romans 1-2

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Romans 1:16
as Christians, we should never feel ashamed of the gospel, because it is the good news of salvation for all sinners who believe in the Savior. God gives us power to speak boldly about our faith so why should we ever be afraid? pray daily for the Holy Spirit to sanctify your heart and work in you.
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. Romans 1:20
within every person there is a conscious and an innate wondering of the existence of God. creation is proof of the Creator. and yet, mankind has the nerve to deny and reject His glory shown throughout all the universe, because of pride and arrogance. and rejecting God will only lead to unrighteousness (Romans 1:24-32). i thank You with all of my soul that the truth of my wickedness and my own inequities has been revealed to me so that i may depend solely on Christ's sacrifice for my salvation!

But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgement will be revealed. Romans 2:5
those who think that they are right with God without trusting in the Savior are fools. moralists bent on self-centered justification believe that they are superior and therefore judge others for the same sins that they commit themselves (Romans 2:3). i need to repent for all of the judgement i have passed onto others out of my pride. Lord Jesus, You have not condemned me. and so, i must not condemn anyone, but i must abound in love for all just as You have done on the cross.
For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. Romans 2:13
we know that none are righteous before God, except through the Son. therefore, only Christ can fulfill the law perfectly. God will judge all who have the law and those without (Romans 2:15-16), because He has set a perfect standard that none of us can hold up to. and He made it this way not to condemn all mankind to eternal suffering, but to provide a Savior, Jesus! and i am overjoyed that my Lord receives all the glory and all the honor and all the praise for His wonderful and triumphant love for us!
But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God. Romans 2:29
the heart will be judged and therefore, a genuine transformation of the soul does not come from something physical, but instead from the Spirit. in the same way, we are baptized by the Spirit and the water serves as a representation. i need to get baptized soon...