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Speaker 1: The Book of Romans is a very special letter in
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Speaker 1: the Bible. It was written by a man named Paul,
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Speaker 1: who had an important mission from God. This letter teaches
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Speaker 1: us fundamental truths about God, about ourselves, and about how
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Speaker 1: we can have a relationship with Him. Let's dive into
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Speaker 1: this incredible story and discover why it remains so important
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Speaker 1: to day. Paul begins his letter by introducing himself in
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Speaker 1: a very interesting way, explaining who he is and what
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Speaker 1: his work is. He's not just stating his name, but
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Speaker 1: sharing his identity and purpose. This letter will take us
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Speaker 1: on a deep journey, exploring questions that affect each of us.
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Speaker 1: In Romans one one, Paul says, Paul a servant of Christ,
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Speaker 1: Jesus called to be an apostle and set apart for
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Speaker 1: the Gospel of God. These words are full of meaning.
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Speaker 1: Paul sees himself as a servant, someone who dedicates his
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Speaker 1: entire life to Jesus. He's not boasting about an important position,
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Speaker 1: but acknowledging his total dependence on God. At the same time,
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Speaker 1: he affirms that he was chosen to be an apostle,
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Speaker 1: which means he had a special mission to spread the
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Speaker 1: good news about Jesus. Paul is making it clear that
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Speaker 1: the message he is about to share is not his own,
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Speaker 1: but comes directly from God. He sees himself as a messenger,
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Speaker 1: someone set apart for a specific task to share the gospel,
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Speaker 1: the good news of what God has done for us
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Speaker 1: through Jesus. Continuing in Romans one two four, Paul goes
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Speaker 1: deeper into explaining the message he has to share, the
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Speaker 1: gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy
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Speaker 1: Scriptures regarding his son, who, as to his earthly life,
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Speaker 1: was a descendant of David, and who, through the spirit
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Speaker 1: of holiness, was appointed the son of God in power
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Speaker 1: by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ, Our Lord.
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Speaker 1: Paul shows us that the message he is about to
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Speaker 1: share isn't something new or made up. It's something that
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Speaker 1: God had promised long ago through the prophets. This connection
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Speaker 1: to God's ancient promises is important because it shows that
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Speaker 1: God's plan to save us wasn't a last minute idea,
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Speaker 1: but something he had planned from the very beginning. At
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Speaker 1: the center of this plan is Jesus, whom Paul describes
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Speaker 1: in a unique way. He is both human, a descendant
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Speaker 1: of King David and divine, the son of God. This
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Speaker 1: description of Jesus as fully human and fully divine is
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Speaker 1: crucial to understanding who he is and what he has
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Speaker 1: done for us. Paul then expresses his gratitude and his
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Speaker 1: desire to visit the people in Rome. In Romans one eight.
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Speaker 1: He says, first, I thank my God, through Jesus Christ,
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Speaker 1: for all of you, because your faith is being reported
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Speaker 1: all over the world. Paul is genuinely happy because the
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Speaker 1: people in Rome already believe in Jesus and this news
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Speaker 1: is spreading everywhere. This shows us that the Christian faith
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Speaker 1: wasn't a see secret kept hidden, but something that was
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Speaker 1: impacting lives and spreading quickly. Paul continues in Romans one
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Speaker 1: eleven twelve, saying I long to see you so that
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Speaker 1: I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make
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Speaker 1: you strong. That is, that you and I may be
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Speaker 1: mutually encouraged by each other's faith. Here we see Paul's heart.
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Speaker 1: He really wants to meet these people in person. But
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Speaker 1: notice it's not just to teach them, he also wants
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Speaker 1: to learn from them. Paul recognizes that faith is a
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Speaker 1: shared journey where we all have something to contribute and
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Speaker 1: something to learn. Then Paul gets to the main point
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Speaker 1: of his letter, the central theme that will guide everything
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Speaker 1: he's going to say. In Romans one sixteen to seventeen,
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Speaker 1: he makes a powerful statement, for I am not ashamed
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Speaker 1: of the Gospel, because it is the power of God
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Speaker 1: that brings salvation to every one who believes. First to
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Speaker 1: the jew then to the jail. For in the Gospel,
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Speaker 1: the righteousness of God is revealed, a righteousness that is
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Speaker 1: by faith, from first to last, just as it is written,
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Speaker 1: the righteous will live by faith. These words are the
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Speaker 1: heart of the entire letter. Paul is saying that the Gospel,
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Speaker 1: the good News about Jesus, isn't just a beautiful idea
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Speaker 1: or an interesting philosophy. It is the power of God
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Speaker 1: in action, capable of saving anyone who believes in it,
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Speaker 1: no matter who they are or where they come from.
