That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.So as much as is in me, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome.So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are in Rome.
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… both to the wise and the foolish. That is why I'm so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are at Rome. I am not ashamed of the gospel because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes, first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel, a righteousness from God has been revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last. Just as it is written, the righteous will live by faith. The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth of God by their wickedness. And so we know about God as plain to them because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world, God's invisible qualities, his eternal power, divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood from what is made so that men are without excuse. For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him. …
… what he says. He says, I am obligated, verse 14, both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. That is why I'm so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are at Rome. I'm not ashamed of the gospel because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes, first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. Now, I want you to notice a word. You might circle it in Romans chapter 1 verse 14 it says I am obligated some of your translations it may say I am a debtor to both Greeks and non-Greeks both the wise and the foolish what Paul is saying here he's saying I owe don't miss this I owe a direct debt to every lost person in the world to make this gospel known to them I am indebted I am obligated to the world don't miss it because Paul owns Christ, he owes Christ to the world. Does that make sense? Because he owns Christ, he owes Christ to the world. And what this means is that we, all of us in this room, have a presumptive obligation on our lives. Because we have been saved, we are obligated to proclaim that to the world. It is not a special call. It is the very purpose of our salvation. …
… translated for, F-O-R, at the beginning of verse 16, connects these two verses with the previous verse, 15, where Paul said he was eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. And so, verses 16 and 17 provide reasons. Why is Paul set apart for the gospel of God? Why is he so eager to preach this gospel. He gives reasons. We saw last week in verse 16 several reasons. What's so good about the gospel? Number one, it's the power of God. Number two, it is the power of God unto salvation. Number three, this salvation is for everyone who believes. And number four, this salvation is first for the Jews, but it doesn't stop there. It is also for the Greeks, for the Gentiles. That was last week's sermon. Now this week, verse 17, in one sense we could look at this as a continuation of those reasons. We could say here that this is the fifth and ultimate reason why Paul was eager to preach the gospel. Not only those other four reasons, but also because in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, and that would be absolutely true. He is stating a reason why the gospel is so good. But I want to look at verse 17, not so much as answering the why question, which it does, but rather the how question. I hope you had ears to hear, and I hope this poor preacher made it explicit enough last week to understand why the gospel is the power of God unto salvation. …
… Amen. Our text this morning is Romans chapter 1, verses 8 through 15. For better or worse, I don't know if this is good news or bad news. Don't tell me if it's bad news. But after two weeks of sermon prep in Romans, and since one week was iced away anyways, I have determined that the rest of the sermon calendar printed in the bookmark is going to be a general guide rather than a fixed schedule. I have found in these first two weeks of sermon prep wishing that I had another week to dive in a little deeper on that verse or that phrase. Now, I do not think we are going anywhere close to Piper's 229 sermons or Boyce's 239 sermons or Lloyd-Jones' 366 sermons, but maybe slowing down just a tad from what is printed in the schedule. I want to make sure that we get out of this text what is here. All that to say, I will do my best to study as hard and pray as hard as I can each week, and you'll do your best to listen each week. And the one that it's going to be hardest on is Nathan, because I'm just going to have to tell him from week to week how many verses or lines I think I'm going to make through. We will do all verses 8 through 15 this morning, but moving ahead, we may find ourselves off the schedule just a bit. Follow along now as I read. First, I thank my God through …
… And so, verse 16, for is connecting with verse 15, namely, where Paul explains that he is eager to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome. So, now he is explaining why he is so eager to preach the gospel. So, this is a continuation of that argument, but it's more than that. Verse 16 and 17 are not simply an explanation of why Paul is eager to preach the gospel and come and visit the Romans, but it lays out the thesis statement. These two sentences in English, give the thesis statement for the entire book of Romans. You just look at the words here, and these will be some of the most important words in this whole book. The great theme of the book of Romans, gospel, power, God, salvation, belief, Jew, Gentile. Here it's called Greek, righteousness, faith. These will be the themes over these months, Lord willing, likely some years even, together in the book of Romans. There are hardly two more important sentences in this whole letter than the sentences in verse 16 and 17. …
… you as well as among the rest of the nations. See, I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and the foolish. That is why I am so eager to preach the good news to you who are in Rome. Because I am not ashamed of this good news. Because it is God's power. Power for delivering salvation to everyone. Everyone who believes. First for the Jew, than for the Gentile. Because in this good news, the gospel, God's righteousness, God's character is revealed from faith for faith. As it is written, those who are right with God will live by faith. Paul wrote this letter because the decisive battle had been won. Jesus, the crucified and risen king, had won the victory. With his birth, his life, his ministry, the Son of God had invaded the realm of sin and death and the devil. On the cross, Jesus took on himself the whole storm of consequences from all human sin. All the ways we regard others as our inferiors. …
… so Paul is going to get in our grill a little bit are you ready for this four things Romans chapter 1 verses 14 through 17 the first thing I want you to notice is and this is Paul speaking I just kind of wrote down kind of what I thought he would say the debt I owe number two the drive I show and number three the decision I make and number four the deal I take I just outlined for you maybe the most important verses in scripture because these verses kick-started the protestant reformation do you know what the protestant Reformationists. I'm glad you asked because only three people lifted their hand. The Protestant Reformation was a 16th century movement that challenged corruption and unbiblical teachings in the Catholic Church. It was an emphasis on salvation by faith through grace, an emphasis on the authority of scripture, and an emphasis on birthing Protestant churches. Martin Luther, John Calvin, Zwingli, and Knox were a part of the Protestant Reformation. …