GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. For who has resisted His will? But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? In hardening the heart of Pharaoh, God simply allowed Pharaohs heart to pursue its natural inclination. All rights reserved by the copyright holder. The Old Testament What if God: Again, the same principle from Gods dealing with Pharaoh is repeated. (Romans 9:32-33) Paul emphasizes the reason why Israel seems cast off from Gods goodness and righteousness: Because they did not seek it by faith. Pauls world was much like ours, with people who liked new teachings and doctrines. Of course Paul also shows the heart of Jesus, who was cursed on behalf of others that they might be saved (Galatians 3:13). He has a plan and a reason. 1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God 2 the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3 regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life[ a] was a descendant of David, 4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son . He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy: As well, if God desires to be more than fair with others, showing them His mercy, who can oppose Him? Historical Books There is a sense in which Jesus was the Son of God in weakness before the resurrection but the Son of God in power thereafter. (Morris), c. Declared: This ancient Greek word (horizo) comes from the idea to bound, define, determine, or limit, and hence our word horizon, the line that determines the farthest visible part of the earth in reference to the heavens. The New Testament BLB Tutorial 2.8 - Bible Study Tools 4: Commentaries. Luke-Acts Take up and read!. vi. Because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth., Unless the LORD of Sabaoth had left us a seed, What does it say about Israel? He perhaps thought this was a good time to write ahead to the Christians in Rome, a church he planned to visit after the trip to Jerusalem. No topic is treated with anything like the frequency of God. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. v. Our greatest error in considering the choices of God is to think that God chooses for arbitrary reasons, as if He chooses in an eeny-meeny-miny-moe way. Wisdom Literature Next Section Romans Chapter 11. . Sometimes it is the penalty of rebellion, resulting in spiritual emptiness and all its ramifications. The Christians of Rome were unpopular reputed to be enemies of the human race and credited with such vices as incest and cannibalism. (16-19) Jesus rebukes those who refuse to be pleased by either John the Baptist's or Jesus' ministry. a. Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness: By all appearances the Gentiles found righteousness even though it did not seem that they really looked for it. c. So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy: Gods mercy is not given to us because of what we wish to do (him who wills), or because of what we actually do (him who runs), but simply out of His desire to show mercy. You are not My people, Its a lot harder to understand why God chose Jacob to be the heir of Gods covenant of salvation instead of Esau. (Romans 9:27-29) Isaiah (in Isaiah 10:22-23 and 1:9) declares Gods right to choose a remnant among Israel for salvation. Because they did not seek it by faith: We might expect Paul to answer the question Why? again from Gods perspective, and simply throw the matter back on Gods sovereign choice. Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts: Chapter VI, On Patience, Tertullian (c. 202) II.2, On The Apparel of Women, Tertullian (c. 202) Without the GRACE, favour, and peculiar help of God, he could not have been an apostle. (Clarke). He didnt read any further; he didnt have to. i. Paul shows that merely being the descendant of Abraham saves no one. For this is the word of promise: At this time I will come and Sarah shall have a son.. g. I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise: Paul recognized he had something of a debt to Rome. i. Amen. As Wesley, the failed missionary, said later: While he was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. i. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a i. Talk of your brave men, your great men, O world! iii. i. Minor Prophets Instead of glorifying God we transformed our idea of Him into forms and images more comfortable to our corrupt and darkened hearts. In our concern to understand what the apostle is saying about righteousness, justification, and the like we ought not to overlook his tremendous concentration on God." (Morris) i. The Gospels ii. Johannine Writings i. i. The Old Testament b. Paul tells us that no one is truly Israel unless he is governed by God. Minor Prophets 3. In modern culture, homosexual practice reflects the abandonment of giving them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves. (McGee, J. Vernon. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), The Whole Bible Take courses in major areas of Christian belief and practice. c. Does not the potter have power over the clay: Does not God have the same right that any Creator has over his creation? conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy It means that God treats the sinner as if he had not been a sinner at all., iii. This entire spiritual legacy makes Israels unbelief all the more problematic. a. The lie is essentially idolatry which puts us in the place of God. b. IN GENERAL SPECIFICALLY HERE. Sodom and Gomorrah were both totally destroyed, with not even a very small remnant to carry on. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, 77% of homosexuals say they have met sexual partners in a city park; 62% in a homosexual bar, 61% in a theater, 31% in a public restroom. "The Letter of Paul to the Romans" (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1988), Harrison, Everett F. "Romans: The Expositor's Bible Commentary" Volume 10 (Romans-Galatians) (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1976), Morris, Leon "The Epistle to the Romans" (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1988), Newell, William R. "Romans: Verse by Verse" (Chicago: Moody Press, 1979), Smith, Chuck "The Gospel According to Grace" (Costa Mesa, California: The Word for Today, 1981), Spurgeon, Charles Haddon "The New Park Street Pulpit" Volumes 1-6 and "The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit" Volumes 7-63 (Pasadena, Texas: Pilgrim Publications, 1990), Wuest, Kenneth S. "Word Studies: Romans in the Greek New Testament" (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1973). Luke-Acts (Romans 1:18a) The greatest peril facing the human race: the wrath of God. General Epistles i. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. b. Pentateuch ii. Pentateuch The Romanists urge this place to prove Rome the mother church; but without reason: the church of Thessalonica had as high a eulogy: see 1 Thessalonians 1:8. (Poole). We are genuinely spiritually insane in our rebellion against God. He will always preserve His remnant. As was seen earlier in Romans 6, we can be legally free and still choose to live like a prisoner. 2. 1. Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, Why have you made me like this? Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor? What does this say about God? Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. What does it say about our present position in God? It does not even mean, at this point, that he makes the sinner a good man. Chapter 9 brings a slight shift in focus to the Book of Romans. There are many important words in the vocabulary of Romans we must understand. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. Sign up here to receive regular ministry news and updates from Blue Letter Bible, including web and mobile updates, new tools and resources, special announcements, giveaways, ministry news and more. d. For the Jew first and also for the Greek: This is the pattern of the spread of the gospel, demonstrated both by the ministry of Jesus (Matthew 15:24) and the initial ministry of the disciples (Matthew 10:5-6). i. You will say to me then, Why does He still find fault? Why? 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As further judgment, God gives man over to a debased mind, so that things that are disgraceful and sickening are readily accepted and approved. 1 Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, [ a]called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning His Son, who was born of a [ b]descendant of David according to the flesh, 4 who was declared the Son of God with power according to the . (Romans) 6 - . 5. a. The death of the cross was a slow death; the body, after it was nailed to the cross, gave many a throe and many a struggle: but it was a sure death, long in expiring, but expired at last; such is the mortification of sin in believers. a. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart, I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, The adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the services of God, and the promises, Of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, Christ who is over all, the eternally blessed God, Amen, It is not that the word of God has taken no effect, it is not that the word of God has taken no effect, For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, The children of the promise are counted as the seed, At this time I will come and Sarah will have a son, Not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, That the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who calls, Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated, I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy, For this very purpose I have raised you up, Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens, You will say to me then, Why does He still find fault? The resurrection of Jesus shows His divine power because He rose by His own power: Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up again (John 2:19). For they stumbled at that stumbling stone. c. Attained to righteousness not attained: What was the difference? in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Paul's letter to the Christians in Rome is his masterpiece. Whisperers: Secret detractors; those who, under pretended secrecy, carry about accusations against their neighbours, whether true or false; blasting their reputation by clandestine tittle-tattle. (Clarke). b. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. Instead, it makes mankind futile in their thoughts, and makes our foolish hearts darkened and we become fools. Those who either practice or approve of these things are worthy of death; they are the worthy targets of the wrath of God. iii. Will God also reject and curse me one day? Paul does not say that the gospel brings power, but that it is power, and Gods power at that. (Morris), ii. The gospel gave Paul and the church grace and apostleship, and one reason those two gifts were given was to produce obedience to the faith. Therefore God also gave them up: In His righteous wrath and judgment, God gives man up to the sin our evil hearts desire, allowing us to experience the self-destructive result of sin. (Romans 1:24-32) The tragic result of human guilt before God. The fact is once a man rejects the truth of God in Jesus, he will fall for anything foolish, and trust far more feeble and fanciful systems than what he rejects from God. ii. Blue Letter Bible. iii. i. 4. The Gospels i. Covetousness: This word literally describes the itch for more. Called to be saints: You notice that the words to be are put in by the translators; but though they are supplied, they are not really necessary to the sense. Paul categorizes the whole section under the idea of vile passions unhealthy, unholy. In comparison, note the frequency of other words used in Romans: law (72), Christ (65), sin (48), Lord (43), and faith (40). It lifts them up. Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, Greece might have its philosophy, but Rome had its power (Wiersbe). Wisdom Literature For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh, who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises; of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, the eternally blessed God. Prophets Poetical Books (Romans 9:17-18) The example of Pharaoh. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of Scripture. Legal marriage between same gender couples was recognized, and even some of the emperors married other men. f. Again, this freedom to disobey should be seen as Gods judgment, not His kindness; those who engage in such acts are receiving in themselves the penalty of their error. When our hearts are set on a thing, and we pray for it, God may grant us the blessing; but, it may be, in a way that we never looked for. 2. We should regard the love and the hate as regarding His purpose in choosing one to become the heir of the covenant of Abraham. 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Who exchanged the truth of God for the lie: In every rebellion and disobedience against God we exchange the truth of God for the lie of our own choosing, and set the creature before the Creator. This isnt a gospel Paul made up; he simply is a messenger of Gods gospel. The idea is that since man did not approve to know God, they came to have an unapproved mind. 2.2 Romans 10: PRESENT. 