Matthew 28:16-20; Romans 10:14 // Getachew Bezabih

Paul’s desire in writing to the Romans was to prepare them for his upcoming visit, which would be a time for both Paul and the Roman Church to be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith (Rom 1:12 ). This was a faith that was not ashamed of the Gospel (Rom 1:16-17). Paul was also committed to going and preaching the Gospel where no one else had been: “It has always been my ambition to preach the Gospel where Christ was not known” (Rom 15:20 a). This was the impetus for his desire to continue to Spain after visiting Rome (Rom 15:24 ).

The proclamation of the Gospel is an essential part of evangelism, along with acts of mercy and demonstrations of God’s power. Paul says in Rom 10:14-15, “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in?... And, how can they hear without someone preaching to them?”

This message challenges us in the 21st-century ministry that embodies the spirit of Paul’s Letter to the Romans. We will be mutually encouraged in our faith, challenged to not be ashamed of the Gospel, exhorted to go where others fear to go and have not gone and to combine proclamation of the Gospel with acts of Gospel mercy. 

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23.10.15