Romans 1:1-6:
“The gospel of God, which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh, who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name’s sake, among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ.” (NASB)
Romans 1:1-6 as an Ecumenical Creed for the Christian Faith:
- We believe in God the Father, the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob as recorded in the Old Testament Scriptures. (v. 2)
- We believe in the promises of God, and the faithfulness of God to fulfill those promises. (v. 2)
- We believe the promises of God were faithfully recorded in Scripture by His people. (v. 2)
- We believe in Jesus Christ, God the Son, who is both fully human and fully divine. (v. 3-4)
- We believe in the resurrection of the Son from the dead. (v. 4)
- We believe in the Holy Spirit, God the Spirit. (v. 4)
- We believe Jesus Christ is Lord over all things. (v. 4)
- We believe the grace and power to obey in the Christian faith comes from Jesus Christ alone. (v. 5)
- We believe all grace and faith that exists in our lives exists only to glorify God. (v. 5)
- We believe Christ calls sinners to be saved by grace through faith, and that these believers are called without racial, cultural, or geographical distinction. (v. 6)
