Spiritual Truth: Study of Romans.

The author of the book of Romans is apostle Paul, and his name before his conversion was Saul. He wrote about himself in his letter to Philippians; let me read this rather than explaining them. "Philippians 3:4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:" In the flesh means, it was by his birth. "5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;" So, even from his birth by his zealous Jewish family of Benjamin, and they were Pharisee. "6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless." And even personally he was very dedicated Jew, he was without blame according to the law. "7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ." But when he found the truth by Jesus, he threw out all the glory of the religion to garbage. "8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ." Now the primary motive of his life is to serve Jesus Christ. "Acts 22:3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day." Paul was a scholar in the scriptures and was learned from Gamaliel, let us see who Gamaliel was. "Acts 5:34 Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;" So his teacher was also a very reputable person. So, Paul being very zealous, and very thoroughly learned the scriptures, is excellent to write scriptures. But the wisdom of the world is foolishness to God. So, God is using his epistles not only to uplift true believers, but also as stumbling blocks for the fake believers and preachers to fall and be destroyed. So, when we study the epistles of Paul as scripture, we must study them with a pinch of salt, that is, we must study with the caution that whether is it a stumbling block intended for false preachers to fall or is it for us.