Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.
Paul’s Reason for Writing
20 My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where a church has already been started by someone else. 21 I have been following the plan spoken of in the Scriptures, where it says,
“Those who have never been told about him will see, and those who have never heard of him will understand.”
22 In fact, my visit to you has been delayed so long because I have been preaching in these places.
The vision of the Christian missionary is to spread the Good News. The Prophet Isaiah spoke of the day when all nations, all kings would marvel at the revelation of God’s suffering servant. The Apostle Paul caught this vision and became the one who many proclaim to be God’s greatest missionary.
We can be thankful not only for Paul’s work to spread the gospel, planting churches wherever he traveled, but also for the letters he wrote. These epistles became part of the canon of scripture. As his words, given to him by God, spoke to the 1st century church, they still resonate with us today.
Praise God for the Word!
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