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one of them ends with such a melody as we find in the last three verses of chapter sixteen. Al though some people have called these verses a doxology and a benediction, I prefer to call them a melody. When Paul wrote these words, he was excited, happy, and satisfied. Not even the book of Revelation concludes with such a mel ody. In Romans 16 we have the local churches, and when we have the local churches, it is suffi cient for us to be excited, happy, and satisfied. Once you have the local churches, what else do you need? After Paul unveiled the local church life, including many of the virtues and attributes of the dear saints, he was very happy and con cluded his letter with a melody of praise.
In his concluding praise, Paul said, "Now to Him Who is of power to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which has been kept in silence in times eternal" (16:25). We need nothing further. We simply need to acknowledge that God has given us everything and then keep what we already have. Paul said that God was of power to establish us according to his gospel, not according to the gospel of Mark or Luke. What is the difference between the gos pels of Mark and Luke and the gospel of Paul? In