WWUTT 099 An Intro to the Gospel (Romans 1:1-7)

The Gospel is the good news that Jesus Christ died for our sins and those who believe in Him have eternal life.

Let us continue to praise Him every day for what He has done for us and is continuing to do for us when we understand the text.

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Here's your teacher, Pastor Gabe. Thank you Becky. Romans 1 verses 1 -7, Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which

He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, concerning His Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh, 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, 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, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.

To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints, grace to you and peace from God our

Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Contained in this one sentence, seven -verse introduction is a summary of gospel doctrines.

Paul will get to some finer points of doctrine later, but here he starts with a five -point summary of the gospel.

The first point is that the gospel is the fulfillment of the Old Testament. In verse 1, the gospel of God, which

He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, concerning His Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh.

This is also the way Matthew began his gospel, by tracing the genealogy from Abraham to David to Christ, showing that Jesus is the long -awaited

Messiah. But unlike David, Jesus' body did not see decay. He rose from the dead, 40 days later ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God.

This fulfilled the covenant promise God made with David in 2 Samuel 7, that on His throne

He would establish His kingdom forever. Christ was descended from David according to the flesh, and verse 4 was declared to be the

Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by His resurrection from the dead. Christ's resurrection shows conclusively that He is the

Son of God, with power over death itself. So the second point of Paul's gospel summary is that it's all about Christ.

Old Testament or New Testament, it all points back to Christ. The gospel is the fulfillment of the

Old Testament, and it's all about Jesus. His third point is that the gospel brings about the obedience of faith.

We read in verse 5 that through Christ we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of His name among the nations, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.

Now you were not just called to belong to Him, you were called to obey Him. Jesus said in Matthew 28 to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to observe all that I have commanded.

That is one of the commissions of the gospel, to bring about the obedience of faith. Paul's fourth point is the mission to all nations of men.

The word gospel means good news. It isn't news unless it's declared, so the gospel must be spoken.

Verse 5 again, for the sake of His name among the nations, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.

God calls men and women from all nations to Himself through the declaration of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and we as His saints have been commissioned to take it to them.

The fifth point of this gospel summary is, it is all to the glory of Jesus Christ and God the

Father. We already read in verse 5 that the obedience of faith is for the sake of His name. Add in verse 7, grace to you and peace from God our

Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Yes, we benefit from the gospel of Christ, but we are not the subject of the gospel.

It is all for His great name. So let us give all the glory to God, who through the person and work of Jesus, paid for our sins, stands triumphant over His enemies, saved us from death, and we stand justified before a holy

God. That subject of justification is something that we're going to talk more about next week. Tomorrow we're answering a question from a

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