Romans 1:5-6
What is written? (ESV)
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,
What does it say?
through whom (Jesus Christ) we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for his name's sake among all people, including you that are called to belong to Jesus Christ,
What is its immediate context?
Introduction of Paul’s letter to the church in Rome.
How Romans 1:5-6 is applied across Bible answers
Does your belief determine your behavior?
Paul doesn't just say "faith," he qualifies it as "the obedience of faith". With this phrasing, repeated again at the end of the letter (Romans 16:26), Paul is effectively saying the same as James says, "faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead".5
