She may have held an official position as a deaconess (1 Tim. It’s a holy kiss! But if this is so, Paul was using “apostles” to refer to traveling missionaries (Moo, p. 924), not to those with special authority over the churches as was given to the twelve and to Paul. Wherever they went, their hearts were for building up the church. Ashland, OR 97520 . Scripture: Romans 16:25–27. None of them knew that their names would be enshrined in Scripture for millions of Christians down through the ages to read. Freedom is the power to do as you should. Lesson 17. 16:19). Perhaps he had endured some difficult trial in a commendable way. Paul also mentions Mary, “who has worked hard for you” (16:6). The Relationship Between Theology and Ethics. 2014 - The Life of Moses. (Jeremiah and the Cistern) Memory Verse: Romans 1:16, I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first … John Piper Dec 10, 2006 10 Shares Sermon. God forbid. One of those he mentions by name in his letter to the Romans is Phebe. Romans 16:16. Now they had moved back to Rome. 5:14). BSF Study Questions Romans Lesson 16, Day 2: Romans 9:1-5 January 8, 2018 January 7, 2018 by atozmom , posted in BSF Romans Summary of passage: Paul is lamenting how the Jews have not accepted Christ as their Savior and he says how he’d give up … I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea, that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever business she has need of you; for indeed she has been a helper of many and of myself also. Romans 16. Romans 16:14. Probably the two groups mentioned in 16:14 & 15 represented other house churches, which could perhaps hold as many as 70 or 80 people (Moo, p. 919). Romans 16:16, KJV: "Salute one another with an holy kiss.The churches of Christ salute you." Barclay remarks that “Romans was a letter which Paul found very difficult to bring to an end.” 25 The apostle seems to remember another great truth that he wishes to emphasize. Romans Lesson 16. In Corinth, Gaius apparently hosted a church in his house (16:23). 2.characteristics: a. Many call Christ, Master and Lord, who are far from serving him. Designed and developed by VBVMI in partnership with Giles-Parscale. [is] the law sin? There should be no benchwarmers in the body of Christ. Amen. This snapshot also reveals that…. When Nero came to the throne, his mother Agrippina forced Narcissus to commit suicide (three or four years before Romans was written), so his slaves also would be part of the royal household. June 9 – Romans 5:1-5 (Lesson 16) Posted on June 5, 2013 by Bryan Parris. Scripture: Romans 16:25–27. We don’t know why Paul singles him out as “a choice man in the Lord.” The Greek term is, “elect” or “chosen” in the Lord, which is true of all believers. (My) Answers to BSF Bible Study Questions Romans 16:25-27 All scriptures for this lesson Questions for this lesson 14. ©2020 Ashland Bible Church . They were putting their hope in the Law and on God, in that they felt privileged that He chose to work with and reveal Himself through them. Luke uses Priscilla, which was the diminutive nickname (like Liz for Elizabeth). As we saw in chapter 12, every believer has been given at least one spiritual gift that he or she is to use in serving the Lord. But Paul would have vigorously disagreed. Let’s Explore the Bible in Romans 15:14-21; 30-33. Lesson 16: Life in the Spirit – 8:1-11. These verses show that Paul knew many of the saints in Rome by name and some of them closely, even though he had not yet visited Rome. Tertius had the very important task of accurately recording Paul’s dictated words. BSF Study Questions Romans Lesson 29, Day 3: Romans 16:17-20 April 10, 2018 April 8, 2018 by atozmom , posted in BSF Romans Summary of passage: Paul warns the Romans to be wary of and to stay away from those who will cause divisions or put obstacles in their way that is … the gift of prophecy/insight. ], p. 220), “It is a great thing to go down to history as the man with the open house or as the man with the brotherly heart. Romans 4:1-15 Lesson 291 Read both the "King James Bible" and the "New Living Translation." Romans Lesson 16. Lesson 29 Romans 16 Read Mark Learn Bible Studies ... Read Romans 16:1-161) For fifteen chapters we have been sitting under Paul's teaching to the church at Rome and now we finally get to meet some of the people he has been writing to. 1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea; We talk about freedom, but freedom is not the right to do as you please. Dec 24, 2006. Romans 16:16 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Romans 16:16, NIV: "Greet one another with a holy kiss.All the churches of Christ send greetings." So feminists argue that we have here a female apostle. Romans 16. 15:14-16) Paul had been admonishing the Roman Christians for their lack of unity and their divisive attitudes (14:1-15:13). Also, if they don’t maintain an emphasis on outreach and healthy growth by division, they can become ingrown. He calls Ampliatus “my beloved in the Lord” (16:8). Romans 16:1-16 New International Version (NIV) Personal Greetings. 