Why does the Christian community need this deeper teaching in Romans today?
The Christian community needs this deeper Romans teaching because these doctrines are not normally taught, yet they open believers’ eyes to what God has revealed in Scripture and give a real reason for living. God expects believers to hold on to, believe, and trust His revelation, so the teaching must go beyond what is commonly heard.
Les explains that he is not an evangelist, but he feels the Lord has given him the ability to teach the Word in a way ordinary people can understand. He notes that a listener reported how teaching in Romans had opened her eyes to many things she had never heard before. He recognizes they are teaching things not normally taught, getting a little deeper, and he feels this is what the Christian community needs today. The need is to get into the doctrines of what God has revealed and what Scripture says, because God expects believers to hang on to it, believe it, and trust in it. Paul writes to the believer, not the unbelieving world, so these truths give a real reason for living as believers or Christians. Although the word Christian has been mangled and degenerated, a true Christian is Bible-believing, born again, and a work of the Spirit of God—though not everyone who claims to be one is one.