Andy Woods - Romans 1:18-32 Part 1

Well, good morning. This time we'll dismiss our children for children's church.

And if we could take our Bibles and open them to Romans chapter 1 and verse 18.

As God allows, we're going to seek to cover Romans chapter 1 verses 18 through verse 23 this morning. The title of our message is the guilt of the Gentiles part 1.

Of course, we are in a series of studies on the book of Romans, which the theme of the book is the divine righteousness revealed. We have introduced the book to you. Who wrote it? Paul. Who was it written to? The Roman Christians. Where was it written from? Corinth. When was it written? About AD 57.

Why was it written? Well, it was to really provide a struggling church with doctrinal foundation. They really weren't struggling. I mean, their faith was already being proclaimed all over the world. But Paul wanted to really seal the deal with this church in terms of strong doctrine. What's inside is a seven-part outline. What is the book about? It's

about the righteousness of God. A revelation from heaven. How we can be righteous, and then as we grow in Christ, how to live out righteousness. The book is a theological masterpiece in terms of what makes it unique. We have finished the first part of the book. We're making great progress, aren't we? Finished the salutation.

By the way, Donald Grey Barnhouse spent 14 years preaching through the book of Romans. Uh don't worry, I don't plan on doing that. So, we're actually moving pretty fast by those standards. But we finished the salutation or the greeting. We've talked a little bit about the introduction, the writer, the subject that will be