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NASB | Romans 1:15 So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 1:15 So, for my part, I am ready and eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome. |
Bible Question: purpose of Romans? |
Bible Answer: The purpose for the book of Romans can perhaps be deduced from chapter 1, verse 15. It says, “I am ready to preach the Gospel to you that are at Rome”. With that, we know that Paul had a desire to preach the Gospel there as he had done elsewhere. Did he actually carry out that purpose as he wrote the letter? Let us see. The message of the Gospel is “that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3,4). Paul says that there is no other Gospel (Galatians 1:6,7). There are false “gospels”, but Paul was not interested in promoting them for if he did he would be, according to his own words, anathema, accursed (Galatians 1:8,9). So what did he say to the Romans in that letter? 1. We are sinners - This he showed in chapters 1 to 3. 2. Christ died for our sins - This is seen in 3:25, 5:6-8, 8:3, and 8:32 3. He was buried - This is presented in chapter 6 4. He rose again - Also in chapter 6 All along he shows that we are justified, made righteous (3:24), through faith in Christ (See especially chapter 4). But God leads the sinner through repentance (chapter 2, verse 4) to faith (3:26). In chapter 10 it shows how a sinner hears the gospel, believes in Christ and calls upon him. Whoever does that is saved (10:13). Why did he not stop at chapter 10, then? He goes on to praise God for the wonderful plan by which sinners can be saved. Then he tells us we should be so grateful that we should give our whole lives in obedience to him. The latter three chapters shows us practical ways and areas in which that is to be done. We may say that the purpose of the letter to the Romans was to present the Gospel. And now we know what the Gospel is and how Paul presented it to them. |
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