Today is a first for us. Pastor Eddie and I will be teaching/preaching together recapping the first 8 chapters of the book of Romans. Paul’s epistle to the Romans is still transforming people’s lives, just the way it transformed St. Augustine, Martin Luther, John Wesley and many more. The one Scripture above all others that brought Luther out of mere religion into the joy of salvation by grace, through faith, was Romans 1:17: “The just shall live by faith.” The Protestant Reformation and the Wesleyan Revival were both the fruit of this wonderful letter written by Paul from Corinth about the year AD 56. The letter was carried to the Christians at Rome by one of the deaconesses of the church at Cenchrea, Sister Phebe (Rom. 16:1). Imagine! You and I can read and study the same inspired letter that brought life and power to many believers throughout history. And the same Holy Spirit who taught them can teach us! Let’s talk more about it.
