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The epistle to the Romans was written by Paul to the Christians in Rome, in an effort to introduce them to his teaching.
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How best to understand the NLT translation of νόμος in Romans 8:2?
Romans 8:2 NLT
For the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you through Christ Jesus from the power of sin that leads to death.
KJV Romans 8 : 2
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In Romans 8:18, how is the aorist ἀποκαλυφθῆναι translated as a future tense?
ἀποκαλυφθῆναι Is the aorist and would be translated as “was revealed”
Does μέλλουσαν (present tense) “is about to be” somehow change the aorist ἀποκαλυφθῆναι to the future tense?
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Does Mark 14:12 indicate it being sunset?
“On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was
being sacrificed, His disciples *said to Him, “Where do You want us to
go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?”” Mark 14:12 ...
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In Romans 5:18, what leads to righteousness?
Romans 5:18 reads as follows in the ESV:
Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.
There are footnotes that ...
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What is "the work of God" in Romans 14:20?
Romans 14:20
"Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats." ESV. My emphasis.
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How do we translate the Greek word ἐλογίσθη (elogisthē)?
Rom 4:3 BLB
For what does the Scripture say? “And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.”
Rom 4:3 YLT
for what doth the writing say? 'And Abraham did believe God, and ...
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When was the love of God shed abroad in our hearts in Romans 5:5?
Romans 5:5 “And hope maketh not ashamed [present tense]; because the
love of God is shed abroad [perfect tense] in our hearts by the Holy
Ghost which is given unto us.”
This appears to say the ...
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Romans 1:32 (who knowing the righteous judgment of God?
In Romans 1:28-32 is verse 32 saying that the people that were given over to a debased mind know they are deserving of death?
28 Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave ...
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Why did God impute righteousness to Abraham? Does Paul conflate Genesis 15 and Genesis 17 in Romans 4?
Paul states in Romans 4:22 that there was a reason that righteousness was imputed to Abraham ('therefore'). The reason (or reasons) are stated in 4:16-21:
He believed God (who quickens the dead and ...
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What translation issues surround "we have an obligation" in Romans 8:12?
Here are 3 versions of Romans 8:12 with a comment of mine after each one:
Berean Standard Bible
"Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation, but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it&...
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What issues surround "me/not" in Romans 9:20?
Romans 9:20 ESV
"But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, "Why have you made me like this?" [me to plasma erei-will what is molded say].
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Alternative interpretation of Romans 1:20
The King James Version translates Romans 1:20 as follows:
‘For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his ...
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What does "the adoption" mean in Romans 9:4?
Romans 9:4
"They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises." ESV. My emphasis.
Romans 9:8
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What scriptures shows that Jesus will still utterly save those who once professed trust in Jesus and yet lived in ungodliness? [closed]
Considering the following Scriptures:
Ephe 2:8, 9
8 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
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In Romans 5-8, why did Paul sometimes write "Christ Jesus" instead of "Jesus Christ"?
I noticed that in Romans 5:1-8:39, which in most study Bible / commentary outlines are grouped into one part, Paul was not consistent in referring to the Lord Jesus Christ (5 places); sometimes "...
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Romans 1:24-28 - "gave them over" - figurative or indicative of a concrete action?
Romans 1:24-28
24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and ...
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Why did the Samaritan woman leave her waterpot?
“The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men,”
(John 4:28 NKJV)
Why in the story of the Samaritan woman does the Holy Spirit specify she left her ...
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1 Thess 5:9 vs Romans 5:9 - is this the same wrath?
9For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
This passage talks about day of the Lord so the "wrath" is God's wrath.
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Does everyone know God or not?
Romans 1:18-21 appears to be saying "yes":
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the ...
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Question about the Jewish Law [closed]
I’m not sure if this is the proper channel to really ask this question, but I’m going to give it a shot anyway. Please help me the best that you can.
I’m a Christian who has recently converted. I have ...
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"Knowledge of God" in Romans 1:28
In Romans chapter 1, Paul provided an argument that everyone should be able to comprehend the existence of God from the creation.
20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his ...
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Romans 5:12 - Did Adam cover Eve, until he didn't?
Romans 5:12
12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned
Romans 5:12 states sin came into the world through ...
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Should the word "free" appear in Romans 6:23 as an adjective to "gift"?
I have always understood Romans 6:23 to read "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus (our Lord)." And that is how my NASB 1995 renders it. ...
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What does "not subject" mean in "..the carnal mind .. is not subject to the law of God," Romans 8:7?
