Romans shows us how we have a relationship with God, and how God reaches out and pulls us into relationship with Him. Question: Are we ashamed of the Gospel? Of Jesus? In our culture we are confronted with whether we are ashamed. Paul starts with this question. He says he is not ashamed and he tells us why. Have you ever been ashamed? In college, I worked in maintenance. We had a huge project to restore old church buildings. I’d go out and tear old barns apart and use those old materials to restore churches. One day I was driving back and the load on the truck shifted and busted out the glass behind me. I forgot to secure the load! What a shame! I could not believe I did that! I had to tell my boss what I did. I was ashamed. Paul is asking, “Are you ashamed?” Why would we be asked such a question? Rome was the most predominant city full of highly educated people. Paul goes into...