at the in-laws in NLR
about to go to the church's open house
Romans 1:16-17
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.Word Study
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, 'BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.'
power--(feminine noun), strength or ability, inherent power-residing their by it's nature, moral power and excellence of soul
faith--(pistis) conviction or truth of anything, that Jesus is the Messiah
Thoughts
Very famous passage here from Paul. I probably should have included these two verses with yesterday's study. Anyway. Paul just finished telling the Romans that the he has been wanting to come to them to impart a spiritual gift. He wants to preach the gospel to the people there in Rome. It may have seemed strange to them that he wanted so badly to tell the gentiles about the gospel. But he did. Verse 16 seems to serve as an explanation as to why he wanted to share this gospel with them.
1. The gospel is for everyone (verse 16).
2. God is glorified through people putting faith in Him because it is based on His righteousness (verse 17). The more people that believe, the more God's righteousness is shown.
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