Roman chapter 1

Introduction:

Apostle Paul is the writer of the letter from Corinth around AD 56-58 and it was transcribed by Tertius (16:22) and probably delivered by (sister) Phoebe. Paul is a gospel witness that was eager to reach out to all heathen-nations including Rome. He eventually ended his ministry in home arrest there in Rome (Act 28:16,31). The Submissions of Paul about Sound teaching of the gospel are well reiterated again as follows: Men has turned away from INVISIBLE Father God, the need for Justification by grace through Faith as the ONLY currency for everybody worldwide. He emphasizes the intervention of Jesus, salvation by Faith and confession by mouth that Jesus is the Christ, and a necessity of being led by the SPIRIT of God. He is hopeful that Isreal is not totally rejected in spite of their insistence on Judaism while God is waiting for the last person in the gentile-nation to be absorbed into the kingdom of God. 

Rom 1

Paul's apostleship is from Christ

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an Apostle (sent one), set apart unto good message of God,

2 which has been promised beforehand, through HIS prophets, in Holy scriptures,

3 concerning HIS Son, Who happened to be an Offspring of David according to the flesh, 

4 and the Son of God, Jesus Christ our Lord, Who according to the sacredness (hagiosynes) of the SPIRIT, by miraculous Power destine/define the "resurrection out of the dead";

5 through Whom I receive the commission/apostleship among all, by Grace for the obedience of the Heathen-race to Faith unto His Name,

6 in which even you are called/invited to Jesus Christ.

7 To all the Beloved of God, called to be holy ones in Rome: Peace with our FATHER God, and Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Paul desired to visit Rome 

8 First of all, I am indeed grateful to God, concerning all of you, because Faith unto Jesus Christ is being proclaimed in the whole world through you..

9 for, I am a Witness, in the Good News of the Son of God, WHOM as I serve/worship in the SPIRIT, I uninterruptedly make mention of them and you 

always upon my oratory prayer, 

10 beseeching, how to come, if by the will of God at some other time or even now, to have a successful journey towards you. 

11 for, I intensely crave to see you, at least for someone to impart spiritual gifts (charisma) to you, unto setting you resolutely fast in one direction;

12 Moreover, this is to encourage the Faith of one another together within you, and even through me among you.

13 So, Brethren, I don't want you to be ignorant, in that, I have proposed many times to come to you, and was hindered till the present, at least to have some fruits among you, just as even among the rest of heathen-nations.

14 as I am indebted to the Greeks, so even to the Barbarians (non Greek); as to the wise, so also to the unintelligent.

15 with respect to me, there is readiness, to preach the good news to you in Rome likewise. 

Good news/Gospel is the truth/message of the miracles of God for salvation of souls

16 for, I am not ashamed of the gospel/good message of the mighty-deeds of God, unto salvation to all who will have Faith; it was FIRST to the JEWS, and also to the Greeks (Hellenes).

17 for, the Justification of God is revealed in the same Gospel from (individual level of) faith unto (general) Faith; just as it was written also: the Righteous shall live from Faith. (Hab 2:4)

18 for, the wrath of God will be revealed from heaven, upon men in impiety and wrongdoings, even for the injustice/wrongdoings, to those who hold down fast to things in the truth.

How Jesus had fared among men and their rejection of the INVISIBLE God-Fatherism in exchange for idolatry, self-worship and homosexuality

19 and on this very account, He has made things of God manifest and shinning/visible among them, because God is well known to Him.

20 and in addition, having clearly seen His miraculous power, which was not of His own (a+idios), they are without excuse/without a valid defence, unto His divine-FATHERHOOD/state of being divine. No doubt, the SAME (God) is perceived in the mind (noieo) to be INVISIBLE, from the poem/ballad of original creation of the world (Gen 1), 

21 and on that account, they did not know God, to glorify or express gratitude to HIM as God; but their unintelligent-hearts are darkened and they are rendered futile/vain in their reasonings;

22 they assert to be wise and become senseless/are made foolish,

23 by exchanging (by substitution), the glory of the IMMORTAL God, to the similitude in the statues/images of mortal men and birds, and four footed animals, and reptiles.

24 through which, they betray God, and by the lusts in their hearts, unto defilement/uncleanness, they dishonor their bodies among them;

25 some of who in falsehood, exchange (by alteration), the Truth of God, WHO is to be reverenced and worshipped, alongside the Original creature, originally created to be the Blessed One unto ages, Amen!

26 Also, on account of His PASSION/emotional-suffering/tough experience, these ones had betrayed God unto their shame/disgrace. For, their females exchange (by alteration), the use of their physical body unto things besides their lineal-descent; (bestiality).

27 and even the males likewise, left the use of physical-body of the females, and deeply-kindle the lusts in themselves unto one another - male among males, (homosexuality), working-out indecency, and MUST fully-received the repercussions of their delusion within themselves.

28 And just as they do not try/prove, to hold on to the full-knowledge of God, they betray God unto doing things, not proper/appropriate with unapproved/rejected mind;

29 fully-filled with all injustice/wrong-doings, wickedness, covetousness, bad/evil things; full of ill-will, murder, contention, decoy, maliciousness/mischiefs; gossips,

30 being slanderers, God-haters, abusers/insulters, arrogant ones, boasters; inventors of evil things, unpersuadable by parents;

31 unintelligent, not trustworthy, heartless to kindred, (truceless/not bound to a treaty), merciless;

32 some of who fully-know the ordinances/righteous requirements of God, that those who habitually-practise such things, are worthy of death, and are not only doing them, but are well-pleased with those practising them.