OUR FATHER WHOSE GOSPEL CARRIES HIS POWER UNTO SALVATION OF MEN

After starting with an introduction of himself and a blessing, the apostle Paul, in Romans chapter 1 verses 8 - 15, expresses his gratitude to God for those in Rome who were standing in the faith to such a degree that they were renown in the whole world.

Paul tells them that he continually prayed for them and asked that he would be able to come to them because he longed to impart spiritual gifts to them in order than they may become more stable and assured in their walk of faith.

 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers, 10 making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you. 11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established— 12 that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

13 Now I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles. 14 I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise. 15 So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”

The apostle Paul revealed to the believers in Rome that he frequently planned to come to their city to share in what had been borne among them in the same way that he shared in the fruit among other gentiles who had come to the faith.

Paul informed the Romans that he had a duty to the Gentiles and the barbarians in his calling and so he is always glad to preach the gospel among them for he was not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for the message itself is a self-contained module of Godˋs power that had the strength to bring people unto salvation if they believed the message and this is equally applicable among the Jews and the Gentiles. The gospel contains withn it, the revelation of the righteousness of God and continued to propel those with growing faith to righteousness to fulfil the precept of law which says, ˋThe just shall live by faithˋ 

Amen.

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