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Chart from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission
Romans Overview Chart - Charles Swindoll

Source: Dr David Cooper
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ROMANS ROAD to RIGHTEOUSNESS |
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Romans 1:18-3:20 | Romans 3:21-5:21 | Romans 6:1-8:39 | Romans 9:1-11:36 | Romans 12:1-16:27 |
SIN | SALVATION | SANCTIFICATION | SOVEREIGNTY | SERVICE |
NEED FOR SALVATION |
WAY OF SALVATION |
LIFE OF SALVATION |
SCOPE OF SALVATION |
SERVICE OF SALVATION |
God's Holiness In Condemning Sin |
God's Grace In Justifying Sinners |
God's Power In Sanctifying Believers |
God's Sovereignty In Saving Jew and Gentile |
Gods Glory The Object of Service |
Deadliness of Sin |
Design of Grace |
Demonstration of Salvation | ||
Power Given | Promises Fulfilled | Paths Pursued | ||
Righteousness Needed |
Righteousness Credited |
Righteousness Demonstrated |
Righteousness Restored to Israel |
Righteousness Applied |
God's Righteousness IN LAW |
God's Righteousness IMPUTED |
God's Righteousness OBEYED |
God's Righteousness IN ELECTION |
God's Righteousness DISPLAYED |
Slaves to Sin | Slaves to God | Slaves Serving God | ||
Doctrine | Duty | |||
Life by Faith | Service by Faith | |||
Modified from Irving L. Jensen's chart above |
- Romans 5:1-5 Will the “By Faith Way” Work?
- Romans 5:6-11 Much More
- Romans 5:12-21 In Adam and in Christ
- Romans 5:1-2 Detail of God's Good News-7
- Romans 5:3-5 Detail of God's Good News-8
- Romans 5:6-11 Detail of God's Good News-9
- Romans 5:12-14 Need To Be Justified By Faith
- Romans 5:15-17 Are You in Adam or in Christ?
C NORMAN BARTLETT
BRIAN BELL- Calvary Chapel
JOSEPH BENSON
BRIAN BILL
- Romans 5:1-2 Making Peace with God
- Romans 5:3-5 Finding Joy in the Junk of Life
- Romans 5:6-8 God's Timing is Perfect
- Romans 5:9-11 The Results of Reconciliation
- Romans 5:12-19 Christ Delivers from Adam's Death
- Romans 5:20-21 The Greatness of God's Grace
E I BOSWORTH
BRIDGEWAY
WILLIAM BURKITT
CAMBRIDGE BIBLE FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
- Romans 5:1-5 True Believers Can Rejoice
- Romans 5:6-11 He Did It All For Me
- Romans 5:6-11 All This Just For Us
- Romans 5:12-14 How Paradise Was Ruined
- Romans 5:15-21 How Paradise Was Regained
CENTURY BIBLE
JOHN CEREGHIN - Baptist
ADAM CLARKE
- Romans 5:1-2: The Blessings of Justification
- Romans 5:3-5: Exulting in Trials
- Romans 5:6-8: God’s Amazing Love
- Romans 5:9-11: Saved for Sure!
- Romans 5:12-19: Death in Adam or Life in Christ?
- Romans 5:20-21: Super-Abundant Grace that Reigns
DAVID COOPER
W A CRISWELL
- Let Us Have Peace With GodRomans 5:1
- Romans 5:1-10 God Measures the Worth of a Man
- Romans 5:1-10 How the Death of Christ Saves Us
- Romans 5:1-10 Christian Assurance
- Romans 5:2 This Grace Wherein We Stand
- Romans 5:3-4 Out of Tribulation-Hope
- Romans 5:10 Saved By His Life
- Romans 5:10 Saved by His Life
- Romans 5:11 The Atonement
- Romans 5:15-21 Abounding Grace
- Romans 5:15-21 Why God Permitted Adam's Transgression
- Romans 5:20 Grace Abounding
- Romans 5:20 The Abounding Grace of God
- Romans 5:20 The Abounding Grace of God
J N DARBY
DEFENDER'S STUDY BIBLE
BOB DEFFINBAUGH
- Romans 5 The Object of Our Faith
- Romans 3:27–4:25 Abraham: The Faith of Our Father
- Romans 3:27-5:1-21 The Basis and the Benefits of Justification
- Romans 5:1-11 The Benefits of Justification
- Romans 5:12-21 From the Curse to the Cure
MARK DUNAGAN
- Romans 5:1-2 Justification By Faith Means Peace with God
- Romans 5:1-11 Something to Boast About? -Sinclair Ferguson
- Romans 5:3 Rejoicing in Tribulation - Derek Thomas - An Impossible Demand?