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Speaker 1: And this salvation isn't based on our efforts or how
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Speaker 1: good we are, but on faith, on completely trusting God.
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Speaker 1: Paul is setting up the theme he will develop throughout
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Speaker 1: the whole letter. How we can have a right relationship
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Speaker 1: with God through faith in Jesus. But why do we
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Speaker 1: need to be saved? Paul begins to explain this in
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Speaker 1: Romans one eighteen, the wrath of God is being revealed
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Speaker 1: from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people
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Speaker 1: who suppress the truth by their wickedness. These words may
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Speaker 1: seem harsh at first glance, but Paul is starting to
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Speaker 1: paint a realistic picture of the human condition. He is
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Speaker 1: saying that God is not indifferent to the evil and
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Speaker 1: injustice in the world. God cares deeply about what happens
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Speaker 1: on earth and how we treat each other. When Paul
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Speaker 1: speaks of the wrath of God, he's not referring to
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Speaker 1: a vengeful or cruel God, but to a God who
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Speaker 1: loves so deeply that he cannot remain passive in the
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Speaker 1: face of the evil that destroys his creation. Paul is
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Speaker 1: inviting us to honestly look at ourselves and the world
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Speaker 1: around us, recognizing that something is deeply wrong and that
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Speaker 1: we need help. Paul goes on to explain that every
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Speaker 1: one can see that God exists just by looking at
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Speaker 1: the world around us. In Romans one twenty, he says,
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Speaker 1: for since the creation of the world, God's invisible qualities,
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Speaker 1: his eternal power, and divine nature have been clearly seen,
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Speaker 1: being understood from what has been made, so that people
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Speaker 1: are without excuse. Paul argues that the very existence of
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Speaker 1: the universe, with all its beauty and complexity, points to
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Speaker 1: a creator. He believes that deep down, we all have
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Speaker 1: an awareness of God's existence. The problem, according to Paul,
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Speaker 1: isn't a lack of evidence, but our choice to ignore
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Speaker 1: that evidence. It's as if we are suppressing a truth
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Speaker 1: that we know is there. This is a challenging statement,
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Speaker 1: one that invites us to reflect on our own beliefs
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Speaker 1: and choices. In Romans one twenty one twenty three, Paul
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Speaker 1: describes what happens when people ignore God. For although they
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Speaker 1: knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave
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Speaker 1: thanks to him. But their thinking became futile and their
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Speaker 1: foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise,
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Speaker 1: they became fools and exchange the glory of the immortal
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Speaker 1: God for images made to look like mortal human beings
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Speaker 1: and birds and animals and reptiles. Paul is describing a
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Speaker 1: process of turning away from God. He argues that when
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Speaker 1: we ignore God, we end up creating our own gods.
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Speaker 1: Things we worship and trust in instead of God. This
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Speaker 1: can be literal idols made of wood or metal, but
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Speaker 1: it can also be more subtle things like money, power, fame,
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Speaker 1: or anything we place at the center of our lives
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Speaker 1: in God's place. Paul sees this as a great irony,
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Speaker 1: thinking that we are wise and free. By rejecting God,
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Speaker 1: we are actually becoming slaves to things that are beneath us.
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Speaker 1: Because of this turning away from God, Paul says that
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Speaker 1: God allows people to follow their own wrong paths. In
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Speaker 1: Romans one twenty four, he says, therefore God gave them
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Speaker 1: over in the sinful desire of their hearts to sexual impurity,
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Speaker 1: for the degrading of their bodies with one another. This
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Speaker 1: is a difficult idea to grasp at first glance. Paul
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Speaker 1: isn't saying that God forces people to do bad things,
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Speaker 1: but that he respects our freedom of choice even when
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Speaker 1: we choose things that harm us. It's as if God
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Speaker 1: is saying, if this is what you really want, then
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Speaker 1: I'll let you experience the consequences of your choices. Paul
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Speaker 1: then lists many wrong things people do when they turn
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Speaker 1: away from God, such as injustice, wickedness, greed, envy, murder, deceit,
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Speaker 1: and lack of love. It's a long and sad list
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Speaker 1: that shows how bad things can get when people live
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Speaker 1: without considering God or others. But Paul doesn't stop there.
