Romans

Chapter 12 (Continued)

{Verses 9-21: Three Commands - The General Function of Walking
  in the More Excellent Ways of Jesus Christ or How to Live the
  Spiritual Life - Details Described}
9a~~Your {agape} love . . .
{'should be'/'must function'} without hypocrisy.

[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.]

9b~~Detest {apostugeo} the evil {poneros}.

{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}
10a~~With reference to your 'brotherly love' {philadelphia} . . .
  {referring to maintaining a relaxed mental attitude -
  free from mental attitude sins such as judging, maligning etc.},
{be} devoted {philostorgos}
to 'each other'/'one another of the same kind' {allelon}.

10b~~With reference to your honor {Greek word "time"},
'esteem higher than yourself'
  {idiom: proegeomai literally means `lead the way' ' to go ahead'
  but it means to think the other believer ahead of yourself
  in the honorable way you treat them}
one another of the same kind {allelon}
  {treat other believers as more mature than yourself under
  your Royal Family Honor Code}.

{Note: Philostorgos is a combination of 'Love and affection' and came to mean 'devoted'.}

{Motus Operendi for Ambassador to Christ}
11a~~'With reference to application/diligence' {spoude}
  {application of doctrine to circumstances in life}
do not be negligent {okneros}.

11b~~With reference to the spirit {pneuma},
 boil/'be zealous'/'get hot on the idea' {zeo}
when serving {douleuo} the Lord.

12a~~With reference
to the hope/'absolute confidence' {elpis} . . .
be rejoicing {chairo}.

12b~~With reference
to 'the pressure of {undeserved} suffering' {thlipsis}
  {here referring to undeserved suffering for testing
  and advancement in your spiritual life},
stand-fast/'have patience'/'patiently endure' {hupomeno}.

12c~~Persist/'endure face to face with' {proskartereo}
with reference to prayer {proseuche}
  {maximum exploitation of prayer is the prerogative of the spiritually
  mature believer - the right to accurately discuss the situation with
  God increases as your maturity increases}.

{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}
to the needs {chreia}
of the 'holy ones'/'set apart to God ones'/saints {hagios}.

13b~~Be "pursuing" {dioko}
hospitality/'love to strangers' {philoxenia}.

14a~~Speak well {eulogeo}
of those who persecute/'pursue after' {dioko}
  {idiom: dioko literally 'pursue after' - a play on words}.

14b~~Keep on speaking well {eulogeo}
and do not curse {kataraomai} them.

{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}
{Rapport with Other Royal Family of God - Join with the Mood of the
  Group}
15a~~Rejoice
  {chairo - infinitive in the imperative mood means this is a command}
with those who rejoice.

15b~~Weep {klaio}
  {also a command}
with those who weep.

{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
toward 'each other'/'one another of the same kind' {allelon}.

16b~~Do not be thinking in terms
of arrogance/'high-mindedness' {hupselos},
but associate with the humble/'low-mindedness' {tapeinos}
people.

16c~~Stop "becoming what you were not before"
  {ginomai - imperative mood - a negative command}
'pseudo-wise'
  {phronimos - pseudos wisdom - holding an entrancing thought
  and thinking you are so smart for thinking that}
'in your own estimation'
  {Idiom: para heautou literally 'by yourselves'}.

{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]
17a~~Do not repay/'pay back'
  {in the sense of revenge} {apodidomi}
evil {kakos} for evil
  {idiom: anti kakos literally means 'against evil'}.

17b~~Respect/'Have regard for'
  {pronoeo - literally 'to think in advance' comes to mean respect}
what is honorable {kalos}
in the sight of {enopion}
all men/mankind {pas anthropos}.

{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}
18~~If {ei} 'it is possible' - and it is possible -
  {dunatos - root is 'power' - 'have the power'}
'as much as it depends on you'
  {idiom: to ek su/humon - literally: 'the from . . . your part'},
'live in harmony/'be at peace'/'live in peace'
  {eireneuo - here 'be thoughtful of others'}
with {meta} all men/mankind {pas anthropos}.

{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,
beloved ones {agapetos};
instead {alla}
give place {didomi topos}
'to the wrath/discipline {from the justice/integrity of God}'
  {idiom: orge means 'unto wrath' means to leave the wrath to the
  Justice of God}.

19b~~For it stands written {from Deuteronomy 32:35}
- in the past with results that remain forever -
"Punishment {ekdikesis} . . .
'belongs to Me'/'is Mine'
  {idiom: ego literally 'to me' but it always means belongs to me'},
I will repay
  {antapodidomi - compound word - 'to give from against'}"
says the Lord.

{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
  of your Enemy}
20a~~Nevertheless,
if your enemy {echthros}
is hungry {peinao}
- maybe he is, maybe he is not -
feed {psomizo} him.

20b~~If he {your enemy}
is thirsty {dipsao},
- maybe he is, maybe he is not -
give him a drink {potizo}
  {this preserves his life - Why? God is not through disciplining him}.

20c~~For by doing this
  {the unexpected . . . the honorable 'non-retaliation'}
you will be heaping/'piling up' {soreuo}
burning coals of fire {anthrax pur}
on {epi} his head {kephale}.

{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~~ Stop being conquered {nikao}
by evil/reversionism {kakos},
but, in contrast,
conquer {nikao}
evil/reversionism {kakos},
by means of the good/'the good of intrinsic value' {agathos}.

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