The Salutation Of Paul's Prayer In The Book Of Romans

The book of Romans begins with Paul’s longest salutation in verses 1-7. In those verses, Paul introduces himself, which is customary in all of Paul’s letters to the church. Elwell writes, “He also characterizes the message that has changed his life, speaking of its roots in the Old Testament, its basis in the resurrected Jesus Christ, and its expression through the apostolic ministry.” Paul also mentions to whom this letter is addressed to, which is the saints in Rome. The letter is addressed to all the believers in Rome and not to a single church. MacDonald writes, “Paul’s characteristic greeting combines grace and peace. Grace (charis) is a Greek emphasis, and peace (shalom) is the traditional Jewish greeting. The combination is especially appropriate because Paul’s message tells how believing Jews and Gentiles are now one new man in Christ.”
There are three parts of Paul’s prayer to the saints in Rome:
1. Paul gives praise of the news of the faith being reported in all the world. …show more content…
God is to be praised because He both calls us to faith in Christ His Son and He then instills in the believer’s hearts the Faith. How is faith recognized? What did Paul see or hear in these Roman believers that led him to comment on their faith in Christ as he did? When we discover the answer to the question or how we recognize faith in Christ, we will be well positioned to explore the impact we are having in our world. The Romans were changing the world with the news of their faith and this was before Paul could even make it there. What is often missing from urgent faith in Christ on those who seek salvation, is that saving faith transforms our life. When Christ comes into an individual’s life, that person will be changed. Thus, Paul teaches, “We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them” (Ephesians