Romans 1:14-17
February 15, 2026
preached by Pastor Doug Cooper
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Time of Reflection Quotations

“The Law and the Gospel are two keys. The Law is the key that shutteth up all men under condemnation, and the Gospel is the key which opens the door and lets them out.”

~ William Tyndale (1494-1536), English scholar, Bible translator

“Christ is the key which unlocks the golden doors into the temple of Divine truth.” ~ A.W. Pink (1886-1952), English pastor, author and teacher

“Justification by faith is the hinge on which all true religion turns.”

~ John Calvin (1509-1564), French theologian, pastor, writer

“The righteousness of God is God’s righteous initiative in putting sinners right with himself, by bestowing on them a righteousness which is not their own but his. The righteousness of God is God’s just justification of the unjust, his righteous way of pronouncing the unrighteous righteous, in which he both demonstrates his righteousness and gives His righteousness to us.” ~ John Stott (1921-2011), British Anglican pastor, theologian

“The result of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.”

~ Isaiah 32:17 (CSB)

“The consequence of justice and righteousness is shalom, an enduring Sabbath of joy and well-being. But the alternative is injustice and oppression, which lead inevitably to turmoil and anxiety, with no chance of well-being.”

~ Walter Brueggemann (1933-present), Biblical scholar

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

~ Matthew 5:6 (NIV)

Sermon Passage

Romans 1:14-17 (NIV)

¹⁴ I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. ¹⁵ That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. ¹⁷ For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”