Detailed Outline of Romans
The Gospel of Salvation by Faith Unites All Believers—Jew and Greek
The Practice of the Gospel (Rom 12:1-15:13)
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Worship God and humbly serve others in love (Rom 12:1-21)
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The gospel calls believers to a life of worship (Rom 12:1-2)
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Worship calls for the presentation of our bodies to God for His service (Rom 12:1)
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The reason for a life abandoned to God for worship (Rom 12:1a)
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The requirements of a life abandoned to God for worship (Rom 12:1b)
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Present yourself to God as alive to Him and at His disposal—“a living … sacrifice”
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Present yourself to God as set apart to Him and dead to self—“a … holy sacrifice”
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Present yourself to God as existing solely for His pleasure—“a sacrifice, acceptable to God”
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The reasonableness of a life abandoned to God for worship (Rom 12:1c)
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Worship calls for the transformation of our thinking unto the will of God (Rom 12:2)
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Stop allowing this world shape who you are (Rom 12:2a)
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Start allowing the Word of God to transform who you are (Rom 12:2b)
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The responsibility we have—constantly be transformed
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The route to transformation—by the renewing of your mind
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The result of ongoing transformation—recognizing the will of God as good pleasing and perfect
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God’s will is discernable
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God’s will is good and pleasing and lacks nothing
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The gospel calls believers to a life of humility and ministry within in the body of Christ (Rom 12:3-8)
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A life of worship and transformed thinking should lead to humility within the body (Rom 12:3-5)
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The proper perspective of the Apostle (Rom 12:3a)
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The proper perspective of self and others in Christ (Rom 12:3b-5)
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The proper thinking (Rom 12:3bcd)
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The call to humility (Rom 12:3b)
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The call to controlled thinking (Rom 12:3c)
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The content of controlled thinking—God has allotted to each a measure of faith (Rom 12:3d)
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The picture of our need for one another as a unified body, yet distinct in our various functions (Rom 12:4-5)
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The diversity and yet unity of the human anatomy (Rom 12:4)
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The diversity and yet unity of the spiritual reality (Rom 12:5)
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A life of worship and transformed thinking should lead to ministry within the body (Rom 12:6-8)
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The source of our diverse ministries within the body (Rom 12:6a)
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The sample list of our diverse ministries within the body (Rom 12:6b-8)
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Prophecy—proclaiming the truth to others in accordance with the faith (Rom 12:6b)
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Service—supporting others (Rom 12:7a)
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Teaching—instructing others in the doctrine (Rom 12:7b)
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Exhortation—coming alongside others with encouragement and admonishment (Rom 12:8a)
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Giving—sharing of one’s own resources with others (Rom 12:8b)
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Leadership—standing before or over others (Rom 12:8c)
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Mercy—acting in compassion toward others (Rom 12:8d)
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The gospel calls believers to a life of love (Rom 12:9-21)
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Characteristics of the life of love—manifest most often within the church (Rom 12:9-13)
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The life of love is marked by sincerity (Rom 12:9a)
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The life of love is marked by hatred of evil and devotion to what is good (Rom 12:9b)
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The life of love is marked by affection, loyalty, and respect for one another (Rom 12:10)
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The life of love is marked by eagerness to serve (Rom 12:11)
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The life of love is marked by joy, perseverance, and prayer (Rom 12:12)
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The life of love is marked by generosity and hospitality (Rom 12:13)
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Characteristics of the life of love—manifest most often outside the church (Rom 12:14-21)
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The life of love is marked by blessing, rather than bitterness (Rom 12:14)
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The life of love is marked by sympathy, rather than apathy (Rom 12:15)
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The life of love is marked by humility, rather than haughtiness (Rom 12:16)
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The life of love is marked by the pursuit of peace and trust in God’s wisdom, rather than personal vengeance and taking matters into one’s own hands (Rom 12:17-21)
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Do not retaliate—but seek to live honorably among all men (Rom 12:17)
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Seek peace with all men—if possible, and as far as it depends on you (Rom 12:18)
