Did you know the Gospel is the answer for everything? Romans 1-2

Romans 1:16-17 (NASBStr)

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “ But the righteous man shall live by faith.”

Paul was not ashamed of the Gospel.   As you read through the book of Acts you can see how boldly and plainly he linked everything to the Gospel and ever message he spoke to the Gospel.   He understood it to be the very "power of God."    He knew if someone was hurting it was the Gospel that would encourage them.  He knew of someone was failing it was the Gospel they needed to give them victory.   He knew if someone was an addict it would be the Gospel that would free them from those chains.   EVERY answer Paul had for ANY question or problem people asked or had, was the Power of the Gospel. Today we turn to the answers found in the psychological, medical, philosophical, and governmental to solve these problems.  If someone is addicted to something there is a government program for it that can heal them.   Yet, Paul was the champion of the Gospel of God, the power of God.    Why?  Because in the Gospel the "righteousness of God" was revealed by faith.   When we believe in the Gospel message (Christ died for our sins and set us from from the power of sin) we invite the righteousness of God into our lives and that is how man is to live.   We are healed by the  power of God through the indwelling presence of Christ who is the righteousness of God incarnate.   We are not to be ashamed of the answer we should give everyone.   When asked for the reason of the hope that is in us we are to be ready with an answer.  The answer is the Gospel of Christ; the power of God because in it the righteousness of God is revealed to those who accept it by faith.   We may not understand it by reason, but we are to live it and believe it by faith.  The Just (those declared righteous) are to "live" by faith.  Not just get saved by faith, but "live" by faith.   In this next year let's not be ashamed of the Gospel.   Like Paul, make it you answer for everything.