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Romerne 1:1

Paulus, Kristi Jesu træl, kaldet som apostel, afsat til Guds evangelium,

(a) Paul. Paul’s Jewish name was Saul, but in his letter to the Romans he uses his Roman name (Acts 13:9). The name Paulus or Paul means little, which is an apt name for someone who understood that God chooses the least, the last, and the weakest to display his glory (1 Cor. 1:27).

(b) Bonde-tjener. In several of his letters Paul introduces himself as a bondservant of Jesus Christ (Rom. 1:1, Gal. 1:10, Tit. 1:1). Peter (2 Pet. 1:1), James (Jas. 1:1), and Jude (Jude 1:1) did the same and Epaphras was also known as a bondservant of Christ (Col. 4:12). This has led to confusion among some believers. Am I a son or servant of God?

Jesus, the Son of God, took the form of a bondservant (Php. 2:7). He was not confused about his identity, but he was servant-hearted (Mark 10:45). He is the Son who serves.

Similarly, when the apostles identify themselves as servants of Christ, they are saying, “We are the sons of God who serve in the manner in which Christ served,” meaning they served others (2 Cor. 4:5). They did not serve to curry favor with God, but to reveal the Servant-king to people. “For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, so that I may win more” (1 Cor. 9:19).

Det er det samme med os. Selvom vi er frie i Kristus, vælger vi at tjene i Kristi navn, så denne verdens forældreløse børn og slaver kan lære deres Fader at kende, som elsker dem. Ligesom Kristus er vi sønnerne, der tjener.

Yderligere læsning: "Søn, tjener eller Guds ven?”

(d) Sæt fra hinanden. Paulus blev adskilt eller adskilt for evangeliet. Engang havde Paulus været en farisæer eller en „separeret“. Som farisæer blev han adskilt på grund af Guds lov. Men som troende blev han adskilt for evangeliet, der åbenbarer Guds nåde.

(e) Guds evangelium. In the first sentence of his most important letter, Paul introduces himself and his message, which is the gospel of God. This gospel concerns Jesus (Rom. 1:3) which is why Paul sometimes refers to it as the gospel of his Son (Rom. 1:9) and the gospel of Christ (Rom. 15:19). Since Jesus reveals the grace of God, Paul also refers to his gospel as the gospel of grace (Acts 20:24). Paul was eager to preach the gospel to those in Rome (Rom. 1:15).

Romerne 1:2

som han på forhånd lovede gennem sine profeter i de hellige skrifter,

The gospel of God reveals the Savior foretold by the prophets. All the promises of God receive their emphatic fulfilment in the Son, Jesus Christ (2 Cor. 1:20). A gospel that doesn’t reveal the Son of God is no gospel at all.

Romerne 1:3-4

Angående hans søn, som blev født af en efterkommer af David efter kødet, som blev erklæret som Guds søn med kraft ved opstandelsen fra de døde, efter hellighedens Ånd, Jesus Kristus, vor Herre,

(a) Angående hans Søn. The gospel of God concerns or reveals the Son of God, for there is no other way to the Father than through the Son (John 14:6).

(b) En efterkommer af David. The Jews believed that the Messiah would come from the line of King David (Matt. 22:42). Jesus was the fulfilment of that belief (2 Tim. 2:8).

(d) Erklærede Guds søn med magt. Jesus var både menneskelig og guddommelig, en efterkommer af David og Guds søn.

(e) Opstandelsen, which was a stumbling stone for the religious Jews and foolishness for the Gentiles (1 Cor. 1:23), lay at the heart of Paul’s gospel, for without it the good news is no good at all (1 Cor. 15:19). A Jesus who died and rose again is a Jesus who saves.

Yderligere læsning: "Hvilken Jesus stoler du på?”

(f) Hellighedens Ånd. God is holy and holy is his name (Luke 1:49). God the Father is Holy (Luke 1:49, John 17:11, Rev. 4:8) and so are God the Son (Mark 1:24, Acts 2:27, 3:14, 4:27, 30) and God the Holy Spirit (Rom. 1:4).

Romerne 1:6

blandt hvem I er også Jesu Kristi kaldede;

(a) Blandt hvem du også. Paulus hørte Guds kald, og det har vi også.

