Good News

By David Maas
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  1. For All Nations - {PDF Copy} - (The Gospel of the Kingdom of God is a message of hope for men and women of every nation)
  2. Hope for only SOME Nations? - {PDF Copy} - (Is the Good News of the Kingdom of God a message for only SOME nations, or for all?)
  3. The Message of the Gospel - {PDF Copy} - (The church is called to proclaim the Good News of the kingdom of God in every inhabited corner of the earth)
  4. Both Jew and Greek - {PDF Copy} - (The equality of Jew and Gentile before God is a key theme in Romans – both stand or fall on the same basis – Romans 1:15-16)
  5. Righteousness, Wrath, Salvation - {PDF Copy} - (Paul argues from plight to solution as he presents his gospel to the churches in Rome)
  6. The True Seed of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus in the true “seed” of Abraham, the heir of the covenant promises, and our inheritance is based on faith in him)
  7. Blessings for the Nations - {PDF Copy} - (The promise to bless all nations in Abraham finds its fulfillment in Jesus, the true seed of Abraham)
  8. Heir of the World - {PDF Copy} - (According to Romans, the land promised to Abraham encompassed the entire world, not just the land of Canaan)
  9. Inheritance of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (In Jesus, the original land promised to Abraham is transformed to encompass the entire creation – 2 Peter 3:10-14)
  10. Incomparable New Covenant - {PDF Copy} - (In his death, Jesus inaugurated the promised and vastly superior new covenant, rendering the old one obsolete)
  11. The Righteousness of God - {PDF Copy} - (The “righteousness of God” refers to His faithfulness to His redemptive promises)

Mountain Sunrise Photo by Mary Pokatova on Unsplash
Mountain Sunrise by Mary Pokatova on Unsplash

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