The Gospel (εὐαγγέλιον) in ancient Greece /

Rome “news of victory.”

Rejoice!We’ve won!

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Romans 1:4-7 Gospel is “about God’s Son:

•Humanly out of DavidDavid

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Romans 1:4-7 Gospel is “about God’s Son

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•Spiritually out of Resurrection Resurrection from the dead with power Jesus Christ our Lord.”

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Romans 1:17–18 “For in the gospel a righteousnessrighteousness of God is being revealed, a righteousnessrighteousness that is out of faithfaith and into faithfaith, just as it is written: “The righteousrighteous will live out of faithfaith.” fora wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and unrighteousnessunrighteousness of men who suppress the truth by their unrighteousnessunrighteousness,”

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Romans 1:18-32

Romans 1:18-32

Romans 1:18-32

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Romans 2:1-3

Romans 1:18-32

Romans 1:18-32

So when you, a mere man, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?

Romans 2:3

Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you toward repentance?

Romans 2:4

But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed. Romans 2:5

Romans 2:1-3

Romans 2:17-24

Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now now that you claim you can seethat you claim you can see, your guilt remains. John 9:41

There is no differenceThere is no difference, for allall have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Romans 3:22b-23

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God “will give to each person according to what he has done.”

Romans 2:6

To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.

Romans 2:7

8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. 9 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evilRomans 2:8–9

This will take place on the day when God will judge men’s secrets when God will judge men’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.

Romans 2:16 (NIV84)