Romans Transitions Spreadsheet

				Romans: Themes and Transitions

Chptr	Verse
1	1		encouragement					*Encouragement prepared readers for
			* to create interest					to accept the corrections by Paul
	17		to read the letter		Praise to God			*Praise romans then praise of God
	18		judgments	judge1				*Transition from praise to God into jdgmt

	30				Change from "them"			*The judgment now is to Roman readers
2	1			Judge2	to "you"


	12	LAW

	16
	17			Judge3				*Judgment of law as intro to topic of Law


					Neutral talk of who			*Jews presented in more positive light
3	1		arguing		is a real "Jew"			as transition to arguments for Jews
			for Jews					in relation to the Law
	3

	8
	9			Judge 4				*subtle transition from defending Jews
				all have				To equalizing Jews with Gentiles
	20			sinned
	21				Justification			* Justification is understood in
					w/o works			light of the law.
	23

	25



4	1			Abraham		Faith		* Justification transitions to
								faith seamlessly

	8

	12
	13						security	*Faith naturally transitions
							of	To idea of security
	21						believers

5	1		Grace	Strength	Gift of God			*Faith transitions to
				In				Gift of God
	3			Tribulation

	12			Struggle				*Gift of God transitions to
				of the				Discussion to get out of sin
	21			flesh
6	1

	7					Master		*Struggle in flesh transitions
						Slave		To idea of being a slave to sin
	14	LAW				Reigning
						Dominion
	23

7

	4

	6							*Transition from slave of sin
								To being a slave of Law
	18		different
			Laws					*Transition from Moses Law to various laws
	24				deliverance			*Transition from problem to solution
					thru Christ
8						Spirit

	2



	7

	13

	26
	27
	28			Love of				*Transition from deliverance
				God				To mention of God's love

	39
9	1		Love of					*Transition from Love of God
			Paul					To Paul's love for his brethren
	6
	7			God's				*Love then transitions to
				Promise &				The promise and faithfulness
				Faithfulness				Of God


	30		Righteous-
			Ness
	33		Contrast
10	1		Law to		Closeness			*God's faithfulness transitions
	4	LAW	Faith		Of			Into the closeness of salvation to Jews
	8				Salvation
	10

	13
	14			Hearing	God			*Transition from closeness
				Of	Reaching			To actual hearing of Gospel
				Gospel	Out


	18
11	1		Salvation					*Transition from hearing
			To chosen					To actual salvation of chosen ones
	5		Ones					(the elect heard the voice)
	6	LAW


	11
	12			Gentiles				*Salvation of elect transtions
				As means				To the purpose of Gentile outreach
				To bring				As means of drawing Jews
				Jews
	16
	17			Olive Tree	Gentiles			*And seeing the Gentile outreach as
				Analogy	Should			Reaching Jews, this transitions
					Welcome			To idea of Gentiles accepting
					Jews			Jews

	24
	25			Mercy				*The salvation of both
				To All				Transitions to idea of mercy to all.

	33
			Praise					*Mercy transitions to Praise of the
			To God					Mercygiver
				<------- End of Paul's address of most urgent concerns
12	1			Serve each				*Mercy transitions to Praise of the
				Other				Service or mercy to each other
	12		Nice to					*Service to one another
			Enemies					Transitions to idea of mercy to all.
	21							Being nice to all people

13	1

	7
	8			Behave				*Being nice to all
				Well in				Transitions to idea of mercy to all.
				Love				Behaving well in love

14	1		Accept					*behaving well transitions
			The weak					Or builds to accepting
								The weak
	10			Judging
				Others
	13

	16			Make for
				Peace
	23
15	1			Please				*behaving well to weak
	2			Neighbor				Also transitions to
								Pleasing neighbors
	7							(be more and more nicer)
	8		God					*Paul's building of unity
			Reaching					Transitions focus
			Gentiles					Back to God
	33
16	1			Greetings				*Transition from neighbors
								To fellow believers afar

	16
	17		Admo-
			Nitions
	20
	21			Last words

	27

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Version Notes:

1.0 2007 05 03 – Original Release
1.1 2007 09 23 – Added some themes