The Passage Of Holy Spirit By William Shakespeare

This passage of scripture in Romans is giving its audience confidence in their faith. It is stating that Christians are justified by their faith and therefore have access into God’s undeserving grace. This passage also draws the audience’s attention to the fact that since they are justified through faith, they should rejoice in their sufferings because each individual produces endurance. The trials and sufferings one faces in their present situation is just preparing them for the more difficult sufferings to come. How one endures their current challenging situation contributes to the making of their character. The character and endurance then yields hope. This hope does not bring same onto Christians in light of the fact that God has poured His love into their hearts through the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, this passage in Romans is expressing to the audience that since they are justified through faith, they have peace in God. They should not be uneasy about the trials and sufferings in life, but instead rejoice because each new trial will cause the next to appear less challenging.

Context
The book of Romans was written by the apostle Paul to the people of Rome. Paul wrote to both the Jews and Gentiles in the city of Rome for the reason that, according to Blue Letter Bible, the majority of the population during that time were Gentiles. Therefore, the church was expected to be a mix of both Jews and Gentiles. Paul, the author of Romans, was born an Israelite with the name of Saul. According to Bible Hub, it was a normality for Jews during this time period to have two names, one Jewish and the other Gentile. The explanation for this name change seems to be as simple as this thought, “I take it, then, that the assumption of the name...

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...hanged, but the verses still apply to peoples’ lives in the same way. Christians are able to rejoice in tough situations for the reason that they produce endurance. This endurance then helps to build their character in a positive and Christ—like way. Their character is then the source of hope. As discussed earlier, hope is trusting in God and what he is capable of, especially during a time of need. Hope does not let people down because they have the love of God in their hearts through the Holy Spirit. The love of God reminds individuals going through these sufferings that they can get through whatever their situation may be with their continuing faith. Therefore, if an individual is suffering from trying to fit in with their friends, then they are able to rejoice knowing that God has a perfect plan for their life and everything will work out in the end.