Romans 1:1-4 Part 1 of 4

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.

 

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle 

1 Corinthians 1:1   Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, ...

Ephesians 1:1  Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God's holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: ...

1 Timothy 1:1  Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, ... 

2 Timothy 1:1  Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in keeping with the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, ...

and set apart 

Acts 9:15  But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel."

for the gospel of God 

Romans 15:15-16  Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the *gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Acts 20:24  "However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me--the task of testifying to the good news of God's grace."

2 Corinthians 4:3-4  And even if our *gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the *gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

*gospel = good news

 

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