Saturday, April 30, 2016
Romans Chapter 15:14 - 33 ~ Conclusion
Romans 15:14 I am fully convinced, my dear brothers
and sisters, that you are full of goodness. You know these things so well you
can teach each other all about them.
15 Even so, I have been bold enough to
write about some of these points, knowing that all you need is this reminder.
For by God’s grace,
16 I am a special messenger from Christ
Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News so that I might present you as
an acceptable offering to God, made holy by the Holy Spirit.
17 So I have reason to be enthusiastic
about all Christ Jesus has done through me in my service to God.
18 Yet I dare not boast about anything
except what Christ has done through me, bringing the Gentiles to God by my
message and by the way I worked among them.
19 They were convinced by the power of
miraculous signs and wonders and by the power of God’s Spirit. In this way, I
have fully presented the Good News of Christ from Jerusalem all the way to
Illyricum.
20 My ambition has always been to preach
the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where
a church has already been started by someone else.
21 I have been following the plan spoken of
in the Scriptures, where it says, “Those who have never been told about him
will see, and those who have never heard of him will understand.”
22 In fact, my visit to you has been
delayed so long because I have been preaching in these places.
23 But now I have finished my work in these
regions, and after all these long years of waiting, I am eager to visit
you.
24 I am planning to go to Spain, and when I
do, I will stop off in Rome. And after I have enjoyed your fellowship for a
little while, you can provide for my journey.
25 But before I come, I must go to
Jerusalem to take a gift to the believers there.
26 For you see, the believers in Macedonia
and Achaia have eagerly taken up an offering for the poor among the believers
in Jerusalem.
27 They were glad to do this because they
feel they owe a real debt to them. Since the Gentiles received the spiritual
blessings of the Good News from the believers in Jerusalem, they feel the least
they can do in return is to help them financially.
28 As soon as I have delivered this money
and completed this good deed of theirs, I will come to see you on my way to
Spain.
29 And I am sure that when I come, Christ
will richly bless our time together.
30 Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for
me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit.
31 Pray that I will be rescued from those
in Judea who refuse to obey God. Pray also that the believers there will be
willing to accept the donation I am taking to Jerusalem.
32 Then, by the will of God, I will be able
to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each
other.
33 And now may God, who gives us his peace,
be with you all. Amen.
Friday, April 29, 2016
Romans Chapter 14 and 15:13 ~ Righteousness Practiced ~ Among Weak and Strong Christians
Romans 14
1 Accept other believers who are weak in
faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong.
2 For instance, one person believes it’s
all right to eat anything. But another believer with a sensitive conscience
will eat only vegetables.
3 Those who feel free to eat anything must
not look down on those who don’t. And those who don’t eat certain foods must
not condemn those who do, for God has accepted them.
4 Who are you to condemn someone else’s
servants? Their own master will judge whether they stand or fall. And with the
Lord’s help, they will stand and receive his approval.
5 In the same way, some think one day is
more holy than another day, while others think every day is alike. You should
each be fully convinced that whichever day you choose is acceptable.
6 Those who worship the Lord on a special
day do it to honor him. Those who eat any kind of food do so to honor the Lord,
since they give thanks to God before eating. And those who refuse to eat
certain foods also want to please the Lord and give thanks to God.
7 For we don’t live for ourselves or die
for ourselves.
8 If we live, it’s to honor the Lord. And
if we die, it’s to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the
Lord.
9 Christ died and rose again for this very
purpose—to be Lord both of the living and of the dead.
10 So why do you condemn another believer ?
Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before
the judgment seat of God.
11 For the Scriptures say, “‘As surely as I
live,’ says the LORD, ‘every knee will bend to me, and every tongue will
declare allegiance to God. ’”
12 Yes, each of us will give a personal
account to God.
13 So let’s stop condemning each other.
Decide instead to live in such a way that you will not cause another believer
to stumble and fall.
14 I know and am convinced on the authority
of the Lord Jesus that no food, in and of itself, is wrong to eat. But if
someone believes it is wrong, then for that person it is wrong.
