Exalting the

Gospel of Christ
Romans 1:1-17
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1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the
gospel of God,
1 Si Pablo na alipin ni Jesucristo, na tinawag na maging apostol, ibinukod sa
evangelio ng Dios,
2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,
2 Na kaniyang ipinangako nang una sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang mga
propeta sa mga banal na kasulatan,
3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of
David according to the flesh;
3 Tungkol sa kaniyang Anak, na ipinanganak sa binhi ni David ayon sa
laman,
4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of
holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
4 Na ipinahayag na Anak ng Dios na may kapangyarihan ayon sa espiritu ng
kabanalan, sa pamamagitan ng pagkabuhay na maguli ng mga patay, sa
makatuwid baga'y si Jesucristo na Panginoon natin,
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5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for
obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
5 Na sa pamamagitan niya'y tinanggap namin ang biyaya at
pagkaapostol, sa pagtalima sa pananampalataya sa lahat ng mga
bansa, dahil sa kaniyang pangalan;
6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
6 Sa mga ito kayo naman, ay tinawag kay Jesucristo:
7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord
Jesus Christ.
7 Sa lahat ninyong nangasa Roma, mga iniibig ng Dios, tinawag
na mangagbanal: Sumainyo nawa ang biyaya at kapayapaang
mula sa Dios na ating Ama at Panginoong Jesucristo.
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8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken
of throughout the whole world. 8 Kaunaunahan, ay nagpapasalamat ako sa
aking Dios sa pamamagitan ni Jesucristo tungkol sa inyong lahat, na ang inyong
pananampalataya ay bantog sa buong sanglibutan.
9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son,
that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; 9
Sapagka't ang Dios ang aking saksi, na siyang pinaglilingkuran ko sa aking
espiritu sa evangelio ng kaniyang Anak, na walang patid na aking kayong
binabanggit, sa aking mga panalangin,
10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous
journey by the will of God to come unto you. 10 At laging isinasamo ko, kung
ngayon sa wakas sa anomang paraan ay magkapalad ako sa kalooban ng Dios na
makarating sa inyo.
11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the
end ye may be established; 11 Sapagka't ninanasa kong makita kayo, upang
ako'y makapamahagi sa inyo ng kaloob na ukol sa espiritu, upang kayo'y
mangagsitibay;
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12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual
faith both of you and me. 12 Sa makatuwid baga, upang ako't kayo ay
maaliw sa inyo, ang bawa't isa sa atin sa pananampalataya ng iba, ang
sa inyo at sa akin.
13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I
purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have
some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. 13 At
hindi ko ibig, mga kapatid, na hindi ninyo matalastas na madalas kong
inaakalang makarating sa inyo (datapuwa't hanggang ngayon ako'y
nahahadlangan), upang magkaroon naman ako sa inyo ng anomang
bunga, na gaya sa mga ibang Gentil.
14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the
wise, and to the unwise. 14 Ako'y may utang sa mga Griego at gayon
din naman sa mga barbaro, sa marurunong at gayon din sa mga
mangmang.
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15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that
are at Rome also. 15 Kaya nga, sa ganang akin, ay handa akong
ipangaral din ang evangelio sa inyong nangasa Roma.
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of
God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also
to the Greek. 16 Sapagka't hindi ko ikinahihiya ang evangelio:
sapagka't siyang kapangyarihan ng Dios sa ikaliligtas ng bawa't
sumasampalataya; una'y sa Judio, at gayon din sa Griego.
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith:
as it is written, The just shall live by faith.17 Sapagka't dito ang
katuwiran ng Dios ay nahahayag mula sa pananampalataya hanggang
sa pananampalataya: gaya ng nasusulat, Nguni't ang ganap ay
mabubuhay sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya.
The life and ministry of the Apostle Paul (also known as Saul of Tarsus) is well
documented in Acts chapters 8 through 28, as well as Galatians 1 and 2, and 2
Corinthians 11 and 12.

