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Romans
was written by the Apostle Paul to the Christians in Rome in circa
58 AD. The book of Romans is the story of the Adjustment to the
Justice of God in all of its facets, in all of its aspects. The book
of Romans was written for the purpose of getting your attention . . .
to get your UNDIVIDED attention and FULL concentration. It is a book
teaching you, the reader, how to become grace oriented and grace
functioning as a person in life.
When
you become adjusted to the justice of God, everything else in life
will fall into line. The book of Romans explains to us that it is
God's justice that provides the mechanics of all blessings, and
discipline of grace toward mankind. The important doctrines to master
from this book are:
*
Adjustment to the Justice of God
*
The Grace of God
*
The Essence of God
The book of Romans, along with the book of Proverbs are books teaching common sense. Finally, the last half of Romans teaches us to apply doctrines to our experiences in life.
Chapter
1
{Out-Line:
Chapter 1 - Maladjustment to the Justice of God}
{Verses
1-13 -- Introduction/Salutation}
1-6~~Paul,
a slave/servant {doulos} of Jesus Christ . . .
called
{to be} an apostle
through
having been appointed
because
of the gospel from God . . .2~~
which
{gospel} He, Himself {God the Father},
had
previously promised through His prophets
in
the Holy Writings {Old Testament} . . . 3~~
concerning
His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord . . .
Who
was born from the seed/sperm belonging to David
according
to the flesh . . . 4~~
'marked
out'/declared {horizo} the Son of God . . .
by
means of power {dunamis} according to the Holy Spirit . . .
by
means of the resurrection from the deaths . . .
{spiritual and physical death on the cross}
Jesus
Christ our Lord . . . 5~~ . . .
through
Whom {the resurrected Christ}
we
have received grace and apostleship
for
the purpose of obedience to doctrine
{maturity adjustment to the justice of God
through the daily function of GAP}
among
the Nations/Gentiles {Roman Empire}
for
the sake of His Person/Name/Reputation {glory} . . . 6~~
among
whom {Gentiles} you are also
the
privileged/called/invited/elected {kletos} of Jesus Christ.
{Note: Doulos is Greek for a slave or servant. All communicators of the Word are slaves of the Perfect Master - the Lord Jesus Christ.}
{Note: Horizo means to mark out or declare. It means Jesus Christ accepted the authority of God the Father in Eternity Past and at that time, it was decreed that He would come in the flesh - in Hypostatic Union . . . the 1st Advent.}
{Note: Dunamis means power. Here it refers to the manifestation of the supernatural power of God the Holy Spirit . . . the sustaining power of the Holy Spirit . . . Who sustained Jesus during His 1st Advent.}
{Note: GAP stands for 'Grace Apparatus for Perception'. GAP is a grace system provided by God in eternity past whereby every believer is able to make the maturity adjustment to the justice of God. No matter how smart or dumb you are, you can learn doctrine to advance spiritually through grace.}
{Note: Kletos = invited/ called/ elected to privilege (Rev. 17:14) a privileged people; a royal family through regeneration. Christ was elected to privilege from eternity past and we share his election. We have the privilege of royalty and a function of royalty.}
7~~To
all who are in Rome,
dearly
beloved by God
called/invited/privileged
'saints'/'set
apart to God'/'people of royalty' {aristocracy},
grace
to you
and
so prosperity
from
God our Father,
and
the Lord Jesus Christ.
{Note: This is written to Roman citizens, Roman believers in Jesus Christ.}
8~~First,
I thank my God
through
Jesus Christ
for
all you {Romans}
because
your faith
{doctrinal perception - leading to the maturity adjustment to the
justice of God, under the ministry of God the Holy Spirit}
is
celebrated/proclaimed/
'become
famous' through out the whole world.
9-10~~
For the God . . .
