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26 Battle for the Mind well. The more thoroughly it is treated, the more precious it becomes, and the better it tastes. 5 Before moving on, we want to compare the Book of Romans to the Four Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The four Gospels are historical books (describing Christ’s unique birth, His unique teaching, and His unique life) with deep spiritual undertones. The Gospels present the man Jesus and the message that He brought from His Father to be relayed to the world. We learn much about God through the way Jesus interacted with the religious world and the way He intermingled with the common people. The four Gospels establish Christianity as more than a religion—more than simply a rule of life. Jesus came to establish a relationship with the human race. It is in the Gospels that we discover the “theo-anthropicness” of Christ—His Deity and His humanity. It is in the Gospels that people meet God face-to-face. The One who lived in the face of God now comes to exegete (explain) God to people. It is in the person of Christ and through His humanity that we are led into a divine experience where we encounter God. And it is in the historical/ geographical presentation of Christ by the four Gospel writers that the greatest difference between Christianity and any other religion in the world is established. As we analyze and contrast the four Gospels to the Book of Romans, we find that the historical and geographical accounts of these Gospels bring us into the person of Jesus Christ by whom we gain our salvation. In the Gospels we meet Jesus, we hear His words, and we watch His actions. In the end, we see Him dying on a cross and then, with great joy, we read of the resurrection. In the Gospels, we see what He did, but it is in the Book of Romans that we come to understand the implications of what He did. In the Book of Romans, we ascend the high mountains of spiritual revelation and begin to see the significance of justification, propitiation, reconciliation, redemption, sanctification, and adoption. If we read only the four Gospels, we will never come to understand the spiritual significance of those actions. That is why the Book of Romans is considered to be the Fifth Gospel, for without it, the story of Jesus is simply another story; but with the Book of Romans, the glorious light of
The Street That Leads to Success—Truth From the Book of Romans 27 Heaven shines into our souls as we are made aware of the heavenly reality of what Christ has done. What the Epistle of Romans does is give us a theological and philosophical perspective of the Gospel so that believers can come to know Jesus fully. We enter into all the spiritual realities through our faith, and we are transformed by that faith. a trip Down the romans roaD In Romans chapter 1, Paul begins to build a solid case for the condemnation of all humankind because of humanity’s reprobate behavior. In chapter 2, however, he directs focus toward the Jewish people and says: You who make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law? For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written (Romans 2:23-24). The Jews, whom Paul had in mind, considered themselves not only separate from the Gentiles, but also felt they had a pure faith and that the Gentiles were ignorant in spiritual matters. They knew they had the truth and were proud of it. Paul saw these Jews as dangerously self-confident because they believed themselves to be called to be guides of the Gentiles, and they believed God’s salvation belonged to the Jews (see John 4:22). In other words, Paul is saying, “Although you have the Mosaic Law, and you had God leading you from Egypt with a pillar of cloud and a pillar of fire, it does not make you better than the Gentiles.” In essence, it is like saying to Christians, “You were born in church, but that does not make you any better than others, because you still don’t do what God requires of you.” Paul’s questions were designed to force the listener to realize that many did not understand God’s law, had false confidence in it, and could not apply it readily to their daily lives. Paul urges that these religious Jews, who thought they were guides to the blind (Rom. 2:19—“and are confident that you yourself are guide to the blind, a light to those in darkness”), were actually breaking their own laws and dishonoring God (see Matt. 15:3-9). Consequently, in Romans chapter 3, Paul declares that all are condemned; and he sums it up by saying:
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