Romans: An Expositional Commentary, Vol. 1

“Christianity has been the most powerful, transforming force in human history,” says James Montgomery Boice, “and the book of Romans is the most basic, most comprehensive statement of true Christianity.”Volume One, Justification by Faith, discusses the full impact of justification by faith alone. Boice uses stories and hymns to present the thoughts of Paul in a poetic form and provides word studies based on the Greek text to add meaning and enrichment to Paul’s words. Chapters and verses discussed include:A Reputation Worth Having (1:8)Not Ashamed (1:16-17)Lifting the Lid on Hell (1:29-31)Not Hearers Only, but Doers (2:12-15)Amazing Grace (3:22-24)The Steps of Faith (4:12)This expositional commentary on one of the Bible’s most popular books combines careful scholarship and clear communication in a verse-by-verse and section-by-section reading of the biblical text. Integrating thoughtful interpretation with contemporary insight for daily living, James Montgomery Boice explains the meaning of the text and relates the text’s concerns to the church, Christianity, and the world in which we live.

1. Opening
2. Two - God's Grand Old Gospel
3. Three - The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
4. Four - Jesus Christ Our Lord
5. Five - The Obedience Of Faith
6. Six - Those Roman Christians
7. Seven - A Reputation Worth Having
8. Eight - Prayed For Constantly
9. Nine - Unanswered Prayer
10. Ten - The Whole Gospel For The Whole World
11. Part 2 - The Heart Of Biblical Religion - Eleven - The Theme Of The Epistle
12. Twelve - Not Ashamed
13. Thirteen - Martin Luther's Text
14. Part Three - The Race In Ruin - Fourteen - The Angry God
15. Fifteen - Natural Revelation
16. Sixteen - The Psychology Of Atheism
17. Seventeen - Without Excuse
18. Eighteen - Base In Gratitude
19. Nineteen - Fools
20. Twenty - God Gave The Up
21. Twenty-One - Lifting The Lid On Hell
22. Twenty-Two - How Low Can You Go
23. Twenty-Three - The First Excuse, Morality
24. Twenty-Four - The Long Suffering God
25. Twenty-Five - Wrath Stored Up
26. Twenty-Six - Good For The Good, Bad For The Bad
27. Twenty-Seven - Not Hearers Only, But Doers
28. Twenty-Eight - All Hearts Open, All Desires Known
29. Twenty-Nine - The Second Excuse, Religion
30. Thirty-One - Do Jews Have An Edge
31. Thirty-Two - Give Me That Book
32. Thirty-Three - Two More Questions
33. Thirty-Four - No One Righteous, Not Even One
34. Thirty-Five - The Bondage Of The Will
35. Thirty-Six - No One Who Does Good
36. Thirty-Seven - The Race In Ruin
37. Thirty-Eight - Silence At Last
38. Thirty-Nine - None Justified By Good Works
39. Part 4 - God's Remedy In Christ - Forty - But Now
40. Forty-One - Righteousness Apart From Wrong
41. Forty-Two - Amazing Grace
42. Forty-Three - Bought With A Price
43. Forty-Four - Propitiation, The Forgotten Doctrine
44. Forty-Five - Just And The Justifier
45. Forty-Six - Faith
46. Forty-Seven - Faith In His Blood
47. Forty-Eight - No Grounds For Boasting
48. Forty-Nine - One Way For Everybody
49. Fifty - The Law Upheld By Faith
50. Part 5 - The Gospel Proved From Scripture - Fifty-One - The Case Of Father Abraham
51. Fifty-Two - Faith Credited As Righteousness
52. Fifty-Three - David's Testimony
53. Fifty-Four - Salvation Without Ceremony
54. Fifty-Five - The Steps Of Faith
55. Fifty-Six - Salvation Apart From Law
56. Fifty-Seven - The Nature Of Abraham's Faith
57. Fifty-Eight - The Ground Of Abraham's Faith
58. Fifty-Nine - The Christian Faith