Romans 1:1-3. Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh,
The gospel of God is concerning God’s son, Jesus Christ. It is important to the Holy Spirit and thus to the Romans and us to know that Jesus was a descendent of King David. It is important because God told David that the Christ would come from his line. Not only that but David prophesied the resurrection of Jesus Christ when he wrote, Psalms 16:10. “For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol; nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.” This confirmed to the Romans and to us that Jesus isn’t just a good man or a myth. He is the gospel in the flesh. As Paul wrote to the Corinthians concerning Jesus. 1 Corinthians 15:3-5. “For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.”
We say we live to love with Jesus, because Jesus lives. The gospel tells us he was raised from the dead, and lives in his people. Today, God calls those who believe the gospel to live to love with Jesus. They are testimonies of the gospel that Jesus Christ has risen from the dead, and lives in us even as Paul was a living witness to the resurrected Christ, a descendent of David.
Acknowledgment: Music from “Carried by the Father” by Eric Terlizzi. www.ericterlizzi.com
