I don’t disagree.
I did not understand the book of romans at all until I was in my 40’s but only because I had a great bible study leader and the study group went through the book of romans like a couple of law school grad students.
Since then, I’ve told people that I would have saved myself a couple of decades of confusion is I’d just read and understood romans. the key here is understood. because I was taught and did read romans when i was younger—but I did not understand it.
as a result I’ve told people not to read romans alone but rather in a group—and do so early and often.
but its like that with much of the new testament.
the old testament can be read by anyone including the unsaved. its meanings are readily apparent to anyone. but the new testament is not that way imho.
why? because to the normal unsaved mind
“Christ crucified is a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,”
1 Corinthians 1:23
So, just curious, what did you understand, and what confusions were cleared up?
(I guess Romans seemed pretty straightforward to me, but nevermind)