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Romans 15:7
Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
ROMANS 15:7 u`ma/j {A} The reading u`ma/j, which has superior and more diversified support than the reading h`ma/j, is in harmony with the other instances of the second person plural in the context ...
Verse Romans 15:7. _WHEREFORE RECEIVE YE ONE ANOTHER_] Προσλαμβανεσθε. Have the most _affectionate regard_ for each other, and acknowledge each other as the servants and children of God Almighty. _A...
WHEREFORE - In view of all the considerations tending to produce unity and love, which have been presented. He refers to the various arguments in this and the preceding chapter. RECEIVE YE ONE ANOTHER...
CHAPTER 15 _ 1. The Example of Christ. (Romans 15:1 .)_ 2. The Ministry of Christ. (Romans 15:8 .) 3. Paul's Personal Ministry. (Romans 15:14 .)...
THE GENTILES HEIRS OF ISRAEL'S HOPE. The differences discussed ran up into the great cleavage _between Jew and Gentile,_ on which Paul has a final word to say. ROMANS 15:7. Wherefore in order to glor...
THE MARKS OF THE FELLOWSHIP (Romans 15:1-6)...
So, then, welcome one another as Christ welcomed you, that God may be praised. What I mean is this--Christ became a servant of the Jewish race and way of life for the sake of God's truth, not only to...
RECEIVE. See Acts 17:5. THE GLORY, &C. i.e. their reception of others redounds unto God's glory. Compare Ephesians 1:6....
_receive ye_, &c. See on Romans 14:1. Cp. Colossians 3:13. _as Christ also received us_ "He receiveth sinners," to be His "brethren." Better, perhaps, RECEIVED YOU. _to the glory of God_ Christ recei...
This is the final stage of the appeal for unity in the new life: and therefore goes to the bottom of the question, the unity of Jew and Gentile. It is not mere toleration that is needed, but full rece...
ΔΙῸ Κ.Τ.Λ. This verse resumes and restates Romans 15:5-6. προσλ. ἀ. |[290] τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν; καθὼς κ.τ.λ. |[291] κατὰ Χρ. Ἰης.; εἰς δόξαν |[292] ἵνα κ.τ.λ. [290] | parallel to [291] | parallel to [292...
F. 12–15:13. THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL SEEN IN ITS EFFECT UPON BOTH THE COMMON AND THE INDIVIDUAL LIFE OF CHRISTIANS. In this section S. Paul deals with the consequences of the principles he has worked...
ΠΡΟΣΛΑΜΒΆΝΕΣΘΕ _praes. imper. med. (dep.) от_ ΠΡΟΣΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ (G4355) принимать, приветствовать (_см._ Romans 14:1). ΠΡΟΣΕΛΆΒΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΠΡΟΣΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ....
WHEREFORE RECEIVE YE ONE ANOTHER— This cannot mean, "Receive one another into church communion;" for there is no appearance that the convert Jews and Gentiles separated communion in Rome, on account o...
_TEXT_ Romans 15:1-12. Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Romans 15:2 Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto ed...
Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God. WHEREFORE (RETURNING TO THE POINT), RECEIVE YE ONE ANOTHER, AS CHRIST ALSO RECEIVED US - `received you' is clearly...
__ The Conduct of the Saints 1 Fellowship among God's saints should not be based on knowledge or ignorance. God receives us even when we are feeble in faith. We should not cut from our fellowship on...
JEW AND GENTILE ALIKE THE OBJECT OF GOD'S LOVE. THE APOSTLE'S PLANS 1-13. The subject of Romans 14 is continued. 'Strength' should be displayed in helping the 'weak' after Christ's example (Romans 15:...
US] RV 'you.'...
PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS ROMANS _HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 15 DO NOT TRY TO PLEASE YOURSELF 15:1-6 V1 Because we are strong, we should assist weak people. Our *faith is strong,...
RECEIVED US. — There is again a division of the best authorities, the Vatican and Claromontane MSS. reading “us,” while the Sinaitic, Alexandrine, Paris rescript, and others, read “you.” The latter is...
CHAPTER 30 THE SAME SUBJECT: THE LORD'S EXAMPLE: HIS RELATION TO US ALL Romans 15:1 THE large and searching treatment which the Apostle has already given to the right use of Christian Liberty, is y...
The fourteenth chapter has a certain completeness in itself, and we can understand that if the Epistle to the Romans was sent as a circular letter to different churches, some copies of it might have e...
διὸ προσλαμβάνεσθε ἀλλήλους : διὸ = that such praise may be possible. For προσλαμβ. see Romans 14:1-3. καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς προσελάβετο ὑμᾶς. ὑμᾶς covers both parties in the Church, however they are to...
FOLLOWING CHRIST IN PLEASING OTHERS Romans 15:1 This chapter is remarkable for its threefold designation of God. The God of patience and comfort, Romans 15:5; the God of hope, Romans 15:13; and the G...
The most powerful argument for Christian conduct is the example of Christ. He pleased not Himself. The injunction to receive one another is an injunction addressed to Jews and Gentiles. Throughout the...
Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also (e) received us to the glory of God. (e) He did not shun us, but received us of his own accord, to make us partakers of God's glory....
_Receive one another, in the spirit of charity, peace, patience, as Christ also hath received you, and bore with your infirmities. (Witham) --- Mutually support each other for the glory of God: learn...
“ _Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us_, _to the glory of God._ ” The compassionate welcome which Christ has given to all the members of the church individually ought to be pe...
