About this ebook
Augustine in a garden in 386. Luther in a lecture hall in 1515. Wesley in a meeting room in 1738. Each of them opened Paul's letter to the Romans and did not come out the same.
There is no other document like it. And there is a reason so many people start it and stop.
Romans is not a book of comfort. It is an argument. Paul builds a case with the patience of a lawyer, and the first three chapters are the prosecution. He takes you apart before he puts you back together. Most readers open it expecting encouragement, meet a courtroom, and give up.
Hold your nerve through that, and chapter 8 will be one of the great experiences of your reading life.
This book walks all sixteen chapters in thirty days, in order, with the argument intact.
WHAT YOU GET EVERY DAY, IN TWELVE TO FIFTEEN MINUTES
One passage to read in your own Bible. A key verse, quoted directly. A clear, plain-English teaching that follows Paul's reasoning rather than skipping around it. See It Clearly, the background most devotionals skip: the historical setting, the Greek where it changes the meaning, and where interpreters genuinely disagree. One concrete action. Three questions written for that specific passage. A prayer to start from, and a short journaling prompt.
THE HARD PARTS ARE KEPT IN, AND HANDLED HONESTLY
Chapter 7, where Christians have argued since Augustine about who is even speaking. Chapter 9, which divides serious believers to this day. Chapter 13, which has been used to defend tyranny and to resist it. Where the honest answer is that interpreters disagree, this book says so and gives you the main positions.
ALSO INSIDE
The Argument at a Glance, a map of the whole letter so you can always find where you are. Four Words to Know, the technical vocabulary that unlocks most of Romans. Where to Turn, a topical index for guilt, repeated failure, suffering, doubt and church conflict. Keeping the Habit After Day 30. And a printable bonus toolkit.
You do not need a theology degree. If you have started Romans before and stalled at chapter nine, you will get past it this time.
Thirty days. Sixteen chapters. Take up and read.
Part of the 30 Days series of daily Bible study guides by Anthony Wright.
