“Let me say first that I thank my god through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in Him is being talked about all over the world.” (Romans 1: 8, NLT)
“I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, that I planned anytime to visit you, but I was prevented until now. I want to work among you and see the spiritual fruit, just as I have seen among other Gentiles. For I have a great sense of obligation to the people in both the civilized world and the rest of the world, to the educated and uneducated alike. So I am eager to come to you in Rome, to preach the Good News.
For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. IT is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes – the Jew first and also the Gentile. This Good News tells us how God makes us right in His sight. This is accomplished from the start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, ‘It is through faith that a righteous person has life.” (Romans 1: vv 13-17, NLT)