Already Completed Salvation - Romans

Hello, This is a review of the book entitled - Already Completed Salvation - Romans by Rev. Paul C. Jong. As the title suggests, this book draws on the fact that salvation is already complete, yet despite this, so many people are still suffering because of sin and are seeking the assurance of salvation despite holding onto their faith in Jesus. Although there are churches filled with people who have lived a religious life for a long time, they have not fully experienced the power of the already completed gospel of the water and the Spirit. Therefore the commentary in this book seeks to delve into the reason as to why, despite the fact that salvation is already completed, there are those who remain outside of the righteousness of God and it seeks to bring them within the ark of God`s salvation once and for all.
This book, "Already Completed Salvation", explores the Apostle Paul`s letters to the believers in Rome. He writes to them as one whose life was transformed by Christ, encouraging the believers to imitate him as one who serves the Lord having been called for that purpose. Throughout the book of Romans, Paul intended to preach the gospel of the water and the Spirit to those who were beset by their own righteousness whether Jew or Greek, and to bring them into the righteousness of God proclaiming that the gospel of Christ is the power of God to salvation for all who believe, and that by no other means, neither by works or repentance prayers are we saved. The author closely follows the teachings of the Apostle Paul, showing us how his words are directly linked to the salvation promised in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New Testament by the baptism of Jesus where He bore our sins His body, His blood on the cross where He atoned for our sins and His resurrection where He gave us the assurance of eternal life (1 John 5:6-8). Like the Apostle Paul, the author implores the reader to abandon their own righteousness and to return to the biblical truth set out in the book of Romans which bears witness to the water, blood and Spirit of Jesus Christ which is the only truth by which one can be delivered from sin and the judgement of God.
Further solidifying the already completed salvation, the author reminds us, that the fact that Jesus practically came into this world is the evidence proving that God saved us, not just in words only, but by actually becoming a part of human history and fulfilling the messianic prophecies of the Old Testament. The truth of who Jesus was, being God Himself and also coming as the seed of David, and what He accomplished through His baptism, death and resurrection was enough to tear down the legalistic righteousness of the law held by the Jewish nation and the righteousness of philosophy espoused by the Gentiles in Rome, therefore Paul sought earnestly to deliver this good news to the Romans and it is also for our spiritual edification today. That Paul's missionary journey led him to preach to both Jews and Gentiles, serves as reminder that Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation for all people despite our differences in religion or nationality. Paul declared to the Romans that all have sinned and all fall short of the glory of God, and this is true for us also in this age. The already completed salvation preached by the Apostle Paul in Romans is as essential for us today as it was for those in Jesus time. One of the core messages in the epistle to the Romans is that our righteousness is counted for nothing because the righteousness of God had been fulfilled by the baptism of Jesus by which He took on the sin of the world and made our salvation complete with His own blood and resurrection from the dead.
Furthermore, this book contains a message for believers who have moved from being under the Law to now being in Christ. It teaches how they are to live by walking in the Spirit and enjoying the freedom that comes from living under the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, free from condemnation and bound to the service of the proclamation of the Gospel, just like the Apostle Paul. At the heart of this book is the author`s admonishment for sinners to cast off their own righteousness and summit themselves fully to the righteousness of God and His already completed salvation. "Thanks to this work, sinners no longer have to cling to their sins and repeat painful repentance, but can leave behind the sins that have already been borne, judged and finished by Jesus, and stand confidently as righteous people." For those who love God and seek to be justified according to His Word, this book is a must read for all such people. And for those bound by religious tradition and theology, it serves as a loving guide back to the promised salvation now completed through the baptism and blood of the Lord. Praise be to our God!