December 29

Romans 1:3

Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

Here in the beginning of Paul’s Epistle to the Romans he tells the SUBJECT MATTER of the Gospel; it concerns God’s Son Jesus Christ our Lord. He is the beginning, middle and end; the Alpha, the Omega, the First and the Last, so that the Gospel FROM START TO FINISH tells us of Jesus. HE is the message. He came into the world to save sinners, lived a perfect life, went about doing good, and was crucified in our place and for our sins. On one occasion Paul said, “I am determined not to know anything among you but Christ, and Him crucified”. 1 Corinthians 2:2. YOUR ETERNAL DESTINY is wrapped up in this ONE THING; knowing Christ personally. There are many things worth knowing, but the one VITAL thing is to know Christ; Not just intellectually, or notionally, but ,TRULY and VITALLY.

Commentary by Francis L. Harris

"...what must I do to be saved?" Acts 16:30