Romans 1

“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God...” (1). Writing to Jewish and Gentile believers in Rome (a church Paul had never visited), Paul called them God’s holy and loved people (7). Despite their backgrounds and their common sinfulness (18-32), they had been rescued by “the gospel ... the power of God that brings salvation” (16). Paul knew all about the obstacles to faith, yet he was “eager” to preach to both Greeks and non-Greeks, wise and foolish (14-15).

“The righteous will live by faith” (17). The good news is that Jesus knows we have failed to honor God (18-32), and he rescues us by his righteousness, not our own.