Those who know me know I’ve been quoting this verse ever since our Bible Study did the book of Romans a while back. This is so foundational..Might be a good book to read.
The Reason the Gospel Works
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” (Romans 1:16-17)
“We are not the reason the gospel works; the gospel is the reason the gospel works.”
–Ligon Duncan, from the Foreword to Feed My Sheep: A Passionate Plea for Preaching
Rainbow Trout 