We're continuing the series on the book of Romans called FOR US.

The letter to the church in Rome has been instrumental in shaping and changing the lives of followers of Jesus since it was first written. That is because ROMANS is about the gospel, the good news about Jesus, and the gospel is God’s power for salvation of everyone who believes. 

As we study this letter together, we’ll be praying that the good news about Jesus will transform us because Jesus has done everything necessary for us to be saved and presented before God as righteous people. We’ll also be praying that we’d be excited to share what we learn with each other and with our city because the gospel has come to us, showing us that God is for us (and not against us), but it’s a message that is for us to share.

HERE’S SOME KEY THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE LETTER & THE CHURCH IN ROME:

The letter was written by the Apostle Paul around AD57 when he was on his third missionary journey, possibly while he was in Corinth, Greece.

Paul was writing to a church that he didn’t start and to people he’d never met, although he hoped to visit them soon so that they all might be mutally encouraged.

The church in Rome was mainly made up of Gentile Christians, but there were still Jewish Christians in the congregation.

Paul was writing because of tension between these two groups of Christians and he wanted them to know that it’s the same gospel that brings salvation to all who believe, and their unity together was for the glory of Jesus.

Through it all Paul knows that what these Christians need to hear over and over again is the gospel — a message about the perfection and holiness of God, seen in the life and death of Jesus Christ, and that perfection and holiness is now offered to us as a free gift to be enjoyed throughout our lives and into eternity.