25 years after meeting Jesus, the Apostle Paul still couldn't contain his excitement about the gospel.

So here's the question. What kept him so passionate when most of us struggled to even mention our faith?

Well, today, on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindal

cites three shocking confessions from Paul that reveal his secret. As we read Romans

chapter 1, we'll discover why sharing our faith isn't about having the gift of

evangelism. It's about understanding what we've actually received. Chuck titled

his message, The Good News for the

Whole World. I find here Paul's testimony in three statements, each of which begin the same way,

I am, I am, I am. Look at the first one in

verse 14. I am under obligation. The second is in verse 15. I am eager to preach the gospel.

And the third is in verse 16, I am not ashamed of the gospel.

Let's do a quick review of each one of those statements since they formulate really the foundation of his testimony. First, I am under obligation. When Paul first wrote the sentence,

he actually didn't write under obligation. He wrote the word debtor, for I am a debtor.

I have been given the good news from the Savior, Jesus Christ. I now have the responsibility,

the debt to pay to give this news to someone else. Now there's the second statement. I am eager.

So for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel.

Having been given the good news, he couldn't think of not sharing it.

I am filled with desire.

Maybe we would say I am passionate.

I'm driven.

Now, I love it that he says, I'm not ashamed.

But before he says that, there's a little connecting particle for, see that little word at the beginning of verse 16?

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