● Paul wrote Romans from the city of Corinth on his third missionary
journey (Acts 20:2-3) This is based on Romans 16:1 and 16:23 along with 1
Corinthians 1:14.
● A variety of commentators pick the date of writing anywhere from 53 to 58
A.D.
● Paul wrote the Book of Romans as a Christian preacher for some 20 years.
● Rome,was a church he planned to visit after the trip to Jerusalem.
● The Holy Spirit warned him about the peril awaiting him in Jerusalem (Acts
21:10-14).
● He Wrote them a letter wherein the Christians in Rome had the gospel Paul
preached, even despite not being able to go there..
● The Letter to the Romans focuses more on God and His great plan of
redemption.
The life and ministry of the Apostle Paul (also known as Saul of Tarsus) is well documented in Acts
chapters 8 through 28, as well as Galatians 1 and 2, and 2 Corinthians 11 and 12.

● Paul wrote Romans from the city of Corinth on his third missionary journey (Acts 20:2-3)
This is based on Romans 16:1 and 16:23 along with 1 Corinthians 1:14.
● A variety of commentators pick the date of writing anywhere from 53 to 58 A.D.
● Paul wrote the Book of Romans as a Christian preacher for some 20 years.
● Rome,was a church he planned to visit after the trip to Jerusalem.
● The Holy Spirit warned him about the peril awaiting him in Jerusalem (Acts 21:10-14).
● He Wrote them a letter wherein the Christians in Rome had the gospel Paul preached, even
despite not being able to go there..
● The Letter to the Romans focuses more on God and His great plan of redemption.
 I. Servants of Jesus Christ
There were several ancient Greek words used to designate a slave, but the idea behind the word for
servant (doulos) is “complete and utter devotion, not the abjectness which was the normal condition
of the slave.” (Morris)

Introduction of Paul: Who is Paul?

A Servant of Jesus Christ (Vs 1a)
An Apostle (Vs 1b)
A Preacher of the Gospel (Vs 1-4)
A Missionary to the Gentiles (Vs 5-7)

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
a. Heard the Gospel and Regenerated by the Holy Spirit
i. Ye Must be born Again! (John 3:5)
ii. Ears that Heard the Gospel, Hearts that believed (Rom 10:8-10, 13-17)
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b. Saw His sinfulness and God’s Holiness
i. Ex. Isaiah in Isaiah 6 (Seeing the Seraphims Crying Thrice Holy, and self to be accursed,
destroyed, disintegrated or WOE.)
ii. To Be Poor in Spirit (Knowing that you are in Need of God)
c. Repent and Believe
Mark 1 (After Christ’s Baptism)
12And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
13And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and
the angels ministered unto him.
14Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the
kingdom of God,
15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the
gospel.

The Preacher’s assertion is that this is a direct reference to Isaiah 53 where the promised Servant of Jehovah, the Messiah
who bore our sins and transgression and paid it in the Hands of the Wrath of God which have been satisfied by the Blood
of Christ.
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3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid
as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
3 Siya'y hinamak at itinakuwil ng mga tao; isang taong sa kapanglawan, at bihasa sa karamdaman:
at gaya ng isa na pinagkublihan ng kanilang mukha ng mga tao, na siya'y hinamak, at hindi natin
hinalagahan siya.
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken,
smitten of God, and afflicted.
4 Tunay na kaniyang dinala ang ating mga karamdaman, at dinala ang ating mga kapanglawan;
gayon ma'y ating pinalagay siya na hinampas, sinaktan ng Dios, at dinalamhati.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the
chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
5 Nguni't siya'y nasugatan dahil sa ating mga pagsalangsang, siya'y nabugbog dahil sa ating mga
kasamaan, ang parusa ng tungkol sa ating kapayapaan ay nasa kaniya; at sa pamamagitan ng
kaniyang mga latay ay nagsigaling tayo.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD
hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
6 Tayong lahat na gaya ng mga tupa ay naligaw; tayo ay tumungo bawa't isa sa kaniyang sariling
daan; at ipinasan sa kaniya ng Panginoon ang kasamaan nating lahat.
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10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief:
when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his
seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall
prosper in his hand.
10 Gayon ma'y kinalugdan ng Panginoon na mabugbog siya; inilagay
niya siya sa pagdaramdam: pagka iyong gagawin ang kaniyang
kaluluwa na pinakahandog dahil sa kasalanan, makikita niya ang
kaniyang lahi, pahahabain niya ang kaniyang mga kaarawan, at ang
pagkalugod ng Panginoon ay lalago sa kaniyang kamay.
11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by
his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall
bear their iniquities.
11 Siya'y makakakita ng pagdaramdam ng kaniyang kaluluwa at
masisiyahan: sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang kaalaman ay aariing ganap
ng aking matuwid na lingkod ang marami; at dadalhin niya ang kanilang
mga kasamaan.
 I. Servants of Jesus Christ
B. A Servant of Christ Believes the Scriptures of Christ

