Sunday, January 18, 2015

Romans 1:1

Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God—

Paul in the Epistle to the Romans declares that he was called to be an apostle and that he was a servant of Jesus Christ set apart for the gospel of God.
  In other epistles such as Ephesians and Galatians he explained that he was given revelation from God concerning this gospel.  He was in fact writing under the authority and inspiration of the Holy Spirit.  His writings are infallible and without error. 

 
The book of Romans is the most comprehensive explanation of the gospel given in the bible.  It is the gospel of God for which Paul was set apart.  In this gospel he Paul lays out how the wrath of God is on sinners, which includes all human beings at their birth.  Then he explains how human beings can be made right with God [justified] through Jesus Christ and become Saints.  Next he explains how Saints are sanctified through the Spirit of God and not Old Covenant Law.  Throughout the letter he deals with the distinction between physical Israel and spiritual Israel.  He closes the letter with practical applications on New Covenant morality and living.               

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