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Articles concerning the existence of God.

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Textual Study of Romans 1:18-25

Contextual Study (1:1-3:20)
It is necessary when handling a textual study that we deal with its entire context. The immediate context of our study begins with 1:18 and carries its thought to completion at 3:20 (cf. Grubbs; Reese; Shepherd, et al.).

Universality (1:1-17). In order to introduce the Roman Christians to his thesis, the prolific Paul first declared the universality of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, “. . . to the Jew first and also to the Greek” (1:17).

Individuality (1:18-32). The design of this section (incidentally, the one we deal with in our study) was individuality; i.e., to dismiss the notion that non-Jews (termed in the New Testament “Gentiles”) were safe from the wrath of Jehovah by virtue of their supposed ignorance of His existence, and thus, His requirements.

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Christianity vs The World - Spirituality vs Materialism

...It is necessary when handling a textual study that we deal with its entire context. The immediate context of our study begins with 1:18 and carries its thought to completion at 3:20 (cf. Grubbs; Reese).

Universality (1:1-17). In order to introduce the Roman Christians to his thesis, the prolific Paul first declared the universality of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, "...to the Jew first and also to the Greek" (1:17).

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