Just a Couple More Things...
Dave Riddle - 3/08/20
Key Passage: Romans 16:17-23
Caution
Romans 16:17 - “Now I urge you brothers and sisters to watch out...”
“Urge”: parakaleō (παρακαλέω) - to admonish, exhort, entreat, beseech, or beg.
“Watch out”: skopeō (σκοπέω) - to take aim at (spy), to consider, take heed, mark.
Romans 16:17 - watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles...
Divisions, disunity...
Obstacles: skandalon (σκάνδαλον) - a trap, snare, any impediment placed in the way and causing one to stumble or fall.
Romans 16:18 - ...such people do not serve our Lord but their own appetites.
Serve: douleuō (δουλεύω) - to be a slave, serve, do service
Slaves to their own desires
Romans 16:18 - ...they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.
Avoid: ekklinō (ἐκκλίνω) - to deviate; to shun or turn away from, to go out of the way, avoid.
Separate yourselves from such people.
Encouragement
Romans 16:20 - The God of peace will soon crush Satan.
Not just caution, but encouragement!
Victory is on the way!
Psalm 8:16 - everything is beneath God’s feet.
Romans 16:21-23 - greetings from Paul, and his entourage.
Timothy: Paul’s protege
Tertius: Paul’s administrative assistant.
Gaius: Paul’s host
A reminder that they are all in this together.