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. (2) Let everyone of us please his neighbor for his good to edification. (3) For even Christ pleased not...
The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
7._Receive ye then, etc. _He returns to exhortation; and to strengthen this he still retains the example of Christ. For he, having received, not one or two of us, but all together, has thus connected...
These instructions close the epistle. From Romans 15:8, it is the exordium, the personal circumstances of the apostle, and salutations. In Verses 8 to 12 (Romans 15:8-12), he sums up his thoughts resp...
WHEREFORE RECEIVE YE ONE ANOTHER,.... Into your hearts and affections; embrace one another cordially, the Jew the Gentile, the Gentile the Jew, the strong brother the weak, the weak the strong: AS CH...
Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God. Ver. 7. _To the glory of God_] That is, of heaven, the joys whereof it is as impossible to comprehend as it is to com...
_Now the God of patience and consolation_ From whom all these gracious and seasonable provisions proceed; _grant you to be like- minded one toward another_ That is, to be united in peace and love; _ac...
WHEREFORE; for the reasons above mentioned. RECEIVE YE ONE ANOTHER; to Christian fellowship, for such reasons and with such a spirit. AS CHRIST ALSO RECEIVED US; to fellowship with him, that God by...
The subject of Romans 14:1 continues through verse 7 of Romans 15:1. We have seen first the Lord's authority in regard to men's consciences, then love toward our brethren a reason for considering thei...
Receive one another = accept, love, support AS Jesus accepted us 8 Jesus was a minister to the Jews (circumcision) He confirmed the promises made to that nation 9 AND TO THE GENTILES - They were...
WHEREFORE RECEIVE YE ONE ANOTHER, EVEN AS CHRIST ALSO RECEIVED YOU, TO THE GLORY OF GOD. 'Wherefore' -'Therefore welcome one another' (Wey). Do this that God may be glorified. 'RECEIVE' -same as Ro...
1-7 Christian liberty was allowed, not for our pleasure, but for the glory of God, and the good of others. We must please our neighbour, for the good of his soul; not by serving his wicked will, and...
WHEREFORE RECEIVE YE ONE ANOTHER: see ROMANS 14:1,3. He ends this discourse with the same terms in which he began it. Before, the strong only were charged to receive the weak, but here both are charge...
Wherefore receive ye one another, even as Christ also received you, to the glory of God. [Against the trifling, selfish enjoyment of personal liberty, the apostle sets the supreme end and joy of life;...
Romans 15:7 Therefore G1352 receive G4355 (G5732) another G240 as G2532 G2531 Christ G5547 also G2531 received...
3). THE MINISTRY OF THE MESSIAH IS TO BOTH JEWS AND GENTILES (15:7-33). Paul now demonstrates that the Messiah has come in order to minister to both Jews and Gentiles, and that this has been in part a...
CHRIST HAS BEEN MADE A MINISTER OF CIRCUMCISION IN ORDER TO CONFIRM THE PROMISES TO THE FATHERS TO THE JEWS AND IN ORDER TO REACH OUT WITH MERCY TO THE GENTILES AS THE ROOT OF JESSE (15:7-13). God's p...
‘For which reason receive you one another, even as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.' The thought is the same as in Romans 14:3, that Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians might receiv...
Romans 15:7. WHEREFORE RECEIVE YE ONE ANOTHER, etc. Since this utterance of praise is so sacred a privilege, they are exhorted, strong and weak alike, to receive one another (comp. chap. Romans 14:1)...
3. _General Discussion of the Subject_, _passing over into Expressions of Christian Praise_. The section opens with a statement of the principle which should govern the strong brethren (Romans 15:1),...
RECEIVE YE (προσλαμβανεσθε as in Romans 14:1),RECEIVED (προσελαβετο, here of Christ as in Romans 14:3 of God). The repetition here is addressed to both the strong and the weak and the "us" (ημας)...
Romans 15:1. _We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves._ When we are free from scruples upon any point, and feel that there are things that we ma...
CONTENTS: Jewish and Gentile believers under one salvation. Paul speaks of His ministry and coming journey. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Paul, Isaiah. CONCLUSION: The self-denial of our Lord...
Romans 15:4. _Whatsoever things were written afore-time,_ by Moses and the prophets concerning Christ, and the calling of the gentiles, were written in order to afford us the greatest comfort, by demo...
ACCEPT ONE ANOTHER. Romans 15:7-13 expand the idea in Romans 15:6. We are to _keep on accepting_ one another in spite of the differences of spiritual development (John 6:37;...
_Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded._ THE GOD OF PATIENCE When we say God is patient four things are implied. I. Provocation. Where there is nothing to try the tempe...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 15:5.—Christ is both the example and motive of the Christian mind. God who bestows patience; just as the God of grace is the God who imparts grace. Romans 15:6.—God of the ma...
EXPOSITION ROMANS 16:1 IV. SUPPLEMENTARY. Questions have been raised and much discussed as to the connection of the last two chapters, 15. and 16., with the rest of the Epistle. The facts and the o...
Shall we turn to the fifteenth chapter of Paul's epistle to the Romans. In the fourteenth chapter Paul was dealing with the subject of walking in love within the body of Christ. Recognizing that we ha...
2 Thessalonians 1:10; Ephesians 1:12; Ephesians 1:18; Ephesians 1:6;...
Receive ye one another — Weak and strong, with mutual love....
Here our apostle concludes the argument which he had hitherto insisted upon, in this and the former chapter, namely, That all Christians, both strong and weak, should mutually forbear one another, and...