Romans
Chapter
15
{Function
of the Royal Family Honor Code}
{Verses
1-12: Maturity Function of the Royal Family Honor Code}
{Exhortation
for the Strong to Help the Weak}
1~~Now
we, the strong {dunatos}
{see Chapter 14:1 for the context- this is the 'strong in doctrine'
or 'mature believers'},
are
obligated {under the Royal Family honor code} {opheilo}
to
keep on bearing {bastazo}
the
weaknesses {astheneia}
of
the weak {adunatos}
{see Chapter 14:1 for the context- this is the 'weak in doctrine' or
'baby believers' but the syntax here indicates this is a baby
believer who is positive to the intake of the Word and will
eventually grow - don't hinder their growth},
and
not to accommodate/'strive to please' {aresko} ourselves.
{Note: This is the 'Law of Love' overruling the 'Law of Liberty'. Under the law of liberty, the mature believer has a right to eat what he wants or do what he wants based on the doctrine resident in HIS soul. But out of concern for the growth of the baby believer, he adopts the 'Law of Love' and refrains from eating in front of that baby if this hinders the baby in any way. This is NOT hypocrisy as other 'weak in doctrine' believers might think! haha}
{Principal
of Sensitivity Under the Honor Code}
2~~Let
each one of us {mature believers}
accommodate/'strive
to please' {aresko}
his
neighbor/'those to whom you have contact' {plesion}
for
the purpose of the good {eis agathos} . . .
{'the good' here is the weak believer's momentum in advancing to
spiritual maturity}
to
the edification {complex} {pros oikodome}
{spiritual maturity is when you have developed an edification
complex in the soul - a structure of doctrines upon doctrine until
you have developed divine viewpoint in your soul}.
{Note: This is the principal of common courtesy. Being sensitive to the feelings of weaker in doctrine believers who need a little understanding so they can grow spiritually.}
{Documentation
of Principal in Verse 2}
3~~For
even the Christ
did
not accommodate/'strive to please' {aresko} Himself
{Christ came to the earth to please God the Father and
to accommodate all mankind},
but
as it stands written
-
in the past with results that last forever {Psalms 69:9} -
"the
'blasphemous insults' {oneidismos}
of
those who insulted {oneidizo} You {God the Father},
fell
on {epi} Me {Christ on the cross}."
{Note: All sins are an insult to God - they are a volitional thought or action to go against the will of God. And all sins of the world fell of Jesus Christ on the cross and were judged.}
4~~For
{explanation} as many things
that
have been "written before/'in former times' " {prographo}
{referring to the Old Testament Scriptures as Paul just quoted in
verse 3}
for
our {Church Age believers also}
instruction/teaching/inculcation
{didaskalia},
were
written in order that
{final purpose clause to follow}
we
through perseverance/'patient endurance' {hupomone}
and
through encouragement/comfort {paraklesis} of the scriptures
we
may have and hold {echo}
'absolute
confidence'/hope {elpis}.
{Note: Paul specifically states that the Old Testament teachings are still for our study and edification in the Church Age.}
{Function
of the Mental Attitude in the Royal Honor Code}
5~~Now
may {Paul's desire but he can not force us}
the
God of 'patient endurance' {hupomone}
and
{the God of} encouragement/comfort {paraklesis}
give
{didomi} to you
'to
be thinking the same category of things' {phroneo}
{the blending of purpose and result - not exactly the same
thoughts but thinking the same 'divine' viewpoint as they have
metabolized into their own soul}
in
the presence of one another of the same kind {allelon}
according
to Christ Jesus
{means according to His norms and standards - the standards of
divine viewpoint}.
{Objective
from Verse 5}
6~~In
order that {hina + subjunctive = a purpose clause}
those
of one motivation/mind/objective/purpose {homothumadon}
{the same motivation - to grow to spiritual maturity}
by
one message/'doctrinal teaching'
{stoma - idiom literally 'by one mouth' - but it means bible doctrines
as THE message of God}
may
glorify the God
even
the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
{Lord=deity; Jesus=humanity; Christ= one of His titles - The
Anointed/Appointed One}.
{Reciprocity
Application of the Honor Code}
7~~Therefore
{dio - meaning the following is a self-evident inference},
be
receiving/'accepting as a companion'
{see Romans 14:1 - proslambano repeated again here - a continual
process}
one
another of the same kind {allelon} . . .
just/even
as the Christ
has
received/'accepted as a companion' {proslambano}
us
{at the moment of salvation} . . .
'for
the purpose of' {eis} the glory of God.
{Note: This is the objective. Jesus accepted us - knowing just what sinners we all are. Therefore, in the same manner, we should accept each other.}
{Verses
8-12: Illustration of our Lord Jesus Christ}
{Jesus
as Minister to the Jews}
8-9~~For/Consequently
{gar},
I
{Paul} report that Christ
has
become a minister/deacon/servant {diakonos}
to
the Jews {idiom: peritome - literally the 'circumcision'}
'on
behalf of' {huper} the Truth/Doctrine {aletheia} of God . . .
to
establish/confirm {bebaioo}
the
promises {epaggelia} to the fathers
{Old Testament writers and prophets who received bits and pieces
of the four unconditional covenants which have yet to be fulfilled
including the Abrahamic Covenant - includes a new race, Jews,
and new nation, Israel, see Genesis 12:1-3; and real estate in
Genesis 13 and 15; and the heavenly city of Revelation 21 and
Hebrew 11:8-10.} . . .
