Paul opens this morning's passage by claiming that the wrath of God is being revealed. This statement follows almost immediately upon his declaration that he is eager to preach the gospel in Rome. Why was he eager to do so? As we'll discover, it wasn't to help the Romans become more prosperous nor too have all their wishes fulfilled through words of faith. He wanted to help them avoid the wrath of God.

What is the wrath of God? Is it worthy of God to have wrath? If God is revealing wrath who is it against? Why is he doing this? Answering these and other questions will help us understand how good the good news of the gospel really is. We need the bad news to fully understand the good news.