What is the meaning of Romans 1:6? And you also Paul has just celebrated the gospel’s power among “all the Gentiles” (Romans 1:5). Now he narrows the lens to the believers in Rome: “And you also.” • The phrase affirms that the Roman Christians—most of whom were Gentiles—share fully in God’s saving work, just as Jewish believers do (Romans 10:12; Acts 15:9). • It underscores personal inclusion; no one who trusts Christ is on the fringe (Ephesians 2:13). • By naming them directly, Paul reminds every reader that the gospel’s reach extends to “whoever believes” (John 3:16), including us today. are among those This highlights their membership in a larger, redeemed community. • “Among those” links the Roman church to all the saints across time and place (Ephesians 4:4–6). • The phrase signals unity: salvation places believers into one body (1 Corinthians 12:13). • It quietly erases distinctions that once divided Jew and Gentile, slave and free (Galatians 3:28). who are called “Called” is God’s effective summons, not a mere invitation. • Romans 8:30 shows that those God “predestined He also called.” The same certainty applies here. • 1 Corinthians 1:9 echoes, “God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son… is faithful.” • The call originates with God’s sovereign grace, reaches the heart by the Spirit, and awakens faith (2 Thessalonians 2:13–14). to belong to Jesus Christ The purpose of the call is relationship and ownership. • Believers are “Christ’s possession,” purchased with His blood (1 Corinthians 6:19–20; Revelation 5:9). • This belonging grants identity: “If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed” (Galatians 3:29). • It supplies security: “No one can snatch them out of My hand” (John 10:28–29). • It demands devotion: those who belong “crucify the flesh with its passions” (Galatians 5:24). • It promises purpose: we are “a people for His own possession, to proclaim the excellencies of Him” (1 Peter 2:9–10). summary Romans 1:6 assures believers that they personally share in God’s great plan: they are included (“and you also”), incorporated into a worldwide family (“are among those”), effectually summoned by God’s grace (“who are called”), and now wholly possessed by the risen Lord (“to belong to Jesus Christ”). Every follower of Christ can rest confidently in that same identity, security, and mission. |
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