Romans 1:16-17 is perhaps the most important theological statement in the Bible. It was through understanding this passage that Martin Luther was born again and the Protestant Reformation began which transformed Western Christianity and, then, the world.

The words faith or believe and the words righteous or righteousness are the key to unlocking this passage. What they mean and how they are related is at the heart of the gospel - the good news - that Paul was eager to preach in Rome. While volumes have been written about these two verses, we can make sense of them fairly easily. 

Paul was eager to preach this gospel, and hopefully we are eager to hear it. It is as much God's power for salvation today as it was in Paul's day.

Notes for this and all the sermons on Romans can be found here.