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Verse Romans 12:8. _OR HE THAT EXHORTETH_] Ὁ παρακαλων,
The person who admonished and reprehended the unruly or disorderly;
and who supported the weak and comforted the penitents, and those who
were...
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HE THAT EXHORTETH - This word properly denotes one who urges to the
practical duties of religion, in distinction from one who teaches its
doctrines. One who presents the warnings and the promises of G...
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III. EXHORTATIONS AND THE CONCLUSION.
Chapter s 12-16.
CHAPTER 12
_ 1. The Body as a Willing Sacrifice. (Romans 12:1 .)_
2. Service. (Romans 12:3 .)
3. The Daily Walk in Holiness. (Romans 12:9 .)...
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IN THE CHRISTIAN TEMPER, _modesty_ is the first desideratum.
Romans 12:3. I tell everyone that is among you not _to_ be high-minded
above a right mind, but to be of a mind to be sober-minded (Sp.). Th...
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THE TRUE WORSHIP AND THE ESSENTIAL CHANGE (Romans 12:1-2)...
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For, through the grace that has been given to me, I say to everyone
among you, not to have a mind proud beyond that which a mind should
be, but to have a mind directed towards wisdom, as God has given...
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EXHORTETH. App-134.
EXHORTATION. Greek. _paraklesis._ See Acts 4:36.
GIVETH. See Romans 1:11.
SIMPLICITY. Greek. _haplotes._ Elsewhere, 2 Corinthians 1:12. 2Co 8:2....
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_he that exhorteth_ Here again a special division of Christian work is
alluded to. The "exhortation" was, perhaps, a department of the
speaking-duty of the Church less elaborate than the "teaching;" m...
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Ὁ ΠΑΡΑΚΑΛΩ͂Ν. S. Paul is not thinking only of gifts
qualifying for office, but of all gifts which help the society and its
members. So here of the gift of stimulus or encouragement, especially
in the...
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The connexion seems to lie in the emphasis just laid upon mind as the
instrument of the formation of the new character. This leads to the
charge to keep that mind in the attitude and quality proper to...
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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...
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DISCOURSE: 1907
CHRISTIANS ARE ALL MEMBERS OF ONE BODY
Romans 12:4. As we have many members in one body, and all members have
not the same office: so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and
every...
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HE THAT RULETH, WITH DILIGENCE— Lord Barrington thinks this clause
relates to the receiving and succouring of strangers; most probably,
persecuted strangers; or, however, such as travelled for the
pro...
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_TEXT_
Romans 12:3-16. For I say, through the grace that was given me, to
every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than
he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly,...
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Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it
with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth
mercy, with cheerfulness.
OR HE THAT EXHORTETH. Since all preach...
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Conciliation-National
22 Nothing shows the blindness of Christendom more than their severe
denunciation of faithless Israel, yet they are following precisely the
same course and have not the slig...
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12:8 simplicity; (m-11) Or 'with liberality;' from 'giving without
hesitation,' or 'not avoiding to give on false excuses,' it has come
to mean 'readily and liberally.'...
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PARAPHRASE. '(1) God's redeeming love should be answered by the true
sacrifice and spiritual ritual service of a life of purity and
self-denial and work for God. (2) Do not follow the fashions and
cus...
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SIMPLICITY] i.e. without selfish aim; RV 'liberality.' RULETH] lit.
'presideth,' i.e. in the Church or the family: cp. 1 Thessalonians
5:12; 1 Timothy 3:4.; 1 Timothy 5:17....
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PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS
ROMANS
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 12
TRUE *WORSHIP 12:1-2
V1 *Brothers and *sisters, God has shown you his kindness. Therefore
I am appealing to you. Of...
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HE THAT EXHORTETH. — It will be observed that in the apostolic
writings, the one idea of “preaching” is divided into its several
branches, “speaking with tongues,” “prophesying” (which
appears to have...
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CHAPTER 25
CHRISTIAN CONDUCT THE ISSUE OF CHRISTIAN TRUTH
Romans 12:1
AGAIN we may conjecture a pause, a long pause and deliberate, in the
work of Paul and Tertius. We have reached the end, generall...
