Christianity In Romans

As Paul wrote, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel. It is the saving power of God for everyone who has faith-the Jew first, but the Greek also”-Romans 1:16. Many people support the case that Judaism and Christianity had to diverge due to the new introduction of Christ and the early works of Paul. This is an error and this paper seeks to demonstrate that Romans is best seen as the piece of literature that bridges the gaps between all the books we read, and therefore there split of Judaism and Christianity was unnecessary. Paul’s mission, who states was given to him by God, is to “bring people of all nations to faith and obedience in his name (Romans 1:5).”Paul’s intentions was to bring Gentiles to the Jewish faith indicating no need to split. Christianity should
Throughout this paper there will be three test cases to show how Romans does not deviate from Judaism even with the introduction of Christ. The three test cases that will be used are the inclusiveness of God throughout all texts explained in Romans, the expectation of the universe found in Romans 8:19-21, and theological issues such as how someone achieves salvation, is summarized in Romans.
There should be no split between Judaism and Christianity because both religions state the God of Abraham is the same God they worship. As Paul writes to the Jews in Rome he states “Do you suppose God is the God of the Jews alone? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Certainly, of Gentiles also. For if the Lord is indeed one, he will justify…by their faithR3:29-30.” The language of this excerpt is academic, the tone is paternalistic, the style is informal and there is bias toward Judaism since Paul is a