Study session scripture: Romans 1:8-17

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine. I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles. I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”

Study session topics:

• Thanksgiving and theme

• Paul thanks God for all the members of the Roman church

• He again emphasizes unity between Jews and Gentiles

• Paul expresses his desire to visit the Roman church

• He wants both to encourage and strengthen the church and to gain encouragement and strength from them

• We know that Paul eventually succeeded in coming to Rome

• The Gospel and the righteousness of God

• Paul is not ashamed of the Gospel

• The Gospel reveals the righteousness of God

• The righteous shall live by faith

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