New Testament - Romans 1:8-17 - (Paul's Passion) - CC Windward - Pastor Tim

New Testament - Romans 1:8-17 - (Paul's Passion) - Calvary Chapel Windward - OAHU, HAWAII - Pastor Tim Newman - From Local Olelo / Oceanic / Time Warner Cable show "A View from Calvary" - Episode #: - Original Air Date: 02/17/2013 A.D.


PASTOR TIM's NOTES:

“The Passion of Paul”
Romans 1:8-17
1. Paul’s Passion included a PLAN to visit Rome.
Vs. 8-12
He gives us 5 Reason for his Passionate Plan.
1) Paul PLANNED to visit because of their faith
1 Thess 2:13 And notice that it is for “all the believers”
2) Paul PLANNED to visit based on his prayers.
Vs. 9 that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,
Paul is praying for them without ceasing.
Paul’s prayer centered around intercession.
And he uses the word serve or serve with my spirit.
The Greek word is latreuo (lat-ryoo'-o);
This means religious service as in a priest.
The same word is used in Romans 12:1

Paul service was worship and it was internal
It was never carnal. It was never self-promoting.
Paul is hoping by some means to come to them.
What does it mean, “by some means”?
Paul is basically saying he will come when he has the time and money.
He will come when there’s a way.
And then he’ll know he’s in the will of God.
3) Paul PLANNED to visit to impart some spiritual gift.
Paul does not give out spiritual gifts.
It is the Holy Spirit who gives gifts.
Paul would impart or use his spiritual gifts to minister to them.
What was Paul’s primary gift or gifts?
He may have had many other gifts but his primary gifts were preaching and
teaching.
4) Paul PLANNED to visit for their mutual edification.
Paul anticipates being blessed by them and anticipates learning from them.

1 Thess 3:8-9
5) Paul’s PURPOSE was based on an obligation.
Paul describes his sense of obligation in verses 14
Here he makes reference to Greeks.
This would be the Romans whose entire culture had been taken from the Greek
culture. Then he refers to barbarians.
Who is that? That is everybody else.
1 Cor 9:20
2. Paul Passion was to PREACH the gospel in Rome.
He gives us 3 Reasons for this Passion.
1) Paul was not ashamed to PREACH the gospel.
Paul’s confidence in the power of the gospel, a massive theme of the book of
Romans, is revealed here in two of the most powerful verses in all of the Bible.
The Greek word translated “power” is dunamis, the word from which we get
dynamite or dynamic.

1 Thess 1:5
2) Paul’s PREACHING would be to the Jew first and then to the Gentile.
This statement is recognition that the gospel is a Jewish message, from the Jewish
scriptures, about a Jewish Messiah who died for the sins of the whole world and
in fulfillment of Jewish prophesies.
3) Paul PREACHES the gospel for in it the righteousness of God is revealed.
How does belief in the gospel of Christ bring salvation?
The answer, in verse 17, is one of the most important statements in Scripture:
The gospel reveals what this “righteousness from God” is— that it is a radical,
heavenly righteousness.
Philippians 3:9 speaks of a “righteousness … which is through faith in Christ—
2 Corinthians 5:21 refers to this God-given righteousness also:
“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become
the righteousness of God.”
Romans 5:17 calls it “the gift of righteousness.”
It is not human righteousness but “the righteousness of God.”
The gospel is revealed through Christ, who suffered in our place because our
human righteousness was not good enough.
It is God’s righteousness that we receive by faith.