I.                    Greeting (v.1-7)

a.       From Paul

                                                               i.      Bondservant (slave) of Christ (v.1)

                                                             ii.      Apostle (messenger) of Christ (v.1)

                                                            iii.      SET APART to spread the Gospel (v.1)

b.      To the people in Rome (v.6,7)

                                                               i.      “Called” meaning God’s ELECT (v.6)

                                                             ii.      saints (v.7)

                                                            iii.      whom God loves (v.7)

                                                           iv.      receivers of peace from God (v.7)

II.                 Precedence for the letter to Rome (v.9-17)

                                                               i.      To Deliver the Gospel of Jesus Christ (v.4,5)

1.      To the Gentiles (Greek ~ The Nations)

a.       In Rome (v.15)

b.      Greeks (v.14)

c.       Barbarians (v.14)

2.      God’s Will for Paul was to bring Gospel to Rome (v.10)