Romans Quotes

“God’s sovereignty (9:6b–29) and human responsibility (9:30–10:21) are compatible.”
― Andrew David Naselli, Romans: A Concise Guide to the Greatest Letter Ever Written

“Adam is both the physical or biological head of all humans and the federal or covenantal head who represents all humans.”
― Andrew David Naselli, Romans: A Concise Guide to the Greatest Letter Ever Written

“Suffering is painful, distressful, and hard. Why would we rejoice or glory in that? Because we know that God uses suffering to help us develop endurance, which produces character, which produces hope. God designs our sufferings to build us up so that we confidently expect him to do what he has promised.”
― Andrew David Naselli, Romans: A Concise Guide to the Greatest Letter Ever Written

“The only way a sinner can have this objective peace with God is “through our Lord Jesus Christ”—that is, through what Jesus the Messiah accomplished for sinners who trust and treasure him.”
― Andrew David Naselli, Romans: A Concise Guide to the Greatest Letter Ever Written

“So what exactly is the gospel? Here’s one way to define the gospel succinctly, capturing its very core: Jesus lived, died, and rose again for sinners, and God will save you if you turn and trust Jesus.”
― Andrew David Naselli, Romans: A Concise Guide to the Greatest Letter Ever Written

“Here’s what Jesus did: Jesus lived, died, and rose again for sinners. This is God’s solution to our predicament (i.e., that we are sinners and thus deserve God’s wrath). Jesus lived and died instead of sinners, in the place of sinners, as a substitute for sinners.”
― Andrew David Naselli, Romans: A Concise Guide to the Greatest Letter Ever Written

“The gospel reveals how God is righteously righteousing (i.e., justifying) unrighteous individuals—both Jews and Gentiles—at this stage in the history of salvation.”
― Andrew David Naselli, Romans: A Concise Guide to the Greatest Letter Ever Written

“He wrote the letter to: (1) apply lessons from his recent conflicts in Galatia and Corinth; (2) prepare for the looming crisis in Jerusalem; (3) secure a missionary base for his work in Spain; (4) unify the church in Rome around the gospel; and (5) defend his theology against accusations that he is antilaw and even anti-Jewish (see 3:8).”
― Andrew David Naselli, Romans: A Concise Guide to the Greatest Letter Ever Written