Paul’s letter to the Romans sounds many minor notes (which does not mean they are insignificant) but every note serves to create the symphony revealing God’s righteousness1 brought to bear in history through the saving work of Jesus. The major theme throughout this masterpiece is the powerful message of the cross of Christ, where God’s wrath for sin and mercy on sinners finds its fulfillment and unity. While Romans is not the earliest of Paul’s epistles (letters) to
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