ROMANS: Block E - Chapters 4-5

Romans: Block E (see Introduction to Romans)

Chapters 4 – 5

A. 4:1-12, the example of Abraham, historical example

  B. 4:13-25, Realization of faith

  B’. 5:1-11, Results of justification by faith

A’. 5:12-21, Adam and Christ, historical example

 

Two types of Scripture:

Law and Gospel

It is not Old Testament vs. New Testament

Law is what God demands

Gospel is what God promises

	Old Testament	New Testament
Law	Yes, Leviticus	Yes, Luke 1
Gospel	Yes, Genesis 3:15	Yes, John 3:16

 

Also, we need to maintain prescriptive and descriptive types:

Historical accounts – descriptive parts

Prescriptive – institutional accounts

Why do we need to keep the difference?

Teaching on the Baptism – Jesus, being 30 years old, go to be baptized in Jordan.

Examples of Abraham and Adam can illustrate the doctrine but they cannot be a foundation for the doctrine.