15 And if another believer is distressed by
what you eat, you are not acting in love if you eat it. Don’t let your eating
ruin someone for whom Christ died.
16 Then you will not be criticized for
doing something you believe is good.
17 For the Kingdom of God is not a matter
of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in
the Holy Spirit.
18 If you serve Christ with this attitude,
you will please God, and others will approve of you, too.
19 So then, let us aim for harmony in the
church and try to build each other up.
20 Don’t tear apart the work of God over
what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable, but it is wrong to eat
something if it makes another person stumble.
21 It is better not to eat meat or drink
wine or do anything else if it might cause another believer to stumble.
22 You may believe there’s nothing wrong
with what you are doing, but keep it between yourself and God. Blessed are
those who don’t feel guilty for doing something they have decided is
right.
23 But if you have doubts about whether or
not you should eat something, you are sinning if you go ahead and do it. For
you are not following your convictions. If you do anything you believe is not
right, you are sinning.
Romans 15
1 We who are strong must be considerate of
those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please
ourselves.
2 We should help others do what is right
and build them up in the Lord.
3 For even Christ didn’t live to please
himself. As the Scriptures say, “The insults of those who insult you,
O God, have fallen on me.”
4 Such things were written in the
Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and
encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled.
5 May God, who gives this patience and
encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting
for followers of Christ Jesus.
6 Then all of you can join together with
one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
7 Therefore, accept each other just as
Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory.
8 Remember that Christ came as a servant
to the Jews to show that God is true to the promises he made to their
ancestors.
9 He also came so that the Gentiles might
give glory to God for his mercies to them. That is what the psalmist meant when
he wrote: “For this, I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing praises
to your name.”
10 And in another place it is written,
“Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles.”
11 And yet again, “Praise the LORD, all you
Gentiles. Praise him, all you people of the earth.”
12 And in another place Isaiah said, “The
heir to David’s throne will come, and he will rule over the Gentiles. They will
place their hope on him.”
13 I pray that God, the source of hope,
will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you
will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Romans Chapter 13 ~ Righteousness Practiced ~ In the World
Romans 13
1 Everyone must submit to governing
authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of
authority have been placed there by God.
2 So anyone who rebels against authority
is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished.
3 For the authorities do not strike fear
in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like
to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor
you.
4 The authorities are God’s servants, sent
for your good. But if you are doing wrong, of course you should be afraid, for
they have the power to punish you. They are God’s servants, sent for the very
purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong.
5 So you must submit to them, not only to
avoid punishment, but also to keep a clear conscience.
6 Pay your taxes, too, for these same
reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what
they do.
7 Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay
your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and
honor to those who are in authority.
8 Owe nothing to anyone—except for your
obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the
requirements of God’s law.
9 For the commandments say, “You must not
commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.”
These—and other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment: “Love
your neighbor as yourself.”
10 Love does no wrong to others, so love
fulfills the requirements of God’s law.
11 This is all the more urgent, for you
know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer
now than when we first believed.
12 The night is almost gone; the day of
salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and
put on the shining armor of right living.
13 Because we belong to the day, we must
live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild
parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in
quarreling and jealousy.
14 Instead, clothe
yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself
think about ways to indulge your evil desires.Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Romans Chapter 12 ~ Righteousness Practiced ~ In the Body -- the Church
Romans 12
1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I
plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you.
Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This
is truly the way to worship him.
2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of
this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you
think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and
pleasing and perfect.
3 Because of the privilege and authority
God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better
than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring
yourselves by the faith God has given us.
4 Just as our bodies have many parts and
each part has a special function,
5 so it is with Christ’s body. We are many
parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.
6 In his grace, God has given us different
gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to
prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you.
7 If your gift is serving others, serve
them well. If you are a teacher, teach well.
8 If your gift is to encourage others, be
encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership
ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing
kindness to others, do it gladly.
9 Don’t just pretend to love others.
Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.
