Loading…

Romans: An Introduction and Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

Romans has been described as the theological epistle par excellence. The apostle Paul emphasizes that salvation is by God’s grace alone, and gives the assurance that freedom, hope, and the gift of righteousness are secured through Christ’s death on the cross, with the promise of a new and glorious destiny. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, believers can discern and do the will of God in...

neutral (cf. 4:1; 9:3, 5; 11:14; 1 Cor. 10:18), not a negative, meaning. In the incarnation, Jesus met the Jewish expectation that the Messiah would be David’s descendant (cf. 9:5; 15:12, ‘the root of Jesse’; 2 Tim. 2:8). His Davidic ancestry confirms God’s fidelity in fulfilling the covenant with David (2 Sam. 22:51; Ps. 18:50)10 and substantiates the fact that the gospel is firmly anchored in Israel’s history. That he was declared to be Son of God does not mean that Jesus became the Son of God
Page 48
Buy this book at Logos.com