I find it interesting how Paul identifies himself :
Paul is highlighting that Jesus was both before David and the son of David. Revelation 5:5 calls Christ the "root of David." And root obviously comes before fruit:
Revelation 5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
But we know that the New Testament also calls him the son (or offspring, fruit,) of David:
Matthew 1:1
5 Through Christ, God has given us the privilege[c] and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.
Verses 5-6 share Paul's burden with ALL who are called. When Paul identified himself as a slave, he identified his purpose in life as obedience. He then shows how the first step for ANYONE coming to God must be belief and then obedience as well. The second way Paul identified himself to the church was as one who was chosen by God, and he then shares that identity with the Gentiles saying that they also " have been called to belong to Jesus Christ." Paul last identified himself as an apostle sent to preach the Good News, and we know this is ultimately what every Christian is called to do, though maybe in different ways
7 I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God and are called to be his own holy people.
Is there anything more special than knowing how undeserving we are and yet seeing how God calls us to be His own holy people? What does holy mean to you?
I see 'holy' as separated unto God.
So holy conduct would acknowledge that I am not my own and
wholeheartedly follow after what God wanted to do with my life. It would
be set aside exclusively for God.
I pray the ending of this verse for you:
- a slave of Christ Jesus,
- chosen by God to be
- an apostle and
- sent out to preach his Good News.
He then identifies what this Good News is specifically:
2 God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures. 3 The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David’s family line, 4 and he was shown to be[a] the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit.[b] He is Jesus Christ our Lord. Paul is highlighting that Jesus was both before David and the son of David. Revelation 5:5 calls Christ the "root of David." And root obviously comes before fruit:
Revelation 5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
But we know that the New Testament also calls him the son (or offspring, fruit,) of David:
Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
I just found it interesting how all of this tied together to show how Christ existed before the family line that He chose to use to come to Earth.
I just found it interesting how all of this tied together to show how Christ existed before the family line that He chose to use to come to Earth.
5 Through Christ, God has given us the privilege[c] and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.
6 And you are included among those Gentiles who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ.
Verses 5-6 share Paul's burden with ALL who are called. When Paul identified himself as a slave, he identified his purpose in life as obedience. He then shows how the first step for ANYONE coming to God must be belief and then obedience as well. The second way Paul identified himself to the church was as one who was chosen by God, and he then shares that identity with the Gentiles saying that they also " have been called to belong to Jesus Christ." Paul last identified himself as an apostle sent to preach the Good News, and we know this is ultimately what every Christian is called to do, though maybe in different ways
7 I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God and are called to be his own holy people.
Is there anything more special than knowing how undeserving we are and yet seeing how God calls us to be His own holy people? What does holy mean to you?
Being holy is impossible with our nature... Until we die
to the flesh and live through Christ. And we can't even WANT to do that as humans on our own!
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. (Philippians 2:13 KJV)
I pray the ending of this verse for you:
May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
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