Question

A.Romans 1:1-17
1.Hwo did paul identify himself,his message , his mission and readers?
2.what do verses 8-13 reveal about Paul’s attitude toward the Romans believers
3.In verse 14-17 what was Paul’s 3 fold attitude toward the gospel? Why are these attitudes necessary if we are going to take evangelism seriously?
4.How does Paul explain the gospel in verse 17?

Answer 1

Below are concise answers drawn from Romans 1:1–17 (ESV/NIV wording summarized).

1) How did Paul identify himself, his message, his mission and readers?
- Paul’s self‑identification: “Paul, a servant/bondservant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle” (v.1). He stresses both his submission to Christ and his apostolic calling.
- His message: “the gospel of God” — linked to Old Testament promises and concerned with Jesus Christ, descended from David according to the flesh and declared Son of God in power by resurrection (vv.1–4).
- His mission: to bring about “the obedience of faith for His name’s sake among all the nations” (v.5) — i.e., proclaim the gospel to Gentiles and produce faith and obedience.
- His readers: the Christians in Rome, described as “beloved of God, called to be saints” (v.7).

2) What do verses 8–13 reveal about Paul’s attitude toward the Roman believers?
- Gratitude: he constantly thanks God for their faith, which is being proclaimed everywhere (v.8).
- Prayerful: he prays for them and longs to visit (vv.9–10).
- Loving and humble concern: he desires to impart spiritual gifts to strengthen them and to be mutually encouraged by their faith (vv.11–12).
- Earnest longing and perseverance: he has longed to visit but has been prevented; he is determined to come if God wills (vv.13–15). Overall: thankful, prayerful, affectionate, eager to serve and mutually encouraged.

3) In verses 14–17 what was Paul’s threefold attitude toward the gospel? Why are these attitudes necessary for serious evangelism?
Paul’s threefold attitude:
- Obligation/debt (v.14): he feels obligated to all people — Greeks and non‑Greeks, wise and foolish.
- Readiness/eagerness (v.15): he is ready and eager to preach the gospel wherever God leads.
- Boldness/no shame (v.16): he is not ashamed of the gospel because it is God’s power for salvation.

Why needed for evangelism:
- A sense of obligation supplies motivation and a universal concern for all people.
- Eagerness/ readiness provides the initiative and perseverance to cross barriers and make effort.
- Boldness/ not being ashamed sustains courage in the face of opposition, ridicule, or cost. Together they keep evangelism both faithful (grounded in duty and truth) and effective (energetic and courageous).

4) How does Paul explain the gospel in verse 17?
- He summarizes the gospel: it is “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.” In other words, the gospel effects salvation by God’s power and is received through faith.
- He adds: “For in it the righteousness of God is revealed” — the gospel shows how God’s righteousness is realized in salvation (God’s just way of making sinners right with Himself).
- “From faith to faith” (Greek ek pisteōs eis pistin) and the quotation “The righteous shall live by faith” (Habakkuk 2:4) emphasize that salvation is by faith: it begins with faith and results in a life continually lived by faith (and/or emphasizes God’s faithfulness and human response of faith). The net point: the gospel reveals God’s saving righteousness and calls people to be declared righteous and to live by trust in Him.

If you want, I can show the literal wording of 1:14–17 in a couple of translations or summarize different scholarly views on “from faith to faith.”