Who was the book of Romans written to?
The book of Romans was written to the common, ordinary believer in the pew, not merely to the hierarchy of the church at Rome. It addresses every believer, so that all may be aware of these things and replace ignorance with the wisdom of God's Word.
Les explains that the writer of Romans is not addressing only the hierarchy of the church at Rome but the common ordinary believer out in the pew. Every believer should be aware of these things, and that is why he teaches—to reach common people in the everyday walk of life, because God wants every one of us to drop our ignorance and pick up the wisdom of His Word. In Romans 11:25, the writer says he does not want the brethren to be ignorant of this secret. Les defines ignorance as a lack of being taught, not a lack of brain power, using his own lack of knowledge about electricity as an illustration.