1. All scriptures for this lesson Questions for this lesson. 2011 - Acts of the Apostles 2011. 1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. It may be to be a loving homemaker and to rear your children to love and follow Christ. They have the advantage of forming close relationships, allowing for closer shepherding, and involving every member in ministry. In this lesson: It is faith in Jesus that absolves us from sin. ... Rom. Dec 17, 2006. The church is made up of ordinary, diverse people who know the Lord, are growing in Him, serve Him, and love one another. Read through the descriptions again and ask yourself, “How would Paul have described me if he had known me?”, William Barclay observes (The Letter to the Romans [Westminster, rev. Article “Phebe.” Learn more about this member of the early Church, known for the help she gave Paul, in the Ensign’s ongoing series about women in the New Testament. 16:20; 2 Cor. John Piper 4:22, written from Rome). First Peter 4:10-11 puts it like this: As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Lesson 24: Romans 15-16 Class Handout for Lesson 24 Class Notes for Lesson 24 Audio Copy of Lesson 24 (MP3 format) God's Plan of Salvation. Lessons Romans - Lesson 16 04.04.2018. 16 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon [] [] of the church in Cenchreae. The Names of Paul's Friends. Lesson Focus: Substitutionary atonement: Christ died in our place, Romans 5:6-11. Still later, they would move back to Ephesus again (2 Tim. Lesson Summary and Teaching; Pick up BSF notes on lesson; BSF Series. 5:26; 1 Pet. [is] the law sin? He commends Prisca and Aquila as his “fellow workers in Christ Jesus” (16:3). They’re the ones that we should pray for and, as God opens the door, share the gospel with. Romans 1:16. Quartus was “the brother.” Prisca and Aquila opened their home to host the gatherings of the church (16:5), which they also did in Ephesus (1 Cor. 3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. Romans 16:16, KJV: "Salute one another with an holy kiss.The churches of Christ salute you." The Names of Paul's Friends. Dec 24, 2006. It just makes us aware of right from wrong. Visit our library of inductive Bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the Bible you can use in your small group. 2016 - The Book of John. The Names of God. Romans - Lesson 16 Text C. Paul’s personal i greetings 16:1-24. ii. As we’ve seen in Romans, being “in Christ” through faith is the most important designation that can be true of anyone. You Must Hear the Gospel. Thus Joab, pretending great friendship to Amasa, took him by the beard to kiss him, when he slew him, 2 Samuel 20:9.Our Lord says to Simon, Luke 7:45, Thou gavest me no kiss; meaning, that he had not expressed such affection to him as the woman had done who kissed his feet. 2013 - The Book of Matthew. Even though our names will never be in Scripture and none of us will probably be recognized or remembered by the world, God knows your name and you are important to Him. As we consider the weighty matters Paul deals with, we are apt to overlook the fact that it was addressed to people like Ampliatus and Tryphena and Rufus. Paul calls Prisca and Aquila “my fellow workers in Christ Jesus” (16:3). He also directs the believers in Rome to greet one another with a holy kiss (16:16), a common custom in that culture (1 Cor. Some were men, but Paul mentions a number of women. Persis the beloved “has worked hard in the Lord” (16:12). Romans 16:25-27 I’m not comfortable creating and posting my paraphrase here, so what follows is from The New Living Translation. Romans 9–16. The chapter brims with personal relationships that reflect Paul’s love for people. Can you see the wisdom of Paul’s appeal here? city of Corinth, This was a lower office than city treasurer, so apparently he moved up after beginning his career in public office, It combines thoughts and phrases from earlier letters and from Romans itself, Paul trusted that God was able to establish the Roman church according to the gospel that Paul delivered, as preached by Jesus Christ, In other words, Paul trusted that the Lord would make true and meaningful the complicated things Paul wrote, He didn’t worry about providing a commentary to accompany the letter…he knew God would explain it, Paul goes on in v.25 to explain that the message he has delivered was a mystery beforehand, A mystery in scripture is a truth God kept hidden through past ages, later to be revealed during the Church age, Paul revealed several mysteries in his letters, including one in this letter regarding Israel’s salvation, So it’s a high privilege for this church to be the first to learn of this truth, In v.26 Paul says they were manifested or made plain to them and all the