Notes taken from, “Romans, Exposition of Chapter 1, The Gospel of God, page 155, by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

ROMANS 1:6-7

A. DESCRIPTION OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE

B. PAUL EXPRESSES HIS DESIRES AND WISHES WITH RESPECT TO THEM

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A. DESRIPTION

1. He describes them in general – “the called of Jesus Christ”

2. He describes them in particular

a. the “beloved of God”

b. they are “called”

–  general call

– particular call (effectual call)

c. they are “saints” – You cannot be a Christian without being a saint.