Romans 1:Paul's longing to visit Rome

⁸First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. ⁹God, whom I serve with my whole heart in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you ¹⁰in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God's will the way may be opened for me to come to you.

vs 8. kinda reminds me of the world today, people are literally coming to christ everyday. vs 9. Pauls really dedicated to serving his people. so many times we say we'll pray for some one but how often do we usually do it.

¹¹I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong— ¹²that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith. ¹³I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

vs 11-12. we see that Paul wants to make faiths stronger so that others, including himself, faiths may be encouraged. its kinda humbling seeing how paul wants to not only encourage others but he himself wants to be encouraged.

¹⁴I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. ¹⁵That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are at Rome.

vs 14. There is no certain type of people that can be saved. Every person no matter what they are or who they are can be save.

¹⁶I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. ¹⁷For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last,^{c]" style=" line-height: 0.5em; ">[c]} just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."^{d]" style=" line-height: 0.5em; ">[d]}

vs 17. The righteous will live by faith...