Whom
I continue to serve with my spirit . . .
by
means of the Gospel . . .
with
reference to His Son . . .
is
my witness -
how
habitually [adialeiptos]
[means to pray with the rapidity of a hacking cough]
I
have made mention of you . . . 10~~
always
in my prayers . . .
when
offering a petition
that
is - if somehow at last I will succeed . . .
by
the Will of God . . .
to
come face to face with all of you .
11~~For
I am longing to see you,
that
I may share with you
something
of importance
from
my spiritual gift {charisma} . . .
with
the result that you might be stabilized
{through mature adjustment to the justice of God}.
{Note: Charisma means spiritual gifts. It is literally something that is freely and graciously given and is a reference to the spiritual gift of communication as an apostle/Pastor-teacher. In context here, it is the gift bestowed to Paul from God the Holy Spirit at the point of Salvation on the Damascus Road. But spiritual gifts of communication are no good without preparation/study and training.}
12~~
'That is'/'But this must be added to the purpose'
to
receive encouragement together with you
through
the doctrine {that which is believed}
in
each other . . . both yours and mine.
13~~Moreover,
I do not wish to have you ignorant, brethren,
that
frequently I intended to come face to face with you,
but
was forbidden until now {so he has reason to write this epistle}
for
the objective that
I
might also begin to have some production among you,
as
also among other Gentiles.
{Note: There are basic doctrines, transitional doctrines, and mature doctrines. The basic problem with the Roman church was ignorance of transitional doctrines. That is in view here.}
{Verses
14-17: Mental Attitude Toward Maladjustment}
{Verses
14-16 - The 3 "I am's"}
14~~I
am debtor {opheiletes}
both
to the civilized,
and
to the Uncivilized
{barbarians - you owe the gospel to ALL unbelievers} . . .
both
to the wise {sophos - mature believer},
and
to the unwise {anoetos - reversionistic believer}.
{Note: Opheiletes is an obligation based on a sense of honor. From that sense of honor, comes a sense of duty or responsibility toward others . . . a sense of honor is directed toward God; and a sense of responsibility directed toward people. This is one of the dynamics of how doctrine changes history. With Paul's spiritual gift of teaching, he has a sense of responsibility toward unbelievers and born again believers.}
{Note: Sophos is in the dative of advantage, dative of indirect object, and masculine plural. It refers to a believer who has made the maximum adjustment to the justice of God through daily in-take of doctrine - all the way through to SuperGrace A, B and UltraSuperGrace. To describe maximum adjustment and its benefit/interests/advantage to crack the maturity barrier and to keep on having doctrine, takes doctrine to maintain maturity status and to advance from SuperGrace A and B on to UltraSuperGrace.}
{Note: "Anoetos" = dative of disadvantage; ignorant believer; reversionistic believer in maladjustment to the justice of God; lack of spiritual progress; foolish/unintelligent = ignorant of doctrine; intellectually and ethically ignorant of God's Plan; maladjustment.}
15~~
So, as much as in me is,
I
am ready
to
preach the good doctrine/gospel to you
that
are at Rome also.
16~~
For I am not ashamed
of
the gospel/good news
regarding
salvation,
to
anyone who believes in Christ,
both
to the Jew foremost - first in privilege -
and
likewise to the Gentile/Greek.
{Moving
from Salvation to Spiritual Growth by means of Doctrine}
17~~For
by the same gospel
the
righteousness/justice/dikaiosune belonging to God
is
revealed from faith {'ek pistis'}
to
doctrine {'eis pistis'} . . .