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Speaker 1: He has a surprising twist in his argument. In Romans
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Speaker 1: two one, he says, you therefore have no excuse you
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Speaker 1: who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point
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Speaker 1: you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who
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Speaker 1: pass judgment do the same things. It's as if Paul
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Speaker 1: is anticipating his reader's reaction. Perhaps some were agreeing with
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Speaker 1: his list of wrong things, thinking, yes, these people are
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Speaker 1: really bad. But Paul turns the tables. He's saying that
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Speaker 1: no one has the right to point fingers at others
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Speaker 1: because we all do wrong things. It might not be
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Speaker 1: exactly the same things, but in one way or another,
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Speaker 1: we all fail to live up to our own moral standards.
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Speaker 1: Paul wants us to understand that we are all in
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Speaker 1: the same boat. We all need God's help. Paul explains
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Speaker 1: in Romans two six to eight that God judges everyone fairly.
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Speaker 1: God will repay each person according to what they have done.
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Speaker 1: To those who, by persistence in doing good, seek glory
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Speaker 1: honor and immortality. He will give eternal life, but for
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Speaker 1: those who are self seeking and who reject the truth
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Speaker 1: and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. Paul
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Speaker 1: is emphasizing that God does not show favoritism. He treats
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Speaker 1: everyone the same, regardless of whether they are Jews or Gentiles,
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Speaker 1: rich or poor, men or women. What matters to God
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Speaker 1: is how we live, the choices we make. Paul is
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Speaker 1: painting a picture of a God who is perfectly just,
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Speaker 1: who sees beyond appearances and judges the hearts of people.
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Speaker 1: This is both comforting and challenging. Comforting because we know
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Speaker 1: God is fair, challenging because no one can hide anything
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Speaker 1: from God. In Romans two seventeen twenty nine, Paul turns
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Speaker 1: specifically to the Jews. He acknowledges that Jews have a
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Speaker 1: special position because they received God's law, but he argues
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Speaker 1: that this also brings a greater responsibility. Paul says it's
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Speaker 1: not enough to just say you know God's law or
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Speaker 1: have gone through religious ceremonies. What matters is obeying God
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Speaker 1: from the heart. Paul says in Romans two twenty nine,
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Speaker 1: no a person is a Jew who is one inwardly
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Speaker 1: and circumcision is circumcision of the heart by the spirit,
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Speaker 1: not by the written code. Such a person's praise is
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Speaker 1: not from other people, but from God. He is teaching
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Speaker 1: that what really matters is who we are on the inside,
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Speaker 1: not just how we appear on the outside. Paul is
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Speaker 1: challenging the idea that someone can be accepted by God
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Speaker 1: simply because they belong to a religious group or follow
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Speaker 1: certain traditions. He's saying that God looks at the heart,
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Speaker 1: at our inner attitude. Paul reaches an important conclusion in
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Speaker 1: Romans three nine two ten. What shall we conclude then,
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Speaker 1: do we have any advantage? Not at all, For we
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Speaker 1: have already made the charge that Jews and gentiles alike
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Speaker 1: are all under the power of sin. As it is written,
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Speaker 1: there is is no one righteous, not even one. This
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Speaker 1: is a strong and universal statement. Paul is saying that
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Speaker 1: all of us, without exception, do wrong things and need
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Speaker 1: God's help. It doesn't matter if we are Jews or Gentiles,
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Speaker 1: religious or non religious. We all fail to live up
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Speaker 1: to God's perfect standard. Paul is leveling the playing field,
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Speaker 1: showing that we are all in the same situation before God.
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Speaker 1: This is a hard idea to accept, but Paul sees
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Speaker 1: it as essential for us to understand our need for God.
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Speaker 1: In Romans three nineteen to twenty, Paul explains that even
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Speaker 1: God's law, as good as it is, cannot save us.
