Romans 1-2~Day 59~ I'm Jewish?
As we finished Acts we read, "The brothers and sisters there (Rome) had heard we were coming, and they traveled as fas as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At the sight of these people Paul thanked God and was encouraged." (28:15) The believers that went to see Paul were most likely the ones who received and read the letter we are starting today. Paul hadn't traveled to Rome yet, so these people only knew Paul through this letter. He wrote to them at least two years earlier when he was in Corinth, getting ready to leave for Jerusalem. So, these Christians traveled a long way to see someone they grew to admire, through a letter, received over two years earlier! I wonder if I would have traveled to see Paul? I guess I would have if the letter was life changing. Boy, these thoughts are getting me excited to see what the letter says....let's get started!!.... So, I just finished the first two chapters. It's hard to start a letter and t