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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Glossary

by SPCK - N T Wright

GLOSSARY age to come, see present age apostle, disciple, the Twelve ‘Apostle’ means ‘one who is sent’. It could be used of an ambassador or official delegate. In the New Testament it is sometimes used specifically of Jesus’ inner circle of twelve; but Paul sees not only himself b…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Final Blessing

by SPCK - N T Wright

Final Blessing ROMANS 16.25-27 I watched as the children played in the swimming pool. The water was about four feet deep. Three of them stood side by side, with linked arms. Then they squatted down, with only their noses above water, and two others climbed on to their shoulders. …

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Warnings and Greetings

by SPCK - N T Wright

Warnings and Greetings ROMANS 16.17-24 It had been a difficult meeting. Several complex issues had been on the table, some of them involving delicate political issues, others involving money. It was right at the end of a busy university term, and everyone was tired and inclined t…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Commending Phoebe, Greeting Friends

by SPCK - N T Wright

Commending Phoebe, Greeting Friends ROMANS 16.1-16 A farmer in the English Midlands was ploughing a field when the plough struck a solid object. Thinking it was a large rock, he stopped to move it. But it wasn’t a rock. It was an ancient chest, dating (so the museum told him when…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Aid for Jerusalem

by SPCK - N T Wright

Aid for Jerusalem ROMANS 15.25-33 I have now translated most of the New Testament for this present series, and I’ve discovered one or two interesting things as I’ve done so. The hardest Greek I have so far faced, without a doubt, is in one particular section of 2 Corinthians, nam…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Coming to Rome at Last

by SPCK - N T Wright

Coming to Rome at Last ROMANS 15.14-24 I mentioned earlier in this book how, when my family and I first moved to North America, we were struck again and again at the thought of what the pioneers had achieved in such very recent history. They had navigated uncharted rivers, climbe…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - United Praise under the Messiah's Universal Role

by SPCK - N T Wright

United Praise under the Messiah’s Universal Rule ROMANS 15.7-13 The great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius brought the art of writing symphonies to a new glory. His first six were each splendid in their own way, developing the form which previous composers had used and flooding it …

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Unity: Modelled by the Messiah, Encouraged by Scripture

by SPCK - N T Wright

Unity: Modelled by the Messiah, Encouraged by the Scripture ROMANS 15.1-6 We went to Venice last month, and marvelled again at the extraordinary achievement of the people who built that unique city many centuries ago. Just as remarkable, actually, is the achievement of those who …

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - The Way of Love and Peace

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Way of Love and Peace ROMANS 14.13-23 The snow was heavy that night – so heavy that by the time they opened the curtains they could only just see the top of the garden gate. There must have been at least three feet of the stuff. At the breakfast table, the son reminded his fa…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - The Final Judgement is the Only One That Counts

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Final Judgment Is the Only One that Counts ROMANS 14.7-12 As I pondered this passage, a verse from an old 1960s song came into my mind: And they argue through the night: Black is black, and white is white; Then walk away both knowing they are right. And nobody’s buying flower…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - The Weak and the Strong

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Weak and the Strong ROMANS 14.1-6 We have a friend whose son is a vegetarian. She was describing to us today how she has learned to cook special meals for him – and what sort of compromises with the code he has been prepared to make. In today’s Western world, vegetarianism ha…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Love, the Law and the Coming Day

by SPCK - N T Wright

Love, Law and the Coming Day ROMANS 13.8-14 When I was at boarding school, I often used to wake up early on summer mornings as the daylight came streaming in from four or five o’clock onwards. I often used to think how silly it was not to get up then. Frequently the day would be …

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - The Divine Purpose, and Limited Role, of Ruling Authorities

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Divine Purpose, and Limited Role, of Ruling Authorities ROMANS 13.1-7 When you hear the word ‘policeman’, what is your instant reaction? For many people growing up in Britain when I was young, the policeman was a friendly and familiar figure. (There weren’t many policewomen a…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Living Alongside the World

by SPCK - N T Wright

Living Alongside the World ROMANS 12.14-21 The headline said one word, in thick black letters right across the top of the front page: REVENGE. The story was a classic tale of spurned love. A woman whose husband had cheated her and gone off with her best friend had bided her time,…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Living Together in the Messiah

by SPCK - N T Wright

Living Together in the Messiah ROMANS 12.6-13 The seven friends met, as they had arranged, at ten o’clock the next morning. It had been a late night. They had all been excited. Now they were a little apprehensive at how they were going to take the project forward. They had discov…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - The Living Sacrifice

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Living Sacrifice ROMANS 12.1-5 William was coming to the end of his first year as chairman of the company when I met him at a lunch. ‘How’s it been going?’ I asked. ‘Oh,’ he said, ‘it’s been wonderful in several ways. The company is doing well and I’m proud to be part of it.’…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - To God Be the Glory

by SPCK - N T Wright

To God Be the Glory ROMANS 11.33-36 I was taken yesterday to see the site of a new bridge across a river. We parked the car in a grassy wood and set off to walk. The trees were quite thick to begin with, and I couldn’t see the river, though I could hear it. I assumed the bridge w…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Mercy Upon All

by SPCK - N T Wright

Mercy Upon All ROMANS 11.25-32 I have only once knowingly met a man who had committed murder. He grew up in the deep South of the United States, and learnt from an early age to hate all black people and to believe that they were part of a great conspiracy to take over the world a…

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