Book Of Romans Essay

The book of Romans was written by Paul, a Roman citizen, and firmly grasps the Jewish belief system. He was educated in the school of Gamaliel, and thought that the Jewish belief system was the only true religion that existed. Paul wrote the book of Romans specifically to everyone who wanted to hear the Word of God, but also wanted to get his fellow Romans attention also. Saul, a former Jew, began his ministry when he first encountered God on the way to Damascus. “Suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him,” (Acts 9:3 NIV) the verse talks about God appearing right in front of Paul, and how soon after, Paul’s companions walked him towards Damascus. He soon gets healed by a man named Ananias, and realizes that he was doing the job the PHARISEES
“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness,” the first sentence talks about God showing his anger towards the sin that the people committed. I took note that God wasn’t angry at the people, He was angry at the actions that caused them to stray away from Him. The following verses stated that God’s character, was shown clearly to the people, and also revealed His true nature and authority throughout the people’s surroundings
As an Adventist is the rapidly changing world, it gets much more difficult to withstand temptation, worldly outlook on me, and to maintain a healthy relationship with Christ. Occasionally I’d be afraid to talk about what I believe because the world would look at me in a negative way. However, majority of the negativity that surrounds my bond with Christ does come from the Deceiver, otherwise known as Satan. My time spending with Christ is low compared to my time spent on the media, friends, and entertainment. But I want to make a change in my life, I know that if I am going to change, I need to stop “worshipping” the distractions around me and focus on my Creator