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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...

but events in his life. The spirit of holiness refers to the Holy Spirit ‘who raised Christ from the dead’ (8:11) after the ‘spirit of Satan’ killed him with the complicity of the Jewish leaders and the Roman imperial system. 5–6. Since Paul does not mention a co-sender, the plural pronoun we refers only to himself as he highlights his singular calling. He understands himself to be especially entrusted with the duty of bringing the gospel to the Gentiles (15:16, 18; Acts 9:15; Gal. 2:7–9). Grace
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