Abstract
When Paul wrote about “suppressing the truth,” he remembered the tactics used on those who proclaimed the Word of God. Before Paul’s conversion, he approved of Stephen’s public execution by stoning. After Paul’s conversion, he on more than one occasion fled the scene to escape persecution and attempted murder. Like Stephen, Paul became a proclaimer of the truth and faced an imminent threat of violence to further suppress his message. There exist possible homiletical directions the preacher may take and a range of collective illustrations that can bridge the ancient with the modern world concerning matters of the heart and the human condition.
Recommended Citation
Royster, Michael D.. "Proclaiming The Suppressed Truth: Romans 1:16-25." Sermon Studies 9.1 (2026) . https://mds.marshall.edu/sermonstudies/vol9/iss1/1