as
it is written in the past with the result
that
it remains forever {Habakkuk 2:4}
'But
the righteous/just/'maturely adjusted one' {dikaios}
shall
live by means of doctrine/faith/'faithfulness
to
doctrine' {'ek pistis'}
{Note: Pistis usually means 'faith' or 'what is believed - doctrine' . . . and has many related meaning. Here we have 'ek pistis' meaning 'from faith' or 'by means of faith/doctrine' which is referring to the adjustment to the justice/righteousness of God at the point of salvation. Then we have 'eis pistis' which means 'to doctrine' which is the maturity adjustment to the justice/righteousness of God.}
{Note: Dikaios is a nominative - an adjective - and means just or righteous. Dikaiosune is a noun and means the state of righteousness or justice and much more. Dikaiosune really means 'total fulfillment of spiritual maturity - 'to fulfill one's duty before God'. There is a crown for those who reach and hold this state - crown of dikaiosune. Therefore dikaios more fully the 'maturely adjusted one'.}
{Verses
18-23: History of Maladjustment to the Justice and Righteousness of God}
18~~For
the 'just anger' {orge} from God
is
being revealed from heaven
against
all non-godliness/heathenism
{those who think or act not adjusted to God} {asebeia}
and
anti-justice/unrighteous {adikia} of mankind . . .
of
those who suppress/'hold down'/imprison the truth
{in view is the salvation part of doctrine}
through
anti-justice/unrighteousnesses {adikia}.
{Note: Orge means anger. When applied to God, it connotes a 'just anger' - one that protects from evil. One form of anger is a sin. The type of anger here represents divine anger toward the ungodly and is the justice and righteousness about to come down on the ungodly. There is no sin in God and for God to deliver give just punishment is not a sin.}
{Note: In the Greek syntax there is an 'a' alpha privative which takes a word and makes it negative. Sebeia means to worship or have respect for God. So asebeia means to not worship or have respect for God. Dikia means to be just or righteous. So adikia means to be unjust or unrighteous.}
{Verses
19-20: Issue of God Consciousness}
19~~
Because what is known about the God
is
revealed/conspicuous/clear/'well known'
in
them {God consciousness is made clear in all humans} . . .
for
the God has revealed Himself to them.
20~~For,
since the creation of the world,
His
invisible attributes are clearly perceived . . .
being
understood through the things He has created . . .
namely
both His eternal power
and
His divine essence . . .
so
that they {the human race}
are
without excuse/defense {before God}.
{Now
Issue of Gospel Hearing}
21~~Because
when they knew God
they
did not honor . . . {Him/Christ} as God,
{negative at the point of gospel hearing}
nor
did {they} feel obligated to thank Him.
In
fact, {as a result of their negative volition},
they
received worthless ideas
in
their evil deliberations.
And
their ignorant right lobe/heart
received
darkness {blackout of the soul}.
22~~Although
they claim to be wise {arrogance},
they
became fools/saltless/insipid.
23~~And
they exchanged the glory {doxa}
of
the incorruptible/immortal God
for
an image in the form of
corruptible/mortal
mankind {body will return to dust},
and
birds and quadrupeds, and reptiles.
{Note: Doxa translated 'glory' really means the 'sum total of the divine attributes of God. All that God is - His total essence - sovereignty, righteousness, justice, love, omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence, veracity, immutability, eternal life, etc.}
{Note: Many 'religions' take emperors (the Caesars) and 'make them gods'. Other religions worship birds, elephants, snakes, on and on. None of these are God. See Jeremiah for more on idolatry, though let me warn you, it will 'hurt your tender ears'. God the Holy Spirit spoke through Jeremiah in very explicit Hebrew about the vile/pure evil Phallic Cult.}
{Verses
24-28: Three Adjustments Of Maladjustment}
24~~Therefore
{because of heathenism or unbeliever reversionism}
the
God delivered them over in the lusts of their 'right lobes'/heart
{to immoral status, alienation from God through maladjustment}
that
their bodies
might
be degraded among themselves
{unnatural sex - explained in next verses}.
25~~They
{the reversionist},
who
exchanged the doctrine/Truth of God,
for
the lie {the pseudo-truth of Satan which we call evil}.
They
both worship and serve the creature
{Satan - either himself or his evil ideas}
rather
than the Creator {Jesus Christ} . . .
Who
keeps on being blessed forever,
Amen/'I
believe it'.
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