Paul’s Epistle to the Romans

New Community Church, Adelaide - Sermon series on Romans. Martin Luther tells us why this epistle is critical: “This letter is truly the most important piece in the New Testament. It is purest Gospel. It is well worth a Christian’s while not only to memorise it word for word but also to occupy himself with it daily,  as though it were the daily bread of the soul. Up to now it has been  darkened by glosses and by many a useless comment, but it is in itself  a bright light, almost bright enough to illumine the entire Scripture.”

9 June 2013
Geoff Hohneck
Romans 9:25-33

Paul anticipates questions regarding God’s integrity to the covenant He made with Israel. This issue is raised owing to the fact that Gentiles were being blessed with salvation outside the covenant made for ethnic Israel. Their blessing was through faith in Jesus Christ.

In this section Paul shows how God is consistent with what He has revealed through Old Testament prophets: that repentant faith has always been a necessary requirement for salvation blessing.