Romans related passages

Within the Bible

• Previous: Acts told how Paul preached the gospel across the empire; Romans sets out that gospel in full theological depth.
• Next: 1 Corinthians applies the gospel to the many problems of a divided, gifted, immature church.
• Thematic Connections:
  • Habakkuk 2:4 - “The righteous shall live by faith,” Paul’s text for the whole letter (Romans 1:17).
  • Genesis 15:6 - Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness” (Romans 4:3).
  • Galatians - Paul’s shorter, sharper letter on justification by faith apart from the law.

Cross-Testament Connections

Romans shows the gospel as the fulfillment of the whole Old Testament:

• Justified by faith: Abraham and David testify that righteousness is credited to faith, not works (Romans 4; Genesis 15:6; Psalm 32).
• The righteous live by faith: Paul’s theme fulfills Habakkuk’s word (Romans 1:17; Habakkuk 2:4).
• The propitiation: Christ is the true mercy seat whose blood atones, fulfilling the sacrificial system (Romans 3:25; Leviticus 16; Isaiah 53).
• The second Adam: Christ reverses the ruin brought by Adam, bringing justification and life (Romans 5:12-21; Genesis 3; 1 Corinthians 15:22).
• Mercy to the nations: God’s saving of Jew and Gentile fulfills His promises to bless all nations (Romans 15:8-12; Genesis 12:3; Isaiah 11:10).