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Speaker 1: Now we know that whatever the law says, it says
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Speaker 1: to those who are under the law, so that every
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Speaker 1: mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable
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Speaker 1: to God. Therefore, no one will be declared righteous in
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Speaker 1: God's sight by the works of the law. Rather, through
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Speaker 1: the law we become conscious of our sin. Paul is
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Speaker 1: making a crucial point here. God's law is good and
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Speaker 1: shows us how we should live, but it does not
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Speaker 1: have the power to make us live that way. In fact,
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Speaker 1: the more we know the law, the more we realize
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Speaker 1: how much we fail to keep it perfectly. It's like
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Speaker 1: a mirror that shows us we are dirty, but it
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Speaker 1: can't clean us. Paul is setting the stage to explain
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Speaker 1: why we need something more than just rules to make
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Speaker 1: us right with God. So Paul leaves us with an
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Speaker 1: important question. If we all do wrong things and even
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Speaker 1: following God's rules cannot save us, what can we do?
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Speaker 1: How can we have a relationship with God? The answer
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Speaker 1: to this question is at the heart of Paul's message,
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Speaker 1: and it will change everything. It's an answer that brings
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Speaker 1: hope to all of us, no matter who we are
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Speaker 1: or what we've done. Paul is about to reveal what
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Speaker 1: he calls the Gospel, the good news that has the
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Speaker 1: power to transform lives. This answer is what makes the
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Speaker 1: Book of Romans so special and important, not just for
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Speaker 1: the people in Rome at that time, but for all
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Speaker 1: of us today. It is a message of hope in
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Speaker 1: a world that often feels hopeless, a message of love
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Speaker 1: in a world that desperately needs love. After showing that
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Speaker 1: we all need help, Paul presents the solution in Romans
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Speaker 1: three twenty one to twenty two. But now apart from
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Speaker 1: the law, the righteousness of God has been made known,
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Speaker 1: to which the Law and the prophets testify. This righteousness
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Speaker 1: is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.
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Speaker 1: This is the great turning point in Paul's letter. He
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Speaker 1: is saying that there is a way to be righteous
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Speaker 1: before God, but it's not through doing good things or
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Speaker 1: following rules. It is a righteousness that comes from God
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Speaker 1: and is received through faith in Jesus. Paul explains that
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Speaker 1: this is for everyone, no matter who we are or
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Speaker 1: what wrong things we have done. In Romans three twenty
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Speaker 1: three to twenty four, he says, for all have sinned
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Speaker 1: and fall short of the glory of God, and all
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Speaker 1: are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that
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Speaker 1: came by Christ Jesus. Paul uses the word justified, which
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Speaker 1: means being declared righteous. It's like God looks at us
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Speaker 1: and says, you are righteous, not because we did everything right,
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Speaker 1: but because we trusted in Jesus. Paul then uses the
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Speaker 1: example of Abraham to better explain what it means to
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Speaker 1: be justified by faith. In Romans four to three, he
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Speaker 1: quotes the Old Testament. Abraham believed God, and it was
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Speaker 1: credited to him as righteousness. Paul is showing that even
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Speaker 1: in the Old Testament, long before Jesus was born, people
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Speaker 1: were accepted by God based on faith, not on their
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Speaker 1: good works. Abraham trusted God, and God considered him righteous
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Speaker 1: because of that trust. Paul argues that this is how
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Speaker 1: it works for us too. In Romans four twenty three
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Speaker 1: twenty five, he says the words it was credited to
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Speaker 1: him were written not for him alone, but also for
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Speaker 1: us to whom God will credit righteousness for us who
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Speaker 1: believe in Him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead.
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Speaker 1: He was delivered over to death for our sins and
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Speaker 1: was raised to life for our justification. Paul is saying
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Speaker 1: that when we trust in Jesus, who died for our
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Speaker 1: sins and rose again, God considers us righteous, just like
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Speaker 1: He did with Abraham. But what happens when we are
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Speaker 1: justified by faith? Paul explains the results in Romans five
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Speaker 1: one to two. Therefore, since we have been justified through faith,
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Speaker 1: we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Speaker 1: through whom we have gained access by faith into this
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Speaker 1: grace in which we now stand. Paul is saying that
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Speaker 1: when we trust in Jesus, our relationship with God changes completely.
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Speaker 1: We are no longer enemies of God, but we have
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Speaker 1: peace with Him. We can approach God without fear because
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Speaker 1: Jesus has opened the way for us. Paul goes on
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Speaker 1: to list other benefits, such as joy even in difficult times,
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Speaker 1: because we know that God is working in our lives.
