Gary Gleans

                                                                                                 Romans 16:21-27 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord. Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you. Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages   but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the c...

                                                                                  Romans 16:17-20 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.   For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.   For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.   The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.   The work of the Gospel has enemies both seen an...

                                                                                  Romans 16:1-16 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant [ a ]   of the church at   Cenchreae,   that you   may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.  Greet   Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,   who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well. Greet also   the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was   the first convert to Christ in Asia. Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.   ...

                                                                             Romans 15:22-33 This is the reason why   I have so often been hindered from coming to you.   But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and   since I have longed for many years to come to you,   I hope to see you in passing as I go   to Spain, and   to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while.   At present, however,   I am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints.   For   Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.   For they were pleased to do it, and indeed   they owe it to them. For if the...

                                                                             Romans 15:14-21 I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with  all knowledge and able to instruct one another.   But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder,   because of the grace given me by God   to be   a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles   in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that   the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.   In Christ Jesus, then, I have   reason to be proud of   my work for God.   For I will not venture to speak of anything except   what Christ has accomplished throug...

                                                                                  Romans 15:8-13 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,   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.”  And again it is said,  “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”  And again,  “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,  and let all the peoples extol him.”       And again Isaiah says,  “The root of Jesse will come,  even he who arises to r...

                                                                                  Romans 15:1-7 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.   Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.   For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”   For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.   May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may wi...

                                                                                       Romans 14:20-23 Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble. The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment on himself for what he approves.   But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.   Priorities are vital to determine in the Christian walk.  What we consider as...

                                                                             Romans 14:13-19 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean.   For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died.   So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil.   For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.   Whoever thu...