Romans Introduction

Introduction

Paul wrote this letter to the believers who lived in Rome. He wrote them to ask for support. Paul wanted to bring the message about King Jesus to the western part of the Roman Empire. Paul’s job was to tell all people that Jesus is the world’s true ruler. In his message Paul shows that Jesus came from the family line of Israel’s King David. Paul’s message shows that God is faithful to his promise to Israel. Jesus the Messiah, or King, has come.

Paul’s letter to the Romans tells how Jesus’ death and resurrection saves the world. Paul presents this idea following the pattern of Israel’s story. It is the pattern of being in slavery and then being brought to freedom. All humans are being held as prisoners or slaves. That’s because sin and death came into the world. But Jesus came to set people free. He came to save both Jews and Gentiles from sin and death. He makes them into one new family of God. Jesus died and rose again. He broke the power of evil. Because of this the entire creation will be set free and made new.

In the second part of his letter Paul tells how many people in Israel did not believe in Jesus. But God used this to help bring life to the rest of the world. Now both Jews and Gentiles can find true life through Jesus. It is the Holy Spirit that leads the way into this new way of living. The new family that follows Jesus can live in joy and peace because of what Jesus did.

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