Gospel Love for Gospel Good
Romans 1:1-7
How do we stay motivated to share the gospel to the nations? We see the immensity of the grace that we first received.
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Published May 24th, 2018
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Knowledge of the gospel that sinners have been waiting for, and which they receive by grace unto Christ-exalting obedience, results in people, like Paul, who are called to serve Christ and are set apart for the purpose of proclaiming this same gospel to all the nations and displaying for them true grace and peace from God.
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THE RESULT OF knowing this gospel and being called, brings me, formerly known as Saul (a persecutor of the Church)
a a servant 1 of Christ Jesus,
Christ's servant
b called to be an apostle,
AND an apostle
c set apart
AND distinct from others
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for the gospel of God,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF spreading the gospel
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which d he promised
The Gospel was promised by God
beforehand
BEFORE, in the Old Covenant
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e through his prophets
BY prophets
in the holy Scriptures,
AND BY prophets who recorded such promises (became scripture)
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concerning his Son,
THIS promise had to do with Jesus
f who was descended from David 1
IN OTHER WORDS, (1) Jesus was a descendant of David
g according to the flesh
BY the lineage of Mary and Joseph (adopted father)
and h was declared to be the Son of God
AND (2) he is ALSO God's Son
i in power
BY power (from on high)
according to the Spirit of holiness
IN OTHER WORDS, BY the Holy Spirit
by his resurrection from the dead,
AND BY being raised from the dead
Jesus Christ our Lord,
THIS is the Lord Jesus Christ
through whom j we have received grace
AND we (the apostles) have come to know this Jesus by grace, as a gift
and k apostleship
AND we (the apostles) have received the title of apostles
l to bring about the obedience of faith
FOR THE PURPOSE OF calling Christ's elect to obedience
for the sake of his name
SO THAT Christ might be glorified in our obedience
m among all the nations,
AND that this obedience might be seen in ALL the Earth
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including you
AND our grace in Christ and call to minister to Christ's elect includes you!
who are n called to belong to Jesus Christ,
IN OTHER WORDS, you who are elected by God to be Christ's
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To all those in Rome
THEREFORE, as I spread this gospel, please know that you elect in Rome
who are loved by God
IN OTHER WORDS, you were are loved by God
and called to be saints:
AND THEN called to be saints through Christ
o Grace to you
BECAUSE you believe/are called AND BECAUSE you are in Rome, please know this grace (which we received first)
and peace
AND please know this peace
from God our Father
FROM God
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
AND FROM Christ
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