Martin Luther
Summary
Since Paul is personally not familiar with the Roman Catholic Church, he begins with writing a letter by introducing himself. He is called the “apostle” and he has a mission to “bring about the obedience of faith among the Gentiles” (1:1-5). Paul follows up his introduction with a greeting to the church and shares his desires to teach in Rome someday. He then gives a short summary of what the theme of his letter was “The Gospel…. The power of God for redemption to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith” (1:16-17). Paul than starts talking about the state of humanity before redemption through of the faith of God. He explains how the Gentiles looked up to idols, having devotion for God, and how Jews failed to follow the law correctly, acting in a way that is not appropriate to the Jewish ideals, which means they are committing a sin. Paul continues saying that God’s promise to the Jews is symbolized by circumcision, doesn’t bring immediate redemption, “A person is a …show more content…
He brings this up to certain communities, most of them were established by Paul. Travel was slow and far distances that communication was extremely difficult, having Paul’s letters was a means of having his spirit in the community once he left, or having to direct a community from a distance. The main purpose of the letters was to give a sense of a togetherness for believers of faith during hard times. These letters were also very personal, where responding to problems of the community were addressed accordingly. By far, with the exception of letter to the Romans, his letters have little to no proof that they were supposed to have permanent documents. Paul, just like other Christians, wanted a Second Coming, and wrote his letters to express problems rather than creating a lasting issue to the
Summary
Since Paul is personally not familiar with the Roman Catholic Church, he begins with writing a letter by introducing himself. He is called the “apostle” and he has a mission to “bring about the obedience of faith among the Gentiles” (1:1-5). Paul follows up his introduction with a greeting to the church and shares his desires to teach in Rome someday. He then gives a short summary of what the theme of his letter was “The Gospel…. The power of God for redemption to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith” (1:16-17). Paul than starts talking about the state of humanity before redemption through of the faith of God. He explains how the Gentiles looked up to idols, having devotion for God, and how Jews failed to follow the law correctly, acting in a way that is not appropriate to the Jewish ideals, which means they are committing a sin. Paul continues saying that God’s promise to the Jews is symbolized by circumcision, doesn’t bring immediate redemption, “A person is a …show more content…
He brings this up to certain communities, most of them were established by Paul. Travel was slow and far distances that communication was extremely difficult, having Paul’s letters was a means of having his spirit in the community once he left, or having to direct a community from a distance. The main purpose of the letters was to give a sense of a togetherness for believers of faith during hard times. These letters were also very personal, where responding to problems of the community were addressed accordingly. By far, with the exception of letter to the Romans, his letters have little to no proof that they were supposed to have permanent documents. Paul, just like other Christians, wanted a Second Coming, and wrote his letters to express problems rather than creating a lasting issue to the