10 Love each other with genuine affection,
and take delight in honoring each other.
11Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the
Lord enthusiastically.
12 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be
patient in trouble, and keep on praying.
13 When God’s people are in need, be ready
to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute you. Don’t
curse them; pray that God will bless them.
15 Be happy with those who are happy, and
weep with those who weep.
16 Live in harmony with each other. Don’t
be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know
it all!
17Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things
in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable.
18 Do all that you can to live in peace
with everyone.
19 Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave
that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take
revenge; I will pay them back,” says the LORD .
20 Instead, “If your enemies are hungry,
feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. In doing this,
you will heap burning coals of shame on their heads.”
21 Don’t let evil
conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Romans Chapter 11 The Rejection Is Neither Complete nor Final
Romans 11
1 I ask, then, has God rejected his own
people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a
descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 No, God has not rejected his own people,
whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say
about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and
said,
3 “ LORD, they have killed your prophets
and torn down your altars. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to
kill me, too.”
4 And do you remember God’s reply? He
said, “No, I have 7,000 others who have never bowed down to Baal!”
5 It is the same today, for a few of the
people of Israel have remained faithful because of God’s grace—his undeserved
kindness in choosing them.
6 And since it is through God’s kindness,
then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God’s grace would not be
what it really is—free and undeserved.
7 So this is the situation: Most of the
people of Israel have not found the favor of God they are looking for so
earnestly. A few have—the ones God has chosen—but the hearts of the rest were
hardened.
8 As the Scriptures say, “God has put them
into a deep sleep. To this day he has shut their eyes so they do not see, and
closed their ears so they do not hear.”
9 Likewise, David said, “Let their
bountiful table become a snare, a trap that makes them think all is well. Let
their blessings cause them to stumble, and let them get what they
deserve.
10 Let their eyes go blind so they cannot
see, and let their backs be bent forever.”
11 Did God’s people stumble and fall beyond
recovery? Of course not! They were disobedient, so God made salvation available
to the Gentiles. But he wanted his own people to become jealous and claim it
for themselves.
12 Now if the Gentiles were enriched
because the people of Israel turned down God’s offer of salvation, think how
much greater a blessing the world will share when they finally accept it.
13 I am saying all this especially for you
Gentiles. God has appointed me as the apostle to the Gentiles. I stress
this,
14 for I want somehow to make the people of
Israel jealous of what you Gentiles have, so I might save some of them.
15 For since their rejection meant that God
offered salvation to the rest of the world, their acceptance will be even more
wonderful. It will be life for those who were dead!
16 And since Abraham and the other
patriarchs were holy, their descendants will also be holy—just as the entire
batch of dough is holy because the portion given as an offering is holy. For if
the roots of the tree are holy, the branches will be, too.
17 But some of these branches from
Abraham’s tree—some of the people of Israel—have been broken off. And you
Gentiles, who were branches from a wild olive tree, have been grafted in. So
now you also receive the blessing God has promised Abraham and his children,
sharing in the rich nourishment from the root of God’s special olive
tree.
18 But you must not brag about being
grafted in to replace the branches that were broken off. You are just a branch,
not the root.
19 “Well,” you may say, “those branches
were broken off to make room for me.”
20 Yes, but remember—those branches were
broken off because they didn’t believe in Christ, and you are there because you
do believe. So don’t think highly of yourself, but fear what could
happen.
21 For if God did not spare the original
branches, he won’t spare you either.
22 Notice how God is both kind and severe.
He is severe toward those who disobeyed, but kind to you if you continue to
trust in his kindness. But if you stop trusting, you also will be cut
off.
23 And if the people of Israel turn from
their unbelief, they will be grafted in again, for God has the power to graft
them back into the tree.
24 You, by nature, were a branch cut from a
wild olive tree. So if God was willing to do something contrary to nature by
grafting you into his cultivated tree, he will be far more eager to graft the
original branches back into the tree where they belong.
25 I want you to understand this mystery,
dear brothers and sisters, so that you will not feel proud about yourselves.
