Ministry is Serving I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong— that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to come to
Prayerful, Persistent Planning and Preaching I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles. Romans 1:13
A Debt and Obligation I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. 15 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are at Rome Romans 1:14,15 Paul is explaining in a little more detail why he wants to come to Rome.
The Goal was a Self-Producing Church I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are at Rome Romans 1:14,15 In his letters to the Corinthians Paul gives insights into his evangelism ministry. In
Why the Gospel is the Power of God for Salvation I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. Romans 1:16 Paul wrote to the Corinthians that he came to them ‘in weakness and fear,
The Righteous Live by Faith For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith Romans 1:17 The term ‘God’s righteousness’ can have various shades of meaning. It is sometimes understood as a divine attribute,
Divine Wrath Against Godlessness and Wickedness The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them Romans 1:18,19 Nothing keeps people
Denying the Reality of Natural Revelation For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. Romans 1:20 ‘For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine
Twisted Thinking and a Darkened Heart For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Romans 1:21 Humanity was made to know, love, worship and serve its creator God. That always was and always will be the
From the Glory of God to Idolatry Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Romans 1:22,23 The first sign of the creeping death that follows twisted thinking and a darkened
