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INTRODUCTION
SLIDE: IF YOU HAD ONE THING YOU WERE MOST KNOWN FOR WHAT WOULD IT BE?
FOR THE APOSTLE PAUL, BESIDES KNOWING JESUS, IT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS.
THE AUTHORSHIP OF THIS BOOK IS UNEQUIVOCALLY THE APOSTLE PAUL
I BELIEVE THAT IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE TEXT, WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE AUTHOR
I BELIEVE THAT IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE TEXT, WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE AUTHOR.
SLIDE: WHO WAS PAUL?
Paul was a distant witness to everything that happened with Jesus
He would have probably been in the conversations that the High Priests were having concerning Jesus
AD 30-33 The Church is birthed at Pentecost
Paul begins to Persecute the Church
While he is persecuting the Church, He is confronted with the reality of whom He is persecuting
SLIDE: ACTS 9
After his encounter with jesus
Instead of going to Jerusalem and hanging out with all the Christians
Instead of going to Jerusalem and hanging out with all the Christians
He is moved in his spirit to go to Arabia
Which is on the East Side of the Jordan
SLIDE: TIMELINE
Meanwhile, in AD 31-34 The Church in Rome is founded
AD 46-47 PAUL GOES ON 1ST MISSIONARY JOURNEY THROUGH SYRIA, CYPRUS, & GALATIA
AD 49 Jews are expelled from Rome by Emperor Claudius
From what I understand, they were expelled for inviting Jews from everywhere to join them in Rome
Claudius didn’t approve of Jewish immigrants invading Rome
And in 49 AD, he kicked them all out
So how did the Church continue?
Well, the Roman Church mostly met in homes
It was a very diverse church made up of Jews and Gentiles
Upon Jewish expulsion, Gentiles were handed over these churches and asked to continue the work
AD 49-51 PAUL GOES ON 2ND MISSIONARY JOURNEY THROUGH GALATIA, MACEDONIA, PALESTINE
Visits the Churches of
Phillippi
Thessalonica
Corinth
Ephesus
Caesarea
AD 53-57 PAUL BEINGS 3RD MISSIONARY JOURNEY THROUGH ANTIOCH, EPHESUS, CORINTH, AND THROUGHOUT ASIA MINOR.
IN 54 AD, Emperor Claudius dies, and Jews begin their journey back to Rome
SLIDE: ROMAN CHURCH POPULATION
AD 57 PAUL WRITES ROMANS FROM CORINTH
BY THIS TIME, THE ROMAN CHURCH HAD SHIFTED FROM PREDOMINANTLY JEWISH TO OVERWHELMINGLY GENTILE.
IMPRISONED FROM 57-59 AD IN CAESAREA
SLIDE: ROMAN CHURCH POST CLAUDIUS
AD 59-60 PAUL IS TRANSFERRED TO ROME
AD 60-62 HE IS IMPRISONED IN ROME
AD 62-64 PAUL IS FREED
As Jews trickle in, the dynamic has changed, the culture has changed, and they are now the minority
JULY AD 64 ROME IS DESTROYED BY A FIRE
AD 64-65 NERO BLAMES CHRISTIANS FOR ROME’S DESTRUCTION AND HE BEGINS TO PERSECUTE THEM
So how do those from which Christianity Birthed, adapt to a Diverse Christian Culture?
How does the Old School Co-Exist with the New School?
PAUL IS IMPRISONED AND KILLED FOR HIS FAITH IN ROME
How does Homogenous Judeo Christian beliefs mix with Ex Pagan Gentiles who are now following Jesus?
Who better to speak to this subject than Paul
What do I mean.
Check this out.
SLIDE PHILIPPIANS 3:4-6
IN DESCRIBING HIMSELF TO THE PHILIPPIAN CHURCH, THIS IS WHAT HE SAID:
IN DESCRIBING HIMSELF TO THE PHILIPPIAN CHURCH, THIS IS WHAT HE SAID:
IF THERE WAS ANYONE WHO HAD THE QUALIFICATIONS TO SPEAK LIFE INTO A SITUATION THAT HAS DRASTICALLY CHANGED, IT WAS PAUL
The man who was a Pharisee of Pharisees
A man who was blameless according to the law
A man who was blameless according to the law
A man who was probably going to be the next High Priest
A man zealous for Holiness and Righteousness
A man who consented to the death of Stephen, our faith’s first martyr
A man who persecuted the people that followed Jesus
SLIDE: HOW COULD A CHURCH EVER WELCOME SUCH A MAN?
Has no place in the Church
Has no reason to come to Church
Shouldn’t dare step into Church
right?
How could the Church accept such a man?
How could the Church receive from such a man?
How could the Church be led by such a man?
How could the Church accept his writings?
How could God allow most of the New Testament to be written by such a man?
SLIDE: JESUS
IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF JESUS, THAT THIS MAN COULD EVER BE WELCOMED INTO THE FOLD OF GOD
Who most likely approved of the death of Jesus
Who persecuted the Church
IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF JESUS, THAT THIS MAN COULD EVER BE WELCOMED INTO THE FOLD OF GOD
A man who was confronted by Jesus himself
A man who was radically changed by the Good News of Jesus Christ
That Jesus Saves
That He is both Lord and Savior
That He is coming again.
CHURCH WE NEED TO REALIZE THAT WE ARE ALL HERE BECAUSE OF JESUS.
VISION LONG BEACH DIDN’T SAVE YOU
HECTOR MORA DIDN’T SAVE YOU
THE PERSON WHO INVITED YOU HERE DIDN’T SAVE YOU
WHAT WE DO IN JESUS NAME DOESN’T SAVE US
WE ARE SAVED BY WHAT JESUS DID ON THE CROSS
OUR HOPE IS STRENGTHENED WHEN WE COME FACE TO FACE WITH THE EMPTY GRAVE
PAUL WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH ALL THAT HE DID BECAUSE OF JESUS
HE WAS ABLE TO SPEAK INTO THE ROMAN CULTURE BECAUSE OF JESUS
PAUL HAD ONE OF THE GREATEST PARADIGM SHIFT’S EVER
From Villain to Ally
From Antagonist to Beneficiary
From Enemy to Friend
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