ROMANS 1
The gospel of God (1–17). God has good news! It is promised in the Old Testament and centered in Jesus Christ. He came to earth a Jew, died, and arose again; and He saves all who will trust in Him. He alone purchased salvation, and this message must be preached to the whole world. Why? Because the gospel alone is “the power of God to salvation” (v.
Paul was gripped by the gospel; his whole life was controlled by it. Called to be an apostle (v. 1), he felt himself a debtor to the whole world (v.
The wrath of God (18–32). Paul’s main theme is the righteousness of God, but he presents it against the dark background of the judgment of God, which is going on right now. Men know God from creation and conscience (vv.
But the same God who delivered up sinners to judgment delivered up His own Son for lost sinners (8:32)! That is the gospel. Do you believe it? Are you sharing it?
“Religions are man’s search for God; the Gospel is God’s search for man. There are many religions, but one Gospel.”
E. Stanley Jones
Spiritual Debts
God’s people are free from the debt of sin, but they are debtors to witness to a lost world (Rom. 1:14), obey the Holy Spirit (