<p>28:31<em> Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ</em>- But his letter to the Romans places the emphasis upon the reign of grace. He speaks of how grace &quot;reigns&quot;, as if grace is the dominating, ruling principle in the lives of those who have now sided with the Kingdom of God rather than that of this world. Testifying the Gospel of God's grace is paralleled by Paul with testifying about the Kingdom- and he says this again in a Roman context (Acts 20:24,25).</p><p><em>With all boldness- </em>Paul saw the Lord&rsquo;s &ldquo;boldness&rdquo; as an imperative to him to likewise be &ldquo;bold&rdquo; in preaching (Eph. 6:19). We all find it hard to be bold in witness, and yet in this as in all spiritual endeavour, &lsquo;thy fellowship shall make me strong&rsquo;. A deeper sense of the presence of Jesus, a feeling for who He was and is, a being with Him, will make us bold too. Even Paul found it hard; he asked others to pray for him, that he would preach &ldquo;boldly&rdquo; s.w. as he ought to (Eph. 6:19); and their prayers were heard, for in his imprisonment during which he wrote Ephesians, he preached boldly (Acts 28:31 s.w.); indeed, boldness characterised his whole life (Phil. 1:20 s.w.). In passing, we note how Paul felt spiritually weaker than he was; he felt not bold, when he was bold; and we see how the admission of weakness to others and their prayers for it can grant us the victory we seek.&nbsp;</p><p><em>No one forbidding him</em>- Paul uses the same word to speak of how the Jews forbad or hindered his preaching to the Gentiles (1 Thess. 2:16). His entire ministry had been characterized by Jewish opposition and hindrance to his work. This period was the only one where he could preach without any hindrance; and it was because he was at last doing what the Lord had intended for him from the start, witnessing to the Gentiles, rather than arguing with the Jews and giving free reign to his various psychological issues relating to them.</p>