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PAUL WAS FAITHFUL TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE GOSPEL.

Paul felt obligated. In Romans 1 he said, “I am obligated” or “I am a debtor . . . “

Now what does that mean? To whom was Paul in debt? To what was Paul in debt? Well, number one, Paul was in debt to Christ.

Go back to verse 1. “Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ . . .” he says he is a “servant”.”

Paul saw himself a bond slave to the one who died for him. Question, did Jesus die for you? Yes! Alright, Jesus with His blood bought you. Therefore, Paul later told the Corinthians, “You’re not your own. You are bought with the precious blood of Jesus Christ.”

You say, “Pastor, are you saying we have to work for our salvation?” No! Salvation is by grace.

Paul saw himself as a debtor to Christ.

Also Paul saw himself as a debtor to those around him.

Verse 14, I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.

The Greeks, they were the up and ups. The non-Greeks, they were the down and out. Paul said, I am a debtor to the cultured. I am a debtor to the crude KJV uses the word “barbarians”. I am a debtor to the intelligent. I am a debtor to the ignorant. Men all around us need the Lord Jesus Christ and we have the message.

Paul knew that he was a debtor to those around him.

Oh How HE Loves Us!

Pastor Phil