Future Posts From The Book of Romans

For some time now, I have been preaching through the wonderful book of Romans. The book contains for us the most comprehensive look at the gospel message found in the bible. Throughout his writings, Paul rests on a very high view of the sovereignity of God and nowhere moreso than in this book. The entire thought of the sixteen chapters are framed in the words of one verse, namely, Romans 1:16 where he writes, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first and also to the Gentile. This one verse is an able summary of all 16 chapters. Here, Paul finds agreement with the words of John, the beloved Apostle, where he wrote: "He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (Joh 1:11-13) my emphasis added. Salvation is for each and everyone the experiencing of the power of God. That is the gospel. Salvation is of God! And that is primarily what Paul writes about in the 16 chapters of the book of Romans.

I don't know that I will able to go back and post the messages from Chapters 1-7 but I do intend to post the bare outlines for the rest of the book begining with tomorrows sermon from Romans 8:1-11.

--Larry