume 2, so stay tuned to see how the study finishes up and to see which Bible study I do next!


Pro Tip: I have learned since taking advantage of the aforementioned sale that The Daily Grace Co. actually has sales quite often. Their prices are pretty good. Most of the studies during sales are between $5-10 dollars and cover specific topics or just go through a certain book of the Bible. You can browse here.

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[Alaina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great study on Romans 1-8. Good commentary and questions. Beautiful pictures! (Although front cover is of Venice, not Rome. 😉)

[Caryn Block · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great intro study on the first 1/2 of the book of Romans. This book studied chapter 1 thru chapter 8. The notes are helpful, with a constant reminder that as a Christian we are no longer under the condemnation of God, we have assurance of our salvation, but we are also called to the mortification of our sin as the Spirit guides us to become more like Christ.

[Emily Berlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was expecting more depth in the written commentary and more inductive style study. The intro covers inductive stuff, but the actual style of the study wasn't very inductive. The written devotional often felt a little redundant. A few times she brought up an interesting historical point or word usage, but I would have liked a lot more than that. Often it felt more just like her expanded commentary on the verses. The questions for each day were generally just ok as well. But, it got me through half of Romans slowly which was great! I ended up adding my own inductive steps, like writing the key works for each week's passage and word marking - it jwould have been nice to have a designated spot each week for key words etc.

[Crystal Swafford · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very good devotional study of the book of Romans. Each day material is a succinct, applicable, and manageable amount with a short Biblical reference; this is doable for a busy person. The study content quickly dives deep to expound on understanding of the passage. Caution on doctrine though: there are topics introduced that may not represent doctrinal views for some Christian denominations (e.g., example of baptism in week 3 day 2).

[Michele · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book, beautiful words.

[Hannah Mann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely love this study. Couldn’t recommend it enough!