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Speaker 1: In Romans five to five, he says, and hope does
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Speaker 1: not put us to shame because God's love has been
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Speaker 1: poured out into our hearts. Through the Holy Spirit, who
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Speaker 1: has been given to us. Paul is painting a picture
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Speaker 1: of a life transformed by God's grace. Paul then makes
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Speaker 1: an interesting comparison between Adam and Jesus. In Romans five
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Speaker 1: sin entered the world and affected all of us, but
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Speaker 1: through Jesus, whom Paul calls the the second Adam, God's
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Speaker 1: grace came to all. In Romans five eighteen to nineteen,
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Speaker 1: he says, consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation
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Speaker 1: for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in
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Speaker 1: justification and life for all people. For just as through
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Speaker 1: the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners,
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Speaker 1: so also through the obedience of the one Man, many
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Speaker 1: will be made righteous. Paul is showing that what Jesus
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Speaker 1: did is even more powerful than the effect of Adam's sin.
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Speaker 1: God's grace is greater than our sin. But this raises
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Speaker 1: a question that Paul anticipates in Romans six one to two,
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Speaker 1: What shall we say, then, Shall we go on sinning
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Speaker 1: so that grace may increase by no means? We are
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Speaker 1: those who have died to sin, How can we live
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Speaker 1: in it any longer? Paul is responding to a possible objection.
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Speaker 1: If we are saved by grace, not by obeying the law,
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Speaker 1: does that mean we can live however we want. Paul's
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Speaker 1: answer is a resounding no. He explains that when we
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Speaker 1: trust in Jesus, something fundamental changes in us. In Romans
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Speaker 1: six three to four, he says, or don't you know
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Speaker 1: that all of us who were baptized into Christ, Jesus
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Speaker 1: were baptized into his death. We were therefore buried with
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Speaker 1: him through baptism into death, in order that, just as
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Speaker 1: Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of
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Speaker 1: the Father, we too may live a new life. Paul
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Speaker 1: is using the image of baptism to illustrate a profound change.
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Speaker 1: Our old life of sin died with Christ, and now
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Speaker 1: we have a new life in him. Paul deepens this
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Speaker 1: we have been set free from the slavery of sin.
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Speaker 1: He uses the metaphor of slavery to illustrate how sin
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Speaker 1: controlled us before, but now we are free to serve God.
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Speaker 1: In Romans six twenty two, he says, but now that
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Speaker 1: you have been set free from sin and have become
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Speaker 1: slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness,
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Speaker 1: and the result is eternal life. Paul is showing that
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Speaker 1: the Christian life is not just about being forgiven, but
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Speaker 1: about a real change in who we are and how
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Speaker 1: we live. It is a life of freedom to do
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Speaker 1: what is right, not out of obligation, but out of
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Speaker 1: love for God. However, Paul acknowledges that this new life
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Speaker 1: is not easy. In Roman seven he describes the internal
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Speaker 1: struggle we all face. In Romans seven fifteen, he says,
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Speaker 1: I do not understand what I do. For what I
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Speaker 1: want to do I do not do. But what I
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Speaker 1: hate I do. Paul is being very honest about the
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Speaker 1: conflict we feel between wanting to do what is right
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Speaker 1: and yet finding ourselves doing the wrong. He reaches a
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Speaker 1: point of frustration in Romans seven twenty four. What a
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Speaker 1: wretched man I am? Who will rescue me from this
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Speaker 1: body that is subject to death? This is a question
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Speaker 1: many of us have asked, but Paul doesn't leave us
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Speaker 1: without hope. He immediately responds in Romans seven twenty five,
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Speaker 1: Thanks be to God who delivers me through Jesus Christ,
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Speaker 1: our Lord. Paul is showing that although the struggle is real,
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Speaker 1: we have help in Jesus. This help is explained in
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Speaker 1: detail in chapter eight, which many consider the high point
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Speaker 1: of the entire letter. Paul begins with a powerful declaration
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Speaker 1: in Romans eight one to two. Therefore, there is now
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Speaker 1: no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because
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Speaker 1: through Christ Jesus, the law of the Spirit who gives life,
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Speaker 1: has set you free from the law of sin and death.
