Doxology
But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: Rom 16:26
scriptures of the... The writings of the prophets are part of the Scriptures.
made known to... The obedience to the faith among all nations is made known through the:
1. Gospel (Rom. 16:25)
2. Preaching of Jesus Christ (Rom. 16:25)
3. Revelation of the mystery (Rom. 16:25)
4. Scriptures of the prophets (Rom. 16:26)
5. Commandment of God (Rom. 16:26)
The gospel preaching and revelation by the Scriptures must be known and believed in order for the soul to be saved (Mark 16:15-16; John 3:16-20; Rom. 1:16; 10:9-10; Eph. 2:8-9; 1Jhn. 1:9; Heb. 11:6).
God had told Israel that He would not only call her to righteousness, but appoint her as a light (of the gospel), to the nations.
Manifest means to render “apparent”. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God.
Luke 24:44-47 “And he said unto them, These [are] the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and [in] the prophets, and [in] the psalms, concerning me.” “Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,” “And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:” “And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”
Jesus spoke in parables when He taught so that the world would not understand. We see in the Scriptures above that He had to open our understanding for us to understand.
The goal of this “revelation of the mystery” (Rom. 16:25) is that people of all nations might believe and obey Christ (cf. Rom. 1:5; 15:18; 1Pet. 1:2). Paul’s concern for the geographical spread of the gospel is evident here (cf. Mat. 28:19), appropriate in view of his writing to the believers at the empire’s capital city.
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