The Epistle to the Romans is a cornerstone for the church today. What Paul once wrote to the church in Rome still shapes the Christian understanding of faith today. God’s action is central and in it God’s own righteousness revealed in the Gospel – in the Good News. God’s work is far more important than human work. That is why Luther, too, was once able to find his way back to a confidence of faith when reading the Letter to the Romans. It triggered the Reformation.

However, it is not only about justice, but also about a special kind of reconciliation that Paul reveals anew in the Letter to the Romans. When we were enemies, God reconciled us to Himself. This happened through the death of His Son. By Himself, God regulates the relationship between Him and us. He has set the stage for an untroubled community. This is the good news of the gospel, which Paul calls “my gospel” twice inRomans (Rom 2:16 and Rom 16:25).

The message of the Letter to the Romans culminates in the statement:

“If God is for us, who is against us? He who, after all, did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not with him also give us all things?”(Rom 8:31-32).

What Paul once wanted to say to the Romans with this letter is still relevant for life and faith today. A study series on the Letter to the Romans is summarized on this page in the hope that it can provide impetus for small groups and private study.