Romans 1:1-7
The Quest for Significance: Significance In Relating to Others
Romans 1:1-7
In your quest, how do you relate with other people?
Live grace and peace before them 1:7
Grace -
Peace -
Live as a bondservant for the gospel 1:1-2
Destiny -
Position -
Role - 1 Cor. 15:1-4.
Foundation - Romans 15:4; Ephesians 2:19-22
Live as a power representative of Jesus Christ 1:3-4 How?
Your focus is Jesus Christ -
His Son -
Born of David -
Your power is by God's Spirit
Live obedience to the faith for His name 1:5-7
You follow His way Heb. 5:7-9
You live grace through Him 2 Cor. 12:9-10
You live among the nations for His name -
You are called of Jesus Christ
The most significant attainment in life is to connect to Christ
to relate well with others.
Who is Paul?
Paul was born Saul of Tarsus, which city rivaled Athens and Alexandria in wealth, education, philosophy, and art. It was a capital of the Roman province of Cilicia, located along the Cydnus River about ten miles north of the Mediterranean Sea. Acts 21:39
Paul was of pure Jewish descent from the tribe of Benjamin and raised a Pharisee as a son of a Pharisee Acts 23:6. His sister lived in Jerusalem Acts 23:16.
Paul was also a Roman citizen, which meant he had significant rights other Jews would not have had Acts 22:25-29
Paul was a tentmaker by trade Acts 18:1-3
Paul received his instruction by the famous Gamaliel Acts 22:3
Paul most likely left Jerusalem before John the Baptist's or Jesus' ministry (he never mentioned either and witnessed the resurrected Jesus on the road to Damascus).
Paul returned to Jerusalem after the resurrection of Jesus and was possibly a member of the Sanhedrin Acts 26:10-11
Paul is first seen in Acts at the stoning of Stephen Acts 7:58-8:3
Paul converted to Christianity after seeing the resurrection of Jesus Acts 9:5-17
The Hypostatic Union of Jesus Christ
What does it mean? At the conception of Jesus Christ, deity and humanity were inseparably united without mixture or loss of identity, without loss or transfer of properties or attributes- the union being personal and eternal. Jesus Christ is the unique person of the universe. He is fully God and true humanity in one person forever.
From where do we get “hypostatic”? The Greek word hupostasis means stand under, or take a thing upon oneself, Heb. 1:3 cf. John 1:1-14; Rom. 1:2-5; 9:5; Phil. 2:5-11; 1Tim. 3:16; Heb. 2:14.
How can Jesus be both? Jesus “emptied” Himself Phil. 2:7, i.e. He voluntarily restricted the independent use of divine attributes Phil. 2:5-8 without God the Holy Spirit's direction, power, and presence.
Does that mean Jesus was not God, while on earth? There is a false doctrine that teaches that Jesus Christ laid aside His divine attributes of deity and was merely man.
What are the results of the Hypostatic Union? 1) There is no loss of each nature. He continues to be the same essence as the Father. There was no loss of any attribute of deity. 2) The essence of humanity is added without change Heb. 13:8. 3) The joining is not a mixing. He is not a deified man nor a humanized God. He is the God-man. 4) He was able to die an efficacious (effective for God's purposes) death (because He was equal with both parties) Phil. 2:8. 5) Therefore, He was able to redeem man Gal. 3:13; 4:4,5.
Did Jesus live by His own divine power while on earth? Jesus Christ exercised divine attributes only under the ministry of God the Holy Spirit Matt. 4:1; Luke 4:1,14,18; 5:17; 6:19; 8:46; Acts 10:38; Rom. 1:4; Phil. 2:7; 1 Tim. 3:16; Heb. 9:14.
How did the deity of Christ relate with the humanity of Christ? Under the direction of the Holy Spirit, for the sake of the Father's will, and not for His own purposes, Jesus spoke from deity Matt. 9:2-7; John 2:24; 8:58; from His humanity John 11:35; 19:28; and from the hypostatic union John 11:38-43; 14:6.
Why was the humanity of Jesus important? 1) Jesus had to be equal with man to be a sacrifice for man Heb. 2:17-18; 4:14-16, in order to be a substitute for man 1 Pet. 2:24; 2 Cor. 5:21. 2) He had to be humanity to be the Savior Phil. 2:7,8; Heb. 2:14-15. 3) He had to be humanity to be a Mediator (equal with both parties) 1 Tim. 2:5-6. 4) Also, to be the High Priest, who represents man before God Heb. 7:26-27; Heb. 10:10-14. 5) And to be the Son of David 2 Sam. 7:8-16; Ps. 89:28-37.
What proof do you have that He was really human? 1) He was born of a woman Gal. 4:4. 2) He had normal human development Luke 2:52. 3) He died and was buried Jn. 19:30; 1 Cor. 15:3,4.
Did Jesus ever sin? Jesus always remained sinless 2 Cor. 5:21; Heb. 4:15; 1 Pet. 2:22; 1 Jn. 3:5