nations, That statement makes clear that Paul recognized that what he was writing was Scripture intended to be shared with all nations, He knew the importance of what he shared with the church in Rome and of its eternal lasting quality, Finally, Paul says these truths were revealed to everyone so they would lead to an obedience of faith, That’s the way to end a letter like this…focused on the obedience required, We’ve learned many things, we’ve been challenged even by these truths, We’ve expanded our appreciation for God’s grace given to us in Jesus Christ. I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of his people and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been the benefactor of many people, including me. Also, perhaps they had talked about how God’s sovereignty had brought Rufus’ father in contact with Christ, so that the truth of election was now especially precious to him. Lesson Focus: Rejoicing in our afflictions. John Piper Dec 17, 2006 214 Shares Sermon. He also warned about those who cause divisions, teach false doctrines, and seek to deceive others (see Romans 16:17–18). B. Righteousness Lived Out (Rom. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. It cannot be said, necessarily, that this was a mistake – but we can certainly take a look It may be to tell your neighbor the good news of Jesus Christ and to explain to him (or her) how he can have his sins forgiven and go to heaven. Updated: Feb 3, 2020. Having expounded many of the central, saving doctrines of the gospel (see Romans 1–8), Paul then focused on the application of the gospel in Church and civic life (see Romans 9–16).In Romans 9–11, Paul dealt with Israel’s election, rejection of the gospel, and eventual salvation. Introduction and Timeline. ashlandbiblechurch.com But at the same time, we need to be careful not to “overinterpret this evidence” (Moo, p. 927). BOOK: (What does the Bible say?) ICEBREAKER . In the wilderness, did Jesus have supernatural power to resist temptation. Sexuality. 2 I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of his people and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been the benefactor of many people, including me. Apparently she had ministered to Paul as a mother would, perhaps when he was ill. Prisca and Aquila had risked their lives for Paul. Paul mentions two households (16:10, 11), which referred to both the biological family members and the servants, plus Rufus’ mother and Nereus’ sister (16:13, 15). Rufus is “chosen in the Lord” (16:13). You must hear the gospel and then understand and recognize that you are lost without Jesus Christ no matter who you are and no matter what your background is. It’s significant that although Romans is the most doctrinally deep letter in the New Testament, it was written to help common people, many of them slaves, to know Christ and grow in their walk with Him. 3. It is sometimes read to us as the second lesson in church. Paul’s greatest written work – and perhaps the most important New Testament epistle – comes to an end in a peculiar fashion, Paul spent 8 chapters walking us down the Romans Road, carefully explaining the way to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, Then Paul spent 3 chapters revealing the mystery of God’s plan for His people Israel, Finally Paul taught nearly four more chapters on how the church should walk in the light of our salvation, He’s covered so much ground, and he’s tackled many of the toughest topics of our faith. One other man who was probably a Jew was Rufus (16:13). Paul repeatedly mentions how these people were involved in serving the Lord. Romans 16. Persis (another woman) “has worked hard in the Lord” (16:12). The Names of God. We learn that…. 12-15) 1. (My) Answers to BSF Bible Study Questions Romans 16:25-27 All scriptures for this lesson Questions for this lesson 14. Lesson Two …. For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ The reason why he was so ready and willing to preach it, even where he ran the greatest risk of his character and life, was, because it was "the Gospel of Christ" he preached, and he was not ashamed of it. But that’s not what the real meaning of freedom is. Read Romans 5:1-5 together as a group. Dec 17, 2006. Romans 16:14-15 Ten believers. It takes some mental effort to grapple with these profound truths, but it’s well worth the work! As a matter of fact, in Romans 8:2 it talks about what real freedom is. Now the question is what will we do differently as a result? So the point is, women can and should have significant ministries in the local church and in the cause of world missions in biblically appropriate roles. And he calls Timothy “my fellow worker” (16:21). How would you like to be described? Can you share the gospel clearly when you get the chance? He’s about to appeal to a church run by Jewish leaders asking them to fund his mission work to reach Gentiles in Spain, But before he does, he