Romans 1
Greeting
How does Paul introduce himself? (Verse 1-6)
How much is said about Jesus in Paul's introduction of himself? (verse 1-6)
Who is this letter to? (Verse 7)
Longing to Go to Rome
How does Paul start first? (Verse 8)
Who does Paul mention in his prayers? (verse 7, 9, 10)
What does Paul ask for? (verse 10)
Why does ask this? (Verse 11)
What did Paul seek to impart? (Verse 11-12)
What did Paul intend to do? (verse 13)
Why did Paul intend to do this? (Verse 13)
Who is Paul under obligation to? (verse 14)
Why is Paul eager to preach the gospel to those in Rome? (Verse 14-15)
The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
What is Paul not ashamed of? (Verse 16)
What is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes? (Verse 16)
Where is the righteousness of God revealed from faith for faith? (verse 16-17)
God's Wrath on Unrighteousness
Who suppresses the truth? (Verse 18)
How do they suppress the truth? (verse 18)
What is plain to men? (Verse 19)
What has God shown men? (Verse 19)
What invisible attributes have been clearly perceived in the things that have been made? (Verse 20)
What was darkened when not honoring God, giving thanks to him, and becoming futile in thinking. (verse 21)
What did they/we claim? (verse 22)
What did they/we become? (verse 22)
What was exchanged for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things? (Verse 23)
Why did God give them/us up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves? (Verse 24-25)
Why did God give them/us up to dishonorable passions? (Verse 23-26)
What kind of relationships were exchanged? (Verse 26-27)
What was received for committing shameless acts? (Verse 27)
Why did God give them/us up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done? (Verse 28)
What were they/we filled with? (verse 29)
Who are they/we? (Verse 29-31)
What is said about them/us? (Verse 32)
Thoughts
Personal introduction
________, a _________ of Christ Jesus, called to be a ___________, set apart for __________,
Declare name, relationship to Christ Jesus, who you are called to be, and what you are set apart for.
Jesus Christ is our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
"First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world." - Thankfulness and the reason for it
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them."
"...and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things." - What does this look like practically?
"Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them."
- before we start distancing ourselves from these people saying "that's not me", let's take into account what is being looked at...
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel..." - Are we? In our actions, are we?
“The righteous shall live by faith." - Do we?
"...who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth." - do we? do we by our actions?
"...his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made." - are our eyes shut?
"...they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him..." Have we? by our actions?
"Claiming to be wise, they became fools" - do we? by our actions?
"...and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things." - have we? by our actions?
"Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves," - are we captive to impurity?
"because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen." - where is a good place to break bondage? Turning from the lies and worshiping the one true God to be healed. (Isaiah 6)
"...For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions." - Are we in bondage to dishonorable passions?
"For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature;" - do our women?
"and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error." - do our men?
"...And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done." - Do we acknowledge God? Do we do what ought not to be done?
"They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them." - are we? by our actions?
filled with all manner of unrighteousness?
evil?
Definition: immorality, wickedness, and depravity
covetousness?
Definition: Desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions.
malice?
Definition: The intention or desire to do evil.
full of envy?
Definition: The feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.
murder?
Definition: The unlawful killing of one human being by another (with premeditation)
strife?
Definition: The angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.
deceit?
Definition: the action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
maliciousness?
Definition: desire to harm others.
"They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them." - do we give approval or permission to those who practice these things?
What about "games" in which these things are a part of the rules?
Can we use our imaginations to do evil without being at fault?
Isaiah 6 (ESV)
Isaiah's Vision of the Lord
6 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train[a] of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another and said:
4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”
Isaiah's Commission from the Lord
8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” 9 And he said, “Go, and say to this people:
“‘Keep on hearing,[c] but do not understand;
keep on seeing,[d] but do not perceive.’
10 Make the heart of this people dull,[e]
and their ears heavy,
and blind their eyes;
lest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”
11 Then I said, “How long, O Lord?”
And he said:
“Until cities lie waste
without inhabitant,
and houses without people,
and the land is a desolate waste,
12 and the Lord removes people far away,
and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.
13 And though a tenth remain in it,
it will be burned[f] again,
like a terebinth or an oak,
whose stump remains
when it is felled.”
The holy seed[g] is its stump.
keep on seeing,[d] but do not perceive.’
10 Make the heart of this people dull,[e]
and their ears heavy,
and blind their eyes;
lest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”
11 Then I said, “How long, O Lord?”
And he said:
“Until cities lie waste
without inhabitant,
and houses without people,
and the land is a desolate waste,
12 and the Lord removes people far away,
and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.
13 And though a tenth remain in it,
it will be burned[f] again,
like a terebinth or an oak,
whose stump remains
when it is felled.”
The holy seed[g] is its stump.
Footnotes:
- Isaiah 6:1 Or hem
- Isaiah 6:3 Or may his glory fill the whole earth
- Isaiah 6:9 Or Hear indeed
- Isaiah 6:9 Or see indeed
- Isaiah 6:10 Hebrew fat
- Isaiah 6:13 Or purged
- Isaiah 6:13 Or offspring
Romans 1English Standard Version (ESV)
Greeting
1 Paul, a servant[a] of Christ Jesus, called to be 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 descended from David[b] according to the flesh 4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, 6 including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,
7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Longing to Go to Rome
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you 10 always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you.11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— 12 that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine. 13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[c] that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles. 14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians,[d] both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.
The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith,[e] as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”[f]
God's Wrath on Unrighteousness
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,[g] in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; 27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. 29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
Footnotes:
- Romans 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
- Romans 1:3 Or who came from the offspring of David
- Romans 1:13 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
- Romans 1:14 That is, non-Greeks
- Romans 1:17 Or beginning and ending in faith
- Romans 1:17 Or The one who by faith is righteous shall live
- Romans 1:20 Or clearly perceived from the creation of the world
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