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How Paul\u2019s Epistle to the Romans Changed the World<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Epistle to the Romans, penned by the Apostle Paul, has repeatedly transformed the world by transforming individuals. Its message of God\u2019s righteousness offered through Jesus Christ has sparked radical shifts in both personal lives and the course of church history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One such example is John Stott, a 20th-century English pastor deeply impacted by Romans. The book\u2019s stark portrayal of human sinfulness in Romans 1:18-3:20 revolutionized his approach to evangelism, shifting it from focusing on \u201cfelt needs\u201d to emphasizing our core need for reconciliation with God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five centuries earlier, Romans ignited the Protestant Reformation through Martin Luther. As a monk, Luther felt condemned by his inability to live a righteous life. But Romans 1:17, revealing God\u2019s righteousness as a gift received through faith. He wrote,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I labored diligently and anxiously as to how to understand Paul\u2019s word \u2026 the expression \u2018the righteousness of God\u2019 blocked the way, because I took it to mean that righteousness whereby God is righteous and deals righteously in punishing the unrighteous. Although an impeccable monk, I stood before God as a sinner \u2026 therefore I did not love a righteous and angry God, but rather hated and murmured against him \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then I grasped that the righteousness of God is that righteousness by which through grace and sheer mercy God justifies us by faith. Thereupon I felt myself to be reborn and to have gone through open doors into paradise \u2026 I broke through. And as I had formerly hated the expression \u2018the righteousness of God,\u2019 I now began to regard it as my dearest and most comforting word.<\/p>\nLuther Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This brought Luther immense relief and sparked a theological revolution that reverberated throughout Europe. John Calvin, another Reformation leader, considered Romans his gateway to understanding Scripture\u2019s deepest treasures. He echoed Luther\u2019s emphasis on God\u2019s merciful gift of righteousness through Christ, accessed by faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even earlier, in the 4th century, Romans dramatically converted Augustine, a sex addict who had rejected his Christian upbringing. While wrestling with inner turmoil, he heard a child\u2019s voice urging him to \u201cpick up and read.\u201d Opening Romans, he encountered Romans 13:13-14 urging him to put on Christ and reject sinful desires. This encounter brought him peace and transformed him into one of the most influential figures in Christian history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The power of Romans lies in its clear articulation of the Gospel \u2013 the good news of God\u2019s righteousness offered through Jesus\u2019 life and death. This message has resonated across centuries, bringing freedom and transformation to countless individuals like Stott, Luther, Calvin, and Augustine. It continues to offer the same life-changing power to readers today, prompting us to examine our own understanding and experience of the Gospel\u2019s liberating message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your hope and prayer as you start this weekday devotional series through Romans 1-7?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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