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Speaker 1: Paul is saying that in Christ we no longer need
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Speaker 1: to fear God's condemnation. We are free. He goes on
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Speaker 1: to explain how the Holy Spirit helps us live this
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Speaker 1: new life. In Romans eight eleven, he says, and if
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Speaker 1: the spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead
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Speaker 1: is living in you, he who raised Christ from the
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Speaker 1: dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because
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Speaker 1: of His spirit who lives in you. Paul is showing
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Speaker 1: that the same power that raised Jesus is available to
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Speaker 1: help us live a life that pleases God. Paul then
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Speaker 1: speaks about our identity as children of God. In Romans
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Speaker 1: does not make you slaves so that you live in
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Speaker 1: adoption to sonship, and by him we cry abba Father.
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Speaker 1: The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are
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Speaker 1: Paul acknowledges that the Christian life is not free from difficulties,
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Speaker 1: He continues to speak about how all of creation is
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Speaker 1: concludes chapter eight with one of the most beloved passages
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Speaker 1: No matter what we face in life, God's love for
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Speaker 1: note of triumph that echoes through the ages, bringing comfort
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Speaker 1: Paul concludes this section of his letter with a note
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Speaker 1: is a life transforming message, offering forgiveness, freedom, and hope
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Speaker 1: It is a message that continues to impact people around
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Speaker 1: the world to day. After explaining how salvation works for everyone,
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Speaker 1: Paul turns to an issue that was weighing on his heart,
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Speaker 1: He wonders, if Jesus is the promised Messiah, why did
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Speaker 1: it is not as though God's word had failed, for
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Speaker 1: it does not depend on human desire or effort, but
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Speaker 1: Paul does not believe that God has completely rejected Israel.
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Speaker 1: In Romans eleven eleven or twelve, he says, again, I ask,
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Speaker 1: full inclusion bring. Paul then uses the metaphor of an
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Speaker 1: the others and now share in the nourishing sap from
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Speaker 1: do not support the route, but the root supports you.
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Speaker 1: Paul is warning Gentile Christians not to be arrogant toward
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Speaker 1: urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy,
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Speaker 1: and pleasing to God. This is your true and proper worship.
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Speaker 1: Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but
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Speaker 1: members do not all have the same function. So in Christ, we,
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Speaker 1: though many, form one body, and each member belongs to
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Speaker 1: all the others. Paul is emphasizing unity in diversity. Every
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Speaker 1: Christian has different gifts, but all are important for the
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Speaker 1: The commandments you shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder,
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Speaker 1: practical issues of living together in the church, especially among
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Speaker 1: Romans fourteen one, he says, accept the one whose faith
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Speaker 1: is weak without quarreling over disputable matters. Paul is speaking
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Speaker 1: observing certain days. He encourages Christians not to judge one
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Speaker 1: In Romans fifteen one to two, he says, we who
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Speaker 1: are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak,
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Speaker 1: This prayer summarizes much of what Paul has taught. The
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Speaker 1: joy and peace, the means is faith, and the power
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Speaker 1: experience the fullness of Christian life, not just by understanding
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Speaker 1: the truth, but by living it in community with other believers.
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Speaker 1: Thus us, Paul concludes the main portion of his letter
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Speaker 1: the Gospel, our need for salvation, justification by faith, our
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Speaker 1: God's plan for Israel and the Gentiles, and finally he
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Speaker 1: live day to day. Paul's message is as relevant to
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Speaker 1: After sharing profound theological truths and practical advice for Christian living,
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Speaker 1: Paul begins to conclude his letter by talking about his
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Speaker 1: own ministry plans. In Romans fifteen fourteen sixteen, he says,
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Speaker 1: I myself am convinced my brothers and sisters, that you
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Speaker 1: yourselves are full of goodness, filled with no knowledge, and
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Speaker 1: competent to instruct one another. Yet I have written you
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Speaker 1: quite boldly on some points to remind you of them
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Speaker 1: again because of the grace God gave me to be
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Speaker 1: a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. Paul acknowledges
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Speaker 1: the spiritual maturity of the Christians in Rome, but still
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Speaker 1: priest offering the Gentiles as an acceptable offering to God.
