NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL (2 OF 26)
Scripture: Romans 1:1-17
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Not Ashamed of the Gospel (2 of 26)
Series: Romans:The Gospel of God
Jonathan McLeod
Romans 1:1-17
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who be-lieves (Rom. 1:16).
GOOD NEWS!
The book of Romans is a letter. It was written by the apostle Paul around A.D. 57. It was written to believers in Rome. The theme of the letter is the gospel.
[Read Romans 1:1-17.]
''Gospel'' means ''good news.'' ''The gospel of God'' (v. 1) is the best good news! The gospel is ''the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes'' (v. 16). The gospel is good news that everyone needs to hear and believe.
It's often said that good news is for sharing. So why is it so hard for most of us to share the gospel with others?
GOOD NEWS TO US, FOOLISHNESS TO THEM
What makes the gospel difficult to share is the fact that most people don't want to hear it. Most people didn't want to hear the gospel in Paul's day. In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul writes, ''The message of the cross is foolishness [i.e., stupidity] to those who are perishing'' (1 Cor. 1:18, NIV). There are people who want us to be ashamed of the gospel.
Even though most people thought the gospel was ''foolishness,'' Paul still believed that he was ''under obligation'' (v. 14) to share it with others. (''I am a debtor,'' NKJV). Even though there will be people who will mock the gospel, we must still share it.
NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL
Paul says, ''I am not ashamed of the gospel'' (v. 16). We must never forget that the gospel is about a person who was publicly humiliated on a cross. While enduring excruciating pain, he was naked for all to see and mocked mercilessly by his enemies. ''To die by crucifixion was to plumb the lowest depths of disgrace; it was a punishment reserved for those who were deemed most unfit to live.'' Jesus didn't avoid the shame of the cross, he endured it...for us, for our salvation.
The gospel is never go ...
Series: Romans:The Gospel of God
Jonathan McLeod
Romans 1:1-17
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who be-lieves (Rom. 1:16).
GOOD NEWS!
The book of Romans is a letter. It was written by the apostle Paul around A.D. 57. It was written to believers in Rome. The theme of the letter is the gospel.
[Read Romans 1:1-17.]
''Gospel'' means ''good news.'' ''The gospel of God'' (v. 1) is the best good news! The gospel is ''the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes'' (v. 16). The gospel is good news that everyone needs to hear and believe.
It's often said that good news is for sharing. So why is it so hard for most of us to share the gospel with others?
GOOD NEWS TO US, FOOLISHNESS TO THEM
What makes the gospel difficult to share is the fact that most people don't want to hear it. Most people didn't want to hear the gospel in Paul's day. In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul writes, ''The message of the cross is foolishness [i.e., stupidity] to those who are perishing'' (1 Cor. 1:18, NIV). There are people who want us to be ashamed of the gospel.
Even though most people thought the gospel was ''foolishness,'' Paul still believed that he was ''under obligation'' (v. 14) to share it with others. (''I am a debtor,'' NKJV). Even though there will be people who will mock the gospel, we must still share it.
NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL
Paul says, ''I am not ashamed of the gospel'' (v. 16). We must never forget that the gospel is about a person who was publicly humiliated on a cross. While enduring excruciating pain, he was naked for all to see and mocked mercilessly by his enemies. ''To die by crucifixion was to plumb the lowest depths of disgrace; it was a punishment reserved for those who were deemed most unfit to live.'' Jesus didn't avoid the shame of the cross, he endured it...for us, for our salvation.
The gospel is never go ...
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