Romans 1:1-4 Part 3 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.

 

regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life 

John 1:14  The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Romans 9:5  Theirs (the people of Israel) are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen.

was a descendant of David 

Matthew 1:1  This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: ...

Luke 1:32-33  "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever; his kingdom will never end."

Revelation 22:16  "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star."

and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power 

Matthew 4:3  The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."

Matthew 14:32-33  And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."

Matthew 16:15-16  "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

*gospel = good news

(parentheses are mine)

 

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