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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.
Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end you may be established;
That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
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.
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
Not Ashamed
Not Ashamed
Why did Paul say “I am not ashamed of the gospel”? If the gospel were not shameful then there would be no reason to say that he in not ashamed of it.
The gospel brings shame on those who believe it. Jesus warned us that it would.
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
At the time that Paul write this letter he had endured imprisonment, beatings, stoning, for the sake of the gospel of Christ. These things brought shame on him and yet he was not ashamed.
The gospel is an offence to those who do not believe. “The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence.”
But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
So then if the gospel is an offence and foolishness to the world and they hate us and shame us for the sake of Christ then how can we say, as Paul does, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ”? We do it the same way that Paul does it said
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.
God’s Power to Save
God’s Power to Save
So the reason that Paul could say I am not ashamed of the Gospel is because it is the power of God unto salvation.
But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
He was not ashamed because for the few that will believe it is the power of God unto the salvation of their eternal souls but not only for those who he preaches to but for himself as well.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
So because of the joy that is set before us, because we know that because of the gospel we have eternity with Christ ahead of us then we can gladly endure the temporary shame of the gospel, we can hold our heads high and say I am proud of the gospel even though the world may hate me and persecute me I am not ashamed because my future is secure I have been forgiven of my sins, I have been made a child of God, I am a joint heir with Christ and the glory that awaits me is not worthy to be compared to the shame that I may endure now.
Jesus gave us this example.
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
Jesus endure the greatest shame for the gospel. They spat on Him, pulled out His beard, mocked Him beat Him and hung Him on the cross to die and how did He endure such contradiction of sinners? for the joy that was set before Him, that He would sit down at the right hand of God. For this He endured, and it says He despised the shame. That is He rejected it, He would not allow the shame He endure to cause Him to faint, He refused to be ashamed.
Then finally Paul says that this gospel for which he is not ashamed because it is the power of God unto salvation is for...
Everyone that Believes
Everyone that Believes
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.
This is the difference between the gospel being a stumbling block and foolishness or the power of God . For those who believe it is the power of God, it is salvation from the wrath to come, it is the grace of God, it is the forgiveness of sins, it is victory over death. But not for those who don’t believe. For them the Gospel is foolishness, it is condemnation, the savour of death, it is eternal damnation.
Paul adds “to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” Which at first glance may appear the he is giving preference to the Jews. However, I believe that the main idea hear is that under the gospel there is no difference. Whether Jew or Gentile the power of God unto salvation is experienced the same way, through faith in the gospel of Christ. The order of Jew first is because the Jews as God’s chosen people were the first to receive the message of the gospel. They were entrusted with the oracles of God and Jesus was born after the flesh as a Jew. So historically the Jews received the gospel first.
Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
For there is no respect of persons with God.
It doesn’t mater what your nationality is, God is not a respecter of persons. On the day of judgement when you will stand before the almighty God the only thing that will mater at that moment is what you did with the gospel? Did you believe unto salvation or did you reject it as a foolish notion.