Through Paul’s letter to the Romans we learn the lines of the music that sings to the triumph of God’s love and wisdom, as it deals with his wrath against sin, the wreckage of sin in our lives, the waywardness and defection of Israel, the pains and weariness of our mortal bodies, and the frustration of human relationships. Paul shows that if we admit to being sinners, own that we deserve the penalty and plead God’s own promise that, having been justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath, there is now no condemnation and nothing but peace with God and his eternal welcome.

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