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Never take your own revenge—but trust in God’s righteous retribution, as promised in His Word (Rom 12:19)
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Seek the welfare of your enemy—for in doing so he may repent (Rom 12:20)
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Do not be conquered by evil—but conquer evil with good (Rom 12:21)
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Walk in submission to civil authorities and walk in love (Rom 13:1-14)
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Walking in submission to civil authorities (Rom 13:1-7)
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The command and cause for submission to civil authorities (Rom 13:1)
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The command: Let every person be in subjection to the governing authorities (Rom 13:1a)
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The core reason: For there is no authority except from God (Rom 13:1b)
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The consequences of resisting authority (Rom 13:2)
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Standing against the ordinance of God (Rom 13:2a)
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Standing in the place of condemnation (Rom 13:2b)
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The commentary on the role of government in society (Rom 13:3-4)
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The general purpose of civil authorities (Rom 13:3)
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The God-ordained ministry of civil authorities (Rom 13:4)
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The constraint of conscience in submission to God (Rom 13:5)
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The connection between paying taxes and honoring God (Rom 13:6)
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The charge of every believer in regard to all in positions of authority (Rom 13:7)
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Walking in love (Rom 13:8-14)
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Owe nothing to anyone except love (Rom 13:8-10)
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The gospel perspective on debt (Rom 13:8a)
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The gospel perspective on fulfilling law (Rom 13:8b-10)
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Order your life in light of Christ and the glory to come (Rom 13:11-14)
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Walking in love demands the proper perspective—shaking off spiritual slumber and focusing on the approaching glory (Rom 13:11-12a)
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Understand your need to wake up spiritually (Rom 13:11a)
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Understand that salvation is actually nearer than when we believed (Rom 13:11b)
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Understand that the day of the Lord is near (Rom 13:12)
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Walking in love demands the proper practice—laying aside sin and purposely pursuing Christ (Rom 13:12b-14)
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Put off the deeds of darkness (Rom 13:12b)
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Put on the armor of light (Rom 13:12c)
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Proper behavior described by simile (Rom 13:13a)
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Proper behavior described by what it is not (Rom 13:13b)
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Purposely pursue Christ (Rom 13:14a)
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Purposely refuse to mentally coddle the desires of the flesh (Rom 13:14b)
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Willingly accept one another and walk in love—in spite of divergent personal convictions on how to apply biblical principles to culture (Rom 14:1-15:13)
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Refuse to condemn other believers’ opinions/personal convictions on how to personally apply the faith (Rom 14:1-13a)
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The exhortation introduced: Receive the one who is weak in faith—without passing judgment on his opinions/personal convictions (Rom 14:1)
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Welcome those who are not strong in the faith (Rom 14:1a)
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Without passing judgment on his reasonings (Rom 14:1b)
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The example regarding food—and the appropriate response (Rom 14:2-4)
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The person who believes that he may eat all things (Rom 14:2a)
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The person who is weak eats vegetables only (Rom 14:2b)
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The proper perspective for both (Rom 14:3-4)
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The one who eats is not to regard with contempt the one who does not eat (Rom 14:3a)
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The one who does not eat is not to judge the one who eats (Rom 14:3b)
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The One to whom each is ultimately accountable is his own Master, the Lord (Rom 14:4)
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The example regarding special days—and the appropriate response (Rom 14:5-9)
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The possible conflict concerning special days (Rom 14:5a)
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The proper perspective (Rom 14:5b-9)
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Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind (Rom 14:5b)
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Each person is accountable to the Lord for his personal conviction on the matter (Rom 14:6-9)
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Can you genuinely give thanks to God for how you live out the faith in this matter (Rom 14:6)
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Do you understand that you belong to the Lord and He is sovereign over your entire life (Rom 14:7-9)
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The explanation of who is Judge (Rom 14:10-12)
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The questions that rebuke (Rom 14:10ab)
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The truth that should correct us all (Rom 14:10c-12)
