Read the Bible - Romans, Chapter 1. - Ministry Videos

The Apostle Paul is identified as the author of Romans in 1:1. Strangely, even with such evidence, Paul's authorship has been challenged, but never convincingly.Paul wrote Romans shortly before his visit to Jerusalem with the gift from the Gentile congregations. (15:25 & Acts 24:17) Internal indications suggesting that at this time he was a resident of Corinth include the reference to Phoebe, a member of the church at Cenchreae, the port of Corinth. (16:1-2), the reference as Gaius as his host (1 Corinthians 1:14), and to Erastus (Acts 19:22 & 2 Timothy 4:20). The time of writing was probably during his three months in Greece described in Acts 20:2-3. While it is not possible to fix a date, it is known that Gallio, before whom Paul appeared in Acts 18:12, was proconsul (normally a one year appointment) in Achaia in A.D. 52.Romans is Paul's fullest, grandest, most comprehensive statement of the gospel. It's compressed declarations of vast truths are like coiled springs - once loosed, the leap through the mind and heart to fill one's horizon and shape one's life. Chrysostom, the fifth century's greatest preacher, had Romans read aloud once a week. Augustine, Luther and Wesley, three supremely significant contributors to the Christian heritage, all came to assured faith through the impact of Romans. All the reformers saw Romans as the God-given key to understanding all Scripture, since here Paul brings together all the Bible's greatest themes - sin, law, judgment, human destiny, faith, works, justification, sanctification, election, the plan of salvation, the work of Christ and of the Spirit, the Christian hope, the nature and life of the church, the place of Jew and non-Jew in the purposes of God, the philosophy of world history, the meaning and message of the Old Testament, the duties of Christian citizenship, and the principles of personal godliness and morality. From the vantage point given by Romans, the whole landscape of the Bible is open to view,