From a161c66ab135476aa533ab3f6474109216601ec7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: BobJ Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:36:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] NFW changes, general edits --- rom/01/intro.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/rom/01/intro.md b/rom/01/intro.md index 9d0085ab51..4dd367c881 100644 --- a/rom/01/intro.md +++ b/rom/01/intro.md @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ #### Structure and formatting #### -The first verse is a type of introduction and was typical of a letter in the ancient Mediterranean region. Sometimes this is called a "salutation." +The first verse is a type of introduction. People in the ancient Mediterranean region often started their letters this way. Sometimes this is called a "salutation." #### Special concepts in this chapter #### ##### The gospel ##### -This chapter refers to the contents of the book of Romans as "the gospel" ([Romans 1:2](./01.md)). Romans is not a gospel like Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Instead, chapters 1-8 are a presentation of the biblical gospel: Jesus died for the sins of mankind and was raised again as proof of eternal life for those who believe in him. +This chapter refers to the contents of the Book of Romans as "the gospel" ([Romans 1:2](./01.md)). Romans is not a gospel like Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Instead, chapters 1-8 present the biblical gospel: Jesus died for the sins of mankind. He was raised again to prove that those who believe in him will live forever. ##### Fruit ##### The imagery of fruit is used in this chapter. The image of fruit usually refers to a person's faith producing acts of righteousness in their life. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fruit]], [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]])