CARIBBEAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Educating and training ministerial leadership
BIB322 Romans and Galatians
Mission Statement
CST is committed to connect, serve, and train for Pentecostal ministry, leadership, and
missions throughout the world.
Professor
Course Description
Paul’s Salvation Letters: Galatians and Romans gives the student a deep appreciation of the apostle Paul.
In the midst of church planting, he explains the gospel, confronts false teachers, distinguishes between
law and grace, and shows how the gospel is rooted in Old Testament Scripture. His systematic
explanation of the gospel to the Romans gives the student insight into the major doctrines of sin,
salvation, and sanctification. The student also learns how union with Christ and the indwelling Holy Spirit
enable him or her to mature spiritually and live victoriously.
Resources
You will use Paul’s Salvation Letters: Galatians and Romans, an Independent-Study Textbook by William
F. Lasley as both the textbook and study guide for the course. The Holy Bible is also required. Quotations
are from the New International Version (NIV), 1978 or 1984 editions, unless otherwise noted. Others,
where noted, are from the King James Version (KJV), New King James Version (NKJV), Contemporary
English Version (CEV), New English Bible (NEB), New American Standard Bible (NASB), Revised Standard
Version (RSV), New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), Phillips Modern English (Phillips), The Amplified
New Testament (Amplified), and the New Living Translation (NLT). Most assignments require you to
access the Global University Library Web site or other academic resources. Instructions for accessing the
Library Web site are provided in the Undergraduate Writing Assignment Guidelines (UWAG) in the
Student Packet. If you are enrolled in this course for three credits, the third credit will be earned by
completing a collateral reading assignment (CRA). This assignment is based on the textbook Romans by
F. F. Bruce. The instructions for completing the CRA are in the Student Packet.
Objectives
The key concepts presented in the lesson are derived from the objectives. Study each objective carefully
as you begin each lesson. First, identify the key concepts presented in the objective, and second, identify
what each objective is asking you to do with the key concepts. For example, in the objective, Assess the
positive and negative ways that colonialism affected the spread of Christianity, the key concept is
colonialism affected Christianity. In this objective you are asked to assess positive and negative ways—
or show the good and bad effects colonialism had on the spread of Christianity.
Course Procedures
Classroom lectures, group discussion, audio-visual presentations, handouts, and case studies constitute
some of the various methods that will be utilized in order to attain the course objectives.
Table of Contents
Course Introduction ........................................................................................................7
UNIT ONE: Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
1 Introduction to Galatians ........................................................................................16
2 Paul Defends the Gospel: Galatians 1–2 ...............................................................46
3 Paul Explains the Gospel: Galatians 3–4...............................................................72
4 Paul Applies the Gospel: Galatians 5–6...............................................................106
UNIT TWO: Paul’s Letter to the Romans (Part 1)
5 Introduction to Romans ........................................................................................138
6 People Need a Savior: Romans 1:18–3:20 .........................................................162
7 God Provides a Savior: Romans 3:21–5:21.........................................................190
8 God’s Shaping Process: Romans 6–7 .................................................................222
9 The Empowering Spirit: Romans 8 ......................................................................252
UNIT THREE: Paul’s Letter to the Romans (Part 2)
10 God’s Plan for Israel: Romans 9–11 ....................................................................284
11 Applying the Gospel: Romans 12:1–15:7 ............................................................314
12 Final Comments: Romans 15:8–16:27 ................................................................344
Glossary .....................................................................................................................378
Bibliography ................................................................................................................382
Course Introduction
Paul’s Salvation Letters focus on what God has done for us in Jesus Christ (Romans 8:3). Paul touches on
every major doctrine of our faith, including sin, salvation, and sanctification. Yet he does more than
teach theology: he teaches that behavior follows genuine belief and urges his readers to put his teaching
into practice. God provides a Helper—the Holy Spirit—who empowers us to walk in victory and honor
Christ.
At the time Paul wrote, agitators were stirring up trouble in Galatia; Jewish converts in Rome were
struggling to reconcile their new faith in Christ with the law of Moses; and pagan converts with no
biblical background were trying to absorb this teaching. Thus Paul’s letters cover a wide range of issues.
He explains, for example, the difference between law and promise, between righteousness based on
achieving and righteousness based on believing. He also deals with the believer’s spiritual growth, God’s
dealings with Israel, and practical applications of the gospel that are as valuable today as when he
penned them in the first century.
These letters to the Galatian and Roman churches are not light reading (see 2 Peter 3:15–16), so you
should not be surprised that Paul challenges your thinking and forces you to pause and reflect at times.
These letters will ground you in the faith, deepen your commitment to Christ, and challenge the way you
live. If you have a pastoral or teaching ministry, the material in this Independent-Study Textbook will
provide a rich resource of commentary and biblical references for expository, verse-by-verse preaching
and teaching of the truths Paul wrote to the Galatian and Roman churches.
