5. Paul before knowing Jesus...
Roman citizen
Jew from a devout family
Pharisee of Pharisees
Luke 18:9
And He [Jesus] also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt...

6. Paul before knowing Jesus...
Roman citizen
Jew from a devout family
Pharisee of Pharisees
Persecutor of the church
1 Timothy 1:13,15
...I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor... Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all.

7. Paul after encountering Jesus...
Slave

8. Paul after encountering Jesus...
Slave
Romans 6:17–18
But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

9. Paul after encountering Jesus...
Slave
Matthew 11:29–30
“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

10. Paul after encountering Jesus...
Slave
Called
1 Corinthians 1:23–24
...but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

11. Paul after encountering Jesus...
Slave
Called
Ephesians 4:1
Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called...

12. Paul after encountering Jesus...
Slave
Called
Apostle
Galatians 1:15–16
But when God, who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles...

13. Paul after encountering Jesus...
Slave
Called
Apostle
Debtor
1 Corinthians 9:16
For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preach the gospel.

14. Paul after encountering Jesus...
Slave
Called
Apostle
Debtor
Ephesians 3:8
To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ...

15. Why Rome? Strengthen their faith Broaden their influence
Awaken their calling

17. Outline of Romans: God is...
RIGHTEOUS in judgment (1:18-3:20)
RIGHTEOUS in justification (3:21-ch5)
RIGHTEOUS in sanctification (6-8)
RIGHTEOUS in history (9-11)
RIGHTEOUS through our lives (12-16)