Three Sections
THREE SECTIONS
God's righteousness, holiness, and glory form the basic structure of the book of Romans. Ro mans can be divided into several sections. After the introduction (1:1-17) and the section on con demnation (1:18—3:20), there are sections on justification (3:21—5:11), sanctification (5:12— 8:13), and glorification (8:14-39). These sections are related respectively to God's righteousness, holiness, and glory. Therefore, these three divine attributes are related to the very structure of the book of Romans.
In which of these three sections are we today? The correct answer is that we are in the section of sanctification. We have passed through justi fication, but we are not yet in glorification. We all are destined to spend the whole of our Chris tian life on earth in the section on sanctification. I have been in this section for more than fifty years. Do not be disappointed by the length of time you must spend in this section. The time may seem long to you, but it is not to the Lord, with whom a thousand years are as one day (2 Pet. 3:8).
Although we are not yet in the section on glo rification, we may nonetheless enjoy something