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Verse 1 [1] Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. St. Paul, writing to the Romans, whose city was the seat of the empire, speaks largely of obedience to magistrates: and this was also, in effect, a public apology for the Christian religion.Romans 13:11-13 “Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. …Romans 7:1-12 – God’s Grace is Greater than the Law. Download Audio MP3. This YouTube series is available in audio format only.In Luke 21:34-36 Jesus said that He would come as a surprise, a snare – and emphasized the importance of readiness. i. This is because the second coming of Jesus has two distinct aspects, separated by an appreciable time. The first aspect comes suddenly, unexpectedly, as a snare, in a time of peace and safety.3. ( Romans 10:9-13) How God’s righteousness is gained by faith. That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.Paul completes chapter 13 noting that by loving other people, we ful­fill the commandments. Living in the Spirit inherently fulfills the Jewish law, even by those who don’t know it. He reiterates that this comes not by human striving, but by the power of Christ in us.Peter’s rebuke of Jesus was evidence of the leaven mentioned in Mark 8:15. With his mind on the things of men, Peter saw the Messiah only as the embodiment of power and strength, instead of as a suffering servant. Because Peter couldn’t handle a suffering Messiah, he rebuked Jesus. 4.a. He who keeps his command will experience nothing harmful: Good will come to those who obey and honor the king. b. Because for every matter there is a time and judgment: Wisdom knows what Solomon first poetically explained in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 – that there is a time and purpose for everything under heaven. c.The coming of the two messengers. 1. (1) The two messengers are introduced. In whom you delight. Says the LORD of hosts. a. Behold, I send My messenger: This prophesied messenger is none other than John the Baptist. Matthew 11:10, Mark 1:2, and Luke 7:27 all show this promise was fulfilled in John the Baptist. i.1. ( Romans 2:1-3) An indictment against the morally educated man. Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.In Romans 13:1-7, Paul is writing to Gentile believers in Rome to obey, not Roman secular/pagan authority, but to obey the God-ordained authority of the synagogue rulers in Rome. This presupposes that the early Jesus believers were continuing to meet with Judean non-believers within the synagogues. We too quickly have early believers divorcing ...a. Let a woman learn in silence: This unfortunate translation has led some to believe that it is forbidden for women to even speak in church meetings. Paul uses the same word translated silence in 1 Timothy 2:2, and it is translated peaceable there. The idea is without contention instead of total silence. i.David Guzik. David Guzik is the pastor of Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara, California. Before that he served as director and teacher at Calvary Chapel Bible College, Germany, following more than 20 years of pastoral ministry. He currently serves now as the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara. David has been happy to be part of the Blue ...Sacrifice is important, but without love it is useless, it profits me nothing. c. Each thing described in 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 is a good thing. Tongues are good, prophecy and knowledge and faith are good, sacrifice is good. But love is so valuable, so important, that apart from it, every other good thing is useless.1. (1) Unity among God’s people is good and pleasant. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is. For brethren to dwell together in unity! a. Behold: Psalm 133 begins with an exhortation to behold – that is, to take notice. What follows is important and deserves our attention.The real evidence of God’s work in us is not the love In Isaiah 64:4, he noted that it was the one w Psalm 7 – Confidence in God’s Deliverance. The Hebrew title to this psalm reads: A Meditation of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. The New King James Version translates the Hebrew word “shiggaion” as meditation, though the word is difficult to translate and is used elsewhere only in …More Than 11,000 Pages Of Bible Commentary. Take some time and use the menu up top to browse around. We have more than 11,000 pages of Bible commentary, hundreds of audio and video teachings, articles, work translated into other languages, and much more. Advertisement Midwife comes from an old En 1. (1-3) An indictment against the morally educated man. Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things. Hiebert compares this trumpet of 1 Thessalonians 4 and the seven

1. (1-5) The command to completely destroy the Canaanites and their culture. When the LORD your God brings you into the land which you go to possess, and has cast out many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and ...God’s freedom to choose. Paul begins to address the problem in verse 6: “It is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are truly Israel.”. The root problem is whether God’s word is true, whether he is faithful to his promises. Paul then points out that we can’t expect all Jews to be ...A. Paul’s heart for Israel. 1. Chapter 9 brings a slight shift in focus to the Book of Romans. a. In Romans chapters one through eight, Paul thoroughly convinced us about man’s need and God’s glorious provision in Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. b. 1. (1-2) Receiving the weaker brother. Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. a. Receive one who is weak in the faith: We accept those weak in the faith, but not for the sake of carrying on a debate with them regarding ... Put down that flesh (Romans 13:11-14) 11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

The coming of the two messengers. 1. (1) The two messengers are introduced. In whom you delight. Says the LORD of hosts. a. Behold, I send My messenger: This prophesied messenger is none other than John the Baptist. Matthew 11:10, Mark 1:2, and Luke 7:27 all show this promise was fulfilled in John the Baptist. i.1 John 3:16-24 – How to Love Your Brother. A. The destiny of our relationship with God. 1. (1) The glory of God’s love. Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. a.…

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