... few words that harness such spiritual magnitude as the word "gospel." In fact, the gospel of Christ "is the power of God unto salvation" (Rom. 1:16).# In essence, it is God's dynamite# which is used to clear away the rubble of sin so that we might "have access by ... : "For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope" (Rom. 15:4). This is a direct reference to the Old Testament writings. In the Old Testament we are able to see how God has related to ... revelation from God." (2) The gospel...

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... Acts 2. Paul wrote the letter during his ministry in Corinth towards the end of his 3rd missionary Journey before returning to Jerusalem (Acts20:2, 3 and Rom 15:25). In Romans, Paul explains the born again experience in its entirety. He addresses no particular problem as to the occasion of the letter ... all encompassing case against Jew, gentile, and all mankind and their need for God's righteousness "for all have come short of the glory of God." (Rom 3:23). The latter part of chapter 3 Paul presents the sacrificial death of Jesus as a basis of Justification through faith in Christ. Now...

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... it down, or rather, penned it], "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."" (Hebrew-Greek, Rom. 6.23) This is the new agreement of which God was speaking. No longer would one have to be born a Jew to be saved; everyone now had that right. ... law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter."" (Hebrew-Greek, Rom. 7.6); "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."" (Hebrew-Greek ... the judgment of God, ...

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... that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law - indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God." (Rom. 8:7-8); "You were dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once lived, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit ... , in and of himself, have a natural desire for Christ?" (p. 61). The answer Scripture gives to this question is a resounding "No!" The Bible insists in passages like those above and others (Rom. 1:18-32, 3:9-18, 8:7-8) that, in the Fall, man lost his original desir...

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