TABLE OF CONTENTS
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THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS.
PAGE DIVISION IV The theodicy or justification of God for His dealings with the Jews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 CHAPTER IX. 1-13 § 1 The present rejection of Israelites no breach of a divine promise . . . . . . . . . . 14 14-29 § 2 God's liberty in showing mercy and judgement always retained and asserted . . . . . . . . . 31 30-x.21 § 3 Lack of faith the reason of Israel's rejection 44 XI. 1-12 § 4 God's judgement on Israel neither universal nor final . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 13-36 § 5 God's present purpose for the Jews through the Gentiles: and so for all humanity . . . . . 68 DIVISION V Practical exhortation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 XII. 1-2 § 1 Self-surrender in response to God . . . . . . . 97 3-21 § 2 The community spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 XIII. 1-7 § 3 The Christians and the imperial power . . . . . 116 8-10 § 4 The summary debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 11-14 § 5 The approach of the day . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 XIV. 1-23 § 6 Mutual toleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 XV. 1-13 § 7 Unselfish forbearance and inclusiveness . . . . 159
DIVISION VI Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 XV. 4-33 § 1 St. Paul's excuse for writing, and his hope of coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 XVI. 1-2 § 2 A commendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 3-16 § 3 Personal greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 17-20 § 4 Final warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 21-23 § 5 Salutations from companions . . . . . . . . . . 200 25-27 § 6 Final doxology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 APPENDED NOTES:-- A. The meanings of the word 'faith' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 B. The use of the word 'conscience' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 C. Recent reactions from the teaching about hell . . . . . . . 210 D. Difficulties about the doctrine of the atonement . . . . . . 215 E. Evolution and the Christian doctrine of the Fall . . . . . . 219 F. Baptism by immersion and by affusion . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 G. A prayer of Jeremy Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 H. The origin of the maxim 'In necessariis unitas, &c.' . . . . 239 I. St. Augustine's teaching that 'The Church is the body of Christ offered in the eucharist' . . . . . . . . 240