The Just Shall Live By Faith
Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome
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The Just Shall
Live By Faith
The Just Shall Live By Faith
Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome
Rom 1:17
Paul’s Letter To The Church In Rome
The Just Shall Live By Faith
Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome
Outline
 Introduction 1:1-17
 Indictment of & remedy for sin 1:18 – 5:21
 Anticipated questions re: justification by
grace through faith 6:1 – 11:36
 Living a life justified by grace through faith
12:1 – 15:13
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Serving Others With Humility
12:3-16
 Once justified saints have properly set
their minds, they are ready to put this new
perspective into practice
 The place to start is re: others…not self
Jn 3:3-16 Phil 2:3-8
The Just Shall Live By Faith
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12:3-16
 Actually serving others & their needs is
not the only concern
 This service rendered to others must be
done with the right attitude 1 Cor 13:1-3
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12:3-16
 Paul’s initial warning
v. 3a
 Saints must never be high-minded, thinking
more of themselves than they ought to
 An inflated ego will not allow others to be
served
The Just Shall Live By Faith
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12:3-16
 Paul’s initial warning
v. 3a
 It is not “Think nothing of yourselves!!”
 Some self-esteem is good…we know we’re
worth something Psa 8:4 Jn 3:16
 The danger is too much self-esteem
 The root issue?
PRIDE
The Just Shall Live By Faith
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12:3-16
 Paul’s initial warning
v. 3a
 The Scripture has much to say on the
subject of pride Prov 6:16-19 16:18
Jas 4:6 1 Pet 5:5 1 Cor 10:12
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12:3-16
 Paul’s exhortation
v. 3b
 To guard against the sin of pride, saints are
exhorted to have “sound judgment”
 “To exercise self-control, place moderate
estimate upon one’s own self”
[Thayer, pg. 613]
The Just Shall Live By Faith
Studying Paul’s Letter To Rome
Serving Others With Humility
12:3-16
 Paul’s exhortation
v. 3b
 To guard against the sin of pride, saints are
exhorted to have “sound judgment”
 Other N.T. uses…
Mk 5:15 2 Cor 5:13 1 Pet 4:7
The Just Shall Live By Faith
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 Paul’s exhortation
v. 3b
 Just as one loses sobriety when full of
intoxicants, one can also be “intoxicated”
with an inflated view of himself
 Example  Haman Esth 3:1-5 6:4-9
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12:3-16
 Paul’s exhortation
v. 3b
 As in all things, Jesus provides saints an
example to follow Mt 20:20-28
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 The importance of others
vv. 4-8
 Paul discusses the importance of everyone,
using the analogy of the body & its parts
 Different parts contribute to overall body
 This leaves no room for pride
 Similar passage = 1 Cor 12:4-31
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12:3-16
 Attitudes & Actions
vv. 9-16
 This section appears to address how
justified saints must conduct themselves
in serving others & the attitudes they must
show when rendering such service
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 Attitudes & Actions
vv. 9-16
 Loving those we serve v. 9a
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Genuinely, unfeigned…without hypocrisy
We love them for who they are
Learned from the Scripture 1 Pet 1:22-25
A good description 1 Cor 13:1-8a
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 Attitudes & Actions
vv. 9-16
 Good vs. Evil v. 9b
 We must “abhor” (strongly detest) all that
is evil
 We must “cling” (steadfastly cemented to)
all that is good
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 Attitudes & Actions
vv. 9-16
 Brotherly love v. 10
 It should define saints Jn 13:34-35
 We should feel “devoted to one another”
 Even “preferring one another” over
ourselves or others in the world
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