God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures. The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David’s family line, and he was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord. Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name. Romans 1:2-5 (NLT) Paul states that Jesus is the Son of God, the promised Messiah, and the resurrected Lord. Paul calls Jesus a descendant of King David to emphasize that Jesus truly fulfilled the Old Testament Scriptures predicting the Messiah would come from the lineage of David. With this statement of faith, Paul declares his agreement with the teaching of all Scripture and of the apostles. Paul summarizes the Good News about Jesus Christ , who: • Came as a human by natural descent. • Was part of the Jewish royal line through King David. • Died and was raised from the dead. • Opened the door for God’s grace and kindness to be poured out on us. The Book of Romans is and expansion of these themes. Christians have both a privilege and great responsibility. Paul and the apostles received forgiveness (grace) as an undeserved privilege. But they also received the responsibility to share the message of God’s forgiveness with others. God also graciously forgives our sins when we believe in Him as Lord. In doing this, we are committing ourselves to begin a new life. Paul’s new life also involved a God-given responsibility-to witness about God’s Good News to the world as a missionary. God may or may not call you to be an overseas missionary, but He does call all believers to witness to and be an example of the changed life that Jesus Christ has begun in you.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 13:34:56 +0000
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