Der er en misforståelse om, at Guds kald er mystisk og kun rettet mod nogle få udvalgte. Men Guds kald går ud til alle, og de, der reagerer i tro, er Kristi kaldede.

(b) Kaldet af Jesus Kristus. In the first half of Romans, Paul highlights the call of God. “You are the called of Jesus Christ … called as saints” (Rom. 1:6–7). God’s call goes out to both Jews and Gentiles (Rom. 9:24–26). But in the second half of Romans, Paul highlights our call to God. “Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Rom. 10:13). The Lord abounds in riches for all who call on him (Rom. 10:12), but how will they call if they have not heard (Rom. 10:14)? Believers are those who having heard the call of God call to God and are saved.

Romerne 1:7

Til alle, som er elskede af Gud i Rom, kaldet som hellige: Nåde være med jer og fred fra Gud vor Fader og Herren Jesus Kristus.

(a) Guds elskede. Din primære identitet er ikke "elsker af Gud", men "elsket af Gud." Du kan ikke være førstnævnte, medmindre du ved, at du er sidstnævnte.

Det oprindelige ord for elskede (agapetos) betyder højt elsket, værdsat, yndet og værdig til kærlighed. Det er tæt beslægtet med et verbum (agapao), det betyder at være godt tilfreds eller glad for eller tilfreds. Dette ord fanger Guds hjerte for dig. Din himmelske Fader holder af dig. Du er hans værdsatte favorit, og han er godt tilfreds med dig. Han ser på dig med en følelse af dyb tilfredshed ved at vide, at du er hans højt elskede barn.

God the Father referred to Jesus as beloved (see entry for Matt. 3:17) and this term was used by all the epistle writers to describe believers (Rom. 1:7, 12:19, 16:5, 1 Cor. 4:14, 10:14, 15:58, 2 Cor. 7:1, 12:19, Eph. 5:1, Php. 2:12, 4:1, Col. 1:7, 4:7, 9, 14, 1 Th. 2:8, 2 Tim. 1:2, Phm. 1:1, 2, 16, Heb. 6:9, Jas. 1:16, 19, 2:5, 1 Pet. 2:11, 4:12, 2 Pet. 3:1, 8, 14, 15, 17, 1 John 2:7, 3:2, 21, 4:1, 7, 11, 3 John 1:1, 2, 5, 11, Jude 1:1, 3, 17, 20).

(b) Kaldes som helgener. Du er ikke en tilgivet synder, men en helgen, så lev som en.

I hele Det Nye Testamente er kristne kendt som helgener (se indgang for Acts 26:18). Sanctified in Christ, Christians are a holy priesthood (1 Pet. 2:5). See indgang for Hellighed.

(c) Nåde til dig and peace. Most of Paul’s letters begin with this salutation or a variation on it (1 Cor. 1:3, 2 Cor. 1:2, Gal. 1:3, Eph. 1:2, Php. 1:2, Col. 1:2, 1 Th. 1:1, 2 Th. 1:2, 1 Tim. 1:2, 2 Tim. 1:2, Tit. 1:4, Phm. 1:3). Peter adopts a similar salutation in his two letters (1 Pet. 1:2, 2 Pet. 1:2), as does John (2 John 1:3, Rev. 1:4). Grace and peace encompass all the blessings of God. The apostle of grace begins all of his letters with this gracious salutation. The grace or unmerited favor of God lay at the heart of everything Paul wrote.

(d) Og fred fra Gud. Since the Fall of man, people have hidden from a God they perceive as angry. As sinners we were alienated from God and hostile in our minds (Col. 1:21), but any enmity is from our side alone. Our Father’s heart is always for our peace. Peace is more than the cessation of hostilities. It is a state of quietness and rest, security and prosperity.

(e) Gud vor Fader. Jesus came to reveal a God who loves us like a Father and the epistle writers echoed this theme. Paul referred to God as Father more than forty times in his epistles. See indgang for John 17:23.

Romans 1:8

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world.

The whole world. Jesus prophesied that the gospel would be preached in the whole world as a testimony to the nations (Matt. 24:14). Within one generation his prophecy was coming true (Col. 1:6, 23).

Romans 1:11

For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established;

(a) Impart or share, not give. Spiritual gifts come from the Lord, not Paul. One way that gifts are imparted is through the laying on of hands (1 Tim. 4:14).

