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Discover the Arts! Each day a different image from the Literary, Performing, or Visual Arts representing a portion of Scripture plus an explanation with links 2016 August 23
Image 1: Allegory of Faith (1534)
Peter Dell the Elder (1490-1552)
Renaissance Style
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, Germany
Image Credit: Web Gallery of Art
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Image 2: Last Judgment (fragment of Hell) - (1490-1510)
Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450 - 1516)
Early Netherlandish Style
Private Collection
Image Credit: Web Gallery of Art
Explanation: In Romans 1, Paul opens with his self identification as an apostle who was separated unto the gospel of God which was promised by his prophets. The gospel is a message about the Lord Jesus Christ who was the son of David and the Son of God. His resurrection from the dead by the Holy Spirit proved these things. Paul received grace and his apostleship from Christ (1-6).
Paul wished grace and peace upon all the saints in Rome. He thanked God for them and for the reputation which they had throughout the world for being people of faith. He prayed for them constantly. He prayed for the opportunity to come to them and to impart a spiritual gift to them which would establish them. He also wanted to experience mutual comfort with them from the faith which they all shared. He had often wanted to come to them to have fruit among them, but he was prevented. He was a debtor to everyone to preach the gospel, and he wanted to do so with those in Rome. He was not ashamed of the Gospel because it is the power of God unto salvation. It reveals the righteousness of God, showing that the just shall live by faith (7-17).
The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness. That which can be known of God is plain to them, but they change the truth about him into idolatry. So God gave them over to dishonorable passions so that they abuse one another with sexual immorality, envy, murder, strife and many other evils. And they rejoice in those who do such things (18-32).
[Sermons: James White. William Still. J Ligon Duncan III. Various. ]
[Illustration: Today's images illustrate two important ideas in today's chapter, faith and judgment. The first image illustrates various concepts related to faith. The second image symbolizes the horrors of judgment which await those who do not come to God in faith. ]
RESOURCES
[ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES:
Romans 1:1-7: 1 Corinthians 1:1-3; 1 Corinthians 8:4-6; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; 2 Corinthians 1:1-2; Galatians 1:1-5; Ephesians 1:1-2; Ephesians 4:1-10; Philippians 1:1-2; Philippians 2:1-11; Colossians 1:1-2; Colossians 1:15-20; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-2; Philemon 1-3.
Romans 1:8-15: 1 Corinthians 1:4-9; Philippians 1:3-11; Colossians 1:3-14; 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10; 2 Thessalonians 1:3-12; Philemon 4-7.
Romans 1:16-17: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; 2 Corinthians 10:1-6; Philippians 1:12-18; Hebrews 11.
Romans 1:18-23: 1 Corinthians 3:18-23; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; 2 Corinthians 11:16-21a; Galatians 4:8-11; Ephesians 3:1-13; Colossians 1:24 - 2:3; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12.
Romans 1:24-28: 1 Corinthians 5:1-5; 1 Corinthians 5:9-13; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12.
Romans 1:29-32: 1 Corinthians 5:9-13; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 2 Corinthians 12:19-21; Galatians 5:16-26; Ephesians 4:17-24; Ephesians 4:25-32; Ephesians 5:3-14; Colossians 3:5-11.
NOTE: The parallels above are based in a very small part on my own research but principally on the following sources:
Fred O Francis and J. Paul Sampley, Pauline Parallels, Second Edition. (Minneapolis, Minnesota: Fortress Press, 1984).
Material on Hebrews is from an online article titled Pauline parallels in Hebrews taken from Charles H. Welch and Stuart Allen Welch, Perfection Or Perdition? An Exposition Of The Epistle To The Hebrews, (London: Berean Publishing Trust, 1973). ]
[ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]
[ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]
[ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
[ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]
*** For Additional word studies use one of the Greek Interlinear Bibles below. ***
Romans 1
1. Justification (Romans 1:1 - Romans 5:21) - 55 A.D. Corinth
1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
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.
11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
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