mentions his upcoming trip where he will deliver generous Gentile support to a needy Jewish church, So as the Jews are being blessed by Gentile believers, so it should be that these Jewish believers might bless future Gentiles in Spain, Notice Paul then says in vs.28-29 that as he comes back this way and stops in Rome, he will expect to to be sent on to Spain by the Roman church, To be sent on means to be supported in that journey, Notice he adds that when he comes he will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ, Paul is referring to the blessing Christ would bestow upon the church in Rome on the occasion of Paul’s visit and by way of his teaching and leadership, Paul was not an immodest man, as his letters demonstrate, So when Paul says this, he isn’t complimenting himself, He’s simply acknowledging the work the Lord was prepared to do through him in keeping with his role as an apostle, So the deal he’s offering the church in Rome is simple, He intends to come to that church so that he might bless them in their mission, And so that they might bless him in his mission, Paul isn’t interested in becoming wealthy and he’s not interested in visiting Rome merely for the attention it will give him, For Paul, everything is about the mission of the Church, And therefore Paul turns to making a specific request for support…for prayer support, The financial support Paul needed could only come once he arrived in the city of Rome, But the prayer support could start immediately and would be even more powerful, Paul didn’t urge the church to support him financially, but he urges them to pray, He refers to their prayers on behalf of his ministry work as striving together with Paul, It’s a great way to understand your opportunity to pray for others in their ministry, First, it’s a joining with another person, God will accomplish more through two members of the body united in this way than by individuals working apart, Even though one is using hands and feet while the other is using prayer, they are still joined spiritually, And in eternity we will understand how the Lord used these together to accomplish more to His glory, Obviously, Paul’s long and dangerous journeys were a form of striving for Paul, But the Romans’ prayers for Paul were equally striving, In fact the Greek word for strive is actually a compound word made up of the Greek words “together” and “fighting”, So it conveys the idea of fighting together, If you have ever tried to pray for someone else’s ministry work on a continual basis, then you know full well that it is striving, You are fighting with the other person against a common enemy, The enemy will resist their work in the field in one way, And he will resist your work on your knees in other ways, But both of you will be striving if you’re working at all, So as you consider your opportunities to support ministry, remember there are two types of support we should offer the work of the church, One occurs in a moment, the other is continuous, One has delayed effect, the other has immediate effect, One enables the work, the other enables success, Interestingly, Paul did return to Rome directly after visiting Jerusalem, though he entered Rome in chains, Jews conspired to have Paul arrested by Roman authorities while in Jerusalem, As a Roman citizen, he appealed to be tried by Caesar (which was a Roman right), Which then led Rome to transport Paul for free to Rome, Paul spent two years in house arrest awaiting trial, And according to reliable early church records, Paul eventually left Rome with their support and indeed went to Spain for a time, Later, after several years, Paul returned to Rome, This time he was executed by Nero, according to church tradition, Countless men and women will be in the kingdom either directly or indirectly due to Paul and his writings, So in a sense, those in Rome who funded and prayed for Paul’s work were striving with Paul for all those gains as well, At this point, the letter is essentially complete…but for greetings in Chapter 16, We will read the chapter – and I will do my best not to butcher the names – and then we will consider a few historical facts along the way, Chapter 16 is a very personal list of thoughts and greetings, He mentions 36 names, 8 who are with Paul in Corinth and the rest are those he greets in Rome, He also mentioned two households and three house churches, Most of the names are Gentile, reflecting the growing population of Gentiles in that church, It is interesting that Paul could name so many people in Rome and yet had never visited the city, As I mentioned earlier, Paul lists so many names because not having visited, he wanted to affirm his connection to this church, Also, Paul has probably made some personal contacts with those who left Rome to come visit him, So in fellowship, he greets them to be polite and loving, As Wiersbe observed, Paul was a friend-maker as well as a soul winner, The first