Roman Catholic Lens Commentary: Romans 1:16-17
We read Romans 1:16-17 as an affirmation of the power of the Gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ, as the source of salvation for all who believe. In the Catholic tradition, this passage underscores the role of faith as both an initial acceptance of God's grace and a lived response through the sacr
Romans 1:16-17Roman CatholicJustification not by faith alone but through grace and cooperation with it (Council of Trent); the sacramental economy as the means of grace; sanctifying grace and its role in the believer's life; the Eucharist as the source and summit of Christian life; the call to holiness and transformation into Christ's likeness