READING ROMANS, CHAPTER 15
(WORK IN PROGRESS)
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
INTRODUCING ROMANS, CHAPTER 15
1) (Verses 1-13) MAMA
We who are strong ought
to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. 2 Each of us
should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. 3 For
even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of
those who insult you have fallen on me.”[a] 4 For everything
that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the
endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might
have hope. 5 May the God who gives endurance and
encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that
Christ Jesus had, 6 so that with one mind and one
voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted
you, in order to bring praise to God. 8 For I tell you
that Christ has become a servant of the Jews[b] on behalf of God’s
truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed 9 and, moreover,
that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written:
“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing the praises of
your name.”[c]10 Again,
it says, “Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”[d]11 And
again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the peoples extol
him.”[e]12 And
again, Isaiah says, “The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will
arise to rule over the nations; in him
the Gentiles will hope.”[f]13 May the
God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that
you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
SECTION QUESTIONS:
1. For what purpose was everything written in the past? (V.4)
2. How should our attitude be toward each other? Why? (V.5-6)
3. How can we bring praise to God? (V.7)
4. Who was Isaiah speaking of in verse 12?
Other Thought Questions:
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2)Paul, The Minister to the Gentiles, (Verses 14-22), TBA
14 I myself
am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of
goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one
another. 15 Yet I have written you quite boldly on some
points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me 16 to
be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. He gave me the priestly
duty of proclaiming the gospel of God so that the Gentiles might become
an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 Therefore
I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. 18 I
will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished
through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said
and done— 19 by the power of signs and
wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from
Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the
gospel of Christ. 20 It has always been my ambition
to preach the gospel where Christ was not known so that I would not be
building on someone else’s foundation. 21 Rather, as it
is written: “Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will
understand.”[g]22 This is
why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
SECTION QUESTIONS:
1. 1. What
was Paul preaching to the Gentiles? (V.16)
2. 2. By
what power was Paul preaching? (V.19)
Other Thought Questions:
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3)Paul's Plan to Visit Rome, (Verses 23-33), DESTINY
23 But now
that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have
been longing for many years to visit you, 24 I plan to do
so when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while passing through and to have
you assist me on my journey thereafter I have enjoyed your company for a
while. 25 Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem in
the service of the Lord’s people there. 26 For
Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor
among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem. 27 They were
pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have
shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with
them their material blessings. 28 So after I
have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this
contribution, I will go to Spain and visit you on the way. 29 I
know that when I come to you, I will come in the full measure of the
blessing of Christ. 30 I urge you, brothers and
sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join
me in my struggle by praying to God for me. 31 Pray
that I may be kept safe from the unbelievers in Judea and that the
contribution I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s
people there, 32 so that I may
come to you with joy, by God’s will, and in your company be refreshed. 33 The
God of peace be with you all. Amen.
SECTION QUESTIONS:
1. Why did Paul ask for prayer? (V.31)
Other Thought Questions:
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