1 We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. 3 For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me." 4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. 5 Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, 6 that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7 Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.
8 Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers, 9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: "For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, And sing to Your name." 10 And again he says: "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!" 11 And again: "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples!" 12 And again, Isaiah says: "There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope." 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
What are all things the strong need to do?
Did Christ please Himself?
Why Paul wrote all these things in this letter to Roman Christians?
What is the main thing we learn from these teachings?
What is Paul asking God to give to the believers?
Why he asked this?
What should be the believers response?
To whom Jesus Christ has become a servant?
Why Jesus Christ has become a servant to them?
Are they made Jesus to be servant to them? or Is He become servant to them as per the plan of God?
What is Paul asking God again to give to the believers?
Who is Strong?
What are all things the strong or mature believer need to do?
Why the strong or mature believer needs to please and bear with weak or immature believer?
How does bearing and pleasing immature believer edifies or build them up?
Did Jesus Christ please Himself?
When did Jesus please people?
What does this verse mean?
What is reproach?
How to please and bear with immature believers?
Application:
Are you edifying immature believer by bearing with them and pleasing them?
Are you pleasing your neighbor as Jesus pleased by His life for us?
Do we need to please always in all circumstance?
Did Jesus please everyone all the time?
When did Jesus not please people?
Did apostles please everyone all the time?
When do believers not have to please others? What are those exceptions?
Why did God give the scriptures to us?
What do we learn and receive by reading through the scriptures or the word of God?
What more we learn from the scriptures?
Hope in what? or What do we hope for?
What is hope?
What does the hope do for us?
How to remain in this hope?
Do we need to be patient with people or God?
What is Paul asking God to grant the believers?
Can't we not be united with one mind without God granting it?
Why is Paul asking God to grant the believers to be like-minded toward one another?
How many time the word mouth mentioned in this letter to Romans? What it does?
What is the ultimate goal of Paul's message here?
What do the believers need to do?
Did Christ received/accepted us because we were perfect?
To whom Jesus Christ has become a servant?
Did Jesus voluntarily become a servant to the Jews?
Why did Jesus Christ become a servant to the Jews?
What do these Old Testament references mean?
What is the overall message you get from these references?
Did Jesus become a servant to the Jews or the Gentiles?
How did the Gentiles know the mercies of God even though Jesus didn't become a servant to them?
Application:
What do serving others or being a servant to other do to them?
What we need to do?
What is Paul asking again to God for the believers?
What does the God of hope fill those who believe in Jesus?
How the believers in Christ will abound in hope?
14 Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. 15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God, 16 that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in the things which pertain to God. 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, to make the Gentiles obedient-- 19 in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 20 And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man's foundation, 21 but as it is written: "To whom He was not announced, they shall see; And those who have not heard shall understand." 22 For this reason I also have been much hindered from coming to you. 23 But now no longer having a place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come to you, 24 whenever I journey to Spain, I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while. 25 But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints. 26 For it pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem. 27 It pleased them indeed, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them in material things. 28 Therefore, when I have performed this and have sealed to them this fruit, I shall go by way of you to Spain. 29 But I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. 30 Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me, 31 that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, 32 that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you. 33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
In whom Paul was confident? or Who was Paul confident of?
Why was Paul confident in the Roman believers? or In what Paul was confident? or What was Paul confident in?
What will knowledge do to the believers?
What knowledge do we need to look for or gain when you read the Bible? Why do we need to look for, gain and grow in the knowledge of Jesus Christ instead of just morality or blessing?
Why did Paul write this letter to the believers in Rome?
Why then Paul is reminding the same known truth again to the believer s in Rome even though he knew that they are doing as per the leading of God, growing in knowledge and encouraging each other?
Is reminding the truth is important?
Why is reminding the truth, important to us?
Application:
Who are reminding you, the important truths from the Bible?
Are you reminding others, the important truths in the Bible?
How do you remind yourself, the important truths in the Bible?
How do you remind others, the important truths in the Bible?
