Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God to salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first… What grand truths lie concealed in this Scripture, as in a kaleidoscope! The gospel being its focal point, several easy turns bring into clearest view some of the most precious things of our Christian faith. I. The first turn presents its EFFICACY: "It is...power." II. The second its DIVINITY: "It is the power of God." III. The third its OBJECT: "It is the power of God unto salvation." IV. The fourth its IMPARTIALITY: "It is the power of God unto salvation to everyone." V. The fifth its CONDITIONALITY: "It is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth." VI. The sixth the ORDER in which it was to be preached to and employed by guilty man: "To the Jews first, and also to the Greek." A man who can define it so comprehensively and grandly, could not well be "ashamed of the gospel of Christ." In more than the sense of willingness he is "ready to preach" it anywhere. (W. H. Luckenbach.) Parallel Verses KJV: For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. |
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