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W. W. Rugh,
Founder: West Philadelphia Bible School (1913)
Later to become the Bible Institute of Pennsylvania (1939)
2 Page Printed Leaflet
date - unknown
THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS
SUBJECT-The Gospel as revealing the righteousness of
God. Chapter 1:16,17.
PURPOSE-Written to give us the foundation for our faith (Ps. 89:14 R. V.;
II Peter 1:1 E. V.). The only God-given foundation for our faith is the
revelation of what the God of truth and grace\ has wrought for us through the
finished work of Christ and what He has promised to work in us by His Holy
Spirit.
INTRODUCTION-Chapter 1:1-17 declares that God is the 'Author, and Christ
and His work the subject of the Gospel which saves every believer, Jew or
Gentile.
A JUST GOD AND A SAVIOUR
This wonderful book of Romans is a revelation of the living, eternal, infinite,
unchangeable, omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent God, who, in and through
Jesus Christ created the heavens and the earth, the sea and all things that are
therein. Thus He made known His eternal power and Godhead, that all might
believe in and worship Him. When sin entered, which separated all men from God,
He left them with a conscience, that they might realize their need of God. Here
also He tells us how by His spoken and written word He has made Himself known to
men, so that all are without excuse.
We find here God's condemnation of all as unrighteous in His sight, and how in
and through Christ He has righteously judged the sinful acts and nature of all,
that He might declare righteous all who believe in Him. This righteous judgment
of all is revealed as the righteous foundation for God to count the faith of the
ungodly for righteousness, also for giving them victory over the power of sin.
This book reveals not only what the God of grace and truth has done for us
through our sin Bearer, but it tells us of the mighty Helper, the Holy Spirit,
who enables us to enjoy all that Christ is, has done, is doing, and will do for
all, who by faith have a heart knowledge of Him.
To crown it all, this book gives us a revelation of the righteous life the Holy
Spirit enables every believer to live before God and men.
"How firm a foundation, ye saints of the
Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent word!
What more can He say, than to you He hath said,
To you, who for refuge to Jesus have fled?"
OUTLINE
By W. W. RUGH, Associate
Dean, Bible Institute of Pennsylvania
1418 N. 16th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
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