“Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.” ‭

- Romans‬ ‭2‬:‭4‬-‭5‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Paul, a loving and loyal servant of the Anointed One, Jesus. He called me to be his apostle and set me apart with a mission to reveal God’s wonderful gospel. (7) I write to all his beloved chosen ones in Rome, for you are also called as holy ones. May his joyous grace and total well-being, flowing from our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, rest upon you. My commission is to preach the good news. Yet it is not entirely new, but the fulfillment of the hope promised to us through his prophets in the sacred Scriptures. For the gospel is all about God’s Son. As a man he descended from David’s royal lineage, but as the mighty Son of God he was raised from the dead and miraculously set apart with a display of triumphant power supplied by the Spirit of Holiness. And now Jesus is our Lord and our Messiah. Through him grace cascaded into us, empowering us with the gift of apostleship, so that we can win people from every nation into the obedience that comes from faith, to bring honor to his name. And you are among the chosen ones who are called to belong to Jesus, the Anointed One.”

- ‭‭Romans‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭TPT‬‬

“This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News. God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures. The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David’s family line, and he was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord. Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name. And you are included among those Gentiles who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ.”

- ‭‭Romans‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

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“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ…”

- ‭‭Romans‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.” ‭‭

- Proverbs‬ ‭19‬:‭6‬ ‭ESV‬‬

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“...for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.”

‭‭- Acts‬ ‭20‬:‭27‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.” ‭‭

- Acts‬ ‭20‬:‭29‬-‭30‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.”

- ‭‭Acts‬ ‭20‬:‭27‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all,”

‭‭- Acts‬ ‭20‬:‭26‬ ‭ESV‬‬