Jesus Christ, the Good News God Promised
Romans 1:1-4 (NLT)
1 This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News. 2 God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures. 3 The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David’s family line, 4 and he was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord.
The book of Romans is a letter from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach His Good News (1). God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures (2). The Good News is about His Son (3a).
He is the offspring of a woman (the Virgin Birth), who will strike the serpent’s head (Genesis 3:15).
In his earthly life, he was born into King David’s family line (3b, 2 Samuel 7:12-13, Isaiah 11:1-5 NLT, Isaiah 11:10 NLT). And He was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord (4, John 8:28).
