The New Testament order of the letters, however, is in descending order of length.
Romans
Romans is a masterful work of Paul. It is the clearest, most straightforward look at the condition of mankind and salvation through Christ anywhere in Scripture. Paul uses the book of Romans to spell out the gospel in no uncertain terms, always returning to his Scriptures, the Old Testament, in support of the truths he writes. Paul anticipates all the contemporary arguments people use against belief and their own depravity and cuts straight to the chase:
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. (Romans 1:18-23)
But, like all his writing, Paul does not simply diagnose the condition of man, he provides the antidote:
But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. (Romans 3:21-26)
Romans is a book of theological truth taught at the layman's level. It is clear, concise, direct truth aimed at every one of us in regard to salvation.
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