What does ministering the gospel of God mean?
Is preaching the gospel is important? Why?
What does "the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit." mean?
Is this priestly duty only applied to Paul or to us also?
How did Paul write this letter to Romans?
Do you see the involvement of Trinity in Romans 15:16, 17-19?
What was the reason Paul glory in Jesus Christ? or Why did Paul glory in Jesus Christ?
What will Paul not speak?
What will Paul speak/boast?
What did Jesus Christ accomplish through Paul?
How did Jesus Christ help Paul to accomplish His tasks?
Was Paul boasting himself saying that by his efforts or by his words and deeds he lead the Gentiles to obey God?
Why then Paul is saying that by words and deeds (NIV: by what I have said and done) he make the Gentiles obedient?
Why was Paul whole heartedly acknowledge Jesus Christ without giving any credit to his suffering and labor to make the Gentile obedient to Christ?
Why was Paul boasting on his weakness?
How by word and deed that God through Paul made the Gentiles obedient?
Paul serve the Gentiles by the power of the Holy Spirit:
How did God lead Paul to preach the Gospel?
Did God reached out anyone in this crowd?
Did Paul obey God as per His leading?
How by signs and wonder that God through Paul made the Gentiles obedient?
Why did God show signs and wonders to us? or Why did God give the gift of miracle to the believers?
How does miracle help the preacher who preach the gospel?
Does miracle by themselves save the lost?
Do we need to wait for sings and wonders always to preach the gospel?
How big of an area God reached out through Paul? or How big the area Paul fully preached the gospel of Christ?
What was Paul's aim?
Why did Paul aim to preach the gospel, where Christ was not named?
Is it wrong to build on/above another man's foundation?
Why did Paul make it an aim not to build on another man's foundation?
Why did Paul aim to preach the gospel, where Christ was not named?
Does God called only Paul to lay the foundation or be a pioneer to spread the gospel?
Does God called only early apostles to lay the foundation or be a pioneer to spread the gospel?
Why did Paul hinder to go to Rome?
When did Paul write this letter to Romans? Where?
What was Paul's future plan?
What was Paul's current plan when he was writing this letter to Roman believers?
What was the order in which Paul plans to go to these three places?
Did Paul finish his current task in reaching out people from Jerusalem to to Illyricum?
Did Paul really finish his current task? or
Is Paul wrapping up current task quickly in this area for the sake of going to his long waited desired place Rome? Defend your answer with scriptures.
Is it not Jesus asked believers to deny our self to follow Him?
How to plan if we deny our self and take up the cross and follow Jesus?
What was the main purpose that Paul plans to see Romans?
What was the main purpose that Paul plans to visit Jerusalem?
To whom Macedonia and Achaia sending their contribution?
Why Macedonia and Achaia sending their contribution to saints in Jerusalem?
Why they are poor?
To whom the gentile believers are debtors?
Did they give this offering happily or grudgingly?
How long do they collected this offering? and Did they face any challenge?
Did Christians in Corinth complete this offering collection task to send out to believers in Jerusalem?
What Paul did to make them to complete this giving task?
What more purposes does this offering achieve in addition to help their poverty?
Why this offering help to bond the Gentiles and saints in Jerusalem?
Is there false apostle or teacher still exist now within our churches to snatch people away from God and keep them under their fold?
Why the Gentile believers are debtors to Jewish believers in Christ?
What was Paul planning to do when he meets Romans?
What was Paul asking/begging Romans to do now?
What was Paul asking Romans to pray?
Did God answer all the above prayer request?
Did God deliver Paul from those in Judea who did not believe in Jesus?
Did saints in Jerusalem accept Paul?
Did Paul go to Rome?
Did God answer prayers the way Paul expected?
How did God deliver Paul from Jews who didn't believe in Jesus Christ?
When did Saints in Jerusalem accept Paul and His teachings?
Did Paul go to Rome as a missionary as he described in this letter?
How did Paul go to Rome?
Did Paul go to Spain?