The Faithfulness of God

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Introduction

The Practical Teaching, the meat on the bones of his theology, began at the beginning of chapter 12. Now as we come toward the end of his letter to the church in Rome these verses in Romans 15 (7-13) look back on not only the strong and weak brother or sister, but also about the faithfulness of God to both the Jews and to the Gentiles to draw them to Himself. God had a plan and He orchestrated it.

Romans 15:7-8

Romans 15:7–8 NKJV
Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers,

7 Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

8 For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs,

Receive — Accept. Receiving something or someone to yourself with special concern.

believers are commanded to accept one another in the same gracious way that Christ has accepted us. Although He used a different verb, Jesus declared that “He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me” (Matt. 10:40). Therefore, to accept one another is to accept Christ Himself.

He is calling on all Christians to accept one another in the fullest and deepest sense, to treat each other with love and understanding, just as Christ also accepted us. If the perfect, sinless Son of God has accepted us into God’s divine family, how much more should we be willing to accept each other, despite the fact that we all still carry sinful trappings from our old, unredeemed flesh. The self-righteous, hypocritical scribes and Pharisees criticized Jesus because He “receives sinners and eats with them” (Luke 15:2). All of those sinners may not have become saved, but before salvation, every person whom Christ accepts is just like those sinners.

Luke 15:2 NKJV
And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.”

Romans 15:9-12

Romans 15:9–12 NKJV
and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: “For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, And sing to Your name.” And again he says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!” And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples!” And again, Isaiah says: “There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”

9 and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,

“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,

and sing to your name.”

10 And again it is said,

“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”

11 And again,

“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,

and let all the peoples extol him.”

12 And again Isaiah says,

j“The root of Jesse will come,

even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;

in him will the Gentiles hope.”

Quotes from 2 Samuel 22:50 and Psalm 18:49
2 Samuel 22:50 NKJV
Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name.
Psalm 18:49 NKJV
Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name.
Deuteronomy 32:43 NKJV
“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people; For He will avenge the blood of His servants, And render vengeance to His adversaries; He will provide atonement for His land and His people.”
Psalm 117:1 NKJV
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples!
Isaiah 11:1 NKJV
There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
Isaiah 11:10 NKJV
“And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious.”

Romans 15:13

Romans 15:13 NKJV
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

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