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6:19<I> </I></div> <div> It is foolishness to the world 1 Corinthians 1:18-24  </div> <div> The gospel must be seen in our life 1 Cor. 2:4; 1 Thes. 1:5<I> </I></div> <div> It will bear fruit in your life  Colossians 1:5-6<I> </I></div> <bR> <div> <B>______________ the righteousness of God 1:17a</B></div> <bR> <div> It starts when you become a believer Romans 3:22<I> </I></div> <div> It continues by presenting your life to God  Romans 6:13<I> </I></div> <div> It is the natural outcome of following Christ Romans 14:17;<I> </I>Eph. 4:24; Phil. 1:11; 3:9; </div> <div> It is developed by God's word 2 Timothy 3:16</div> <div> It can't be accomplished by man's efforts James 1:20 </div> <div> The lack of righteous living shows you don't represent God 1 John 3:10<I> </I></div> <bR> <div> <B>________________ by faith 1:17b</B></div> <bR> <div> Philippians 3:9-14</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>The ultimate quest is following Jesus Christ</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and revealing Him to the world!</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Paul's circumstances for writing Romans</U></B></div> <bR> <div> Before writing Romans, Paul had been in Ephesus for about three years and all who dwelt in Asia heard the word as many churches were formed. Acts 19:10</div> <div> Paul was in Corinth after having written 1 Corinthians from Ephesus (Spring 56) and 2 Corinthians from Macedonia (Fall 56).  He had probably just written to the churches of Galatia prior to writing Romans.</div> <div> Paul was addressing his desire to visit the believers in Rome, his desire to continue on to Spain after stopping in Rome, but first to help the poor in Jerusalem by attending the feast of Pentecost and bear witness at Jerusalem of the gospel.</div> <div> The Jews were expelled from Rome during the reign of Claudius, but allowed to return under the reign of Nero c. 54.  Unfortunately ten years later, the Christians became the lighting equipment for Nero in his “garden parties.”</div> <div> Rome had existed as a church for many years (Rom. 1:8), but nothing is known of its origin.  Most likely, many Jews were present in Jerusalem at Pentecost and heard Peter, but Peter never visited Rome.</div> <div> The church of Rome apparently did not have a clear testimony to the Jews in Rome, although their faith was well known elsewhere. Acts 28:22</div> <div> The church met in the home of Aquila and Priscilla Rom. 16:3-5, and included both Jews and Greeks according to the names of Romans 16.</div> <div> Romans was written by Tertius, who served as the amanuensis (secretary) of Paul Rom. 16:22</div> <div> Paul's knowledge of names in Romans 16 is explained by the fact that Paul met many of them on his journeys and they returned to Rome at the death of Claudius.</div> <div> The letter was taken by courier, Phoebe Rom. 16:1-2.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Paul's purpose in writing Romans</U></B></div> <bR> <div> As in all periods of time, man tries to make sense of how to find meaning and purpose in life.  He ventures on a quest to find that meaning in his work, his works, and his worship.  Paul writes to prepare the church for his intended visit on his way to Spain.  More importantly, Paul is writing to clarify where real significance comes from in life - aligning your life to the righteousness of God by faith, that is, accepting what Jesus did on the cross in payment for the penalty for your sins. He clarifies that the immoral, the self-righteous, the religious, the racially superior, in fact all people can never develop a system that can satisfy the righteousness of God and therefore are condemned.  Only by accepting the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus can you find significance in life. </div> <bR> <div>      Paul had dealt with many different kinds of people in Asia and now his sights were on European horizons beyond the Adriatic Sea.  Therefore, he presents a doctrinal foundation clearly describing the means and manner of salvation (Romans 1-8), as well as the resulting motivation of what salvation should do in the transformed heart of every new believer in Jesus Christ (Romans 12-16).  His interior parenthesis explains the past, present, and future truths of the gospel related to the Jews (Romans 9-11).</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id129.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Romans 1:1822"><U><B>Next Page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grace Evangelical Church"><U><B><IMG SRC="0c740400.gif" border=0 width="64" height="64" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grace Evangelical Church"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>