Monday, April 8, 2013

Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Relationship to Other Believers

Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Relationship to Other Believers

Free Bible Study: Paul’s Epistle to the Romans
In his lifetime, Paul launched at least four missionary journeys into previously unreached countries (3 recorded in Acts), survived tremendous opposition and hardship, and wrote letters to instruct and encourage those who had become believers Imprisonment often resulted from Paul’s disagreement with the religious legalism of the Jews. The Book of Acts ends with Paul under house arrest in his own rented house in Rome (Acts 28:30, 31). Events surrounding the end of Paul’s life are uncertain. After a possible release and a later imprisonment in Rome, Paul may have been tried and executed for his continued proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ (see 2 Tim.), which he expressed in his letter to the church at Rome.


Today’s Lesson: Relationship to Other Believers
Scripture: Romans 12:9-16
Preview:
Let love be without dissimulation. The directives in this section are a practical outgrowth of the Sermon on the Mount. The brotherhood of believers is expected to have a mutual love toward one another. Thus the apostle says, Let love be without dissimulation. Dissimulation literally means "without hypocrisy or insincerity." We must genuinely love one another.

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