Description
Book SynopsisThe book of Romans is rich in doctrinal truth. In Expository Outlines and Observations on Romans Rob Ventura mines these truths and offers quick, accessible, expository nuggets for preachers and teachers. With a thoroughly Reformed view, Ventura has taken each passage of Romans and helps pastors prepare sermons that will help congregations dig deep into this excellent book. The exegesis of the original Greek is beneficial without being highly technical, and readers are aided on their journey by some of church history’s finest, including Luther, Calvin, Spurgeon, and Lloyd Jones.
For each passage Ventura highlights:
– A central theme
– A homiletical outline
– Exegetical and practical insights
– Applications for the church
– Applications for non–believers
An excellent addition to any preacher’s bookshelf, this book will not only enrich your preaching, but also cause your own heart to marvel anew at the grace of God.
Trade Review… provides the student and the preacher with a clear and straightforward exposition and also potent and timely application of the letter. May God give Rob’s work wonderful usefulness in spreading Romans life–changing gospel truths.
-- Sam Waldron (President, Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary and one of the Pastors, Grace Reformed Baptist Church, Owensboro, Kentucky)
… its deep insights and simplicity make it useful to all believers—the seasoned expositor, the Sunday school teacher, the parent leading family devotions, and the recent convert.
-- Paul Washer (Founder and Missions Director, Heart Cry Ministry, Radford, Virginia)
This commentary is carefully outlined with helpful exegetical comments along with theological reflection. It especially stands out for its focus on application and for quotes from luminaries from the past.
-- Thomas R. Schreiner (James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky)
His diligent research covering the long history of the interpretation of Romans and his own discerning reading of the text will be a most welcome resource for pastors. I highly recommend it.
-- David E. Garland (Professor of Christian Scriptures, George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University, Waco, Texas)
Rob Ventura is an author, scholar, and pastor–preacher with the gift of expressing New Testament theology in clear, elegant prose. Reading him in full flow in his new commentary on Romans affords the simple pleasure of watching an expert do what they do best.
-- Geoff Thomas (Conference Speaker and author, Aberystwyth, Wales)
… this well–organized study models how to think through Romans from the ground up. It will aid preachers and teachers in grasping both the stately trees (verses) and magnificent forest (the whole epistle) of the sublime gospel presentation called Romans.
-- Robert W. Yarbrough (Professor of New Testament, Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri)
… exegetical, doctrinal, and warmly practical, containing helpful applications for both believers and unbelievers at the end of every section. This is a reliable and highly recommended exposition…
-- Joel R. Beeke (Chancellor, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
This is a splendidly rich and extremely useful volume, written in a style reminiscent of Spurgeon’s Treasury of David. From now on, this will be the first resource I’ll turn to when studying any passage from Romans.
-- Phillip R. Johnson (Executive Director, Grace to You Ministries, Sun Valley, California)