Romans 8:7
"..the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be". NKJV [not subject/ouch hypotassetai].
The carnal mind is not subject to ...
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Rom 11:20 - What their "unbelief" was about? [closed]
Text: Romans 11:20 (ESV)
"That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear."
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Romans 10:17 - Why Paul say, faith comes hearing "ῥῆμα" of Christ, not "λόγος" of Christ? [duplicate]
Text: Romans 10:17 (ESV)
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
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What does "the obedience of faith" mean in Romans 16:26?
Romans 16:26
"but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith-...
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Is Paul making the "watchmaker argument" in Romans 1:18-25?
Romans 1:18-25 (ESV)
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known ...
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Does God approve or disapprove of convincing unbelievers through miracles?
In favor of miracles:
18 For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, 19 by the power of signs and ...
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Where does this quote in Romans 2:24 come from?
KJV Romans 2 : 24
For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
Where does this quote come from?
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Is God hidden or not?
The following passages seem to support divine hiddenness:
Truly, you are a God who hides himself, O God of Israel, the Savior. (Isaiah 45:15 ESV)
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How ...
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Will everyone who calls on the Lord be saved or Not?
English Standard Version
MT 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
AC 2:21, RO 10:13 And it ...
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What is the relationship between prophecy and faith according to Romans 12:6?
6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one ...
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How do we reconcile John 15:15 with Romans 6:22?
Compare:
“No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know
what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all
things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you....
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Does Romans 6:7 suggest that a person is acquitted from their sin at death?
I understand that the word translated into English as "died" in Romans 6:7 comes from the Greek 'apothanōn' and the word translated as “freed” is from the Greek ‘dedikaiwtai’. I also ...
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How does "how inscrutable his ways" Romans 11:33 relate to "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching" 2 Timothy 3:16?
Romans 11:33
"Oh, the depths of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgements and how inscrutable his ways"? ESV [Strong's- inscrutable/anexichniastos/...
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When Paul said "for all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God" (Romans 8:14), did he have something like Acts 16:6-10 in mind?
12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the ...
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How do we reconcile Luke 11:42 with Romans 8:8?
We compare:
Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of
the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and
wickedness.
Foolish ones! Did not He who made the ...
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How do we reconcile Romans 3:11 with Acts 17
We compare:
Romans 3:11: There is none who understands, There is none who seeks for God;
Acts 17:27: that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not ...
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Is the NWT translation of Σαβαὼθ in Romans 9:29 reasonable?
Σαβαὼθ, Sabaoth is the Greek transcription of צְבָאוֹת, plural of צָבָא=army, in a name applied to God κύριος Σ.=יהוָה צְבָאוֹת Yahweh Lord of the Armies, Lord of Hosts.1
Paul uses this word in Romans:...
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Romans 1:23 an allusion to Ezekiel 8:10?
Romans 1:23 KJV
And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Ezekiel 8:10 KJV
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Why did death reign from Adam to Moses?
Rom. 5:14 says:
Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
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Is the name of God in Romans 2:24 the same as the name of the Lord in Leviticus 24:16?
Romans 6:24; KJV;
24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
Leviticus 24:16; KJV;
16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be ...
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According to Romans 1:3-4, did the resurrection "make" the Son of God or "declare" the Son of God?
concerning His Son, (who is come of the seed of David according to the flesh, who is marked out Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of sanctification, by the rising again from the dead,) ...
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Do Acts 1:8 and Romans 1:16 refer to different types of power?
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8 ESV)
16 For I am ...
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Does Romans 7:2-3 implicitly condemn polyandry as adulterous?
To set up a point about a Christian's relationship to the law, Paul first gives the following illustration of marriage in Romans 7:2-3 (NKJV, emphasis mine):
For the woman who has a husband is bound ...
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Translation of Romans 7:5 sinful passions aroused by the law
Many translations of Romans 7:5 have a phrase like "the sinful passions which were aroused by the law".
This seems puzzling to me because it doesn't make sense that the law would "...
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Are Paul (Romans 10:11-17) and Jesus (John 6:44) describing different methods or different aspects of a single method to win souls?
Romans 10:11-17 (ESV)
11 For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, ...
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Why would God create vessels of wrath prepared for destruction (Romans 9:21-22) if He has no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 33:11)?
Ezekiel 33:11
11 Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways,...
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James 1:12-16; DRB; is Jesus the only innocent Human being who is tempted? [closed]
James 1:12-16; DRB;
12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been proved, he shall receive a crown of life, which God hath promised to them that love him.
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