ROMANS ROAD
to
RIGHTEOUSNESS |
Romans
1:18-3:20
|
Romans
3:21-5:21 |
Romans
6:1-8:39 |
Romans
9:1-11:36 |
Romans
12:1-16:27 |
|
SIN
|
SALVATION
|
SANCTIFICATION |
SOVEREIGNTY |
SERVICE |
NEED
FOR
SALVATION |
WAY
OF
SALVATION |
LIFE
OF
SALVATION |
SCOPE
OF
SALVATION |
SERVICE
OF
SALVATION |
God's Holiness
In
Condemning
Sin |
God's Grace
In
Justifying
Sinners |
God's Power
In
Sanctifying
Believers |
God's Sovereignty
In
Saving
Jew and Gentile |
Gods Glory
The
Object of
Service |
Deadliness
of Sin |
Design
of Grace |
Demonstration
of Salvation |
|
Power Given
|
Promises
Fulfilled |
Paths Pursued |
Righteousness
Needed |
Righteousness
Credited |
Righteousness
Demonstrated |
Righteousness
Restored to Israel |
Righteousness
Applied |
God's
Righteousness
IN LAW |
God's
Righteousness
IMPUTED |
God's
Righteousness
OBEYED |
God's
Righteousness
IN ELECTION |
God's
Righteousness
DISPLAYED |
|
Slaves to Sin |
Slaves to God |
Slaves Serving
God |
|
Doctrine |
Duty |
|
Life by Faith |
Service by
Faith |
Modified from Irving L.
Jensen's excellent work "Jensen's
Survey of the NT"
Related
Resources:
Simple Summary Chart on Spiritual Gifts
ISBE Article on Spiritual Gifts
Spiritual Gifts are discussed in
Ro 12:6-note,
Ro 12:7-note,
Ro 12:8-note,
Ep 4:11-
note,
Ep 4:12-note,
Ep 4:13-note,
Ep 4:14-note, 1Pe 4:10-note,
1Pe 4:11-note
1Co 12:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13, 14ff,
Miscellaneous
Messages
The Perfect Church by Robert Morgan
Messages by
Steven Cole (all in Pdf)
Ephesians 4:7-10 Christ's Purpose for
His Church
Saved to Serve
Serving the Savior
Messages by S
Lewis Johnson
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 The Issue of
Spiritual Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:4-11 Unity and
Variety of the Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:12-26 The Church --
Body of Christ
1 Corinthians 12:27-31 Exercise of
Gifts in the Body
Messages by
John Piper (see other sermons under
References)
1 Corinthians 12:1 Spiritual Gifts
Romans 12:1-8 Using Our Gifts in
Proportion to Our Faith, Part 1
Romans 12:1-8 Using Our Gifts in
Proportion to our Faith, Part 2
Romans 12:3-8 Using Our Gifts in
Proportion to Our Faith, Part 3
Messages by
John MacArthur
Romans 12:3-5 Ministry of Spiritual Gifts,
Part 1
Romans 12:6-7 Ministry of Spiritual Gifts,
Part 2
Romans 12:8 Ministry of Spiritual Gifts,
Part 3
The Importance of Spiritual Gifts
The Source of Spiritual Gifts
How Do Spiritual Gifts Operate?
