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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: Why is Paul eager to preach the gospel to those to whom he is writing, since they are already believers whose faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world (v 8)? |
Bible Answer: With such a good question, it would be interesting to know if the person who asked it was satisfied with the answers given. I was glad to see the idea that the gospel should be preached to those who have already received it, and I am aware of a few reasons for this. First of all, we need to be reminded. Paul reminded the Corinthians. In 1 Corinthians 15 he says, “Brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you”. Peter also expressed a need to remind his audience of things they had already known. He says, “I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance (2 Peter 1:12,13). Secondly, it is God’s way to put the truth in writing. God told his prophets to write. That is an essential feature of his message to us. And now we can say, as Jesus said, “It is written”. The written word is more reliable than the spoken word, because it does not change. Thirdly, there is always a mixed multitude in the church. They can be addressed in a general way as believers, but there will be some among them that are not saved. This is especially true as Paul is writing to an entire city. We know that when he eventually went to Rome (Acts 28) he met many who had not believed. One other reason is that the letter was intended not only for those who would receive it, but also for those who would come later. It was not only for the Romans, it was for everyone. It is for us. And we are blessed in understanding God’s plan of salvation. Most of us do not understand it fully when we receive it, and it was likely the same for those Romans. God thought it good to have it spelled out for us, in writing. |
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