Learn about life with the power of the Spirit. Long (1971) (epipotheo from epi = intensifies meaning of + potheo = to yearn) (Click discussion of epipotheo) describes a strong desire, an intense craving of possession, a great affection for, a deep desire, an earnest yearning for something with implication of need. However, it was taken over into the Cult of the Caesar where it acquired a religious significance. Romans 1:11 Commentaries: For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established; Bible> Commentaries> Romans 1:11. Romans 1:11 New King James Version ... Advance your knowledge of Scripture with this resource library of over 40 reference books, including commentaries and Study Bible notes. This appears from the context, and especially from the words (Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans), Kent Hughes - This mutuality is always one of the grand underlying motivations for ministry. Those interruptions are your work." O      Offer  (Romans 3:21-31) – God’s offer of justification by grace Fruit (2590) (karpos) is the product or outcome of something as in a physical sense in which a tree bears literal fruit. 2:19) but to be an encourager (Acts 20:2; 27:35-36). I'm In Debt - A shopper underestimated the total cost of her groceries. As he sat, he heard children playing a game and they called out to each other these words: “Take up and read! Learn more. Paul, the greatest theologian who ever lived, was also one of the most humble men of all. It refers to that which belongs to the supernatural world as distinguished from what belongs to the natural world. Romans 5:1-11 NRSV Commentary. 5:10; 2 Pet. It means literally “to call near,” “to invite” (Acts 28:20: “I have asked”), “to call upon,” and more generally “to address,” either for instruction, admonition, exhortation, confirmation, or consolation. Paul wrote of greedy people who think that a lot of money will enhance their lives and bring happiness and fulfillment - "But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction." What a purpose-filled life, a life purpose that far surpasses the daily grind which encompasses the limits of most our lives. 1:22 (see note), where Paul uses this same agricultural metaphor. 1:11, 22; 4:17; 2Ti 2:6; 4:13; Heb. Romans 1:11 For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established (NASB: Lockman) Greek : epipo tho ( 1SPAI ) gar idein ( AAN ) humas , hi na ti metad o ( 1SAAS ) charisma humin pneumatikon eis to sterichthenai ( APN ) humas, It's one thing to "know" but quite another to "do! 11:5; Lk. 1:7, 15; 2 Tim. 4:13; 1Ti 1:13; Heb. In regard to spiritual life, the Bible uses the term "FRUIT" in 3 ways -- as a metaphor for the attitudes that characterize the Spirit-led believer (Galatians 5:22-note; Galatians 5:23-note). Because of what he had received, he showed the highest kind of charity—sharing the gospel with others. Robertson writes that "be encouraged together with" means... “My being comforted in you together (sun-) with you,” a mutual blessing to each party (you and me). Paul wanted to visit the Roman believers in order to serve them lovingly in God’s name. Greek: touto de estin (3SPAI) sumparaklethenai (APN) en humin dia tes en allelois pisteos humon te kai emou. (NLT - Tyndale House), Wuest: for I long to see you in order that I may impart some spiritual gift to you resulting in your being stabilized. He did not want to go as a tourist to see the famous Appian Way or the Forum or the Coliseum or the chariot races. Stealing also makes you a debtor. 4:2, 6; 1 Pet. Our journeys are made … Romans 5:1-11. in an easy to understand manner.) In the summer of 386, a young man wept in the backyard of a friend. Such godly servants are like eager racehorses in the gate or sprinters at the starting blocks. (Eerdmans). The active fruit of Paul's hands is giving (contributions) Paul writing to the saints at Philippi to encourage them in their giving... "for even in Thessalonica you sent a gift more than once for my needs. But he also loved the believers that he did not know, and he longed to be able to share some spiritual gift with them. Euaggelion was in just as common use in the first century as our words good news. As you practice this discipline of pausing to ponder, you are establishing the context (which leads to more accurate interpretation and thus more apropos application) and you are in effect engaging in the blessed activity of Biblical Meditation (See Ps 1:2+, Ps 1:3+ and Joshua 1:8+ for the blessed benefits of meditation). "He climbed the ladder." The words of God—the gospel—when understood in its broadest sense, include the entirety of the Bible. Paul the great Apostle said, "I’m looking forward to seeing you, not just so that I can give you something but so that you can minister to me." Chicago: Moody Press), Romans: Righteousness from heaven. Here are the 26 uses of pneumatikos in the NT - Rom. Just like Paul and Epaphroditus, you are under a holy obligation to share the gospel at your job, in your neighborhood, wherever God has placed you. He speaks of strengthening them (and gives that as the purpose of his proposed visit—he was not aimless in anything he did). You see the beating of his heart for other people. I'm ready to go, I'm eager to preach to you. And for all her power and prestige, Rome was still a weak nation. He says "I am" three times: "I am under obligation," that is, "I am concerned about others. God has revealed God’s character – “righteousness of God” — in the Gospel. 10:1; 12:1; 14:38; 2Co. Greeks (1672) (hellen) were the civilized, cultured people around the Mediterranean Sea. Believers in the western nations have become much too comfortable with their Christianity. The best saints, while they are in such a shaking world as this, have need to be more and more established; and spiritual gifts are of special use for our establishment. What are you eager to do? "We’re glad she’s gone." Paul is saying "I want to see you so badly that it makes my heart hurt when I think about it. Romans 1:16-17 Commentary. What Is the Work of God Now? Paul wanted the Roman Christians to be strengthened in the faith as a result of the gift God would give them through his ministry. Dwell on this today, would you? I have seen this so many times in talking to somebody just at the very threshold of Christian faith, a person who has been brought to the sense of his need for Christ. Matthew 7 says “by your fruit you shall be known,” but it does not define the term fruit. Real ministry is heart to heart, or it is not real ministry at all. 31:9; 2 Sam. In a sense, you can trace its workings: It begins with the non-Christian, who says, in great, large, capital letters: "I." Toward the end of Romans Paul alludes to one aspect of this mutual encouragement exhorting them to strive together in prayer for him... so that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and find refreshing rest in your company (literally = may be refreshed with you). You have exercised faith only when you have acted on the truth you have believed. But don’t ever think Paul didn’t care about people. So there is no one who is any less or more deserving than he. Broadman & Holman Publishers, Morris, L. The Epistle to the Romans. were finished, Paul purposed in the spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome." Thine erring children lost and lone. (NASB: Lockman). There are no qualifications for this grace. It’s what happens when I minister to you and you minister to me. ), 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Having thus a fond affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart (metadidomi) to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us. "She made it in a man’s world." Though in a certain sense this cannot be denied, it is not what Paul had in mind. (Hendriksen, W., & Kistemaker, S. J. Notice, they did not become Christians by understanding the plan of salvation (nobody ever becomes a Christian that way). SO THAT I MAY IMPART SOME SPIRITUAL GIFT TO YOU: hina ti metado (1SAAS) charisma humin pneumatikon: So that (3708) (hina) marks a purpose for something, in this case the purpose of Paul's coming personally to see the Roman saints. 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