1Corinthians 12:1 Concerning
Spiritual Gifts, Part 1
1Corinthians 12:2-3 Concerning Spiritual Gifts, Part 2
1Corinthians 12:4-7, 11 Concerning
Spiritual Gifts, Part 3
1Corinthians 12:8-10 Permanent
Edifying Gifts, Part 1
1Corinthians 12:8-10 The
Permanent Edifying Gifts, Part 2
1Corinthians 12:9-10 The
Permanent Edifying Gifts, Part 3
1Corinthians 12:1-11 The Gifts of the Body, Part 1
1Corinthians 12 & Romans 12 The Gifts
of the Body, Part 2
Selected Scriptures: The Gifts of the
Body, Part 3
1Corinthians 12:12-27 The Body
of Christ
1Corinthians 12:12-13 Spirit
Baptism
1Corinthians 12:12-14, 18, 24 One Body, Many Gifts, Part 1
1Corinthians 12:15-31 One Body, Many Gifts, Part 2
1Corinthians 12:12-27 The Body
of Christ
1Corinthians 12:28 The Gifted
Men, Part 1: Apostles and Prophets
1Corinthians 12:28 The Gifted
Men, Part 2: Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers
1Corinthians 12:9, 28, 30 The
Temporary Sign Gifts, Part 2
1Corinthians 12:9, 28, 30 The
Temporary Sign Gifts, Part 3
Multiple
articles on Spiritual Gifts (K. Boa, B. Deffinbaugh, J. Walvoord)
Bible.org articles on Spiritual Gifts
Wayne Barber sermon series
(discussion of spiritual gifts)
Romans 12:1 Our Responsibilities
Under Grace - Pt 1
Romans 12:2 Our
Responsibilities Under Grace - Pt 2
Romans 12:3-5 Our Responsibilities
Under Grace - Pt 3
Romans 12:5-8 Our Responsibilities
Under Grace - Pt 4
Romans 12:1-8 Our Responsibilities
Under Grace - Pt 5
Ron Ritchie (series on Spiritual Gifts)
Good Stewards Of God's Spiritual Gifts
1 Peter
4: 1-10
The Benefits Of Spiritual Gifts
Romans 12: 1-8
The Joy Of Spiritual Growth
Ephesians 4: 7-13
The Proper Use Of Spiritual Gifts
1 Corinthians 12: 1-30
Expressing Our Spiritual Gifts With
Love
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Order Out Of Chaos
1 Corinthians 14
Ron R. Ritchie's List of the Spiritual
Gifts
Ray Stedman from his book
"Body
Life"
All God's
Children Have Spiritual Gifts
Discovering and
Using Your Spiritual Gift
According to the Power
How the Body Works
(spiritual gifts)
Ray Stedman - other messages on Spiritual Gifts
Romans 12:3-8: The Body at Work
Romans 12:3-8 Who Am I, Lord?
IF
SERVICE, IN HIS SERVING: eite diakonian
en te diakonia: (Isaiah 21:8; Ezekiel 3:17, 18, 19, 20, 21;
33:7, 8, 9; Matthew 24:45, 46, 47; Luke 12:42, 4344; Acts 20:20,28;
Colossians 4:17; 1 Timothy 4:16; 2 Timothy 4:2; 1 Peter 5:1, 2, 3, 4)
Service
(1248)
(diakonia)
(Click
study of
diakonia) which refers to menial & mundane activities, such as waiting on tables (related word "diakoneo"
Acts 6:2)
or caring for household needs—activities without apparent dignity in man's
eyes but not in God's eyes!
Since such service necessarily involved
dependence, submission, and constraints of time and freedom, the Greeks
regarded diakonia as degrading and dishonorable which was in
marked contrast to Paul's attitude & frequent use of this term to describe
his ministry (cf Ro 11:13;15:31; 2Co 4:1;5:18; 6:3; 1Ti 1:12). The person who has the gift of
service has a servant-heart.
If service in his
serving - The point is that one should stay within the sphere of their
spiritual gift -- continuously serving (present
tense)
in the sphere of your gift of serving.
Ray Stedman says that the gift of "service" is
the ability to see things that need to
be done & do them" and he goes on to give this example "I thank God for
those who have the gift of service here in this church. We have one
man...who, whenever an announcement is made that something needs to be
done, is always there on the spot. It doesn't make any difference whether
anybody else shows up or not -- he is there & he gets something done. And,
may I say, that is one of the most effective and powerful testimonies for
Christ in this church. The person concerned may not be able to preach a
sermon (I am sure that he would feel that he couldn't), but his life is a
continual testimony to the reality of Christ living in him. He is one of
the most effective ministers for Christ in this whole church." What a
testimony to the glory of God. (The
Body at Work)
Wayne
Barber adds that
diakonia describes
a person who has the heart of serving and it doesn’t matter how much
credit he gets for it. The word "deacon" (diakonos)
means minister, but the root of all ministry is servanthood and
willingness to do whatever it takes, especially according to the gifts
that God has given to you. So a person who is a faithful servant is a
person you can trust, a person you can put your confidence in, a person
who doesn’t mind not getting any recognition & doesn’t mind rolling up
their sleeves so that the greater work of getting the Word out, the
greater work of the prevailing ministry of the Word might take place. I
didn’t set this up....I love the people who are willing to come alongside
and be selfless and willing to do whatever is necessary so that God’s work
might take place.
