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=Romans 1:8-17 The Gospel - God's Righteousness Revealed=

Nathan Wakefield / General

Letters to the Church / Romans 1:8-17

God's righteousness is not revealed through legalism but through faith.

'''Theological Proposition/Focus:''' In [https://ref.ly/logosref/BibleNIV.Ro1.8-17 Romans 1:8-17], Paul expresses his longing to visit the Roman Christians to strengthen and encourage them, and he boldly declares that the gospel reveals the righteousness of God to all who have faith. Paul teaches that the gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes. He emphasizes the importance of faith in revealing God's righteousness and declares that the righteous shall live by faith. Through faith in Christ, believers have the power to reveal God's righteousness to the world and live out the gospel boldly. Our faith is not just a personal belief but a proclamation of God's righteousness that transforms lives and brings salvation.

'''Christ Focus:''' The theme of faith and righteousness is central throughout the Bible, pointing to Christ as the ultimate expression of God's righteousness through His perfect life, sacrificial death, and victorious resurrection. In Christ, we see the fulfillment of God's righteousness and the embodiment of faith.

'''Homiletical Proposition/Application:''' This passage serves as a reminder that our faith in Christ is not just a personal matter but is also a powerful tool for revealing God's righteousness to the world. As believers, we are called to share the gospel boldly and live out our faith in a way that reflects God's righteousness to those around us.

=Introduction=

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==Need: We need to recognize that the Gospel is the cornerstone of so much.==

==Preview:In [https://ref.ly/logosref/BibleNIV.Ro1 Romans 1] today, we are going to see that faith results in gratitude, encourages everyone, is amazingly agile, and reveals the righteousness of God.==

==Setting the Stage: (Read [https://ref.ly/logosref/BibleNIV.Ro1.1-7 Romans 1:1-7])==

As we set the stage, I want to start by just reading [https://ref.ly/logosref/BibleNIV.Ro1.1-7 Romans 1:1-7] to you. The sermon itself is going to come out of verses 8-17, but the stage is set by 1-7.

[https://ref.ly/logosref/BibleNIV.Ro1.1-7 Romans 1:1-7]:
"Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name's sake. And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ."

I want you to notice that the letter itself is written to the Roman Christians, but we also meet the qualifications, called to be a holy people of God through our Savior Jesus Christ.

Paul wrote Romans even though he had not been to Rome yet. According to Josephus, there was a large Jewish colony in Rome despite the fact that Rome was predominantly a Gentile city. We don't know exactly how the gospel reached Rome—no apostle had visited Rome at this point—but perhaps the gospel reached Rome because of the visitors from Rome in [https://ref.ly/logosref/BibleNIV.Ac2.10 Acts 2:10].<ref>John A. Witmer, "Romans," in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 2 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 436.</ref>

One of the primary functions of Paul's letter to the Romans is to give a detailed theology of the gospel. We might summarize the theme of Paul's letter as: God's righteousness is revealed in the gospel.

With this in mind, let's dig into the text itself.

==Text: [https://ref.ly/logosref/BibleNIV.Ro1.8-17 Romans 1:8-17] (read all at the beginning)==

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