Jakie jest orędzie ewangeliczne w Rz 1,16 ‒ 3,20?

Abstract

Paul, apostle to the nations, is proud of the Good News, which is so significant to the history of mankind. How does the propositio in Rom 1,16-3, 20 concerning God’s righteousness in the Gospels relate to His anger with those who are against the true Law of God? The subpropositio (Rom 1,18-32) shows God as angry due to that, which is evil, as in the Old Testament, where He is radically opposed to all evil, not toward people or individuals. God is the only just judge, since all men have sinned: Paul confronts those Jews who claim to be righteous or simply following the Law given them. He stressed that God’s judgement is not biased in favour of Jews, equal in God’s sight to the pagans who naturally wish to obey the Law (Rom 2,18-20). Next, Paul shows that all people are saved by Jesus Christ, since he came and took away sin, making all righteous in God’s sight (Rom 3,21-22). The message taught by Paul is that the Gospel has saving power for all people who believe, regardless of ethnic background.