The book of Romans was written by Paul. It is actually a letter that Paul wrote to the Romans telling them about his understanding of the Gospel. In this book his explains our sins and how we can achieve forgiveness through Christ. The most specific sin that he explains is that of judging one another. He helps address the problem of religious disagreements about different customs or religious convictions. These customs or religious convictions include the days on which people worship the Lord and the things that people will and will not eat. He wrote about the fact that we should not judge each other for God is going to judge us all in the end.
"For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the lord of both the dead and the living." (Ro 14:9). The first distinction I want to make about this passage is the wording Paul used to describe Christ. He states that Christ died and than lived. His resurrection is what gives Him grounds to rule over the living and the dead. His power is as mighty in the living world as it is in the afterlife. We are never going to be on our own for he is there to reign over us for all of eternity.
"You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat." (Ro 14:10). Paul is saying that we should not look down upon or judge a fellow believer. If what they are doing is truly in worship of the Lord, then who are we to judge them as though they are the ones who are wrong? The choices that he is dealing with are those of many people's religious traditions. One of these is the choice of which day different believers decide to worship the Lord. The other is whether or not a perso...
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...he one who is going to judge us all in the end. Paul is letting us know that who we judge and how we judge them is going to be the same way that we are going to be judged on our day of reckoning.
Everyone shall give an account of his life to the Lord. (Ro 14:12) This ending verse is basically a summary of what Paul has been writing about through most of chapter 14. It is there to say that in the end we will not be the ones who judge each other. Whether or not I have passed my judgment upon you in life will have no bearing on what happen to you in the afterlife. The same goes for if you are to pass your judgment on me. Our judgments have no affect on each other once we are brought before the Lord on our day of judgment. I will not be there to judge you and you will not be there to judge me. The Lord is going to be there to judge us all for our lives.
St. Albans Psalter Psalm 68 is not long, but it does have lots of detailed material to study the author’s choice of language, and the power of the images that are being conveyed to the readers through an emotional and sentimental way. The simplicity of this psalm’s gives it power, since it expresses an emotional despair in a careful shaped prayer, which comes from a human being in what seems to be a life-threatening situation. In the image and the content, the psalmist’s travels an arc of desperation to salvation, in a vivid personal plea to Christ to save him from what seems to be a swirling vortex of hopelessness that threatens to pull him under forever.
In 1 Corinthians 12-14, Paul set out to address the issues of exclusivity and the divide among the converts of Corinth that has been caused because of spiritual gifts. Paul set a guideline to his converts in Corinth to create order and conduct during times of worship in 1 Corinthians 14:26-33. Doing so, Paul hoped that the divide that has been caused from those with special or “exclusive” spiritual gifts do not cause other believers to become jealous or envious. Paul’s guideline to the Corinthians showed the leadership that Paul had that allowed him to guide the Church to become Hellenistic in just one generation.
We will remember in the verse prior to this one that Paul reiterates his humbleness by taking all attention away ...
...be protected from sin and evil. Paul goes on to say pray for the Lord’s people and to also pray for him as well. Chapter 6 ends with a conclusion where Paul gives Tychicus the authority to bear this epistle and he considered him and faithful servant of the Lord. The end if concluded with grace and love from the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Chapter four addresses the divisions within the Corinthian church, such as jealousy, quarrelling and their defective view of the church. The apostle Paul links their view of the church to church leadership stating “If they had a true view of the church, they would have a true view of the leaders of the church” (p79). The situation was that their view was lower for the church and higher for the leaders thus they were boasting about the leaders. Paul’s view was that the Corinthian church was spoon feed Christians not maturing as they should. Paul’s reference to addressing the church as worldly did not mean they were unregenerate because they did possess the Spirit but they were not being spiritual, not being controlled by the Holy Spirit. He goes on to say “They have experienced new birth by the Spirit but have remained babies in Christ; they have not yet become mature in Christ” (p80) The Apostle most likely would express the same opinion about many Church congregations today. Many churches are elated with their church growth, but it is often superficial. If the church does not offer a real growth opportunity the journey is short lived. The church fills up with Christians not participating in the sanctification process. As with many churches today the Corinthians had a self-serving attitude about themselves and their church. The Corinthians would have never behaved the way they did if they had a higher view of the church and what it stood for and a lesser view of the leaders. Paul outlines three visions of the church “each of which has important implications” (p82). The first metaphor is agricultural: God’s field (v9) 9 For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God...
The Book of Romans Romans is a very important addition to the Bible. This is written by Paul to the Roman church. Much of Romans is showing the righteousness of God in different ways. “Romans road” passages are a great description of how to lead someone to christ (His saving righteousness).
Now you should know before we go on farther, / they have not sinned. But their great worth alone / was not enough, for they did not know Baptism, / which is the gateway to the faith you follow, / if they came before the birth of Christ, / they did not worship God the way one should.” (IV.
Paul then continues on to talk about the way in which the Philippians need to compose themselves and tells them to “stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel” (1:27). He says this because at the time the Philippians had a lot of forces that opposed them, just as Christ did when he was here on earth. Rather then becoming boastful or prideful Paul urges the Philippians to be like a servant who gives all the glory to God and not upon
The book of Acts is known as 'the birth of the church'. Acts recounts the story of
The city of Rome is filled with people who have different backgrounds, there are Jews and Greece. In the Christian church there especially Romans 2: 1-10 States about Jews who feel most correctly and no longer need to be punished because they as the elect and the right to judge anyone especially people outside of the Jews. However, in this chapter Paul emphasizes judgments of God which will be fair to all people. Paul emphasizes that there is no more right or wrong, all equal before God even though at first the Jews given special grace to receive the promise of salvation. Our group will discuss more about Romans 2: 1-10, where this text we give the theme of "a just judgment of God" (Utley)
For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing (7:15-19). Although Paul is addressing sinning against God, he clearly understands that everyone has a desire in them to do what they know they should not do, but they do not care because it is what feels best (at the time).
Jesus may mention this because he already knows that people will forsake him and may be foreshadowing his persecution or some of the disciples turning away from him. Conversely, Paul simply discusses the life of believers because he writes his letter directly for these people and does not desire to cause additional suffering than already endured. Another difference is that Paul describes the coming of the Lord in greater detail. Since these people already understood that Jesus was going to come back again one day, unlike the disciples, Paul was able to expand on this knowledge. For example, he describes “a cry of commands, with the archangels’ call and with the sound of God’s trumpet” when Jesus descends from heaven (1 Thessalonians 4:16).
Many people perceive God as an almighty being. In Exodus 15, the supporters of God illustrate great praise and faith in their lord and savior. Throughout this passage, first person singers exclaim their beliefs and loyalty to their God. They speak of the many tales that are told, the love that can be brought to God’s supporters, as well as the misfortune that can be brought upon the disbelievers. In Exodus 15, the writer employs powerful language, vivid imagery, and fear in order to highlight to its readers why God should be praised.
Romans 12:1-2 means to me that God has given me the free will to do as I please, but it is up to me to use this freedom responsibly, but I must persecute my flesh daily to be able to present myself as a living sacrifice holy and acceptable unto God which is my reasonable service. Thus, this verse is call to commitment by Paul to the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is a choice as a Christian to be committed to God but it is a responsibility to do so wisely not out of greed, not out of self-interest, and not out of guilt, but out of love. The goal as a Christian is to please God and to please Him I must be an obedient follower, helping others, loving thy neighbor, to always have good intentions, and to spread His word of love through worship. The goal of a Christian is the call to action Paul wrote. Paul wants Christians to sacrifice the life of sin for the life of God. The verse is also a call
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