Servant of Christ
Introduction
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God, opens Romans by grounding his ministry in the promises of Scripture and the person of Jesus Christ—descended from David according to the flesh and declared Son of God in power by the resurrection. He addresses the letter to all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints, affirming their shared identity and purpose. In these first seven verses Paul ties the gospel to Old Testament hope, emphasizes Jesus’ lordship and redemptive work, and frames his mission as advancing God’s promise to bring about obedience of faith among all nations, a theme that shapes the rest of the epistle.
(ai summarized)
“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,
To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ”