ROMANS CHAPTER 15 _ OUTLINE AND COMMENTARY-MARK DUNAGAN_ I. OUTLINE OF CHAPTER 15: I. Please Your Neighbor: Romans 15:1-7 II. The Basis for Mutual Acceptance: Romans 15:8-13 III. Paul's Purpose in Writing to Them: Romans 15:14-21 IV. Plans Past, Present and Future: Romans 15:22-29 V. Paul Des... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW WE THAT ARE STRONG OUGHT TO BEAR THE INFIRMITIES OF THE WEAK, AND NOT TO PLEASE OURSELVES. 'Now' -'is progressive; it means, "to proceed with the matter in hand." (McGarvey p. 532) 'WE' -'It is. characteristic of Paul's to identify himself with those on whom he lays especial burdens.' (McGarv... [ Continue Reading ]
LET EACH ONE OF US PLEASE HIS NEIGHBOR FOR THAT WHICH IS GOOD, UNTO EDIFYING. 'Each one of us' -this applies to all Christians. The command of verse. applies to every Christian. 'The weak one may indeed be. man of outstanding character and faith in all other areas and the strong may be weak in ma... [ Continue Reading ]
__ Romans 15:3 For Christ also pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me. 'also pleased not himself' -'Summing up the life of Christ, Peter (Acts 10:38), speaks of him as going about "doing good". Paul here scans his life and says, "He plea... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR WHATSOEVER THINGS WERE WRITTEN AFORETIME WERE WRITTEN FOR OUR LEARNING, THAT THROUGH PATIENCE AND THROUGH COMFORT OF THE SCRIPTURES WE MIGHT HAVE HOPE. 'For' -and here is why Paul quotes from the O.T. 'Paul could have easily presented evidence for the preceding point (that Christ pleased not h... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW THE GOD OF PATIENCE AND OF COMFORT GRANT YOU TO BE OF THE SAME MIND ONE WITH ANOTHER ACCORDING TO CHRIST JESUS: 'Now the God of patience' -God doesn't ask of us, what He Himself isn't already doing. He has been and continues to be patient with us. (2 Peter 3:9; Ephesians 4:32) Through His word... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT WITH ONE ACCORD YE MAY WITH ONE MOUTH GLORIFY THE GOD AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 'one accord' -3661. homothumadon hom-oth-oo-mad-on'; adverb from. compound of the base of 3674 and 2372; unanimously: -with one accord (mind). 'With one accord speaks of unanimity of purpose and aim. I... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREFORE RECEIVE YE ONE ANOTHER, EVEN AS CHRIST ALSO RECEIVED YOU, TO THE GLORY OF GOD. 'Wherefore' -'Therefore welcome one another' (Wey). Do this that God may be glorified. 'RECEIVE' -same as Romans 14:3, Romans 14:3 'ONE ANOTHER' -this command is addressed to both the strong and the weak. '... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR. SAY THAT CHRIST HATH BEEN MADE. MINISTER OF THE CIRCUMCISION FOR THE TRUTH OF GOD, THAT HE MIGHT CONFIRM THE PROMISES GIVEN UNTO THE FATHERS, 'For. say' -'verses 8-13 imply that the differences over foods and days which have been discussed was based upon the religious and cultural differences... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THAT THE GENTILES MIGHT GLORIFY GOD FOR HIS MERCY; AS IT IS WRITTEN, THEREFORE WILL. GIVE PRAISE UNTO THEE AMONG THE GENTILES, AND SING UNTO THY NAME. 'and that' -'This is also why Christ came...He also came to give Gentiles reason to rejoice over God's mercy. There's no point in denying that... [ Continue Reading ]
AND AGAIN HE SAITH, REJOICE, YE GENTILES, WITH HIS PEOPLE. 'he saith'. Deuteronomy 32:43. "His people" refers to the Jews, so here we have Gentiles being told to rejoice with the Jews, which implies that they could be "His people" also.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND AGAIN, PRAISE THE LORD, ALL YE GENTILES; AND LET ALL THE PEOPLES PRAISE HIM. 'And again'. Psalms 117:1. A command for all peoples to praise the Lord, indicating that God was willing to accept such people, if they served Him.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND AGAIN, ISAIAH SAITH, THERE SHALL BE THE ROOT OF JESSE, AND HE THAT ARISETH TO RULE OVER THE GENTILES; ON HIM SHALL THE GENTILES HOPE. 'Isaiah saith'. Isaiah 2:10 'That verse combines clearly the idea of Gentiles becoming servants to the Messiah who is of David's line. In the one verse we have... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW THE GOD OF HOPE FILL YOU WITH ALL JOY AND PEACE IN BELIEVING, THAT YE MAY ABOUND IN HOPE, IN THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 'the God of hope' -the God who has removed us from the state of "no hope" (Ephesians 2:11). The God that the Gentiles could "hope" in also. (Romans 15:12) There is no hope... [ Continue Reading ]
AND. MYSELF ALSO AM PERSUADED OF YOU, MY BRETHREN, THAT YE YOURSELVES ARE FULL OF GOODNESS, FILLED WITH ALL KNOWLEDGE, ABLE ALSO TO ADMONISH ONE ANOTHER. 'There are few passages which reveal Paul's character better than this..Paul reveals himself as. man of tact. There is no angry rebuke here. He d... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT. WRITE THE MORE BOLDLY UNTO YOU IN SOME MEASURE, AS PUTTING YOU AGAIN IN REMEMBRANCE, BECAUSE OF THE GRACE THAT WAS GIVEN ME OF GOD, 'more boldly' -'very boldly to you on some points' (NASV), 'rather boldly' (Lenski p. 877). Paul spoke real plain in various parts of this letter. (Romans 6:12;... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT. SHOULD BE. MINISTER OF CHRIST JESUS UNTO THE GENTILES, MINISTERING THE GOSPEL OF GOD, THAT THE OFFERING UP OF THE GENTILES MIGHT BE MADE ACCEPTABLE, BEING SANCTIFIED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT. 'that. should be. minister of Christ Jesus unto the Gentiles' -Paul was especially selected by God as the... [ Continue Reading ]
ROMANS 15:17. HAVE THEREFORE MY GLORIFYING IN CHRIST JESUS IN THINGS PERTAINING TO GOD. 'in things pertaining to God' -(1 Corinthians 1:31; Jeremiah 2:23). 'Paul found personal gratification not in selfish goals and attainments but in preaching the gospel and in spiritual service.' (Green p. 16) '... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR. WILL NOT DARE TO SPEAK OF ANY THINGS SAVE THOSE WHICH CHRIST WROUGHT THROUGH ME, FOR THE OBEDIENCE OF THE GENTILES, BY WORD AND DEED, 'For. will not dare to speak' -'Paul saw himself, in the scheme of things, as an instrument in the hands of Christ. He did not talk of what he had done; but of... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THE POWER OF SIGNS AND WONDERS, IN THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT; SO THAT FROM JERUSALEM, AND ROUND ABOUT EVEN UNTO ILLYRICUM,. HAVE FULLY PREACHED THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST; 'in the power of signs and wonders' -Jesus had also used Paul as an instrument to work miracles through. (2 Corinthians 12:12)... [ Continue Reading ]
YEA, MAKING IT MY AIM SO TO PREACH THE GOSPEL, NOT WHERE CHRIST WAS ALREADY NAMED, THAT. MIGHT NOT BUILD UPON ANOTHER MAN'S FOUNDATION; 'making it my aim' -this was Paul's ambition. His personal goal. 'This man was unashamed to say what he aimed at.' (McGuiggan p. 431) 'NOT WHERE CHRIST WAS ALREA... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT, AS IT IS WRITTEN, THEY SHALL SEE, TO WHOM NO TIDINGS OF HIM CAME, AND THEY WHO HAVE NOT HEARD SHALL UNDERSTAND. 'as it is written'. Isaiah 2:15. Again Paul proves from Scripture that he is fulfilling God's plan by preaching to Gentiles. 'They who have not heard', are clearly Gentiles, and Scr... