The Good News of Salvation in Jesus Christ

Studies in Paul’s Epistle to the Romans

Lesson 31 : Christ: the Supreme Example of Proper Christian Liberty (15:1–13)

PUT OTHER PEOPLE FIRST! (15:1-6) – THE “STRONG” AND THE “WEAK” – BEAR THE BURDENS OF THE WEAK – NOT TO PLEASE YOURSELF – FOR THE GOOD OF THE WEAKER BRETHREN – FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE OF CHRIST – MEN’S REPROACH OF GOD FELL ON CHRIST: QUOTE FROM PSALMS 69:9 – THE IRRATIONALITY OF REPROACHING GOD – SUPPORT FROM THE OT – PAUL’S “PRAYER-WISH” TO THE GOD WHO IS THE SOURCE OF ENDURANCE AND COMFORT – BE LIKEMINDED – UNITY ACCORDING TO THE WILL AND EXAMPLE OF CHRIST – CHURCH UNITY GLORIFIES GOD – RECEIVE ONE ANOTHER! (15:7-13) – THE ROOT PROBLEM: GENTILE vs. JEW – “TO THE JEW FIRST, AND ALSO TO THE GENTILE” – CHRIST’S CONTINUING MINISTRY TO ISRAEL – PAUL’S PURPOSE OF THE FOUR OT QUOTATIONS – QUOTATION #1 – PSALM 18:49 (=2 SAM. 22:50) – QUOTATION #2 – DEUT. 32:43 – QUOTATION #3 – PSALMS 117:1 – QUOTATION #4 – ISAIAH 11:10 – SUMMARY “PRAYER-WISH” – HOPE SPIRITUALLY IMPARTED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT – APPENDIX: THE “ADIAPHORA”