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Romans: The Letter That Changed The World
WORLDVIEW ESSAY ROMANS CHAPTERS 1-8

Andrea Hanner
BIBL110 B_12
Dr. Spencer
June 12, 2015

WORLDVIEW ESSAY ROMANS CHAPTERS 1-8

In analyzing the book of Romans chapters 1-8, the four areas of interest that I will be covering are; the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture. Because there was a fault line a crack in the Roman society and culture Paul used this to frame the book of Romans. Dr. Jimmy Deyoung states in the video, “Romans: the letter that changed the world.” This is true because Paul chose to write to the Romans in preparation for his visit there. My world view is, Things in Rome have and the rest of the world have not changed much, the same sins that were being committed by the Romans …show more content…
The saying is (treat people as you would want to be treated), I think many people misunderstand this saying. They think it is treat people as they treat you but that is not true because God does not hold us accountable for what others due but only what we do. Therefore we should treat people
WORLDVIEW ESSAY ROMANS CHAPTERS 1-8 the way Jesus would treat them and us. It was not Christ but man themselves that perverted the human experience back in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3). Therefor if we go back to doing things the way God intended us to we stand a better chance at having healthy relationships with not only each other but also with God. (Romans 2:29) God is the God of all. Humanity did not then and still does not covet a relationship with or wish to know God, and because of this our ability to lead Christ like, productive, blessed, and a God filled life is in serious danger. Likewise our relationships are in trouble, because without God, we are incapable of doing anything in righteousness and those who are not saved are doomed. Without a repentant heart and faith in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior all things will fail. Because of this Paul deals with and encourages us to deal with all relationships according to how God created the institute of marriage (Romans …show more content…
In today’s society especially in the United States of America there is a habit of pluralizing God. The God pluralizes by culture is different from the God known to Israel or the Christians. In ancient Rome man would refer to themselves as Gods, take for example Caesar who referred to himself as God and the savior of everyone within in his kingdom. In (Romans 5:12-14) Paul goes on to teach us that man’s take on life was then and is now totally different and opposite to God’s intentions. Due to the world being so ungodly my views are
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