- Romans 5:3-5 Justification By Faith Means the Ability to Rejoice in Suffering
- Romans 5:6-8 Justification By Faith Flows from the Love of God
- Romans 5:8 175 and Counting: The Disputed Gospel
- Romans 5:9-11 Justification By Faith Means Freedom From God's Wrath
- Romans 5:12-14 The Broken Covenant of Works Brought Death into the World
- Romans 5:15-17 The Covenant of Grace Stands in Bold Contrast to the Broken Covenant of Works
- Romans 5:18-19 The Parallels Between the Broken Covenant of Works and the Covenant of Grace
- Romans 5:20-21 The Law, the Covenant of Works, and Grace
- Romans 5:21 Grace Reigns in Righteousness
EASY ENGLISH
CHARLES ELLICOTT - editor
EXPLORE THE BIBLE
- Romans 5:1-11, 15, 20-21 It's All About Grace
- Romans 5:1-11 Do You Have Peace With God?
- Romans 5:12-21 What About God's Grace?
EXPOSITOR'S BIBLE
EXPOSITOR'S DICTIONARY OF TEXTS
- Romans 5:1-2 Blessed Assurance
- Romans 5:1-11 Being Justified
- Romans 5:14 Adam - A Type of Christ
- Romans 5:20-21 The Grace of God
A C GAEBELEIN
JOHN GILL
- Romans 5:1-11 The Certainty of Final Salvation for Believers
- Romans 5:12-21 The Universality of Salvation in Christ Proved by the Universality of Death in Adam
- Romans 5:1-5 The Benefits of Justification
- Romans 5:6-11 The Wonder of God's Love
- Romans 5:12-21 Adam and Jesus
GOSPEL COALITION (Mark Dever, Kent Hughes, Alistair Begg, et al)
JAMES GRAY
HOLMAN STUDY BIBLE
HOMILETICS
INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL COMMENTARY ON THE NEW TESTAMENT
- Romans 5 Commentary - Sanday and Headlam
- Romans 5:1-11 Safety, Certainty and Enjoyment
- Romans 5:12-21 The Imputation of Adam's Sin
- Romans 5:13-14 All Under Foreign Domination
- Romans 5:15-21 Grace Abounding and Reigning
STEVE KRELOFF
LANGE'S COMMENTARY
LIGONIER MINISTRIES - R C Sproul
- Romans 5:1 An Assured Salvation Devotional
- Romans 5:1 Peace with God Devotional
- Romans 5:1–2 The Peace that Brings Access Devotional
- Romans 5:1–2 Peace With God Devotional
- Romans 5:1–5 Living in Christ’s Death Devotional
- Romans 5:1–11 Fruits of Justification Devotional
- Romans 5:1–11 Peace with God Devotional
- Romans 5:1–11 Peace with God Devotional
- Romans 5:1-11 The Wellspring of Love Devotional
- Romans 5:2 Access by Faith Devotional
- Romans 5:2 Our Cherished Hope Devotional
- Romans 5:3-5 A New View of Suffering Devotional
- Romans 5:3–5 Our Christian Hope Devotional
- Romans 5:6-8 Assured by Love Devotional
- Romans 5:6–8 God’s Display of His Love Devotional
- Romans 5:9 Love Finds a Way Devotional
- Romans 5:9 Savior Devotional
- Romans 5:9-11 A Work Yet to Be Done Devotional
- Romans 5:10–11 Saved By the Life of God’s Son Devotional
- Romans 5:12 Our Union with Adam Devotional
- Romans 5:12 Sin Enters the World Devotional
- Romans 5:12–14 Adamic Covenant Devotional
- Romans 5:12–21 Adam’s Fall And God’s Response Devotional
- Romans 5:13-14 Counting Sin in Adam Devotional
- Romans 5:13-14 Our First Federal Head Devotional
- Romans 5:15–17 The Justice of God’s Choice Devotional
- Romans 5:15-17 A Superior Union Devotional
- Romans 5:17 Human Inability Devotional
- Romans 5:18–19 Constituting Us Righteous Devotional
- Romans 5:18-19 Perfect Obedience Devotional
- Romans 5:18-21 The Obedience Of One Devotional
- Romans 5:20 More Sin, More Grace Devotional
- Romans 5:20–21 The Reign of Grace Devotional
- Romans 5:21 The Motive of Grace Devotional
MARTYN LLOYD-JONES - corresponds to 14 volume set!
