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Intro:
slide 3 - handout
The book of Romans is a rich commentary on the Gospel: The Good News of Jesus Christ.
If you knew nothing of doctrine.
If you only knew about Jesus and have experienced salvation in Him…
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Then Romans would be the book, where that salvation is fully explained.
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Romans is the book that defines your desperate need for salvation.
Romans is the book that teaches us grace, and sets us free from the burden of works and legalism.
Romans teaches us the importance of faith over law.
Romans defines sin and death and pronounces our victory over them.
Romans explains how a life submitted to Jesus produces a transformed character.
Romans defines our responsibility as citizens, to our ruling authorities.
And finally, Romans shows us a new kind of law to live our lives according to: The law of love.
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Romans is unique from many of Paul’s other letters, because, he’s not writing as a reaction to sin in the church
-He has not heard that they are giving themselves over to sexual sin.
-He has not heard that they are abandoning grace for legalism.
-He doesn’t feel compelled to give correction or rebuke.
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He is simply letting them know… that their new life in Jesus, is going to be rich… liberating… fulfilling… peaceful… joyful… and more fulfilling than any lifestyle they’ve left behind.
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The Roman church was not founded by Paul.
He has never been there.
He is only acquainted to a few of their members.
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-And yet… even as a stranger from afar, Paul shows us what it means to have true Christian love and concern for the members of Christ’s body.. who are far off.
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God placed a burden on Paul’s heart for the church in Rome.
We saw this come to fruition in his life from our study in the book of Acts.
-He was intent of going to Rome.
-He spoke of it… he wrote of it… he planned his travels accordingly..
-And yes, God did bring it to pass..
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But not in any way that Paul expected.
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It took a while.... but Paul’s journey to Rome did come to pass… but not as a passenger… not as a free man.. not on his own terms…
-But rather… Paul came into Rome as a prisoner… through years and months of detainment and shipwreck.
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When he wrote this letter, he had no idea what was in store for himself.
-This letter was written… most likely, from Corinth, on his way to Jerusalem.
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While there, he considered the state of this church, where the Gospel had brought new life..
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The content of this letter is rich.
Due to the very nature of it, there is little room for fluff.
Paul has to be very precise and direct with his topic.
-For this reason, I imagine we will be spending a long time studying through this letter.
-In fact… today… we will only be covering Paul’s initial greeting.
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In fact… most of this study, will be focused on verse 1 alone.
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In Paul’s day, letters began and ended quite differently than they do now.
-We start out a letter by addressing the recipient..
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-And we end a letter with our own name.
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In Paul’s day, it was the other way around.
- You began a letter with a greeting which explained who you, the writer of the letter was..
-At the end of the letter, the recipients were named.
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As we read through Paul’s letters, we often see that he is either defining himself as a servant, or as and Apostle.
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-Generally speaking, if he’s writing to a people who are in need of correction, he declares his calling as an apostle.
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The Galatians were confronted because they were abandoning grace for law… so Paul declared to them, that he was an Apostle.
The Galatians were confronted because they were abandoning grace for law… so Paul declared to them, that he was an Apostle.
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The Ephesians needed instruction on unity, marriage, family life, and spiritual warfare.
They needed to receive this instruction, so Paul declared to them, that he was an Apostle.
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The Philippians received a letter of encouragement.
Paul was thrilled to hear of their work, and said many things to bolster their faith… so to them, he was a servant.
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Sometimes he wrote as the Apostle, and sometimes he wrote as the servant.
-If he’s speaking to a people who
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To the Roman church, he was both apostle and servant
To the Roman church, he was both apostle and servant.
To the Roman church, he was both apostle and servant.
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The very first thing that Paul identifies himself as, is a servant… But the word ‘servant’ does not do this work justice.
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A more accurate word to use here, would be: slave.
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Paul is literally saying, …that he is a slave of Jesus Christ.
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And to our modern culture… this might seem like a strange thing to say… but Paul lived in a world where slavery was normal...
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Paul lived in a world where slavery had been a norm, uninterrupted, for thousands of years..
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And ironically, Paul was was a profound leader in a movement, called The Church, that would play a leading role in bringing an end to slavery in many parts of the world.
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I know it seems strange that people would culturally accept something so horrible as slavery and consider it the norm… -But humanity IS in fact capable calling something that is evil, good.
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I pray that one day we will look back upon things like abortion and internet porn with the same kind of horror that we look back upon slavery with now.
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There were different kinds of slavery throughout history,
--but to the Jewish people, there was a form of slavery provided for in the law… that looked quite different that we we read about in our history as Americans.
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In , Moses gives instructions on this matter.
-If a person was is in debt, instead of being arrested and put in a debtors prison with their family… -they had a chance to work it off.
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They weren’t made slaves against their wills… but rather, they chose to do it.
They made themselves available to be purchased.
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The term of their slavery, was to be six years.
At the end of which, their debts were considered paid, and they were set free.
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However, there was a provision made for the slave, if they did not want to be set free.
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Exodus 21.
If a slave determined… that it was better to remain in the service of their master, than to be set free… out of love and devotion for their master- then they were given the option to be a ‘slave forever’.
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This meant… that the slave had a master who was loving… who was compassionate… who looked out for the welfare of the slave… who had admirable character… Who probably came off as being more like a family member than a master...
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So, if the slave decided to stay, out of love… there would be some kind of a ceremony… their ear would be pierced… and they would be that master’s slave for life.
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When Paul calls himself a “servant of Christ”, this is what he’s saying: “I have chosen to be a slave for life to Christ Jesus.”
When Paul calls himself a “servant of Christ”, this is what he’s saying: “I have chosen to be a slave for life to Christ Jesus.”
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A slave for six years, working off a debt… is always looking forward to the day that he is set free.
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-Paul is not this kind of a slave.
He is not working off a debt.
His master paid his debt in full.
He is not looking to be set free.
His freedom is only found in Christ.
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In other cultures, you were a slave, if you were a member of a conquered race.
You were a slave if you were born into the wrong family.
You were a slave, because your parents were slaves.
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-You were property, and you had no choice.
You worked because you had to.
There was no guarantee that you would be treated well.
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