Romans 1-7: The gift of God

Justin Taylor

The format is very user-friendly and the content is rich and accessible.

Matt Smethurst

God-centered, application-oriented, and driven by the text throughout, this resource is a gift to God’s church.

“Tried and tested format, with a trusted guide in Tim Keller.”

Just finished this Good Book study guide with a small home-group. We felt it was a helpful guide into this important and, at times, difficult book.

Have used a number of these studies in the past, so would definitely recommend them as a trustworthy resource. The investigate-explore-apply-pray model is a tried and trusted one. It purposely gives you more than you need, which allows you to tailor each chapter to the needs of the group. That does mean that the poor leader has a reasonable amount of ground to cover in advance, but the group will benefit from their investment in preparation and their facilitation skills.

I also bought Tim Keller’s accompanying book, which provides additional helpful context and supporting arguments, though the key elements of the book are actually summarised well in the Leader’s notes.

There were a few mutterings along the way that some of the questions were a bit hard to understand, but a peek at the Leader’s notes usually brings the needed clarity.

Given the weighty nature of Romans, each of the studies covers some challenging territory, so group members doing their ‘homework’ in advance pays dividends to the quality of discussion and fellowship. We took 90 minutes over each session (including time for prayer at the end), and found it a bit of a squeeze, given the need to give sufficient time to discuss the difficult bits sufficiently, to ensure that no-one was left behind in Paul’s exposition of the key truths of justification by faith, God’s wrath, propitiation and being united with Christ (to name a few).

The only niggle I had with Tim Keller was the side-stepping of baptism in chapter six. I presume that reflected his presbyterian heritage but, if you can forgive him that, he remains an excellent guide to unlocking these first seven chapters of Romans and enjoying the “gift of God” that comes form being in a right relationship with a holy God.

“Very helpful, easy reading resource”

I love the ease of reading and the way that this book helps to slow you down and absorb the richness of God’s word in small chunks.

“Excellent Resource for Studying Romans”

This guide, written by Tim Keller, helps me to dig deeply into the book of Romans. It can be used individually or with a group. The questions are thought-provoking and guide to deep understanding. Plus, it provides Keller’s answers as a resource in the back of the book. This is part 1 for Romans. I strongly recommend buying both part 1 and part 2 right away.

“Good for upper elementary and teens”

We used it in our upper elementary Sunday school class....I think the materials is dense enough to use for teens, but you can also dial it back for upper elementary kids. I like the content and how the questions are asked in the work book along with leaders guide at the back... I'm recommend it to those who emphasize biblical teaching in their small group.

“Excellent”

At such a difficult time in our nation I was surprised to receive books I had ordered so promptly. The ordering process was straightforward. Thank you so much.

“A good overview of Romans”

Romans 1-7 in 7 studies - wow! Tim does a really good job of giving the main points of Paul's wonderful epistle whilst not getting bogged down in the nitty gritty of theological argument. Enough background is given for the "man-in-the-pew" to appreciate the points Paul is making but maintains the broad thrust of the book. I have really enjoyed this so far but it is best read with the companion book "Romans1-7 for you" which amplifies points and gives more useful examples.

“Excellent service”

Customer service is excellent. Great value. The staff are very helpful, efficient and friendly. The delivery time is quick from UK to IRE with tracking for delivery details. The books are all trustworthy. Would recommend The Good Book Company!

“Great”

Amazing , love the study guides I bought , and the prices were amazingly affordable , can’t wait to buy every other study guide and possibly book you guys have . I’m blessed to have found this website and definitely recommending it to everyone.

“A tough study, but worth it”

We are using this with a group of international women and it is clear some questions are hard for some of the women to understand so not everyone can do the prep. However they are finding the studies very rewarding. The leader's notes at the back of the book provide plenty of help for a leader and mean it is not absolutely necessary to have the companion book 'Romans for You' - though that is a great read. We cannot complete a study in one hour, so are taking longer to work through the book.