2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

a. The Authority of The Word of God (John 1:1-2, 2 Timothy 3:16)

b. The Cleansing Power of the Word (Ephesians 5:26)
c. The Sin-Revealer
i. The Law reveals that we are sinful and need the righteousness of God rather than our self-
righteousness. (Ex. 10 commandments)
ii. Romans 7: 7
d. The Soul-Piercer (Hebrews 4:12)
e. The Life Giving Word (John 6:63)
 I. Servants of Jesus Christ
C. A Servant of Christ are Privileged to Serve Christ (Vs. 5-7)
a. Be ye Holy for I am Holy
i. (Separate from the World for the Lord)
ii. (1 Pedro) 1 Peter 1:15-16
b. Manifest the Fruits of the Spirit and Beatitudes
i. (Galatians 5:22-26, Matthew 5:3-12)
c. Abounding in the Role as members of the Body of Christ
i. 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
 II. Sympathy of the Shepherd for his Sheeps
A. A True Shepherd is Thankful for the sheep (vs. 8)
1. Whole world pertains to the Whole Roman Empire.
2. “All Roads led to Rome”
B. A True Shepherd Prays for the sheep (vs. 9-10)
1. Praying for the brethren that God knew even if they didn’t in contrast to the Hypocritical Public Prayers
of the Jews.
2. Later on Paul had a very perilous journey, and he arrived in Rome a prisoner as well as a preacher. In
Jerusalem he was arrested in the temple, falsely accused by the Jewish authorities, and eventually sent to
Rome as the emperor’s prisoner to be tried before Caesar. When Paul wrote this letter, he had no idea
that he would go through imprisonment and even shipwreck before arriving in Rome! At the close of the
letter (Rom. 15:30–33) (Wiersbe)
C. A True Shepherd Loves and Tends to the sheep (vs. 11-12)
3. Spiritual Gift to Establish or strengthen one another with the Word of God.
4. Fellowship upon the Word of God, Talk About Christ.
5. 1 Thessalonians 5:11-13
6. Has a Longing to Feed the Sheep
 II. Sympathy of the Shepherd for his Sheeps
D. A True Shepherd Returns for the sheep (vs. 13-14)
a. There was so much to do in Asia Minor and Greece that he could not immediately spare time for Rome.
But Paul had to pay his debt; he was under orders from the Lord.
b. The Greeks considered every non-Greek a barbarian. Steeped in centuries of philosophy, the Greeks saw
themselves as wise and everyone else as foolish. But Paul felt an obligation to all men.
c. Preach to all men! Declare Christ either as a Blessing or Judgment upon them, Proclaim Christ.

E. A True Shepherd is Eager to Feed the sheep. (vs. 15)

a. πρόθυμος próthymos, proth'-oo-mos; from G4253 and G2372; forward in spirit, i.e. predisposed; neuter
(as noun) alacrity:—ready, willing. (Blue Letter Bible)
b. 1 Timothy 1:12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful,
putting me into the ministry;
 III. Sharing the Gospel of Christ
A. The Origin of the Gospel - Christ (Vs. 16)
1. Rom 1:1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
2. Rom 1:9
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make
mention of you always in my prayers;
3. Rom 1:15
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
4. Rom 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that
believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