Wuest has this informative
note
(specifically commenting on the preceding preposition "en"
= "in"):
The word
“ministry” is in the locative of sphere.
The exhortation is that the one who renders service should render service in
the realm or sphere in which God placed him and for which He gave him that
gift. Moule says of this word, “Almost any work other than that of
inspired utterance or miracle-working may be included in it here.” Godet
says; “An activity of the practical nature exerted in action, not in
word.” As to teaching, it is aimed at the understanding, with reference to
exhortation, at the heart and will (Vincent). Both words are in the
locative of sphere, the idea being that the one who is given a
teaching gift should remain within the exercise of that gift, and
the one who has been given the gift of exhortation, within the exercise
of that gift. It is a wise man who stays within the sphere of
service for which God the Holy Spirit has fitted him, and does not
invade some other field of service for which he is not fitted. (Wuest's Word Studies) (Bolding added)
Isn't it fascinating that the Spirit inspired Paul to place "diakonos"
right in the middle of the somewhat more "showy" gifts of "prophecy"
and "teaching"! How difficult and dysfunctional it would be to
exercise the gifts of prophecy and teaching without the assistance of those
members of the body who faithfully "wait on the tables" so to
speak.
OR HE WHO TEACHES, IN HIS TEACHING:
eite o didaskon (PAPMSN) en te didaskalia: (Deuteronomy
33:10; 1 Samuel 12:23; Psalms 34:11; 51:13; Ecclesiastes 12:9; Matthew
28:19; John 3:2; Acts 13:1; Galatians 6:6; Ephesians 4:11; Colossians
1:28,29; 1 Timothy 2:7; 3:2; 5:17; 2 Timothy 2:2,24)
Teaches (1321)
(didasko
from
dáo= know or teach; English = didactic; see study of related noun
didaskalia and the adjective
didaktikos)
means to provide instruction or information in a formal or informal
setting. In the 97 NT uses of didasko the meaning is virtually
always to teach or instruct, although the purpose and content of the
teaching must be determined from the context.
John MacArthur
writes that didasko
refers to the passing on of
information-often, but not necessarily, in a formal setting. It focused on
content, with the purpose of discovering the truth-contrary to the forums
so popular among Greeks, where discussion and the bantering about of
various ideas and opinions was the primary concern (see Acts 17:21).
Synagogue teaching, as illustrated by that of Jesus, was basically
expository. Scripture was read and explained section by section, often
verse by verse. (MacArthur,
J: Matthew 1-7 Chicago: Moody Press
or
Logos)
In another source
MacArthur writes that didasko (and related words)
In all the various forms, the root
meaning carries with it the idea of systematic teaching or systematic
training. It is the word that is used to refer to a choir director who
trains a choir over a long period of rehearsals until they are able to
perform. The gift of prophecy could be a one-time proclamation of Christ,
but the gift of teaching is a systematic training problem to take a person
from one point to another. What is the curriculum for the teacher? The
Bible, the Word of God. The gift is to teach systematically the truth of
God.
It can be used with men—one on one, one
on two, one on three, one on five thousand. It can be used with women—one
on one, one on two, one on three, one on five thousand. It can be used by
a lady in a little group of children. It can be used by a mother to a son.
It can be used by a husband to his wife. It can be used in any conceivable
way that the Spirit of God desires. It is the ability to pass on truth in
a systematic progression so that someone receives it, implements it, and a
change of behavior takes place. In fact, it is a gift that belongs to a
lot more of us than we realize. (MacArthur, J. Spiritual Gifts. Includes
index. Chicago: Moody Press)
In Scripture to
teach means to pass on the truth about the Word of God, the God of the
Word and the faith of the saints, with the goal of influencing the
understanding and stimulating obedience to the truth taught and resultant
Spirit energized transformation and Christ-likeness. The essence of a
disciple in fact is that he or she is a learner. The teacher teaches and
the disciple hears and processes what is heard so that this truth affects
his or her innermost being. Ultimately the purpose of didasko is to shape
the will of the one taught.