{Verses
9-12: Christ as Minister to the Gentiles}
9~~and
that the gentiles {ethnos}
might
glorify the God {Jesus Christ}
for
His mercy/'grace in action' {eleos}.
Just
as it stands written {Psalm 18:49},
"Because
of this {imputed blessing, deliverance, promotion of David},
I
{King David} will praise/acknowledge/celebrate You {God}
among
the Gentiles {ethnos},
and
I will 'sing praises/hymns'
{psallo - to sing accompanied by musical instruments}
to
Your Person/Name/Reputation {onoma}."
10~~And
again {kai palin - means next in a continuing list}
it
says {Deuteronomy 32:43},
"Rejoice,
{euphraino - is an unusual word for rejoice - means to
have rational stimulation not emotional or an emotional response
to a rational concept.}
O
Gentiles, with His {God's} people."
11~~And
again {kai palin} {Psalm 117:1},
"Praise
{aineo} the Lord all you Gentiles
{an expression of Occupation with Christ via worship},
and
applaud/laud {epaineo} Him
all
you people."
{Note: Aineo means to praise or celebrate. For this form of praise you need to know little besides the event that happened, for example praise a runner for making a 99 yard touchdown. For epaineo/lauding, you need to know the history of the runner, his family background, his training. It is a word of praise with knowledge of the object of the praise. So here it starts with all believers, then moves to mature believers who KNOW and understand God for the study of His Word.}
12~~And
again {kai palin}
Isaiah
says/communicates {Isaiah 11:10},
"There
shall be the root/'root sprout' {rhiza} from Jesse
{Jesus Christ was a descendent of David and therefore a
descendent of Jesse also},
even
He Who shall rise up
{anistemi - to come on the scene historically and bodily resurrection
- both are true}
to
rule {archo} over the Gentiles.
In
Him shall the Gentiles
'have
absolute confidence'/hope {elpizo - Attic Greek future tense}
{Classical Greek is used here to honor the Great Spiritually Mature
Gentile believers here}."
{Note: One reason for the Resurrection is mentioned here. Christ rose to rule over the Gentiles also. The passage is discussing the rise of Jesus Christ in the Tribulation to rule for 1000 years over believing genetic Jews and Gentiles alike.}
{Verses
13-15: Parenthetical Paragraph - 3 Principals of Momentum in
Advancing to Maturity}
13~~Now
may the God
of
the 'absolute confidence'/hope {elpis}
fill
{pleroo} you
with
all {categories of} happiness {chara}
and
prosperity/'inner peace {eirene}
by
means of the believing {pisteuo}
{the function of GAP - faith is the method by which doctrine is
transferred from the Written Word, thru the nous/'left lobe of the
brain' where it can be metabolized in the kardia/'right lobe of the
brain' if you accept it as Truth - then it can be used in life's
experiences} ,
for
the purpose that you may excel/abound {perisseuo}
in
the 'absolute confidence'/hope {elpis}
{this is the Hope II of advancing to spiritual maturity
(hope I was salvation and Hope III everlasting life)}
by
means of the power { dunamis} of the Holy Spirit
{the ministry of God the Holy Spirit in making doctrine real to
Church Age believers}.
{Paul's
Motivation for Writing the Letter}
14~~In
fact, I {Paul} am convinced
my
brethren {adelphos},
even
I myself concerning you
that
you yourselves are/'keep on being'
full
of goodness/'goodness in the sense of doctrine
producing
integrity' {agathosune}
{doctrine in the soul producing the Royal Family Honor Code
function},
having
been filled with all knowledge/thinking {gnosis}
{gnosis - the non-technical use as the characteristic of God},
{consistent and persistent intake of bible doctrine}
also
being able to 'put into the mind of another a correct thought'/
instruct/'impart
understanding'/'have a corrective influence'
{noutheteo}
one
another of the same kind {allelon - fellow believers here}.
{Note: Dikaisune is the state of being filled with righteousness and justice. RBT defines it as the 'total fulfillment of spiritual maturity. Now we have agathosune. Agathos is 'good of intrinsic value'. The sune suffix means to be in the state of being filled. So here we have a word for the believers who have doctrine resident in their souls. From that doctrine is produced virtue from applying the Royal honor code. That is the 'goodness' in this verse.}
{Verses
15-33: Apostolic Function of the Royal Family Honor Code}
{Verses
16-19ff: Missionary Activity Principals - Example Paul}
15-16~~In
fact, I {Paul} have written
you
'more boldly'/'with greater audacity'/
'with
greater alertness' {tolmeroteron}
in
part {meros} . . .
in
such a way to remind you again . . .
because
of that grace
{here referring to Paul's spiritual communication gift he received by
Grace}
which
has been given to me by {hupo} the God 16~~
that
I {Paul} should be a minister {leitourgos} of Christ Jesus
to
the Gentiles . . .
'ministering
like a priest' {hierourgeo}
{used for a priest using props to perform sacred rites -
like in animal sacrifice}
the
gospel/'good news' {euaggelion} of God,
that
the 'offering consisting of the Gentiles' {prosphora ethnos}
might
have become acceptable,
having
been sanctified/'set apart by God' {hagiazo}
by
the Holy Spirit
{meaning by the baptism of the Holy Spirit
at the point of salvation at the point of salvation}.
{Note: This was written by Paul at the end of the rule of the Claudio Julian Caesars. They would have 10 more years on Caesar's throne (ending in 68 A.D). This verse is the turning point of history and the change of the spiritual thrust from the Jews to the Gentiles. First notice of the change in thrust - now the dispensation of the Gentiles - Jews are not excluded, but emphasis is on Gentiles now.}
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