Sunday Romans 16:25-27

Paul closes his letter with a prayer.

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Paul ends his letter to the church of Rome. He has provided teachings on the basis of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. He has provided some practical applications on how to live by faith. He closed with personal greetings to those in Rome and from those in Corinth.

His closing words are a prayer. It is a long run-on sentence that we can rearrange and break up into smaller pieces.

To the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ.
He is able to save you through the gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ.
This gospel was given by the eternal God as revelation to the prophets long ago.
The purpose of the gospel is so that all nations might believe and obey Him.
Amen

This is the bottom line. It is all about the glory of God. We can experience His glory through faith in Christ. We have this message as the gospel which was given to us and to all people for all time.

We have finished the book of Romans. I hope that you are making daily Bible reading part of your routine. The more you do it, the more natural it becomes.

We will continue our daily reading by starting the book of Acts tomorrow.