Paul's Plan to Visit Rome
And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. Rom 15:29
And I am... Here we have Paul’s confidence stated that when he visited them, he would come to them with all the gifts and graces of the Spirit of God and of the gospel of Christ. This confirms the fact that one man may be filled with all the fullness of God and have all the gifts and fruit of the Spirit of 1Cor. 12:4-11; Gal. 5:22-23. He had already told them that he planned to impart to them some spiritual gift to the end that they would be established (Rom. 1:11).
I shall come... Paul is saying that God will be with him as he brings the gospel message to Rome. God wants Paul to take the message to Rome.
Eph. 1:3 “Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:”
This fullness of the Godhead includes Father, Word, and Holy Ghost. It is as if Paul is saying they are all in the gospel message, and they truly are.
Christians
should plan ahead, but they should also be flexible. Paul, not
boastfully but simply confident of God’s provision, promised that
his visit would be a spiritual blessing to the Roman Christians: I
will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ, that is,
with Christ’s blessing to share with them (cf. Rom. 1:11-13).
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