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Video of Romans 5 - 16 from the Bible Project The Book of Romans was written by Paul. Paul had not yet been to Rome, but he wanted to go there. He wrote this letter from the city of Corinth in 57 A.D. At that time in Rome, it was calm. But later, the emperor, Nero, began to persecute Christians in Rome. For early Christians, circumcision was a subject they debated. There was disagreement about it. Most of the early Christians were Jews, and they followed the Jewish law that required males to be circumcised. But Gentiles who became Christians were not circumcised. The question was whether Gentiles who became Christians should be circumcised or not. The book of Romans was a clear, systematic outline of Christian doctrine. Pauls explains the Gospel, explains why we need the Gospel, and how we are saved.
Romans 5Peace and hope through Christ. When we are acceptable to God, we have peace with God. This is through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through Jesus Christ, we have grace where we are. We can be happy and have hope in the glory of God. [1] Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: [2] By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. We can have hope even in our bad times. We know that going through troubles makes us patient. Patience makes us become mature and have good character. Good character makes us have hope. [3] And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; [4] And patience, experience; and experience, hope: Hope will never disappoint us. God's love comes to our hearts by the Holy Spirit. God sent us the Holy Spirit. [5] And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. When we were weak, Christ died for all sinners at the right time. [6] For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. A few people might die to save a good man. But Christ died to save all of us sinners. That was God's love for us. [7] For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. [8] But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Now that we are made acceptable by Christ's blood, we will be saved from God's anger. [9] Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. Even when we were God's enemies, he sent Christ to die for us. Now, we are acceptable to God. We can have joy with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. [10] For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. [11] And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. Adam's sins brought death, but Christ's obedience gives life. Sin and death entered the world through one man (Adam). All sinners died. [12] Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Before Moses, there was no law. So, no one kept track of sin. [13] (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Even though there was no law yet, people died from the time of Adam to the time of Moses. Adam sinned the worst because God gave him a rule directly, and he did not obey God. [14] Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. Adam's sin caused many people to die, but God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ has caused many people to live. [15] But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. Adam's sin caused death, and Jesus' death brings life. The difference is that Jesus brings life to people who sinned. [16] And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. Death was powerful because of one man's sin. But grace is more powerful. People who have faith in Jesus Christ receive powerful grace. They are acceptable to God through faith and not by their actions. [17] For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Adam caused death for everyone. Christ brings life for every believer. [18] Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. One man, Adam, did not obey, and caused many to sin. But Jesus' obedience gives life to many. [19] For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. The law came to show the sins. But in the places where there was a lot of sin, there was more grace. [20] Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: Sin has power to make death. But grace by Jesus Christ our Lord has power to make eternal life. [21] That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6Jesus has power over sin So, what will we say? Should we continue to sin so that grace can be strong? [1] What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid! No! If we are dead to sin, how can we continue to sin? [2] God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Don't you know that many of us that were baptized into Jesus Christ were also baptized into His death? We were buried in the water like He was buried. He became alive again. We also become new, and sin does not have power over us. [3] Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? [4] Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. If we have been buried like He was buried, we will also be like His resurrection. [5] For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: We know this: our old person is crucified with Jesus. Sin is destroyed so that from then on, we should not serve sin. [6] Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. The people who died believing in Jesus are free from sin. [7] For he that is dead is freed from sin. If we believe in Christ when we die, we believe that we will also live with Him. [8] Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: We know that Christ was raised from the dead and isn't dead anymore. Death has no power over Jesus. [9] Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. He died to sin one time. But now He lives for God. [10] For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. In the same way, you youselves are dead to sin, but you are alive for God through Jesus Christ our Lord. [11] Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Don't let sin have the power in your earthly body. Don't follow your lustful feelings. [12] Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Don't let any part of you become sinful. Surrender yourselves to God like the people who have been saved from death. Let your bodies become righteous and do good things for God. [13] Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. Sin will not have power over you. You are not under the law, but you have God's grace. [14] For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. Is is ok for us to sin because we have God's grace? Of course not! [15] What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. You are slaves to anyone or anything you obey. If you become slaves to sin, you will have death. If you obey God, you will be righteous. [16] Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? In the past, you were slaves to sin. Thanks to God, your heart has obeyed what you heard about Him. [17] But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. When you were set free from sin, you became servants of doing good things. [18] Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. I am talking and using the words that men use to make you understand. In the past, you did things that were unclean and sinful. Now, you should do things that are good and holy. [19] I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. When you were doing sinful things, you had no righteousness. What came out of the sin you did? Now you are ashamed of the things you did. Sin leads to death. [20] For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. [21] What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. Now you are free from sin. You serve God. Living forever is the fruit (result) of serving God. [22] But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. Sin brings death. God gives eternal life. [23] For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 7The law has no power over believers in Christ You know that the law only has power over people as long as they are living. For example, a married woman is married until her husband dies. After he dies, she is not bound to him. As long as her husband is living, she is bound to him. If she marries another man and her husband is still living, she is comitting adultery. [1] Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? [2] For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. [3] So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. That is the way it is with you now. You belong to Christ. The law is dead to you. You are married to Christ. You should serve Him and behave well. [4] Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. When we were living for ourselves, the sins of the laws brought death. We are saved from the law. We are like dead people. Now, we can serve God with a new spirit and not with the old laws. [5] For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. [6] But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. Does that mean the law is sinful? No, it doesn't. I wouldn't have known what sin was without the law. Our earthly bodies have sinful natures. The law is what teaches us what is right and wrong. [7] What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. Law can make people sin more. [8] But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. I was alive when I didn't know the law. But, when the law came, I died from sin. [9] For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. The commandment was supposed to bring me life. But it brought me death. [10] And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death. Sin used the commandment and fooled me. It killed me. [11] For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me. Even so, the law and the commandments are holy, fair, and good. [12] Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. Do I mean that something good killed me? No! But sin used something good to kill me. [13] Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. The law is spiritual from God. But I am human, a slave to sin. [14] For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. I don't know why I do things that I know are wrong. I hate the things that I do. [15] For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. I agree that the law is good even though I sin and do things that I know are wrong. It is the sin that lives in me. [16] If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. [17] Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. I know that in my flesh, there is nothing good. I try to be good. I have the desire to be good. But, I still sin. [18] For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. I want to do good, but I don't. I don't want to do bad things, but I do. [19] For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now, if I do something I know I shouldn't, it isn't me. It is the sin that lives in me. [20] Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. The law shows me that some of the things I do are wrong. [21] I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. I agree and love the law of God. But, a part of me still causes me to sin. [22] For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: [23] But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. I am a bad man. Who will save me from death? [24] O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So, with my mind, I serve the law of God, but with my body, I serve the law of sin. [25] I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
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