Romans Commentary
It is not doctrinal or sectarian propaganda, but historically and grammatically faithfully interprets Paul’s text to illuminate the true meaning of Paul’s text.
Many commentaries on Romans have been written so far, so why should another commentary on Romans be written now? This question has been asked by every commentator on Romans. In fact, many high-quality commentaries on the book of Romans have been written, starting with the commentaries on the book of Romans by Calvin and Luther until the last century. However, at the same time, scholars with various theological premises have reinterpreted the book of Romans, causing confusion with the Christian doctrine that has been believed for two thousand years.
A typical example is the interpretation of Romans by “the new perspective on Paul”. The neo-perspectiveism organized by Sanders was revised and reinforced by James Dunn, and by N. Wright applied it practically to the church to take root. It is in the midst of accepting works salvation theory as the way of salvation. The debate on soteriology is ultimately a vast theological topic that is organically connected with doctrines such as Christology, eschatology, pneumatology, and ecclesiology.
So this theological debate is likely to continue throughout the 21st century. If there is one book of the Bible at the center of this theological debate, it is Romans. As the author has been teaching the book of Romans every year from the pulpit for the past decade or so, I have been thinking that it is necessary to present what Paul teaches in Romans in a modern language in the context of the modern church. It is not a doctrinal or sectarian propaganda, but a faithful historical and grammatical interpretation of Paul’s text to illuminate the true meaning of Paul’s text.
Abbreviation Table / 5
Recommendation / 9
Preface / 11
I. Introduction / 15
1. Author and time / 18
2. Where the epistle was sent: Church of Rome / 20
3. Purpose of the letter / 24
4. Main topics / 28
5. The unity of correspondence / 31
6. Literary Structure / 34
II. Comments and Footnotes / 39
1. Introduction (Romans 1:1-15) / 41
2. The manifestation of God’s righteousness (Romans 1:16-4:25) / 63
(1) The righteousness of God: the justification of those who believe (Romans 1:16-17) / 65
(2) God’s righteousness: God’s wrath against the unrighteous (Romans 1:18-3:20) / 76
(3) Justification by faith (Romans 3:21-4:25) / 205
3. Assurance of salvation based on solid faith (Romans 5:1-8:39) / 293
(1) The assurance of hope (Romans 5:1-11) / 297
(2) Christ’s victory over Adam’s sin (Romans 5:12-21) / 325
(3) Freedom from the bondage of sin (Romans 6:1-23) / 359
(4) The law and the life of the saints (Romans 7:1-25) / 412
(5) Assurance of eternal life in the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:1-39) / 476
4. God’s Righteousness to Israel (Romans 9:1-11:36) / 583
(1) The blessings of the Jewish covenant (Romans 9:1-5) / 587
(2) God’s Sovereign Election and Rejection (Romans 9:6-29) / 599
(3) Christ, who fulfilled the law, and the apostasy of the Jews (Romans 9:30-10:21) / 651
(4) The remnant of the Jews and the abandoned (Romans 11:1-10) / 698
(5) The unity of the Jewish elect and the Gentile elect (Romans 11:11-32) / 716
(6) Praise the unfathomable wisdom of God (Romans 11:33-36) / 780
5. Transformed Christian Life (Romans 12:1-15:13) / 788
(1) Complete spiritual worship (Romans 12:1-2) / 791
(2) Become one by humbly serving one another (Romans 12:3-8) / 803
(3) Practice of love (Romans 12:9-21) / 819
(4) Obedience to those who rule (Romans 13:1-7) / 842
(5) Fulfillment of the law through love (Romans 13:8-10) / 860
(6) Eschatological moral law (Romans 13:11-14) / 867
(7) Encouraging Jewish and Gentile believers to become one (Romans 14:1-15:13) / 875  
6. Concluding remarks (Romans 15:14-16:27) / 939
(1) Paul’s ministry and missionary travel plan (Romans 15:14-33) / 939
(2) Greetings (Romans 16:1-23) / 970
(3) Praise to God (Romans 16:25-27) / 1000
index
Keyword / 1006
human / 1015
scriptures / 1030
Ancient Literature / 1048
