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Romans Chapter 12 (Continued)
{Verses
9-21: Three Commands - The General Function of Walking
[Note:
Many so-called Christians have a smile on their face and say "Oh
how I love Jesus". Then they go around and gossip and malign
and stick the knife in the back of everyone they know. Their
hypocrisy is obvious to all and is a great hindrance to witnessing to
unbelievers! They dishonor The One whom they say they love.] {Note: Apostugeo - apo means from the ultimate source - stugeo means to hate. This is a command to detest the evil. "Evil" is defined as anything NOT generated under the filling of the Spirit.} 9c~~Adhere {kollao} to the 'good of intrinsic value' {agathos}. {Note: Kollao when the object is a person, it means to have cleave to - to have sexual intercourse. When the object is a principal, it means to adhere to the principal and that is how it is used here. "Good of intrinsic value" is Divine Good. It is anything generated under the filling of God the Holy Spirit. Only a Divine Being can generate Divine Good. The best we can hope to do is allow God to Work through us.}
{Royal
Family Honor Code Restated} {Note: Philostorgos is a combination of 'Love and affection' and came to mean 'devoted'.}
{Motus
Operendi for Ambassador to Christ}
12a~~With
reference {Note: Unbelievers have no hope. In Romans, Paul reveals to us that for believers, elpis really means 'absolute confidence'. And, it means to be confident of the future. The best of living in time, the best of dying, and the best of eternity future.}
13a~~Contribute
{koinoneo} {Note: This is a test of objectivity. When others sin and malign you and slander you or attack you in any way, keep a relaxed mental attitude and do not lash out back at them in retaliation. Part of the doctrine "Satan's man repays good with evil, the earthly man repays evil with evil, but God's man repays evil with good".}
{Emotional
Depth From Doctrine in Your Soul - Harmony and Rapport} {Note: It is not rapport to walk into a group of grieving believers and say WHY are you so unhappy? You might be correct, but it is the wrong situation. So a right thing in a wrong way is wrong. Rapport says it is ok to recognize the feelings of others. Next, don't be the party pooper. If others are happy, join in! Don't bring others down. That is being insensitive to the feelings of others - that is being self-centered and arrogant. But don't be superficial and be stupid about this. This is a rapport passage.}
16a~~'Be
thinking' {phroneo} the same {Note: If you do not have 'divine viewpoint' in your norms and standards from the intake of bible doctrine, one inserts his own viewpoint. The Romans apparently were all full of themselves - so proud of their own thoughts and concepts. Forget that. Humble oriented people understand GRACE. We are nothing, God is everything. All we can do is allow Him to work through us through our positive volition and His thinking in our soul.}
[Action
of an Evil Person - Satan's Man] {Note: Respect for all principals of authority. Respect all God's laws of establishment. Respect for womanhood, free enterprise, parents, police, military, teachers, pastors, on and on.}
{Verses
18-20 Function of the Royal Family Honor Code} {Note: Ei plus an indicative mood (or implied indicative mood) is the protasis of a first class condition which is translated 'if and it is true' (apodosis always follows the protasis).} {Note: 'Possible' here is a synonym for capacity - capacity for life, production, happiness, blessing, leadership, etc. The Honor code deals with capacities of all types.}
19a~~Stop
avenging {ekdikeo} yourselves, {Note: God knows all the facts. It is arrogant to think you can retaliate against someone who wronged you better than God can handle the matter. Do NOT lower your standards to the level of the one who is attacking you.}
{Advance
on Previous Principal - Never Contribute to the Discomforts
20b~~If
he {your enemy} {Note: Leaving animosities to the justice of God. Your antagonist is going to live and hurt. And, from that hurting recover or eventually die the sin unto death. You stand on principal and become stronger. He is disciplined and weakens or recovers - grace always precedes judgment - giving an opportunity for your enemy to recover!}
21~~
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