4. At this time the word Greek had lost its racial sense altogether. They gave up trying to apply a workable definition to male homosexuals when it became clear that they saw almost no homosexual men who had less than six sexual partners a year. It is the gospel of God in the sense that it belongs to God in heaven. Pauline Epistles And her beloved, who was not beloved. Paul doesnt even use the normal words for men and women here; he uses the words for male and female, using categories that describe sexuality outside of human terms, because the type of sexual sin he describes is outside of human dignity. Some have tried to expand the scope of this chapter to include matters of faith. b. It is absolutely essential that we constantly compare our own conception of God against the reality of who God is as revealed in His Word. iii. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, (Hebrew/Greek Search by English Definition), * 'Number Delimiters' only apply to 'Paragraph Order', Search verses, phrases, and topics (e.g. Now live every day consistent with that freedom.". Will you kindly notice, that, according to my text, knowledge is of no use if it does not lead to holy practice? It is a God-righteousness. (Murray). Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. b. Therefore, mankind is without excuse. 8. ii. 2. Not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil: Paul points out that Gods choice was not based on the performance of Jacob or Esau. 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For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth. Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens. v. At times the Roman Empire specifically taxed approved homosexual prostitution and gave boy prostitutes a legal holiday. i. The gospel is not advice to people, suggesting that they lift themselves. f. I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now): For a long time, Paul wanted to visit Rome and was only hindered by external circumstances. 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His invisible attributes are clearly seen: God shows us something of His eternal power and divine nature through creation, by the things that are made. Used herein by permission. God told the prophet Hosea to name one of his children Lo-Ammi, meaning Not My People. Yet God also promised that this judgment would not last forever. Biblical scholars agree that it was composed by Paul the Apostle to explain that salvation is offered through the gospel of Jesus Christ . b. b. We should remember that when it came to ministry, the Jews were Pauls worst enemies. c. The children of the promise are counted as the seed: Gods word didnt fail, because God still reaches His children of the promise, which may or may not be the same as physical Israel. ii. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. Paul may here refer to his former state as a Pharisee, which literally signifies a separatist, or one separated. As he sat, he heard children playing a game and they called out to each other these words: Take up and read! Those who prefer a punctuation that says otherwise impose their preconceived views on the text. The Gentiles who were saved came to God through faith, receiving His righteousness. The New Testament Major Prophets Every truth revealed to man by God has been fought against, disregarded, and deliberately obscured. Get Dr. McGee's Notes & Outlines all in one volume, called "Briefing the Bible," here. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them. Our father Isaac: Gods choice between Ishmael and Isaac seems somewhat logical to us. 42: Romans (Chs. iv. a. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. We recommend signing up in HTML format for easier reading and to view images. The Letter to the Romans focuses more on God and His great plan of redemption. We would have become like Sodom, Major Prophets i. Prophets The righteousness of Christ imputed, secures the soul, the better part, from death. Paul says he serves as a "ministering priest" of Jesus Christ presenting the gospel as a "priestly service" so Gentile converts would be an acceptable sacrifice to God. The gospel is big enough and great enough for the whole world; it must go out to impact all nations. Pauls message is the gospel (good news) of God. Poetical Books Before that he served as director and teacher at Calvary Chapel Bible College, Germany, following more than 20 years of. This passage of Paul became to me a gateway into heaven. Martin Luther was born again, and the Reformation began in his heart. Pauline Epistles The Roman Empire had to find a ship for him, and a fit escort for him, too; and he entered the city as an ambassador in bonds. Acts 2:10 describes how there were people from Rome among the Jews present at the Day of Pentecost; so when they returned home, there was a Christian community in Rome. No topic is treated with anything like the frequency of God. Because of its location, this church had a special visibility and opportunity to glorify Jesus throughout the Empire. The word God occurs 153 times in Romans; an average of once every 46 words this is more frequently than any other New Testament book. Blue Letter Bible Loading. Romans 11:33. The Old Testament Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned; a. Romans is a book about God. The Gospels a. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone: Paul shows that Israel is responsible for their present condition. d. Vessels of wrath prepared for destruction: Paul does not say that God has prepared them for destruction. 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"Be Right (Romans): How to Be Right with God, Yourself, and Others" (The BE Series Commentary) (Colarado Springs, Colorado: Victor, 1984), Wuest, Kenneth S. "Word Studies: Romans in the Greek New Testament" (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1973). 3. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone, for my salvation, and an assurance was given me that he had taken my sins away, even mine. John Wesley was saved that night in London. i. To make a full stop after flesh and start a new sentence for the doxology is very abrupt and awkward.. i. At one time, London AIDS clinics defined a woman as promiscuous if she had more than six partners in her lifetime. h. I am ready: Spurgeon wondered if Paul didnt use the words I am ready as his motto. The Book of Romans has life changing truth but it must be approached with effort and determination to understand what the Holy Spirit said through the Apostle Paul. 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