You're not going to be here. The Book of Romans has some scriptures that are so familiar to us, like, for I am not ashamed

of the Gospel of Christ, which is Romans Chapter 1, verse 16.

And at the same time, we may sometimes find it hard to understand what Paul is saying beyond

those scriptures we know well.

Even Peter described Paul's writing as things hard to be understood.

Let's dive in and see if we can unwind some of the mystery.

Welcome to Meridian magazines, Come Follow Me podcast.

We're Scott and Maureen Proctor,

and we want to have some fun for the next 30 minutes

thinking about Paul's writing.

The title of the lesson is The Power of God

and to Salvation and covers Romans chapters 1 through 6. The complete

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The Epistles of Paul are his letters written to the congregations he formed through his missionary work.

They sometimes answer questions, teach more doctrine, regulate matters, and keep him in touch

with the people he loved, much like we sometimes have visiting

general authorities at our stake or district conferences today.

The exception to this is Romans, because when Paul wrote this, he had never been to Rome

though he wrote them that he had desired these many years to come unto you

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