Bible study · Romans 1:1-32
Romans 1: The Good News of God
Read Romans 1:1-32 before you meet.
In a few lines
In Romans 1, two verses in a row say is revealed. In the Good News "is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith" (1:17), and in the very next verse "the wrath of God is revealed from heaven" (1:18). In the Greek it is the same verb, in the same form, both times.
The verse to carry
“For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.”
Romans 1:16
To talk about
1. Before Paul calls himself an apostle, he calls himself "a servant of Jesus Christ" (1:1). What would change in your week if you began each day thinking of yourself that way?
2. Paul hoped to be "encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine" (1:12). Whose faith has encouraged yours, and how could you encourage someone this week?
3. "For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ" (1:16). Where do you find it hardest to speak of Jesus, and what would help you there?