In researching story and Gospel-centric worldview, I discovered a blog I love — I even love the title: Eucatastrophe. Here is an excerpt from a post by Dan Cruver, author of Eucatastrophe. Be sure to read the rest.
“I’m having my Principles of Bible Study class study Romans 1:1-4 over the weekend. For years I saw verse one as merely an introductory verse. Its true significance had sadly escaped me. In an age where believers are tempted to locate their identity in all the wrong places, verse one speaks volumes of gospel-transforming truth.
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, [2] which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, [3] concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh [4] and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 1:1-4).
At first look, it appears that Paul is primarily concerned with introducing himself in verse one. But at a closer second look, we’ll notice that Paul is not so much concerned with introducing himself to the Romans, though he is introducing himself, as he is concerned with introducing a radically different, counter-cultural view of the world, a gospel-centered view of the world—of its history, its present, and its future. Paul begins his epistle to the Romans by looking at the world through the transforming lens of the gospel.”