- Romans 5:1-2 Security of Salvation 1
- Romans 5:1-2 Links in the Chain of Security: Peace and Grace
- Romans 5:2-4 Links in the Chain of Security: Hope
- Romans 5:5-11 Links in the Chain of Security: Love, Deliverance, and Joy
- Romans 5:1-11 Your Salvation Is Secure!
- Romans 5:1-11 Doctrine of Salvation: Assurance
- Romans 5:1-2a Security of Salvation 1 Study Guide (click dropdown menu)
- Romans 5:1-2a Security of Salvation 1
- Romans 5:2b-5a Security of Salvation 2 - Study Guide (click dropdown menu)
- Romans 5:2-5a Security of Salvation 2
- Romans 5:5b-11 Security of Salvation 3 - Study Guide (click dropdown menu)
- Romans 5:5-11 Security of Salvation 3
- The Doctrine of Salvation: Assurance - Study Guide (click dropdown menu)
- Romans 5:12-14 Adam and the Reign of Death
- Romans 5:12-17 Death Through Adam; Life Through Christ
- Romans 5:15-21 Christ and the Reign of Life
- Romans 5:1 Let Us Have Peace.
- Romans 5:2 Access into Grace.
- Romans 5:2-4 The Sources of Hope.
- Romans 5:5 A Threefold Cord.
- Romans 5:8 What Proves God’s Love.
- Romans 5:21 The Warring Queens.
HENRY MAHAN
- Romans 5 Commentary
- Romans 5:1 Justified By Faith
- Romans 5:1 Peace With God
- Romans 5:1 The Faith That Saves
- Romans 5:1 The Road to Peace
- Romans 5:1-02 We Have Peace With God
- Romans 5:12-21 Justified By Faith
- Romans 5:19 Three Things Modern Religionists Do Not Know.
- Romans 5:20 Grace Abounding Over Sin
- Romans 5:1-2 Standing in God's Presence
- Romans 5:1-2 The Goal of Our Justification
- Romans 5:1-5 Why Do Good People Suffer?
- Romans 5:1-5 The Saints' Triumphant Praise
- Romans 5:6-8 Proof of the Father's Love
- Romans 5:9-10 Eternal Security
- Romans 5:12-14 The Reign of Original Sin
- Romans 5:15-17 Grace Abounding to Miserable Sinners
- Romans 5:18-21 The Triumph of Grace
F B MEYER
JOHN PAUL MILLER - Calvary Chapel
- Romans Commentary - 263 pages in outline format from Calvary Chapel
MONERGISM
DOUGLAS MOO
G CAMPBELL MORGAN
- Romans 5 Commentary - Analyzed Bible
- Romans 5 Commentary
HENRY MORRIS
- Romans 5 - Defender's Study Bible Notes
- Romans 5:1 justified by faith peace with God
- Romans 5:3 glory in tribulations
- Romans 5:9 Much more by his blood
- Romans 5:12 by one man death by sin
- Romans 5:14 Adam to Moses had not sinned figure
- Romans 5:19 made righteous
- Romans 5:20 offence might abound
- Romans 5:21 sin hath reigned
TOMMY NELSON - Denton Bible Church
NET BIBLE
- Romans 5:1-2 Peace with God through Justification by Faith
- Romans 5:3-5 Justification as the Means to Radiant Hope
- Romans 5:6-8 Did 'ere such love and sorrow meet?