name Paul mentions, Phoebe, is the one who carried this letter to Rome from Corinth from where Paul wrote it, The word in Greek is diakonos, which means servant or minister or deacon, Illustrating that from the beginning woman have played an important and even prominent role in the church, The list from v.3–v.16 includes many Latin or Greek names (or possibly they are Jews with Greek names like Paul), Priscilla and Aquila met Paul in Corinth when they fled Rome after the Emperor Claudius ordered Jews to leave Rome, They were also tent makers and as Paul says, they risked their lives for him, Paul took them to Ephesus with him where they helped Apollos, Later they moved back to Rome and had a church in their home, We also read about them being back in Ephesus with Timothy at one point, The first convert from Asia refers to Ephesus, (Asia Minor) not modern day Asia, The reference in v.7 to apostles who were in Christ before Paul is striking, Notice these men are called apostles yet they are not among the twelve nor mentioned anywhere else in scripture, This is further evidence that there were numerous apostles not given high profile in scripture, Looking at verse 10, Paul greets not Aristobulus but the man’s household, Paul is probably referring to the slaves of that household who had become believers, yet Aristobulus himself had not, Rufus may have been the son of Simon of Cyrene who helped carry Christ’s cross, And apparently his mother was like a mother to Paul at some point, And in v.14, the brethren is probably a reference to another house church, Interestingly, Paul interrupts his greetings to issue a brief warning against the activity of false teachers in the church, In v.17 Paul asks the church to keep a watchful eye for these guys, They will know them because they cause dissensions, They create hinderances to obedience to the word, This is an example of fruit from trees, to use Jesus’ metaphor from Matthew 12, You may not immediately know if a teaching is correct, but if it’s a lie from the enemy, his fingerprints will be all over it, It’s effect will be negative on holiness, obedience and unity, People will not be edified by its introduction, they will be harmed, People will move away from sound doctrine as a result, which is why the enemy sows bad teaching in the church in the first place, Paul asks the church to take note of this pattern allowing it to inform their understanding of those who spread such teaching, Men who have this impact on the church are slaves of sin, not of Christ, So we’re not talking about mistaken believers teaching falsely, We’re talking about unbelievers intentionally manipulating the body for their own purposes, They use smooth speech, which means they are well-spoken, And they ingratiate themselves with flattery which is a subtle form of lying, In other words, their style covers for their lack of substance, They offer the church candy-coated poison for the soul, And in that way they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting, Paul and other New Testament writers offer a great deal more information about dealing with false teachers in other letters (especially Jude), So for now, Paul simply issues this warning in passing, I suspect he does this because at this time in history Paul was especially troubled by false teachers hounding him as he traveled, The mid-century saw a particularly strong rise in false teaching around Judaism and the Law as well as other heresies, So Paul may have become concerned that his interest in going to Rome might lead false teachers to get there before him, Also in v.19 Paul seems to think that the report of Rome’s good teaching and steady adherence to true doctrine could provoke the enemy to respond, But in v.20 Paul says the enemy is destined to be crushed under Christ’s feet, So though today Satan sows confusion in the church with false teaching, it will not change the end result for him, Nevertheless, Paul calls upon the Roman church to be wise in what is good and innocent of evil, This is a powerful statement about avoiding the enemy’s schemes, First be wise in what is good, what is true, what is in the Bible, Have a firm understanding of proper things so you will be in a position to identify the lies of the enemy, In this, the enemy will find it much harder to deceive you, Secondly, we must remain innocent of evil, If we voluntarily engage in sin, we open ourselves to condemnation and self-destruction, And the enemy can exploit our misdeeds to compromise our witness or distract us from our service, But if we remain informed of the truth and committed to walking in obedience and in love, the enemy has a much tougher job, At that point he can only tempt us to fall, And if we don’t take the temptation, we are outside his reach, Easier said than done, but that’s the formula, Finally, Paul’s great letter ends with a final salutation, The 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