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“a servant of Christ Jesus” [Romans 1:1-7] The Book of Romans is a letter written by the apostle Paul while he was in Corinth before going up to Jerusalem on his third missionary journey (Matthew Hendrickson). The recipients of this letter were the Christian community in Rome, which consisted of both Jewish and Gentile Christians. If distributed, this community was mainly Gentile saints. To them, Paul wrote a letter to the Romans. What was his purpose? His purpose was to preach the gospel (chapters. 1-11). And it was to help them live a life worthy of the gospel (chapters 12-16). In other words, the theme of the letter to Romans is “the gospel” (Moo). The noun “gospel” and its verb “evangelize” are used especially in the introduction (cf. 1:1, 2, 9, 15) and conclusion (15:16, 19). That is, the word “gospel” is framed throughout the letter. Today's text is a part of 1:1-1...