- Romans 5:9-11 Saved from Wrath
- Romans 5:12-14 The Reign of Death
- Romans 5:15-17 The Free Gift
- Romans 5:18-19 One Act of Righteousness
- Romans 5:20-21 The Reign of Grace
- Romans 5:1
- Romans 5:1
- Romans 5:1
- Romans 5:1
- Romans 5:1
- Romans 5:1-11
- Romans 5:1-5
- Romans 5:1-5
- Romans 5:1-5
- Romans 5:1-2
- Romans 5:1-2
- Romans 5:2
- Romans 5:3
- Romans 5:3
- Romans 5:3
- Romans 5:3
- Romans 5:3
- Romans 5:5
- Romans 5:5
- Romans 5:6-15
- Romans 5:8
- Romans 5:8
- Romans 5:8
- Romans 5:8
- Romans 5:8
- Romans 5:8
- Romans 5:8
- Romans 5:8
- Romans 5:8
- Romans 5:8
- Romans 5:8
- Romans 5:8
- Romans 5:8
- Romans 5:8
- Romans 5:9
- Romans 5:9
- Romans 5:10
- Romans 5:10
- Romans 5:11
- Romans 5:12-21
- Romans 5:12-21
- Romans 5:15
- Romans 5:15-21
- Romans 5:17
PETER PETT
- Romans 5:1-2 Let Us Exult in the Hope of the Glory of God!
- Romans 5:1-5 We Rejoice in Our Tribulations
- Romans 5:1-5 Our Hope: The Glory Of God
- Romans 5:1-8 Called to Rejoice in Suffering: For Holiness and Hope
- Romans 5:1-11 The Greatest of These Is Love The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Undeserving Objects
- Romans 5:3-8 The Love of God Has Been Poured Out Within Our Hearts
- Romans 5:6-8 Joy Purchased
- Romans 5:5-8 God Demonstrates His Love Toward Us
- Romans 5:9-11 Much More Shall We Be Saved By His Life
- Romans 5:9-11 We Exult in God through Our Lord Jesus Christ
- Romans 5:12-21 Twenty Years, Then Romans
- Romans 5:12-21 Adam, Christ, and Justification Part One
- Romans 5:12-21 Adam, Christ, and Justification Part Two
- Romans 5:12-21 Adam, Christ, and Justification Part Three
- Romans 5:12-19 Adam, Christ, and Justification Part Four
- Romans 5:12-21 Adam, Christ, and Justification Part Five
- Romans 5:20-6:4 What Baptism Portrays
- Romans 5:20-21 The Triumph of Grace through Righteousness
PREACHER'S HOMILETICAL COMMENTARY
- Romans 5:1-5 Most Sought After Things in the World
- Romans 5:6-11 That's Incredible!
- Romans 5:12-14 Paradise Lost
- Romans 5:15-21 Paradise Regained
- Romans 5 Commentary
- Romans 5:2-5 Christian Discipline
- Romans 5:3-5 Blessed Fruit of a Bitter Tree
- Romans 5:3-5 The Joy of Tribulation
- Romans 5:3-5 Tribulation Made Subsidiary to Hope
REFORMATION STUDY BIBLE
- Romans 5:1–11
- Romans 5:1
- Romans 5:2
- Romans 5:4
- Romans 5:6
- Romans 5:8–11
- Romans 5:9
- Romans 5:10
- Romans 5:12–21
- Romans 5:12
- Romans 5:14
- Romans 5:15
- Romans 5:16
- Romans 5:18–19
- Romans 5:20
- Romans 5:1-2 - Eternal Security part one
- Romans 5:1-6 - At Peace With God
- Romans 5:4 - Article XVI: Of the Righteous and the Wicked
- Romans 5:8 - While We Were Yet Sinners!