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CHAPTER 26
CHRISTIAN DUTY: DETAILS OF PERSONAL CONDUCT
Romans 12:8
ST. PAUL has set before us the life of surrender, of the "giving over"
of faculty to God, in one great preliminary aspect. The fair...
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The duties of members of the Church as such: avoidance of
self-exaltation, and mutual service in the measure of the gift
bestowed on each. λέγω γάρ : the γὰρ indicates that
“humility is the immediate...
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DEVOTING SELF AND USING GIFTS
Romans 12:1
_ Therefore_ links this practical appeal to the whole of the sublime
argument, which reaches its climax in the previous chapter. It is
easier to die once for...
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The word "therefore" links all that is now to be said with everything
that has gone before. Because of the grace of God, the believer is
called to certain attitudes and actions. The very first of thes...
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Or he that (n) exhorteth, on exhortation: he that (o) giveth, [let him
do it] with simplicity; he that (p) ruleth, with diligence; he that
(q) sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
(n) Who in other passa...
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TWENTY-FIFTH PASSAGE (12:3-21). THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER AS A MEMBER
OF THE CHURCH.
The notion of consecration is still the prevailing one in this
passage. This consecration is realized in life: 1st,...
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The natural tendency of man is to exalt himself. Here is the first
point at which the will of God, discerned by the renewed mind of the
believer, impresses on his conduct a completely opposite charact...
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“ _Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given
to us [let us exercise them], whether prophecy, according to the
proportion of faith; or ministry, in ministering; or he that teache...
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Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to
us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of
faith; (7) Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he t...
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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...
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8._Or he who gives, let him do so in simplicity, etc. _From the former
clauses we have clearly seen, that he teaches us here the legitimate
use of God’s gifts. By the μεταδιδούντοις, _the
givers, _of...
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The apostle resumes the thread of his instructions, by taking up as he
does in all his epistles the moral consequences of his doctrine. He
places the believer at the outset on the ground of God's merc...
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OR HE THAT EXHORTETH, ON EXHORTATION,.... This is the other branch of
prophesying or preaching, and which is more practical, and lies in
giving a word of exhortation to the saints, as their particular...
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Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, _let him do it_
with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth
mercy, with cheerfulness.
Ver. 8. _Or he that exhorteth_] The pa...
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_For as we have many members_ The apostle proceeds to illustrate his
advice by a comparison taken from the members of the human body. _All
members have not the same office_ But different members are a...
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GIVETH; for the relief of others.
WITH SIMPLICITY; singleness of aim, purity of motive, without selfish
ends.
RULETH; directeth the concerns of the church.
SHOWETH MERCY; by attending on and assist...
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OR HE THAT EXHORTS, ON EXHORTATION; HE THAT GIVETH, LET HIM DO IT WITH
SIMPLICITY; HE THAT RULES, WITH DILIGENCE; HE THAT SHOWETH MERCY, WITH
CHEERFULNESS.
The general exhortation of the first verses...
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The proper use of God's gifts of mercy:...
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PRACTICAL RESPONSE IN BELIEVERS
Now Paul has completed his treatment of the subject of God's counsel
in reference to salvation - counsel accomplished by a hand of mercy.
What then is to be the proper...
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Many members - segments, parts, organs, structures, components,
elements
We are still one body - not many bodies
Office = function, job, objective, purpose, use to the body, role,
duty
5 We = the c...
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GIVETH:
Or, imparteth
WITH SIMPLICITY:
Or, liberally...
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OR HE THAT EXHORTETH, TO HIS EXHORTING: HE THAT GIVETH, LET HIM DO IT
WITH LIBERALITY; HE THAT RULETH, WITH DILIGENCE; HE THAT SHOWETH
MERCY, WITH CHEERFULNESS.
'exhorteth' -3870. parakaleo par-ak-al...
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3-8 Pride is a sin in us by nature; we need to be cautioned and armed
against it. All the saints make up one body in Christ, who is the Head
of the body, and the common Centre of their unity. In the...
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EXHORTATION: see the notes on the foregoing verse. HE THAT GIVETH, LET
HIM DO IT WITH SIMPLICITY; i.e. he that hath the office of collecting
and distributing the church alms, (which was the deacons wo...
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or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it
with liberality [Exhortation is addressed to the feeling as teaching
is to the understanding. It is used to stir or excite people,...