(b) Spiritual gifts include wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, speaking in tongues, and interpreting tongues (1 Cor. 12:8–10).

(c) Gift. The original word (charisma) is related to the word for grace (charis). Spiritual gifts are bestowed freely and cannot be earned.

(d) Established. The purpose of spiritual gifts is to edify and strengthen the church (1 Cor. 14:3–4).

Romerne 1:13

Jeg ønsker ikke, at I skal være uvidende, brødre, at jeg ofte har planlagt at komme til jer (og er blevet forhindret indtil videre), for at jeg også kan få noget frugt blandt jer, ligesom blandt de øvrige hedninger.

Brødre. I Det Nye Testamente refererer ordet brødre typisk til kristne brødre og søstre (se indgang for Heb. 2:11).

Romerne 1:15

Så for mit vedkommende er jeg ivrig efter at forkynde evangeliet også for jer, der er i Rom.

Evangeliet henviser til Kristi evangelium eller Guds evangelium eller rigets evangelium. Disse er alle forskellige betegnelser for nådens evangelium. Se indgang for Evangeliet.

Romerne 1:16

For jeg skammer mig ikke over evangeliet, for det er Guds kraft til frelse for enhver, der tror, først for jøden og også for grækeren.

(a) Evangeliet; se forrige vers.

(b) Guds kraft til frelse. Salvation is all his doing, not ours (Tit. 3:5). We merely respond to what he has done on our behalf.

(c) frelsen. The original word for salvation means deliverance or rescue. Jesus is the great Deliverer who rescues us from our enemies (Luke 1:71). See indgang til frelse.

(d) Frelse til enhver, der tror. Alle Guds velsignelser, inklusive tilgivelse, frelse, retfærdighed og helliggørelse, kommer til os frit af nåde og modtages ved tro. Troen tvinger ikke Gud til at tilgive os eller hellige os. Men troen er den kanal, som nåden strømmer igennem. Se indgang for Eph. 2:8.

Romerne 1:17

Thi i den åbenbares Guds retfærdighed fra tro til tro; som der står skrevet: "Men den retfærdige skal LEVE AF TRO."

(a) Guds retfærdighed kan sammenlignes med menneskets retfærdighed (se indgang for Matt. 6:33).

(b) Fra tro til tro. Evangeliet åbenbarer en retfærdighed, som kommer fra Gud og modtages ved tro (se indgang for Php. 3:9).

(c) Den retfærdige mand er enhver, der er blevet retfærdiggjort med Gud ved gennem tro at modtage retfærdighedens gratis gave. Se indgang for Retfærdighed.

Romerne 1:18

For Guds vrede åbenbares fra himlen over al ugudelighed og uretfærdighed hos mennesker, som undertrykker sandheden i uretfærdighed,

(a) The wrath of God. God’s wrath is a reaction to everything that contradicts his good, loving and just character. See indgang for Wrath of God.

(b) Revealed. People intuitively know when they are acting contrary to God’s ways.

When we are about to step off the precipice into sin, something inside us warns that our actions are harmful to ourselves and displeasing to God. “I know I shouldn’t do it.” Our consciences bear witness that we are out of line (Rom. 2:15). “God wouldn’t like it.” It’s not that God is personally offended. But he hates it when we do things that lead to harm or hinder others from receiving his love.

(c) Ungodliness and unrighteousness is more than sin and wickedness. The original word for ungodliness (asebeia) means anti-God (it’s the antonym for a word that means revere or adore), while the original word for unrighteousness (adikia) means unjust. To be ungodly and unrighteous is to be opposed to God himself. Godliness and righteousness are gifts from God, so to be ungodly and unrighteous is to reject his goodness, and those who do that live under his wrath (see indgang for John 3:36).

(d) Som undertrykker sandheden. In the new covenant, faith is described as a rest (Rom. 4:5, Heb. 4:3), while unbelief is described in terms of actions and verbs.

Vantro er afvise Jesus (John 3:36) and benægte the Lord (Jude 1:4). It’s stødende væk Guds ord og dømme yourself unworthy of life (Acts 13:46). It’s undertrykke the truth (Rom. 1:18) and glædeligt in wickedness (2 Th. 2:12). It’s dreje away (Heb. 12:25), går astray (2 Pet. 2:15), and trampe the Son of God underfoot (Heb. 10:29).

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