
Originally Posted by
Ironside
Ro 1:1 Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God
2 which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,
The "which" in verse 2 refers to the "gospel of God" in the last part of verse 1. What does verse 2 say about the Gospel?
*Here in verse 2, we have the Person who promised the Gospel:
2 which He PROMISED........
--------God is the one who promised the Gospel.
*We have the time when the Gospel was promised:
2 which He promised BEFORE......
--------The Gospel is good news but it is not new news. It was promised BEFORE.
*We have the human agents through whom God promised the Gospel:
2 which He promised before THROUGH HIS PROPHETS.....
--------God promised the Gospel through His Old Testament prophets.
*We have the place in which the promise regarding the Gospel was recorded:
2 which He promised before through His prophets IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES,
--------Here are some samples: Isaiah 53, Psalm 22
Respected Bible teacher, C.I. Scofield wrote:
...................Genesis to Malachi--the preparation of the Gospel
...................Matthew to John--- the manifestation of the Gospel
........................................Acts---the propagation of the Gospel
....................Romans to Jude----the explanation of the Gospel
...................Revelation-----the consummation of the Gospel