Romans 1:1. Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
Paul has many titles, and he delights to mention them in writing to these Christians at Rome. He puts first his highest title: "A servant of Jesus Christ." He glories in being a servant of the crucified Christ, a servant of him who was despised and rejected of men; so do we. Paul was called out from among men, effectually "called" of God "to be an apostle, separated" - set apart - "unto the gospel of God." He believed that he was separated for that purpose at his birth; but he was specially "separated unto the gospel of God" on the road to Damascus. It is a happy thing when a minister feels that he has nothing to do with anything else but the gospel; that commands all his thought, all his talent, all his time.
Romans 1:1. Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
Paul has many titles, and he delights to mention them in writing to these Christians at Rome. He puts first his highest title: "A servant of Jesus Christ." He glories in being a servant of the crucified Christ, a servant of him who was despised and rejected of men; so do we. Paul was called out from among men, effectually "called" of God "to be an apostle, separated" - set apart - "unto the gospel of God." He believed that he was separated for that purpose at his birth; but he was specially "separated unto the gospel of God" on the road to Damascus. It is a happy thing when a minister feels that he has nothing to do with anything else but the gospel; that commands all his thought, all his talent, all his time.