Romans 4:13-25 also shows that God has been in the business all along of creating out of nothing, and of bringing life to where there is only barrenness and death.
Abraham was rightly related to God through his faith, and so he was considered by God as righteous. gives life to the dead. raised Jesus from the dead. The result of this discussion is that those who believe in the resurrected Christ are heirs of the promises to Abraham; they belong to the elect people of God.
Verse 13 is clear: the inheritance of the world comes to us not through the use of the Law of commandments, as we have seen, but through "the righteousness of faith." Verse 13: "The promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of ...
The promise God made to Abraham was apart from the law: it was through faith. In the process of furthering his argument that faith is the path to righteousness rather than law, Paul clarifies something here; Abraham's descendants are those that come to righteousness through faith, not the law.
In Romans 4, Paul goes on to present Abraham as the human paradigm for living in a right covenant relationship (i.e., righteousness) with God because Abraham trusts (or believes) God will fulfill God's promise (4:1-5). Indeed, Abraham is not just the human paradigm for faith and right relationships.
And Romans 4:20 says that faith is fundamental to fulfilling your purpose for being: "Abraham grew strong in faith, giving glory to God." Faith is God's ordained way of being justified because faith glorifies God.
The global message of Romans is that all people everywhere have free access to the riches of God's grace in Christ as they respond in faith to the gospel. In his own Son, God has made a way for lost people to be restored to him—lost people whether they are Greeks or barbarians, wise or foolish (Rom. 1:14).
Pray that God would give you faith to believe, even when it is hard to see his promises coming into reality. And that God would grant sight and faith to people who do not know him.
Traditionally the way people have interpreted Romans 13, one to seven is that we should obey the government in so far as we can and not disobey God. That we should not be troublemakers for the government in any kind of unnecessary sense.
Romans 15:13 says: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. The verse begins and ends with hope. In fact, that whole unit, starting in Romans 15:4 on down through the end of the chapter, rings with hope.
The goal was to secure a change in legal standing before God (justification, Rom. 4:25). Our status changed with the resurrection—We've missed this! This means that God once considered us sinners guilty of breaking the entire law (James 2:10). But, Paul says that Jesus' resurrection was to secure our justification.
In Romans 13:11-14, Paul tells us that the time of our salvation is rapidly approaching. He urges us to lead a life of integrity, where we clothe ourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ and abandon our desire to satisfy our sinful nature.
13 Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don't participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy.
Hope Fills Us With Joy And Peace
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I don't give to you as the world gives.
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.
Literally, this would read: "Therefore, let us not judge one another any longer, but rather judge to never put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother." In a sense Paul is saying that if you are going to judge, judge to never put a hindrance in your brother's way. Stop judging one another.
1 Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.
Romans 4:20–21 Gives an Example of Faith
Help us to grow strong in our faith for your glory. Help us to believe today fully that you are able to do that what you've promised to do. God, help us to trust your word, your promises all day long today. Help us to trust your wisdom.
Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don't participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy.
Romans 13:4 for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. Amplified: For he is God's servant for your good.
13It was not through the law that the promise was made to Abraham and his descendants that he would inherit the world, but through the righteousness that comes from faith. 14For if those who adhere to the law are the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.
A Bit of Prayer:
You do not lie and your faithfulness to me is unwavering. You are willing and able to keep your promises to me. I know with you ALL THINGS are possible. I will praise your name, and give you glory in everything I do.
Many of our buildings and how they are heated, the way we get rid of our sewage, the roads we use, some of our wild animals, religion, the words and language we speak, how we calculate distances, numbers and why we use money to pay for goods were all introduced by the Romans.
Architecture. From military structures such as forts and walls (including the spectacular Hadrian's Wall) to engineering feats such as baths and aqueducts, the most obvious impact of the Romans that can still be seen today is their buildings.