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Jesus Creed
The Gospel that makes things right
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xscot mcknight
Paul wants to preach the gospel in Rome; his calling to do that makes him a debtor both to Jews and to Gentiles. But, he knows what is there awaiting him: he knows the might of Rome. Still, Paul says, “I am not ashamed of the gospel…”. He knows that the prison in Rome is…
Paul’s Prayers for Rome
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xscot mcknight
Paul yearns to get to Rome — probably because he knew how important Rome was. His yearning manifests itself in his unceasing, constant prayers for the church at Rome.
The Gospel of Grace
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xscot mcknight
In 1:1 of Romans Paul tells us he is devoted to, or set apart unto, the “gospel of God.” What is the gospel? It might be good today for us to look at this term in Romans. We’ll look at “gospel” (euaggelion) and “preaching the gospel” (euaggelizo).
The Apostle of Grace
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xscot mcknight
It is ordinary for academic types to begin anything they are discussing with a lengthy introduction. I am reminded of a theology that is three volumes with the first volume entirely prolegomena. I’ll avoid that here except to put on the table Tom Wright’s opening salvo to his commentary:
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