The obedience of faith

Romans 1:5-6 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, – Romans 1:5-6 Do you have faith that causes you to be obedient to God? Paul…

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Declared to be the Son of God

Romans 1:4 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, – Romans 1:4 Have you heard any good news lately? Well here’s some good news. Jesus is resurrected from the dead and is now the King…

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A servant of Christ Jesus

Romans 1:1 1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, Paul starts this letter to the church in Rome by placing two occupations he has in order. First he is a servant: a ‘doulos’ in the Greek, meaning a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or…

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