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All will stand before the judgment seat of God (Rom 14:10c)
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Every knee will bow and every tongue confess to God (Rom 14:11)
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Each one will give an account of himself to God (Rom 14:12)
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The exhortation summarized: Stop passing judgment on one another (Rom 14:13a)
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Refrain from allowing your personal opinions/convictions on how to apply the faith to become a stumbling block to others (Rom 14:13b-23)
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Be careful to consider your brother’s well being as more important than your liberty [Don’t let your freedom cause your brother to stumble] (Rom 14:13b-15)
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The Apostle’s inspired command concerning the use of our liberty (Rom 14:13b)
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The Apostle’s inspired conviction concerning food and conscience (Rom 14:14)
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The Apostle’s inspired commentary concerning food/liberty and love (Rom 14:15a)
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The Apostle’s inspired command concerning liberty and love (Rom 14:15b)
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Be careful to consider your witness to others about what is really important [Don’t let your freedom obscure your witness] (Rom 14:16-18)
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The command against bringing reproach upon God’s kingdom (Rom 14:16-17)
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The care we ought to have about our testimony (Rom 14:16)
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The characteristics that reveal the reality of the kingdom of God (Rom 14:17)
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The concern for our testimony will bring pleasure to God and be revealed as genuine to men (Rom 14:18)
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Be careful to constantly edify one another rather than tear down the work of God for the sake of your liberty [Don’t let your freedom tear down the work of God—rather build up one another in the Lord] (Rom 14:19-21)
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Keep pursuing the things that make for peace and the building up of one another (Rom 14:19)
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Keep from tearing down the work of God for the sake of your liberty (Rom 14:20-21)
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Be completely convinced about your freedom rather than violate your conscience and partake, but not in faith [Don’t let your freedom violate your conscience] (Rom 14:22-23)
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A clear conscience before God issues in contentment (Rom 14:22)
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A conflicted conscience is a source of condemnation (Rom 14:23)
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Reflect the same perspective and purpose as Christ (Rom 15:1-13)
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Christ assisted others in their weakness, and came to glorify God the Father—not to please Himself (Rom 15:1-6)
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The exhortation (Rom 15:1-2)
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Bear the weaknesses of the weak (Rom 15:1)
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Fit together with and build up one another (Rom 15:2)
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The example of Christ and the encouragement of the Scriptures (Rom 15:3-4)
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The example: Christ did not please Himself—but suffered for the good of others and the glory of God (Rom 15:3)
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The encouragement: The Scriptures offer instruction and hope in following Christ (Rom 15:4)
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The entreaty to God for Christ’s perspective and purpose among His people (Rom 15:5-6)
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The Person of God [the God of steadfastness and encouragement] (Rom 15:5a)
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The petition [for like-mindedness according to Christ in regard to one another] (Rom 15:5b)
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The purpose of this Christ-like unity [the glory of the One true God] (Rom 15:6)
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Christ accepted us, unto the glory of God among both the Jews and the Gentiles (Rom 15:7-13)
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The exhortation (Rom 15:7)
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The mandate (Rom 15:7a)
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The Model (Rom 15:7b)
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The motive (Rom 15:7c)
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The example of Christ and the encouragement of the Scriptures (Rom 15:8-12)
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Christ became a servant to the Jews as promised in the Scriptures—to the glory of God’s truth and faithfulness (Rom 15:8)
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Christ became a servant to the Gentiles as promised in the Scriptures—to the glory of God’s mercy (Rom 15:9-12)
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For the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy (Rom 15:9a)
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Psalm 18:49; cf. 2 Samuel 22:50 (Rom 15:9b)
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Deuteronomy 32:43 (Rom 15:10)
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Psalm 17:1 (Rom 15:11)
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Isaiah 11:10 (Rom 15:12)
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The entreaty to God for joy and peace in the faith, and abounding hope (Rom 15:13)
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The Person of God [the God of hope] (Rom 15:13a)
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The petition [fill you with all joy and peace in the faith] (Rom 15:13b)
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The purpose/result [so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit] (Rom 15:13c)
The Plans and Partnership of the Gospel (Rom 15:14-16:24)
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