Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Romans 1:8-12, 16-17
by: Jerry Johnson.
It has been said that the first portion of Romans 1 was instrumental in Martin Luther’s understanding of the power of the Gospel and his conclusion that salvation was a matter of God’s grace activated through the instrument of faith. We can see that, although in the history of redemption the Jewish people were offered the message of Christ first, this offer is to be given to all people, regardless of their national origin, race, social status, or other determinants we may use to discriminate. Salvation by faith excludes the notion that works plays a part. Only through Christ is righteousness reckoned to us.