Posts by Noah Braymen (Page 18)
Matthew 2 – The King as a Refugee
Wise men visited from the east bringing three gifts to the King of the Jews. Herod and Jerusalem trembled, and the chief priests and scribes said the Bible said the Christ [Messiah] was to be born in Bethlehem of Judea. They went to the house and saw Mary and Jesus and they fell down and worshiped Him. An angel told Joseph to take his family to Egypt to fulfill the Bible, and because Herod tried to kill all the children…
Matthew 1 – Jesus’ Genealogy
14 generations Abraham to David – 14 generations David to Josiah (during the deportation to Babylon) – 14 generations Jeconiah (after the deportation to Babylon) to Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who was called Christ [Messiah]. Mary was pregnant, and an angel told Joseph to wed her. The child was conceived by the Holy Spirit. The angel said to name the child Jesus [salvation or deliverance] for He will save his people from their sins…
Summaries & Thoughts on Romans
Below are links to all the posts of chapter summaries and brief thoughts on each chapter of Romans: (1) Romans 1 – Apostle, Thanksgiving, Not Ashamed of the Gospel, Sin (2) Romans 2 – God’s Judgment, The Law (3) Romans 3 – God Upholds His Righteousness, No One Is Righteous, Righteousness of God Through Faith (4) Romans 4 – Abraham Justified by Faith, Promise to Abraham Realized Through Faith (5) Romans 5 – Peace with God Through Faith, Death in…
Romans 16 – Closing Greetings, Doxology
Paul commends Phoebe – deacon of the church at Cenchreae – and encourages to welcome her in the Lord and help her in whatever she needs. Greet… Prisca and Aquila – fellow workers in Christ who risked their lives for Paul’s and all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks for them. The church in their house. Epaenetus – the 1st convert to Christ in Asia. Mary – who worked hard for them. Andronicus and Junia – fellow prisoners who were Christians before Paul. Ampliatus – beloved. Urbanus – fellow worker in Christ.…
Romans 15 – Example of Christ, Christ is the Hope of the Jews & Gentiles, Paul the Minister to the Gentiles, Paul Plans to Visit Rome
The strong have an obligation to bear with the failing of the weak. Don’t please yourself. Please your neighbor for his good, and build him up. Christ did not please himself. What was written in the past was for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of Scripture we might have hope. May the God of endurance and encouragement help us live in harmony with one another, that together we might glorify the God and Father of our…
Romans 14 – God Is the Judge, Don’t Cause Each Other to Stumble
Welcome the weak in faith but don’t quarrel over opinions. The one who eats shouldn’t despise the one who abstains, and the one who abstains shouldn’t pass judgment on the one who eats. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It’s before his own master that he stands or falls. One person esteems one day as better than another while another esteems all days alike. Be fully convinced in your mind. The one who observes days,…
Romans 13 – Submission to Authorities, Fulfilling the Law Through Love
Be subject to governing authorities. God instituted government. If you resist government you resist what God appointed. Rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Our authorities are God’s servant for our good. Government carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Be subject not only to avoid God’s wrath but for the sake of conscience. This is why we pay taxes. Pay to all those what is owed them – taxes, revenue, respect, and honor. Owe no…
Romans 12 – Living Sacrifice, Members of Each Other, Gifts, Marks of a Christian
By the mercies of God present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, as your spiritual worship. Don’t be conformed to this world, but transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good acceptable and perfect. Don’t think more highly of yourself than you ought, but soberly according to the measure of faith God has assigned. Members don’t all have the same function,…
Romans 11 – The Remnant of Israel, Gentiles Grafted In, Israel’s Salvation
God has not rejected His people. Paul is an Israelite – descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Elijah appealed to God against Israel, but God’s reply was, “I have kept for myself 7,000 men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” At the present time there was a remnant, chosen by grace. If by grace it’s no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer…
Romans 10 – Message of Salvation to All
It was Paul’s heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel that they may be saved. Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. Moses writes about righteousness that is based on the law, the person who does the commandments shall live by them. The righteousness based on faith says that the word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart; because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and…