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Aug 13, 2024 · Paul, through his ministry as an apostle of Jesus Christ, had apprehended a vital truth that produced in him radical hope and confidence in the message of the gospel: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek” (Romans 1:16, KJV).
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Last week I focused on the first words of Romans 1:16: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel.” I tried to make plain that there is a difference between being shamed for the gospel and being ashamed ofthe gospel. If you are a faithful Christian, you will be shamed for the gospel. That is, you will be the target of shaming behavior. But there is a very...
Today, I want to dwell on the words, “for it [the gospel] is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.” And I will take up only one question: What is this salvation that the gospel so powerfully brings about? We will see in answering this how our faith relates to the gospel in bringing about our salvation. There are other crucial que...
But what is the salvation that Paul has in mind in Romans 1:16 when he says, “For [the gospel] is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes”? I think he has in mind not primarily the first event of conversion, but primarily the final triumph of the gospel in bringing believers to eternal safety and joy in the presence of a holy and gl...
I close with one huge implication of what I have said. Do you feed your faith day by day with the promises of this triumphant gospel? Do you, as a believer, go to the gospel day by day and savor its power in verses like Romans 8:32: “He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all th...
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone believing--both to Jewish first, and to Greek. King James Bible For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. New King James Version
Jul 3, 2013 · Conclusion. The gospel is the good news that God has revealed to us how we can be rescued from the wrath to come (1 Thess. 1:5-10). It is the very power of God to save everyone who believes, because in it God reveals how His perfect righteousness will be put to the account of the guilty sinner who trusts in Christ.
- This anticipates the point that Paul makes from 1:18 through 3:20, where he shows that all have sinned and thus fall under God’s righteous condemna...
- The gospel does not tell people about the power of God. Rather, it is “the power of God for salvation.” This means that salvation is not something...
- In verse 17, Paul explains why the gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes: “For in it the righteousness of God is reveal...
- Paul mentions believing or faith four times in these two verses: “to everyone who believes”; “from faith to faith”; and, “the righteous man shall l...
- Paul says that the gospel “is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” He could have said,...
So when Paul says in Romans 1:16 that " [the gospel] is the power of God unto salvation," I take him to mean that the gospel is the only message in the world that can powerfully bring a person not just to conversion, but to everlasting safety and joy in the presence of a holy and glorious God. 3. Ongoing belief is the condition for this salvation.
Jun 15, 2023 · Updated Jun 15, 2023. Romans 1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”. The following commentary is from John ...
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May 18, 2020 · Biblical Translations of Romans 1:16. NIV. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. NLT. For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the ...
