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And Now for the Good News

Romans 1:1-7 Chapters:   Marks of True Spiritual Service, Part 2 INTRODUCTION In Romans 1:8-16a , the apostle Paul endeavored to open up his heart to the Roman believers.  He showed his real motives for serving the Lord Jesus Christ.  No greater servant has ever lived than the apostle Paul, other than our Lord Himself.  This portion of Scripture forces Christians who read it today to look inside and see what really motivates them for true spiritual service.  It was apparently very important for Paul to unbare his heart to the Roman believers because he was preparing by the will of God to come to them.  He stopped at the very beginning of this epistle--just after introducing the theme of the gospel of God--to show the Romans how much he really care