Creation of new meaning: rhetorical situations and the reception of Romans 13:1-7Botha, Jan
Romans 8:28 is one of the best known verses in Romans and probably one of the best known verses in the whole Bible.Here is what it says: “For God works all things together for good to those who love him and are called according to his purpose.”...
Since that stability is a requisite for further growth, that stability must be reached before anything else can come about. In a passage that could easily spawn a few gigabytes worth of commentary,Paulteaches that love fulfills the Torah (Romans 13:8-10) butJesusmakes it clear that the enti...
(compareGalatians 6:2toRomans 13:8), guilt and debt, masters and slaves, rich and poor, international trade and diplomacy and interlocution, a sense of history and future, a sense of evolution and growth, accumulated and generational wealth, and of course information technology, which back ...
Like butterflies, we are now ready to fly and reach new levels that the Lord has for us. Let us meditate onRomans 12: 2“Do not conform to this age, but transform yourselves through the renewal of your understanding, so that you may see what is the good will of God, agreeable and ...
2024 The ancient Romans observed Lupercalia, a pagan fertility festival held Feb. 13-15 and dedicated to the Roman god of Agriculture, Faunus. Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2024 These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the...
An obedient heart.Yet, it’s not just about the intimacy; it’s also about the heart of obedience in the one who criesAbba. In the immediately preceding verses—Romans 8:12–13—we see that our cry of “Abba, Father” is an act of submission of our will: ...
8. Luke 1:37 For nothing will be impossible with God. Ingram Publishing 9. Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. 10. James 1:17 ...
Meanwhile, in the two millennia following their exile by the Romans, other populations, mostly Muslim and Arab, inhabited the region that became known as Palestine, calling it their home. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I, the British Empire took control of...
The claim that the binding of the demonic Strong Man occurred in the past, and the call to abolish archism in the present, are not refuted by a common misunderstanding of Romans 13. That passage is about the demonic "powers." God sovereignly controls all things, but that does not mean...