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Romans 12 - Living Life - Part 02

 

Romans 12: Living Life

Study 02: Keys to Romans

As we saw yesterday, in this letter to the Romans, Paul explores some large ideas such as guild, faith, assurance, propitiation, redemptions, sin, security and sanctification! This is in evidence in the key verses to this great epistle!

Some Key verses to this letter of Romans are:

• Romans 1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek. For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”
  
• Romans 3:23 for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God; being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;
  
• Romans 8:38-39 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor rulers, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  

However, as well as these large themes, it also contains some very practical advice about living as a follower of Jesus Christ. As we will see, if you are saved, that is that you have put your faith in Jesus Christ alone for salvation, you also have to put that faith into practise! How you live your life, is to be a reflection of the God that you follow! That is what this series is about: practically living and loving as Christians, followers of God… And that is what we will investigate for the next month in Romans 12! We start in our next podcast. Thank you.

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Romans 12 - Living Life - Part 01

Romans 12: Living Life

Study 01: Introduction

Welcome to our series “Living Life” as we investigate chapter 12 of that amazing book of the Bible, Romans!

"In chapter 12, St. Paul teaches the true liturgy and makes all Christians priests, so that they may offer, not money or cattle, as priests do in the Law, but their own bodies, by putting their desires to death. Next he describes the outward conduct of Christians whose lives are governed by the Spirit; he tells how they teach, preach, rule, serve, give, suffer, love, live and act toward friend, foe and everyone. These are the works that a Christian does, for, as I have said, faith is not idle." Martin Luther in his book “Preface to the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans.”

Paul is writing to a group or groups of Christians in Rome in about 45-50AD! Just a few years after Jesus Christ ascended back to God. In this letter the Apostle Paul presents God's plan of salvation, which is in Jesus Christ, and the effect this has upon all mankind. This gospel plan sees God's righteousness extended to all of humanity.

How so? This Gospel plan, urges Paul, is based entirely on the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. It is received by faith in Him, rather than the good works of a human. This letter of Paul’s investigates ideas such as guilt, faith, assurance, security and sanctification.

We continue that idea of key themes in our next podcast before continuing into this amazing passage of Scripture!! Will you join me?

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Psalm On Demand - Psalm 51

Psalm 51

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

51:1 Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
51:2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin.
51:3 For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me.
51:4 Against you, and you only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight; that you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.
51:5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity. In sin my mother conceived me.
51:6 Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
51:7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
51:8 Let me hear joy and gladness, That the bones which you have broken may rejoice.
51:9 Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.
51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
51:11 Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your holy Spirit from me.
51:12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.
51:13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners shall be converted to you.
51:14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
51:15 Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your praise.
51:16 For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.
51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
51:18 Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.
51:19 Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar.

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Psalm On Demand - Psalm 138

Psalm 138

A psalm of David.

¹ I give you thanks, O Lord, with all my heart;

I will sing your praises before the gods.

² I bow before your holy Temple as I worship.

I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness;

for your promises are backed

by all the honor of your name.

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³ As soon as I pray, you answer me;

you encourage me by giving me strength.

⁴ Every king in all the earth will thank you, Lord,

for all of them will hear your words.

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⁵ Yes, they will sing about the Lord's ways,

for the glory of the Lord is very great.

⁶ Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble,

but he keeps his distance from the proud.

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⁷ Though I am surrounded by troubles,

you will protect me from the anger of my enemies.

You reach out your hand,

and the power of your right hand saves me.

⁸ The Lord will work out his plans for my life-

for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever.

Don't abandon me, for you made me.

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Psalm On Demand - Psalm 36

Psalm 36

36:1 An oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: “There is no fear of God before his eyes.”

36:2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

36:3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

36:4 He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

36:5 Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

36:6 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve man and animal.

36:7 How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

36:8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

36:9 For with you is the spring of life. In your light shall we see light.

36:10 Oh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.

36:11 Don’t let the foot of pride come against me. Don’t let the hand of the wicked drive me away.

36:12 There the workers of iniquity are fallen. They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.

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Psalm On Demand - Psalm 121

Psalm 121

121:1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills.

Where does my help come from?

121:2 My help comes from Yahweh,

who made heaven and earth.

121:3 He will not allow your foot to be moved.

He who keeps you will not slumber.

121:4 Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

121:5 Yahweh is your keeper.

Yahweh is your shade on your right hand.

121:6 The sun will not harm you by day,

nor the moon by night.

121:7 Yahweh will keep you from all evil.

He will keep your soul.

121:8 Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in,

from this time forth, and forevermore.

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Psalm On Demand - Psalm 113

Psalm 113

 

(Read by Sharona)

113:1 Praise Yah! Praise, you servants of Yahweh, praise the name of Yahweh.

113:2 Blessed be the name of Yahweh, from this time forth and forevermore.

113:3 From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, Yahweh's name is to be praised.

113:4 Yahweh is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.

113:5 Who is like Yahweh, our God, who has his seat on high,

113:6 Who stoops down to see in heaven and in the earth?

113:7 He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;

113:8 that he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

113:9 He settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother of children. Praise Yah!

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Psalm On Demand - Psalm 108

Psalm 108

108:1 My heart is steadfast, God.

I will sing and I will make music with my soul.

108:2 Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn.

108:3 I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations.

I will sing praises to you among the peoples.

108:4 For your loving kindness is great above the heavens.

Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

108:5 Be exalted, God, above the heavens!

Let your glory be over all the earth.

108:6 That your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.

108:7 God has spoken from his sanctuary:

"In triumph, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.

108:8 Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine.

Ephraim also is my helmet. Judah is my scepter.

108:9 Moab is my wash pot. I will toss my sandal on Edom. I will shout over Philistia."

108:10 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who has led me to Edom?

108:11 Haven't you rejected us, God?

You don't go forth, God, with our armies.

108:12 Give us help against the enemy, for the help of man is vain.

108:13 Through God, we will do valiantly.

For it is he who will tread down our enemies.

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Psalm On Demand - Psalm 97

Psalm 97

(as read by Mary)

97:1 Yahweh reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of islands be glad!
97:2 Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
97:3 A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries on every side.
97:4 His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees, and trembles.
97:5 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
97:6 The heavens declare his righteousness. All the peoples have seen his glory.

97:7 Let all them be shamed who serve engraved images, who boast in their idols. Worship him, all you gods!
97:8 Zion heard and was glad. The daughters of Judah rejoiced, because of your judgments, Yahweh.
97:9 For you, Yahweh, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.
97:10 You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
97:11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
97:12 Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous people! Give thanks to his holy Name.

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Psalm On Demand - Psalm 117

Psalm 117

Praise God, everybody!

Applaud God, all people!

His love has taken over our lives;

God's faithful ways are eternal.

Alleluiah!

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