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Judge Not – Condemn Not (Romans Lesson No. 12, Study Notes)

Study Notes for Lesson #12 of Romans

“Judge Not – Condemn Not”

Galatians 4:16  –  Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

LOVE  WARNS

The sin of mankind from Romans Chapter 1 that brings

“The Righteous Judgment and Wrath of God”

[1]  Rejection of God, and professing themselves wise they became fools 

[2]  Unthankfulness  [3]  Changed worship of God to idol worship  [4]  Dishonoring the human body by taking on vile (impure, shameful, extremely wicked) affections and  uncleanness:  lesbianism and homosexuality (same sex relations) and other sexual perversions  [5]  Chose reprobate (sinful, morally depraved and perverse) minds  [6]  fornication (including adultery)  [7]  Wickedness (practicing evil – pernicious)  [8]  Covetousness (lust for gain belonging to others  [9]  Maliciousness (extreme hatred to injure or harm others without provocation [10]  Full of envy  [11]  Murder (hating others and killing without justification  [12]  Debate (contentious strife and argument  [13]  Deceit (fraud or misleading; cheating)  [14]  Malignity (extreme hatred without cause; destructive heinousness)  [15]  Whisperers (gossipers)  [16]  Backbiters (false accusers; slanderers)  [17]  Haters of God  [18]  Despiteful (hateful, rude, lack of respect)  [19]  Proud; Boasters (arrogant, conceited, haughty)  [20]  Inventors of evil things  [21]  Disobedient to parents  [22]  Without understanding (no study of God’s Word  [23]  Covenant-breakers (contract breakers; untrustworthy) [24]  Without natural affection (all types of ungodly sexual deviations)  [25]  Implacable (unforgiving, stubborn, irreconcilable hatred or anger)  [26]  Unmerciful (cruel, inhumane)  [27]  Continue to commit the above sins, knowing they make one worthy of death, they take pleasure in doing them, and applaud others who also do them.

Romans 2:2  –  But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10  –  Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, [10]  Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

                                                                                                                              1 Corinthians 5:1 (KJV) – It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife. 

1 Corinthians 5:1 (CJB) – It is actually being reported that there is sexual sin among you, and it is sexual sin of a kind that is condemned even by pagans – a man is living with his stepmother! 

Romans 2:4  –  Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

1 Corinthians 6:11  –  And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Am I your enemy because I tell you the truth?      (based on Galatians 4:16)

John 8:32  –  And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

1 John 1:9  –  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

“Denouncing the sin is an aspect of loving the sinner; this is what enables the sinner to repent, be forgiven, and change.  All of this can be done compassionately and effectively…”

(Comments on Romans 1:24-28)

 Dr. David H. Stern, Translator of The Complete Jewish Bible

Ezekiel 3:18  –  When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

Mark 16:15 & 20  –  Jesus said …Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature…And they went forth, and preached every where…

Introducing Our Series On Romans

Are You Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ?

Romans 1:16-17 –  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.  For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

2 Timothy 2:15 – Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Joshua 1:8 – This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Psalm 1:1-3 –  Blessed is the man… his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.  And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Hebrews 11:6 – But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Romans 10:17 – So then faith cometh, or increases, by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 4:17 –  (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

The Word Of God

“For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.”    Psalms 119:89 KJV

“Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven [standing firm and unchangeable].”    Psalm 119:89 AMP

“The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.”    Isaiah 40:8 KJV

“…the word of our God lasts forever.”    Isaiah 40:8 ERV

“… the word of our God will live forever.”    Isaiah 40:8 NCV

“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”    1 John 5:7 KJV

“O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.”

Psalms 119:97-100 KJV

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”  Psalms 119:105

“Your word is like a lamp that guides my steps, a light that shows the path I should take.”    Psalms 119:105 ERV

“Every word of God is pure…”.   Proverbs 30:5 KJV

“For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.”    1 Thessalonians 2:13 KJV

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.”    John 1:1-3 KJV

“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power….”.   Hebrews 1:1-3 KJV

“…(Jesus) is the perfect imprint and very image of [God’s] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power….”.     Hebrews 1:3 AMPC                                 

“The Son reflects the glory of God and shows exactly what God is like. He holds everything together with his powerful word…”    Hebrews 1:3 NCV

“And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.”    Revelation 19:13 KJV

“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”.   Ephesians 6:17 KJV

“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.”

Romans 1:16 KJV

“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”    1 Peter 1:23 KJV

“…The seed is the word of God.”   Luke 8:11 KJV

“So then faith comes, and faith grows, and faith increases by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”    Romans 10:17 KJV & PBV Combined.

“(Jesus)…Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.”

Luke 11:28 KJV

“And Jesus (said) It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.”     Luke 4:4 KJV

“And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly…”    Acts 6:7 KJV

“And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.”    Acts 4:31 KJV

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Worry Not! Never, Ever, Worry!

“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”    Philippians 4:4-8 KJV

“Always be filled with joy in the Lord. I will say it again. Be filled with joy. Let everyone see that you are gentle and kind. The Lord is coming soon. Don’t worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks for what you have. And because you belong to Christ Jesus, God’s peace will stand guard over all your thoughts and feelings. His peace can do this far better than our human minds. Brothers and sisters, continue to think about what is good and worthy of praise. Think about what is true and honorable and right and pure and beautiful and respected.”

Philippians 4:4-8 ERV

“Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God.”    PHILIPPIANS 4:6 AMP

“Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.”    Philippians 4:6 AMPC

“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.”

Philippians 4:6 NLT

“for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;”    Philippians 4:6 YLT98

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