Some of the people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only until
the full number of Gentiles comes to Christ.
26 And so all Israel will be saved. As the
Scriptures say, “The one who rescues will come from Jerusalem, and he will turn
Israel away from ungodliness.
27 And this is my covenant with them, that
I will take away their sins.”
28 Many of the people of Israel are now
enemies of the Good News, and this benefits you Gentiles. Yet they are still
the people he loves because he chose their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob.
29 For God’s gifts and his call can never
be withdrawn.
30 Once, you Gentiles were rebels against
God, but when the people of Israel rebelled against him, God was merciful to
you instead.
31 Now they are the rebels, and God’s mercy
has come to you so that they, too, will share in God’s mercy.
32 For God has imprisoned everyone in
disobedience so he could have mercy on everyone.
33 Oh, how great are God’s riches and
wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions
and his ways!
34 For who can know the LORD ’s thoughts?
Who knows enough to give him advice?
35And who has given him so much that he needs to
pay it back?
36 For everything comes from him and exists
by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen.
Monday, April 25, 2016
Romans Chapter 10 The Cause of That Rejection
Romans 9:30 - 10:21
30 What does all this mean? Even though the
Gentiles were not trying to follow God’s standards, they were made right with
God. And it was by faith that this took place.
31But the people of Israel, who tried so hard to
get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded.
32 Why not? Because they were trying to get
right with God by keeping the law instead of by trusting in him. They stumbled
over the great rock in their path.
33 God warned them of this in the
Scriptures when he said, “I am placing a stone in Jerusalem that makes people
stumble, a rock that makes them fall. But anyone who trusts in him will never
be disgraced.”
Romans 10
1 Dear brothers and sisters, the longing
of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved.
2 I know what enthusiasm they have for
God, but it is misdirected zeal.
3 For they don’t understand God’s way of
making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to
their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law.
4 For Christ has already accomplished the
purpose for which the law was given. As a result, all who believe in him are
made right with God.
5 For Moses writes that the law’s way of
making a person right with God requires obedience to all of its commands.
6 But faith’s way of getting right with
God says, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will go up to heaven?’ (to bring
Christ down to earth).
7And don’t say, ‘Who will go down to the place
of the dead?’ (to bring Christ back to life again).”
8 In fact, it says, “The message is very
close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart.” And that message is the
very message about faith that we preach:
9 If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be
saved.
10 For it is by believing in your heart
that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that
you are saved.
11 As the Scriptures tell us, “Anyone who
trusts in him will never be disgraced.”
12 Jew and Gentile are the same in this
respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on
him.
13 For “Everyone who calls on the name of
the LORD will be saved.”
14 But how can they call on him to save
them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have
never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells
them?
15 And how will anyone go and tell them
without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet
of messengers who bring good news!”
16 But not everyone welcomes the Good News,
for Isaiah the prophet said, “ LORD, who has believed our message?”
17 So faith comes from hearing, that is,
hearing the Good News about Christ.
18 But I ask, have the people of Israel
actually heard the message? Yes, they have: “The message has gone throughout
the earth, and the words to all the world.”
19 But I ask, did the people of Israel
really understand? Yes, they did, for even in the time of Moses, God said, “I
will rouse your jealousy through people who are not even a nation. I will
provoke your anger through the foolish Gentiles.”
20 And later Isaiah spoke boldly for God,
saying, “I was found by people who were not looking for me. I showed myself to
those who were not asking for me.”
21 But regarding Israel, God said, “All day
long I opened my arms to them, but they were disobedient and rebellious.”
Sunday, April 24, 2016
37 Kenneth Hagin - How to be led by the Spirit 3
Published on Feb 1, 2013
December 1986
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36 Kenneth Hagin - How to be led by the Spirit 2
Published on Feb 1, 2013
December 1986 - Walking in Love
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Saturday, April 23, 2016
Read Scripture Series: Letter to the Romans - Ch. 5-16
Published on May 1, 2015
The Book of Romans explained with animation
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