In the following 11-minute podcast, Patrick Hines discussed Romans 1:8-17.
Podcast HIGHLIGHTS [bracketed statements, underscoring and emboldening are mine]:
New King James version used below
- He opened by explaining Paul’s words in verses 8-11, focusing on the word ‘established’ and the phrase, ‘mutual faith’
- When believers get together to study God’s word, for example, they encourage each other in the faith
- Paul planned to preach the gospel to the church at Rome when he arrived, per verse 15
- We often think that the gospel message is mostly for the unconverted, but it is not
- Believers struggle with doubt, unbelief, sin… and need to be reminded of the gospel and to partake of its blessings for assurance and forgiveness…
- Pastor Hines noted that the understudy of John Calvin stated that we all naturally know the Law; but the gospel must be revealed to us from God as Jesus’ following words indicate:
- John 6:44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, ‘AND THEY SHALL ALL BE TAUGHT BY GOD.’ Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.
- John Chrysostom used to have the book of Romans read to him each week [that he might review these precious doctrines explained by Paul]
- Verses 16 and 17 are the theme of the book of Romans:
- Romans 1:16 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.”
- In our culture too, there is a temptation to be ashamed of the gospel
- What is the gospel?
- Justification (to stand before God righteous) by faith alone
- That means that one cannot trust in any of his/her works, but must trust ONLY in the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ
- The righteousness of God IS the very righteousness performed by Jesus Christ
- [He is the only one who ever kept the Commands of God perfectly; He lived a perfect life before He atoned for our sins on the cross; His atoning work and righteous life are imputed to those who have FAITH in His finished work.]
- Pastor Hines noted that Paul says more about this in Romans 5: 12-19; and he emphasized the word ‘gift’ from verse 17
- Rom 5:17 For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
- It is by Christ’s obedience that we are declared righteous before God; that we are justified
- In the book of Romans, Paul carefully explains these things beginning with God’s wrath against sin
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A Few Verses at a Time Romans 1:8-17 – Pastor Patrick Hines Podcast #bible #biblestudy #Jesus
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is being proclaimed throughout the world. 9 For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly I make mention of you, 10 always in my prayers requesting if perhaps now, at last by the will of God, I will succeed in coming to you. 11 For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established; 12 that is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine. 13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that often I have planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may obtain some fruit among you also just as among the rest of the Gentiles. 14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to theuncultured, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written: “But the righteous one will live by faith.” (Romans 1:8-17 / New American Standard Bible)
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