ROMANS

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All people are sinners, therefore all, without exception, need to be saved from their sin.
The Mosaic law, though good and holy, cannot counteract the power of sin.
Through the righteousness of God, sin is judged and salvation is provided.
With the coming of Jesus Christ, the former age of redemptive history has passed away and the new age of redemptive history has begun.
The atoning death of Jesus Christ is central to God's plan of salvation.
Justification is by faith alone.
There is a certain hope of future glory for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Those who have died with Christ and who enjoy the work of the Holy Spirit are enabled to live a new life.
God is sovereign in salvation; He works all things according to his plan.
God fulfIlls His saving promises to both Jews and Gentiles.
The grace of the gospel calls Christians to personal holiness, mutual service, good citizenship, and wholehearted neighbor-love in Christ.

**Taken from the Crossway ESV Study Bible