Day 327 - Monday after Christ the King Sunday
Read | Day 327 | Monday | November 23 1 Corinthians 16: 1-4, 5-18, 19-24 Acts 19: 21-41 Acts 20: 1-6 Romans 1: 1-7, 8-17, 18-32 Background | The Center for Biblical Studies | Romans Romans is the first of Paul’s letters in the New Testament, but not the first written. Still, it stands at the head of the New Testament letters as a testimony to it sweeping teachings about the nature of the gospel. The letter was written to a church (or churches) in Rome. Since a prominent theme in Romans is the unity of Jewish and Gentile Christians, one can only suppose that this was an issue that Paul felt he needed to address. At times Paul’s language can be very hard to follow in Romans, but keeping in mind this major theme may help keep the focus on the big picture. One can trace Paul’s thinking in the first few chapters. He announces that what he has to say about Jesus is something for Jews and Greeks to hear, for both deserve God’s wrath and condemnation: Greeks hav...