The Gospel of Jesus Christ

Romans 1:1-4 is a very important Trinitarian proof passage in the Bible. In these verses, Paul sums up the gospel of Jesus Christ, i.e., crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. If anyone believes that Christ was crucified for his/her sin and was resurrected on the third day (and is alive today), he/she will have eternal life.

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding His Son, who as to His human nature was a descendant of David, and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

In these passages, Paul also asserts that the Old Testament is filled with promises about this Gospel (i.e.) crucifixion and resurrection. These words also remind one of Christ’s own words where He asserted,  “You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about Me” (John 5:39). This is one of the frustrating verses in the Bible for the so called Bible scholars. They complain that Christ should have given them some reference verses from the Old Testament. However, they totally miss Christ’s point. If one removes the Father-only blinders, the proofs about the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament becomes obvious.