by Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
In
his great Epistle to the Romans, St. Paul introduces himself immediately as “a
bondslave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle,” to proclaim God’s good
news about Christ.
Paul’s
“gospel of the grace of God” was essentially about the Lord Jesus Christ. He
was always talking about Christ. His epistles are filled with Christ. Christ,
in his message, was everything. This is in striking contrast to much of our
modern preaching and evangelism, which is not Christ-centered, but
man-centered.
The
gospel Paul proclaimed was God’s good news about Christ and His power and glory
in defeating Satan, overcoming death, paying for sin and nailing the Law to His
cross.
This
is why the Apostle calls his message “the good news of the glory of Christ” (II
Corinthians 4:4). To enter experientially into the truth of this good news is
the greatest blessing one can possibly experience.
In
Verse 4 of his introduction to the Roman Epistle, the Apostle declares that
Christ was powerfully declared to be the Son of God “by the resurrection from
the dead.”
The
resurrection of Christ had been both prophesied and proclaimed as a historical
fact before Paul, but to Paul was committed a special message of good news
concerning the resurrection. In his God-given message, Christ was raised from
the dead to demonstrate that as God the Son He had paid the full penalty for
sins that would have sunk a world to hell. Thus the Apostle writes to Timothy,
his son in the faith:
“Consider
what I say, and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
“Remember
that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David [this is how Christ had formerly been
known] was raised from the dead according to my gospel, wherein I suffer
trouble as an evildoer, even unto bonds” (II Tim.othy 2:7-9).
Read
the Epistles of Paul and see how salvation by grace through faith always hinges
upon the finished work of Christ for our redemption. “Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved.”
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