The word "hospitality" used here in Rom 12:13 is "philoxenia" - "philo" meaning "to like", and "xenia" meaning strangers. Thus hospitality is particularly a challenge for Christians who grew up in xenophobic cultures. Such Christians may also find it challenging to practice generosity. ...
Romans 12:12 Meaning and Commentary Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope Of the glory of God, than the hope of which nothing can make a believer more cheerful in this world; the saints' joy is therefore called the "rejoicing of the hope", (Hebrews 3:6) . This is placed between serving the...
Romans 12:14 Meaning and Commentary Romans 12:14 Bless them which persecute you It is the lot of God's, people in this world to be persecuted by the men of it, in some shape or another, either by words or deeds; either by reviling and reproaching them, and speaking all manner of...
In the impulse of the moment, and in the expansiveness of his own heart, he had seemed to put it so; but his real meaning was that they should receive mutual comfort and edification. Strictly, the idea of mutual comfort is drawn from the two verses combined, not from this singly. In ...
By instinct, all of us chase those things in pursuit of happiness and meaning. Paul tells us to abandon the chase for pleasure, possessions, and status—to stop living like everyone else. Instead, he urges us to be transformed from the inside out. Specifically, he writes that we must ...
3. Gentile BelieversThose who are "apart from the law," meaning they have not received the Mosaic Law but are still accountable for their actions.4. RomeThe city where the recipients of this letter reside, a diverse community of Jews and Gentiles.5. The LawRefers to the Mosaic Law given...
The Study Of Theological Sin And The Meaning Of Transformation Based On Romans 12:1-2 In the beginning He created the heavens and the earth, the earth was formless and empty; pitch darkness covered the great oceans, and the Spirit of God drifted over the surface of the earth '(Genesis 1...
Each part gets its meaning from the body as a whole, not the other way around. The body we’re talking about is Christ’s body of chosen people. Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of his body. But as a chopped-off finger or cut-off toe we wouldn’t amount to...
The NT uses a variety of images to explain the meaning of baptism,... 7923 fellowship, in the gospel 7923 fellowship, in the gospel A mutual participation in the blessings of God’s grace. Believers... 7972 tongues, gift of 7972 tongues, gift of The divine enabling of ...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of steam treatment prior to drying on the initial moisture content, moisture gradient, and drying rate in Eucalyptus dunnii Maiden wood. Boards were steamed at 100C for 3 h after 1 h of heating-up. Part of these boards was dried in a ...