- Romans 5:12 - Sin
- Romans 5:12 - Benefits of Being Born Again
- Romans 5:12 - Article VI: Of the Fall of Man
- Romans 5:12-21 - Grace Is Amazing
GIL RUGH
- Romans 11 Does God Have a Future for Israel? by Gil Rugh - 46 page booklet
JOHNNY SANDERS
PHILLIP SCHAFF
SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS - various sources
SERMONS BY VERSE -
- Romans 5:1-5 BENEFITS ARISING FROM A JUSTIFYING FAITH
- Romans 5:6-10 THE BELIEVER’S SECURITY IN CHRIST
- Romans 5:11 HAPPINESS OF THE MORE-ADVANCED BELIEVER
- Romans 5:18,19 DEATH BY ADAM, AND LIFE BY CHRIST
- Romans 5:20, 21 THE ABUNDANT GRACE OF GOD
- Romans 5 Exposition
- Romans 5:1: Justification by Faith
- Romans 5:1: Peace by Believing
- Romans 5:1: Peace: a Fact and a Feeling
- Romans 5:5 Heart Perfumed
- Romans 5:5 The Perfuming of the Heart
- Romans 5:5 The Personal Pentecost and the Glorious Hope
- Romans 5:6 The Old, Old Story
- Romans 5:6: For Whom Did Christ Die?
- Romans 5:6 The Sad Plight and Sure Relief
- Romans 5:6 The Underlying Gospel for the Dying Year
- Romans 5:8: Love's Commendation
- Romans 5:8 Love's Commendation
- Romans 5:10: Much More
- Romans 5:11 Joy in God
- Romans 5:11 Joy in a Reconciled God
- Romans 5:20 Sin and Grace
- Romans 5:20 All of Grace--the Book
- Romans 5:20 Grace Abounding
- Romans 5:20 Grace Abounding Over Abounding Sin
- Romans 5:20 Law and Grace
- Romans 5:20 Sin And Grace
- Romans 5:21 Reigning Grace
- Romans 5:1-11: Faith Faces Life
- Romans 5:12-21: To Reign in Life
- Romans 5:1-2 Rejoicing In Hope
- Romans 5:3-10 Rejoicing In Suffering
- Romans 5:11-21 Rejoicing In God
JOSEPH SUTCLIFFE
THIRD MILLENNIUM
- Romans Sermons - 270 sermons - all are Mp3's
- Justification: Its Benefits to the Glory of God Alone - Romans 5:1-11
- We have peace - Romans 5:1
- We have hope - Romans 5:2
- Perseverance, character; and character, hope - Romans 5:3-4
- Because God's love - Romans 5:5-7
- Definite Atonement - Romans 5:8-11
- How much more - Romans 5:8-9
- Reconciled - Romans 5:10-11
- Christ: The Second and Last Man Adam - Romans 5:12-21
- Just as - Romans 5:12
- Sin is not taken into account - Romans 5:13
- Death reigned - Romans 5:14
- But the gift is not like the trespass . . . how much more - Romans 5:15-17
- Result . . . made sinners . . . made righteous - Romans 5:18-19
- So that the trespass might increase. . . grace increased all the more - Romans 5:20
GEOFF THOMAS
- 5:1 Peace With God
- 5:1 Peace With An Accessible God
- 5:1-2 We Have Access To God, We Stand In Grace, And We Rejoice
- 5:3-5 Rejoicing In Sufferings
- 5:6-8 God Demonstrates His Love
- 5:9 Justified By His Blood; Saved From Wrath By His Life
- 5:10-11 Reconciled By The Death Of Christ; Saved Through His Life.
- 5:12-14 Death Came To All Men Because All Sinned
- 5:12 By Adam Sin Entered The World
- 5:15-17 The Gift Of Grace In Christ Overflows To Many
- 5:18-21Life And Righteousness For All Men In Christ
DAVID THOMPSON - Sermons
ROBERT UTLEY
DANIEL WHEDON
- Romans 4:22-25 - 5:1-2 - "We Wait For The Glorious Appearing Of Jesus Christ"
- Romans 5:3-5 - "We're Not In This Alone"
- Romans 5:6-11 - "In Christ, We Have Been Reconciled Even While We Were His Enemies"
- Romans 5:12-21 - "For As In Adam All Die, So In Christ All Will Be Made Alive."
- Romans 5:1-11 Let Him Who Boasts Boast In The Lord
- Romans 5:12-21 Righteousness Shall Reign
- Romans 5:12-21 The Reign Of Grace