Romans 1:3

"which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,"

Key Reflection

Romans 1:3 asserts that God's plan for salvation was revealed through His prophets and recorded in the sacred scriptures. This means that the promise of a Messiah who would save humanity from sin had been foretold long before, making it clear that Jesus Christ was the fulfillment of these ancient prophecies. The verse underscores the continuity between the Old Testament and the New, emphasizing that God’s redemptive work is not sudden or unexpected but part of an ongoing narrative that stretches across time and generations.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 3. Concerning his Son. This is connected with the first verse, with the word gospel. The gospel of God concerning his Son. The design of the gospel was to make a communication relative to his Son Jesus Christ. This is the whole of it. There is no good news to man respecting salvation except that which comes by Jesus Christ. Which was made. The word translated was made means, usually, to be, or to become. It is used, however, in the sense of being born. Thus, Ga 4:4, "God sent forth his Son made of a woman," born of a woman. Joh 8:58, "Before Abraham was [born,] I am." In this sense it seems to be used here--who was born, or descended from the seed of David. Of the seed of David.

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