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FEBRUARY 8, 2023
STUDY NOTES
ROMANS 1:11
BIBLE TEACHER: CLIFTON JONES
IT’S TIME TO GROW SPIRITUALLY
Rom 1:11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be
established;
“For I long to see you” is an explanation of why Paul was praying to visit Rome, Rom 1:10 Making
request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto
you.
Paul had a strong desire to see them, he continually longed to see the believers in Rome, Act 19:21 After
these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia,
to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
Which Paul expressed again toward the end of the letter to the Romans, Rom 15:23 But now having no
more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;
Paul’s “great desire” was to minister in Rome, we have an example of his ministry in 1 Thessalonians
Paul compares his ministry to a “Mother’s Care,” 1Th 2:7 But we were gentle among you, even as a
nurse cherisheth her children:
Paul had a compassionate heart, he was gentle, tender, and served others with loving care
God’s love must motivate us to minister to others, a wrong attitude of duty can misguide our ministry
It is easy for Christians today to have a spirit of superiority, a better than you attitude toward others
“Among you” means “in the midst of you,” and not the thought of standing above you
When it came to caring for others, Paul was like a mother caring for her own child
He had the concern and compassionate of a nursing mother, a heart of loving care, 1Th 2:8 So being
affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only,
but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
Paul’s heart had a longing and a yearning to tell others about Jesus, a strong desire to preach the gospel
The love of God filled the heart of Paul and there was nothing holding back his ministry to others
Our hearts should be filled with such love to minister to others, Rom 5:5 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.
“Shed abroad” means that the Holy Spirit will continue to fill our hearts with God’s love
Use our heart of love daily and the Holy Spirit will continually flood our hearts with an abundance of love
Paul wanted them to know why the love of God was so strong in his heart
It was because Paul believed and preached the same message that John did, 1Jn 4:7 Beloved, let us love
one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
Paul has already referred to “my God,” and his God is love, 1Jn 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God;
for God is love.
We have the evidence of God’s love, 1Jn 4:9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because
that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
Salvation is a personal experience of God’s love, 1Jn 4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that
he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
(Jesus did what we couldn’t do)
Motivation for ministry is God’s love within our heart, 1Jn 4:11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought
also to love one another.
John describes the kind of love and affection that Paul took with him when he went to Thessalonica
The love of God filled and motivated Paul’s heart with the desire to go to Rome
People today have the desire to go to Rome as a tourist, Paul wanted to go as a minister to others
Too many Christians today are on an earthly pleasure tour instead of a mission trip
Paul had no selfish desire, he was not seeking something personal, his motive was to give to others
Paul gives three reasons why he longed to see the people in Rome
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Note the word “that” in Romans 1:11,12, & 13:
“That” I may impart unto you some spiritual gift (vs.
11)
“That” I may be comforted together with you (vs.
12)
“That” I might have some fruit among you also (vs.
13)
Verse 11, “That I may impart unto you some spiritual gift”
One reason Paul wanted to personally see the Romans was to “impart” something special to them
The word “impart” is the same word Paul used in 1 Thess.
2:8, “we were willing to have “imparted”
The meaning is to share or impart that which is within the heart, a heart that is full and must be shared
Expressing that the desire of the heart to give to others is greater than the desire to receive from others
The same word is found in, Eph 4:28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working
with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Here the need is the basic necessities of life that sustains our life, which is “our living” or “our livelihood”
Christians do not have to be wealthy before they can help others with their needs
Most of us have more than enough food to eat and more clothes in the closet than we can wear
We usually have more than it is going to take for us to survive
The point is that you have more than the one you see who has a need
Christians should be interested enough to look at those who have needs
We should even put forth an effort to see those who have needs
God’s love obligates us to search for an opportunity to love one another
When you see the need of others, then see if you can meet that need, you probably can most of the time
When the need is there, you minister to them through the “love of God”
God’s love does not result in a hard heart, a closed mind, a blind eye, or a deaf ear
God’s love does not turn and walk away from the opportunity to help those in need
Paul’s concern in Romans 1:11 is in the realm of the spiritual, that pertaining to the spiritual life
Most churches today have a ministry to meet the physical needs of others, which we need to do
But how often do our churches today fail to meet the spiritual needs of one another?
Which Paul identifies as “Some spiritual gift,” we must understand what Paul is saying
The word translated “gift” means a “gift of grace,” identifying that God is the giver
The same word is used to identify various spiritual gifts given to believers, every believer is gifted
Here Paul is using the word in a more general sense, referring to that which will develop spirituality
There is a great truth here concerning the ministry of Christians one to another, it is a must ministry
The Roman Christians could be strengthened spiritually as a result of Paul’s presence with them
Christians are to be burdened for the physical welfare of one another, we are, listen to our prayer requests
Paul’s main concern was their spiritual welfare, he knew that it was not easy to live for Christ in Rome
The daily Christian life is not easy to live in America today and especially throughout the world
It is time for Christians to strengthen one another in the faith, it is time to obey, Heb 10:24 And let us
consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Christians must “consider one another,” we must be concerned about one another
Our concern must not be limited to the needs of the physical life, there must also be spiritual concern
As a Church Family we are to be concerned about the spiritual welfare of one another
We are given two specific areas of concern for one another, love and good works
“To provoke unto love,” “provoke” means to stimulate or to stir up in a good sense
Christians have a ministry of stirring one another up for a good purpose, “love”
Our ministry is to excite love and good works among one another
Many times, Baptist stir one another up, but not according to what this verse tells us to do
I have talked with many a “Stirred-up Baptist,” some churches need to change their sign
Their sign outside reads Friendship Baptist; Fellowship Baptist; Harmony Baptist; Unity Baptist
But when you go inside you find “Stirred-Up Baptist,” stirred up in the wrong sense
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