• Title Page
• Pentateuch
• History
• Poetry
• Prophets
• Post Captivity Prophets
• Gospels, Acts
• Pauline Epistles
  • Lesson 43: Romans
  • Lesson 44: I Corinthians
  • Lesson 45: II Corinthians
  • Lesson 46: Galatians
  • Lesson 47: Ephesians
  • Lesson 48: Philippians
  • Lesson 49: Colossians
  • Lesson 50: I Thessalonians
  • Lesson 51: II Thessalonians
  • Lesson 52: I Timothy
  • Lesson 53: II Timothy
  • Lesson 54: Titus
  • Lesson 55: Philemon
• General Epistles

such a way as to frustrate the plans of Paul’s adversaries? By what demand of Paul is it finally determined he shall proceed to Rome (Acts 25:9-12)? What circumstance intervenes (Acts 25:13-26:32)? On the sea-journey what information was divinely vouchsafed to Paul (Acts 27:9-11)? And later (Acts 27:21-27)? What indicates on the part of the soldiers an increasing respect for the words and opinions of the apostle? Compare Acts 27:11 with Acts 27:31-32, 33-36. How again, did God act upon the mind of an unbeliever to spare the life of His servant and carry out His will in bringing Him to the scene of his labors (Acts 27:41-43)?

Have you examined the map to locate the island of Melita or Malta (Acts 28:1)? What supernatural works were wrought on that island (Acts 28:7-9)? What particular consideration was shown Paul, as a prisoner, in Rome (Acts 28:16)? What did he improve as an early opportunity to do in the line of his divine calling (Acts 28:17-20)? What was the result of this first meeting (Acts 28:21-23)? The result of the second meeting (Acts 28:24-29)? How long did the apostle remain in Rome, and under what circumstances (Acts 28:30-31)?

There are reasons for believing that Paul had a hearing before Caesar as the result of which he was set at liberty, pursuing his missionary journeys further to the West. Afterwards, however, as tradition holds, he was re-arrested, tried and beheaded in Rome as a martyr to the Christian faith. We shall touch upon these subjects again when we come to the study of some of his later epistles. It is presumable, by the way, that four of his epistles, and five, if we shall count Hebrews as one of his, were written during this imprisonment—Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, Philemon, Hebrews. There is little doubt also that Luke, and other of the leading disciples who accompanied Paul to Rome, or who visited him there, labored diligently in the city at this time; but as another remarks, what almost unprecedented modesty is instanced in Luke’s case, the historian of these records, who is wholly silent concerning his labors and sufferings!

Romans

In studying the epistle of Paul to the Romans we meet with:

The Salutation, Romans 1:1-7

The salutation consists of certain descriptions which may be indicated thus: