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by Phil Wade
or I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes,
III. It’s the Revelation of God’s Righteousness Man has a serious problem—he thinks he can do good enough to become acceptable to God. He thinks
for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. For in it the
he walks righteously enough to be acceptable to God.
righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it
The problem is this is just not true. Another problem is
is written, ‘The just shall live by faith’” (Romans 1:16-17).
in order for man to cohabit with God, he must become
These two verses contain one of the greatest
righteous (Romans 1:17). So how can this happen? The
summaries of the Gospel ever written. The verses clearly identify God’s power to save any who believe regardless of nationality or condition. By the time we finish our study, it will be very clear why Paul was never ashamed of the Gospel and why we as believers must stand boldly and unashamed as well. I. It’s the Good News from God Himself The fact that the Gospel (Good News) was given by God Himself made Paul unashamed of the Gospel. However, Paul had every reason to run from sharing the Gospel: Paul lived in a day of moral degeneracy, Paul was a Jew by nationality, the Gospel Paul preached was almost unbelievable, and Paul was most often rejected
answer to man’s problem is faith. When a person believes
by whole communities. You and I both know there were
and places their faith in the Gospel, God counts this faith
times he could have given up and ran away to hide.
as righteous. This is a belief that our unrighteousness is
Let us get really practical, many today are ashamed of
made righteous through the shed blood of God’s son Jesus
the Gospel—fearing intellectual and social shame (1
Christ. This is called justification (Romans 5:1). Therefore,
Corinthians 1:25, 1 Corinthians 3:18-20, 2 Timothy 1:7-9,
the righteousness of God is revealed continually.
Proverbs 29:25). II. It’s the Power of God to Save Paul was not ashamed of the Gospel because of its
Paul was not ashamed because the Good News he preached was from God Himself. The Good News had and still has the power to save. It has revealed the righteousness of God and still does! If we believe it and
choose to wipe us all off the face of this planet, but God,
have placed our faith in it, then boldness is ours. Being
in His power, chooses to love us. God’s nature is love,
ashamed is not an option. If you have not believed and
compassion, grace, and salvation. God saves all who
placed your faith in this Gospel, the provision has been
believe and commit themselves to the Gospel. We are to
made for you to become righteous in the eyes of God
exempt no one from the Gospel regardless of race, color,
through His Son Jesus.
condition, circumstance, or depravity (John 7:37).
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About The Author
power to save (Romans 1:16). God, in His power, could
Pastor Phil Wade and his wife Keli have two children and five grandchildren. His passion in returning to Rome is to give back to Rome the investment they made in him as he served as lead Pastor of Northside Church since 2012.
