Thesis
An analysis of the books or Romans chapters 1-8, I will cover these areas of interest; the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture. (1) Paul wrote the book of Romans because of a fault line, a crack in the Roman culture and society that Paul would use to frame the book of Romans. Dr. Jimmy DeYoung states in the video, “Romans: the letter that changed the world” that, Paul saw this fault line in the society of Rome and uses this as the base for his writing the book of Romans. My world view is that, the sins committed by the Romans back in Paul’s day are still being committed today (Ecclesiastes 1:9) in today’s society. I think we can take a major lesson from Paul in that, Rome was a completely debased and that today, we live in a society of complete moral decay and decadence not unlike Rome. I believe that society as a whole WILL NOT change for the better and that each individual needs divine revelation and intervention and salvation to escape such a world. This is my world view. Faith in Christ is the only way to escape.
The Natural World
My view of the natural world is of constant sin, sexual depravity, murder and more are being committed even to this day as they were back in (Genesis 6:5). (Romans chapter 1:18-32) Rome back in Paul’s day, was full of every sin imaginable. We see Homosexuality, worship of the creation rather than the creator GOD. (3) There were Pagans, Moralists believed that they could achieve a salvation and redemption in their own terms. One example is my wife’s grandparents. They believe that simply being good and outwardly doing good, then they should see the gates of heaven, which is in stark contrast to (Romans 3:10). In today’s world, the same sins that were committed, then are being committed now, but more so because of things such as the internet because, the internet propagates sin more easily and we are