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREFORE ALSO. WAS HINDERED THESE MANY TIMES FROM COMING TO YOU: 'hindered these many times' -this answers the question that some might have had, 'If Paul is so eager to see us, as he claims, why the delay?' 'He had been too occupied with preaching the gospel where Christ had not been preached, a... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT NOW, HAVING NO MORE ANY PLACE IN THESE REGIONS, AND HAVING THESE MANY YEARS. LONGING TO COME UNTO YOU, 'no more any place in these regions' -Paul was apparently in Corinth when he wrote this epistle (Romans 15:26; Romans 16:23; 1 Corinthians 1:14). 'He doesn't tell us how he had determined thi... [ Continue Reading ]
WHENSOEVER. GO UNTO SPAIN (FOR. HOPE TO SEE YOU IN MY JOURNEY, AND TO BE BROUGHT ON MY WAY THITHERWARD BY YOU, IF FIRST IN SOME MEASURE. SHALL HAVE BEEN SATISFIED WITH YOUR COMPANY)-- 'whensoever. go unto Spain' -'Spain was at the very western end of Europe. It was in one sense the then limit of t... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT NOW,. SAY,. GO UNTO JERUSALEM, MINISTERING UNTO THE SAINTS. 'First, however, he must go in exactly the opposite direction; he must start eastward to carry relief to the needy Christians in Jerusalem.' (Erdman p. 166)... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR IT HATH BEEN THE GOOD PLEASURE OF MACEDONIA AND ACHAIA TO MAKE. CERTAIN CONTRIBUTION FOR THE POOR AMONG THE SAINTS THAT ARE AT JERUSALEM. 'good pleasure' -'have been pleased to make' (NASV). This contribution had been made with pleasure by the Christians in Macedonia and Achaia. For the passag... [ Continue Reading ]
YEA, IT HATH BEEN THEIR GOOD PLEASURE; AND THEIR DEBTORS THEY ARE. FOR IF THE GENTILES HAVE BEEN MADE PARTAKERS OF THEIR SPIRITUAL THINGS, THEY OWE IT TO THEM ALSO TO MINISTER UNTO THEM IN CARNAL THINGS. The Church in Jerusalem had sent out members preaching the word in all directions. (Acts 8:4) So... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN THEREFORE. HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS, AND HAVE SEALED TO THEM THIS FRUIT,. WILL GO ON BY YOU UNTO SPAIN. 'sealed to them this fruit' -'seen this contribution safely into their possession.' (Gspd)... [ Continue Reading ]
AND. KNOW THAT, WHEN. COME UNTO YOU,. SHALL COME IN THE FULNESS OF THE BLESSING OF CHRIST. 'in the fulness of the blessing of Christ' -'Paul's desire to visit them was not selfish. He knew that he would be. source of blessing to these saints. He believed that his efforts in Rome would be crowned w... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW. BESEECH YOU, BRETHREN, BY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, AND BY THE LOVE OF THE SPIRIT, THAT YE STRIVE TOGETHER WITH ME IN YOUR PRAYERS TO GOD FOR ME; 'by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit' -'if you have any regard to Christ, or if the Holy Spirit has wrought in your heart any love... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT. MAY BE DELIVERED FROM THEM THAT ARE DISOBEDIENT IN JUDAEA, AND THAT MY MINISTRATION WHICH. HAVE FOR JERUSALEM MAY BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE SAINTS; 'that. may be delivered' -Paul had some specific "requests". Paul knew the "den of lions" that he faced in Judaea. Judaea was filled with unbelieving... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT. MAY COME UNTO YOU IN JOY THROUGH THE WILL OF GOD, AND TOGETHER WITH YOU FIND REST. 'and together with you find rest' -i.e. that we may mutually refresh ourselves. (Alford p. 969) 'Find rest and refreshment in their fellowship.' (Erdman p. 166) 'Paul looks forward to. time of joy and rest bey... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW THE GOD OF PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL. AMEN.... [ Continue Reading ]