Thursday, August 28, 2014

Paul’s confidence in the power of the Gospel

Paul’s confidence in the power of the Gospel

Romans 1:11 


I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong—


Romans 1:16 


I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.


Romans 15:17-21 


17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. 


18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done— 


19 by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. 


20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation. 


21 Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”


Romans 12:3-8 


3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. 


4 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 


5 so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 


6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. 


7 If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; 


8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

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