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The book of Romans has been influential in critical moments of the Church history. In the early church, Paul’s words in this book were the means of the conversion of Augustine. During the Protestant Reformation they particularly influenced Martin Luther and John Calvin. Later, in the evangelical revival of the eighteenth century, they changed the lives of George Whitefield and John Wesley. But it...

2 ALL MEN ARE SINNERS (1:17–3:20) The seventeenth verse of chapter 1 states the theme of the entire letter: For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” It is the revelation of the righteousness of God, a righteousness that enables sinners to stand under the scrutiny and under the judgment of God. Paul is quoting an Old Testament statement from the book of the minor prophet,
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