Behold, the days come, says the Lord, that I will
make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of
Judah. I will put my law
in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be
their God, and they shall be My people.
Jeremiah 31:31-33
It is not at all difficult for a Bible reader to see
how Romans can be classified as the most influential
letter ever written in human history. Romans
certainly stands as the single longest, most
detailed, and most eloquent of the Pauline Epistles.
It is the Apostle Paul's magnum opus. But
Romans also possesses a long history of
interpretation that has not only affected how
theologians have developed doctrines such as
justification by faith or the role of
sanctification, but how their thoughts have in turn
affected contemporary philosophies and governmental
structures for the past 2,000 years. As an
undergraduate political science student in 2001, I
recall having to examine how parts of Romans
affected John Calvin's theology, which in turn
affected the Protestant Reformation and the growth
of Western European democracy. Yet we need not
digress too much about the long-lasting affects of
Romans.......(continued
reading)
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