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Speaker 1: Paul then speaks about the scope of his ministry in
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Speaker 1: Romans fifteenth eighteen nineteen. He says, I will not venture
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Speaker 1: I have said and done by the power of signs
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Speaker 1: So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I
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Speaker 1: how God has used him powerfully to spread the Gospel
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Speaker 1: he says, but now that there is no more place
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Speaker 1: enjoyed your company for a while. Paul sees Rome as
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Speaker 1: ongoing mission. Before that, however, Paul mentions that he needs
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Speaker 1: to go to Jerusalem to deliver an offering for the poor,
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Speaker 1: showing his practical care for the needy. Paul concludes this
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Speaker 1: he says, I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our
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Speaker 1: God's will, and in your company be refreshed. Paul acknowledges
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Speaker 1: the dangers he faces and the importance of prayer. He
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Speaker 1: sees the Christians in Rome as partners in his ministry
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Speaker 1: through their prayers. This prayer request reveals Paul's humility and
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Speaker 1: his trust in the power of intercessory prayer. In the
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Speaker 1: final chapter, Paul sends personal greetings to many individuals in Rome.
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Speaker 1: He begins by commending Phoebe, a deacon of the Church
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Speaker 1: commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the
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Speaker 1: Church in Centrie. I ask you to receive her in
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Speaker 1: the Lord in a way worthy of his people, and
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Speaker 1: for she has been the benefactor of many people, including me.
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Speaker 1: It is remarkable that Paul intrusts the delivery of his
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Speaker 1: important letter to a woman, showing the significant role women
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Speaker 1: played in the early Church. Phoebe's recommendation is not just
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Speaker 1: a courtesy, but a recognition of her ministry and a
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Speaker 1: request for the church in Rome to support her. Paul
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Speaker 1: then lists many people by name, praising their work and
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Speaker 1: expressing his affection for them. For example, in Romans six
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Speaker 1: my co workers in Christ Jesus. They risked their lives
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Speaker 1: the Gentiles are grateful to them. This long list of
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Speaker 1: the early Church, including men and women, Jews and Gentiles,
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Speaker 1: people like Ipenitus, the first convert in the province of Asia,
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Speaker 1: Mary who worked hard for the church, Andronicus and Junior,
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Speaker 1: who were well known among the apostles, and many others.
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Speaker 1: In the midst of these warm greetings, Paul inserts a warning.
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Speaker 1: In Romans sixteen seventeen eighteen, he says, I urge you
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Speaker 1: divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary
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Speaker 1: to the teaching you have learned, keep away from them,
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Speaker 1: their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery, they deceive
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Speaker 1: teachers who could disrupt the unity and faith of the church.
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Speaker 1: He encourages believers to be wise about what is good
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Speaker 1: and innocent about what is evil. This warning reflects Paul's
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Speaker 1: then sends greetings from his ministry companions. In Romans sixteen
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Speaker 1: my relatives. I Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet
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Speaker 1: you in the Lord Gius, whose hospitality I and the
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Speaker 1: whole church enjoy, sends you his greetings. Erastus, the city's
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Speaker 1: director of public works, and our brother Quottus send you
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Speaker 1: their greetings. These greetings show that Paul was not alone
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Speaker 1: with other dedicated believers. Paul concludes his letter with a
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Speaker 1: magnificent doxology in Romans sixteen, twenty five twenty seven. He says,
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Speaker 1: in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for
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Speaker 1: the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God,
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Speaker 1: so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience
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Speaker 1: of God, God's eternal plan, the obedience of faith among
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Speaker 1: all nations, and God's wisdom. Thus we come to the
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Speaker 1: end of our journey. Through the Book of Romans. We
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Speaker 1: have seen how Paul presents the Gospel of Jesus Christ,
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Speaker 1: explains justification by faith, describes our new life in Christ,
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Speaker 1: explores the mystery of God's plan for Israel and the Gentiles,
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Speaker 1: and calls us to live transformed lives through God's love.
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Speaker 1: The message of Romans is as relevant today as it
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Speaker 1: was when Paul wrote it, it challenges us to deeply
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Speaker 1: understand the Gospel and live lives radically transformed by the
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Speaker 1: love of God. And now, dear viewer, what will you
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Speaker 1: do with everything you've learned? How will the Gospel of
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Speaker 1: Jesus Christ transform your life today? Remember we are not
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Speaker 1: just hearers of the Word, but doers. How about sharing
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Speaker 1: one thing you've learned with someone today. The Book of
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Speaker 1: Romans teaches us deep truths about God, about ourselves, and
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Speaker 1: about how we can live in relationship with Him and
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Speaker 1: with others. These truths have the power to change not
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