We are in a series going through the book of Romans together in the Bible. In Romans 1:16-17 Paul, the writer of this book of the Bible, says: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, ‘The righteous shall live by faith.’” Most commentators believe that it is the thesis statement, or the driving statement of the whole book. What does it look like to not be ashamed of the gospel? What does it look like for a follower of Christ to not be ashamed of the message of the cross? And why would a follower of Jesus be tempted to be ashamed of the gospel in the first place, if, as Paul says, it holds the power to save? Let’s look at our passage together this morning as we continue through the book of Romans.
