Trinity Online for May 14th
/Paul's continued Letter to the Christians in Rome
As we have said before, Paul's Letter to the Romans is different from his others. With Galatians, Corinthians and the others he is writing to people he knows and has spent time with, so he often addresses common concerns or issues.
With the Christians in Rome this is a Letter that will get there before him. So it is more descriptive of his understanding of Jesus. Krister Stendahl, the wonderful Swedish theologian and Bishop pointed out that THIS letter is best read as a Love Letter to God. Not so much as cold and precise systematics but passionate and hyperbolic...Blessings!