Notes**

Text 1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh 4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, 6 including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, 7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 1:1-7 ESV Main Point Summary "Jesus Christ is Lord" , is the first impression Paul wants to make to his Roman audience as he greets them. Jesus Christ is Lord of all . Lord when used of Jesus represented his deity , clearly depicted by the disciple Thomas when he declared of Jesus "my Lord and my God" (john 20:28) . Peter in Acts 10:36 tells us that "He is Lord of all ".Paul in his introduction to the Romans focuses the attention of his readers to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. We see a variety of ways in which the Lordship of Jesus is stated or implied. Jesus Christ is Lord over Paul . Paul acknowledges this fact by calling himself a servant of Jesus. The word translated "servant" in the greek is slave. Paul emphasises the lordship of Jesus by showing himself to be a slave of the master Jesus Christ. He recognizes that his apostleship is owing to Jesus Christ But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he (Paul) is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel. Acts 9:15 ESV Jesus Christ is Lord of the scriptures The scriptures testify about him (verse 2&3) Paul makes it clear that the promised Son of David , The King of Israel, is Jesus Christ. 12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 2 Samuel 7:12-13 ESV You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, John 5;9 Jesus Christ is Lord over death He was declared to be the son of God by resurrection from death. (verse 4) His resurrection , powered by the Holy Spirit, is given as evidence that Christ is the Son Of God, a term that equates him with God and thus declares him to be God. 55“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” 56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 ESV Jesus Christ is Lord over missions It is he who has commissioned Paul to bring about obedience to him in the nations (verse 5 & 6) Paul says that it is Jesus Christ , who has commissioned him to go bring all nations into obedience to him(Christ) for his name sake. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Jesus Christ is Lord of Grace and Peace It is he that gives it out to us Any grace and peace we have a from The Lord as evidenced in numerous places in the bible : Num 6:25f ; 1 Cor 1:3 ; 2 Cor 1:2 ; Gal 1:3 ; Eph 1:2 ; Phil 1:2 ; Col 1:2 ; 1 Thess 1:1 ; 2 Thess 1:2

notes

Main point summary

Paul's introductory greetings to the Romans is all about emphasizing the lordship of Jesus Christ.

Arc**

editing

NT

Romans 1:1-7

esv

mine

Paul,

Paul (formally Saul)

a a servant 1 of Christ Jesus,

A willing worker of the Messiah , Jesus

b called to be an apostle,

Selected to be a "one sent forth "

c set apart

Called out

progression

ideaexplanation

for the gospel of God,

For the sake of the Good news of God

which d he promised beforehand

That is the Good news , sworn / assured of in the past

e through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

By his mouth pieces , in the Old testament

concerning his Son,

With regards to his Son,

f who was descended from David 1

An offspring of David

g according to the flesh

By reason of bloodline

actionmanner

and h was declared to be the Son of God

And the fact that he is the Son of God was demonstrated

i in power

With Power

according to the Spirit of holiness

Supplied by The Holy Spirit

by his resurrection from the dead,

By means of / via his ressurection from the dead

Jesus Christ our Lord,

That is , Jesus Christ our Lord (our master / owner),

through whom j we have received grace

through whom we received , power and equipment for ministry

and k apostleship

and a sending / , a mission

series

l to bring about the obedience of faith

to bring about a faith that produces conformity

actionpurpose

for the sake of his name m among all the nations,

For the sake of his name , in all the world

including you who are n called to belong to Jesus Christ,

Such as you (romans) , who are chosen to belong to Jesus Christ

generalspecific

To all those in Rome who are loved by God

Therefore , to all that reside in Rome who are loved by God

and called to be saints:

And called to be set apart for God to use , and partake in salvation

o Grace to you

Favor (and rejoicing ) to you

and peace from God our Father

Tranquility and full contentment from our Father

and the Lord Jesus Christ.

And the master , Jesus Christ

inference

bilateral

discourse