The Gospel is about Christ; His perfect sinless life, His Divinity and Perfect Humanity, His Death, Burial, Resurrection and
Ascension, His Mediation Between God and Man, and the Gospel is for Christ’s Glory!
Hebrews 12:2, Matthew 28:18, 1 Timothy 6:14-15
Christ endured the Cross, Despising the Shame, Christ is Seated on His Throne above! He has all the power both in heaven
and in earth, the King of kings and the Lord of lords, the Alpha and Omega of our Faith.
 III. Sharing the Gospel of Christ
B. The Operation of the Gospel - The Power of God (Vs. 16)
- “Power is the one thing that Rome boasted of the most. Greece might have its philosophy, but Rome had its
power” (Wiersbe). Despite all their power, the Romans – like all men – were powerless to make themselves
righteous before God. The ancient philosopher Seneca called Rome “a cesspool of iniquity” and the ancient
writer Juvenal called it a “filthy sewer into which the dregs of the empire flood.” (Enduring Word)

C. The Outcome of the Gospel - Salvation (Vs. 16)

1. Righteousness
a) William Barclay explains the meaning of this ancient Greek word dikaioo, which means I justify, and is
the root of dikaioun (righteousness): “All verbs in Greek which end in oo… always mean to treat, or
account or reckon a person as something. If God justifies a sinner, it does not mean that he finds
reasons to prove that he was right – far from it. It does not even mean, at this point, that he makes the
sinner a good man. It means that God treats the sinner as if he had not been a sinner at all.”
b) Salvation “Deliverance” Only Christ can deliver a sinful man from going to the depths of Hell.
 III. Sharing the Gospel of Christ
D. The Outreach of the Gospel - To everyone that believeth (Vs. 16-17)
1. Just Shall Live by Faith - A sinner is Justified by the blood of Christ whose sins are
paid in Full which brings forth Faith as he lives! Truly we are now living by Faith!
2. Faith to Faith
a) The idea behind this difficult phrase is probably “by faith from beginning to end.”
b) “Perhaps what it conveys is the necessity of issuing a reminder to the believer that
justifying faith is only the beginning of the Christian’s life. The same attitude must
govern him in his continuing experience as a child of God.” (Harrison) This is an
echo of Paul’s message in Galatians 3:1-3.
 Conclusion
The Gospel is so Pure and Holy that those who will only be able to be enabled to utter truthfully are those
that God hath saved and made Holy through Jesus Christ.

The Gospel of Christ is so mysterious to the unbelievers that you will only understand it by Faith from
Christ so you can be saved by God’s Grace and Declare the Truths of Christ.

The Gospel of Christ is a Miracle of God and a Manifestation of His Sovereign Power and Will, therefore
our Salvation is humanly impossible without the mediation of a Divine being which is none other than the
God-Man Jesus Christ.

God is Light and Without the Enlightenment of the Holy Spirit to the Word of God that same Light will be
the judgment of the unbelieving people as they’ll experience everlasting darkness exposed by the Light
unto the fiery wrath of God.

Now that you’re saved God’s work in us is not done the Holy Spirit Sanctifies the saved, and those who are
truly saved will be able to Share the Gospel of Christ as you’ve also received it.
 CHALLENGE
Are you ready to Preach the Gospel of Christ?
1. Make Sure you’re SAVED.
2. Be Baptized and be a Faithful in a Local Church.
3. Study the Scriptures.
4. Ask Help from God to Live a Sanctified life.
5. Share the Gospel of Christ.
 Recap
Exalting the Gospel of Christ
I. Servants of Jesus Christ
A. A Servant of Christ had Received Salvation through Christ
B. A Servant of Christ Believes the Scriptures of Christ
C. A Servant of Christ are Privileged to Serve Christ

II. Sympathy of the Shepherd for his Sheeps

D. A True Shepherd is Thankful for the sheep
E. A True Shepherd Prays for the sheep
F. A True Shepherd Loves and Tends to the sheep
G. A True Shepherd Returns for the sheep
H. A True Shepherd is Eager to Feed the sheep.

III. Sharing the Gospel of Christ

I. The Origin of the Gospel - Christ
J. The Operation of the Gospel - The Power of God
K. The Outcome of the Gospel - Salvation
L. The Outreach of the Gospel - To everyone that believeth