Romans

Introduction ROMANS - Introduction THE EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL, THE APOSTLE, TO THE ROMANS. PREFACE. After the Gospels, which contain the history of Christ, and the Acts of the Apostles, which contain the history of the infant Church, we have the Epistles of the Apostles. Of these fourteen have been penned on particular occasions, and addressed to particular persons, by St. Paul; the others of St. James, St. Peter, St. John, and St. Jude, are called Catholic Epistles, because they are addressed to all Christians in general, if we except the two latter short epistles of St. John. --- The epistles of St. Paul contain admirable advice, and explain fully several tenets of Christianity: but an humble and teachable mind and heart are essentially requisite to draw good from this inexhaustible source.…

• Rom 3:28 — Justification.
• Rom 5:5 — Love poured into our hearts.
• Rom 6:3 — Baptized into his death.
• Rom 8:15 — Abba, Father.
• Rom 10:9 — Confess with your lips.

• Scott Hahn & Curtis Mitch, Ignatius Catholic Study Bible
• Michael Barber, Salvation: What Every Catholic Should Know
• Second Vatican Council, Dei Verbum
• Pontifical Biblical Commission, The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church (1993)
• University of Navarre, The Navarre Bible
• St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew, John, Romans, and others