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Shepherd of Hermas Commandment Second
This service, then, if accomplished in simplicity, is glorious with
God. He, therefore, who thus ministers in simplicity, will live to
God.[4]
Shepherd of Herma...
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Romans 12:8 G1535 exhorts G3870 (G5723) in G1722 exhortation G3874
gives G3330 (G5723) with G1722 liberality...
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1). CHRISTIAN LIVING (12:1-13:14).
In this passage Paul calls on God's people so to present their bodies
as a living offering to God, through their having died with Christ and
risen with Him (Romans 6...
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‘Or he who exhorts, (let him give himself) to his exhorting, he who
gives, (let him do it) with liberality, he who rules, with diligence,
he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.'
Exhortation and encour...
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EACH MEMBER IS TO PLAY HIS APPROPRIATE PART IN BUILDING UP CHRIST'S
BODY (12:3-8).
In Romans 11:16 God was seen as ministering to His people in
establishing and building up the olive tree which repres...
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A CALL TO MAKE REAL IN THE CHURCH AND IN THE WORLD THE RIGHTEOUSNESS
WHICH THEY HAVE RECEIVED (12:1-15:33).
This section moves from the indicative to the imperative. Having
outlined the ways of God i...
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Romans 12:8. OR HE THAT EXHORTETH, ON EXHORTATION, lit., ‘the
exhortation,' which is his sphere. ‘Teaching' was directed to the
understanding; ‘exhortation,' rather to the heart and will. The
exhorter...
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1. _Practical Theme; Duties according to special Gifts._
The theme is fully stated in Romans 12:1-2; then follows an
exhortation to humility (Romans 12:3-5), which introduces the special
reference to...
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Romans 12:1. _I beseech you therefore, brethren,_
Paul is a calm reasoner. He is a bold starer of truth, but here he
comes to pleading with us. I think that I see him lift the pen from
the paper and...
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CONTENTS: Christian life and service. Consecration to Christ.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul.
CONCLUSION: Since we have been justified through grace, by faith in
Christ, it is our first duty to surren...
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Romans 12:1. _I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of
God._ Under the form of entreaty he now tenderly exhorts them, in
return for all the glory of redeeming love, to present their bodies...
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IF IT IS TO ENCOURAGE _OTHERS._ Acts 4:36; Acts 9:26-27. WHOEVER
SHARES. 2 Corinthians 9:11-13. Authority. 1 Peter 5:1
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_Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to
us._
GIFTS OF GRACE
1. Their common source.
2. Diverse character.
3. Liberal distribution.
4. Faithful exercise.
5. Happy inf...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 12:7 Christians should use the gifts God has
given them, whether in SERVING others, TEACHING God’s Word, or in
EXHORTATION and encouragement....
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 12:1 God’s Righteousness in Everyday Life.
The gift of God’s saving righteousness leads to a new life. Paul
explains some practical results of God’s saving mercy....
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Romans 12:5.—We are knit together in Christ, as the head in the
organic life.
Romans 12:6.—Prophesying is both foretelling and forthtelling. Hence
preaching and expounding make the p...
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EXPOSITION
VER. 1–CH. 14:23
III. HORTATORY. It is St. Paul's way to supplement his doctrinal
treatises with detailed practical directions as to the conduct that
should of necessity ensue on belief in...
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I beseech you therefore, brethren (Romans 12:1),
Because God has grafted you in, because you are partaking of the
fullness of that good tree. I beseech thee, because of these things,
that ye present...
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1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Corinthians 14:3; 1 Peter 4:9; 1 Peter 5:2;...
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Exhortation. Aimed at the heart and will. See on consolation, Luke
6:24. Compare 1 Corinthians 14:3; Acts 4:36, where Rev. gives son of
exhortation.
He that giveth [ο μ ε τ α δ ι δ ο υ ς]. Earthly
pos...
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GOD'S CALL TO CONSECRATION
Romans 12:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Permit me to enlarge upon the expression, "THEREFORE." Our chapter
opens thus: "I beseech you THEREFORE, brethren, by the mercies of
God....
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He that presideth — That hath the care of a flock. He that showeth
mercy — In any instance. With cheerfulness — Rejoicing that he
hath such an opportunity....