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1 | Paul's circumstances writing Rom 8:31-39 | Rom 16:23 | bowler | 206617 | ||
nps50 Paul was likely writing from Corininth when he had Terius write the letter to Rome - Romans 16:22 I, Tertius, who write this letter, greet you in the Lord. It was about the year 56 to 57 AD and Paul was in his third missionary journey near the end. Paul was probably at Corinth - Romans 16:23 Gaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer greets you, and Quartus, the brother. Pheobe probably was the one delivering the letter - Romans 16:1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, how is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea. Paul intended to come for two reasons to Rome - 1)To allow the church at Rome to take part in a collection while on his journey to Spain - Romans 1:24 going to Spain, hoping to be helped on my way by you. 2)Paul intended to come to Rome to preach the gospel - Romans 1:14, 15 I am under obligation to both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. There is something interesting here - the church at Rome was Jewish and Gentile, but Paul does not mention here his desire to preach to the Jews and to the Gentiles, he mentions preaching to the Gentiles and the Barbarians, the wise and the foolish. This is a play on words Greeks were considered to be wise and Barbarians were considered to be fooish. And these two groups are who he wants to preach to, but why? Rome was a very cosmopolitan city, sophisticated, and full of intellectuals and educated people. In verse 13 Paul writes that he does not want them to be unaware that he has been planning to come and has been prevented from coming. The implication is there that he is answering to a charge that he has been unwilling to come. Then in verse 14 he speaks of intending to preach to the wise and the foolish. He is letting them know he intends to preach to the wise, that he is not reluctant to come do so, perhaps there has been a charge that he is reluctant to preach to those who are his intellectual superiors at Rome. He says in verse 16 that he is not ashamed of the gospel because it is the power of salvation to the believers, first to the Jews and then to the Gentiles. Romans 8:31-39 cannot be divorced as "circumstances surrounding Paul when he wrote 8:31-19", from the circumstances surrounding Paul when he wrote the whole letter. There was one circumstance, one occaission, he was settig forth his entire theology to the church at Rome before his arrival there to prepare them for his preaching that he intended to do. Romans chapter 8 is part of a much broader stroke of the pen - it is part of the chapters on sanctification and deals with the aspect of sanctification called Christian perseverance. Romans is broken down into parts - Romans 1:1-7 Greetings Romans 1:8-15 Introduction Romans 1:16, 17 The Theme Romans 1:18-3:20 Need for the gospel Romans 3:21-5:21 Justification Romans 6-8 Sanctification Romans 9-11 Israel Romans 12-16 Application It is unclear from your question if you meant what were Paul's reasons and occaission for writing the passage, or what was he doing in his life apart from writing it when he wrote it? The first answer would be that he was preparing the church at Rome to hear him preach. The second answer would be that Paul was near the end of his third missionary journey and was writting from Corinth. blessings abound, bowler |
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2 | Paul's circumstances writing Rom 8:31-39 | Rom 16:23 | nps50 | 206624 | ||
I believe you've given some important information. For Paul to be so adamant in saying that nothing could separate him from the love of God, he must have been facing some serious adversity. Was he imprisoned during the time he wrote Romans, chapter 8? I was also wondering if he had friends when he wrote this chapter or was he alone in his adversity. |
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3 | Paul's circumstances writing Rom 8:31-39 | Rom 16:23 | Cody Mac | 206632 | ||
Paul was in Corinth and it was his third missionary journey. He was not alone in Corinth. Corinth was under Roman rule at the time and the church in Rome was mostly gentiles. At this time is wasnt completely organized yet, mostly small groups met before buildings or locations were created so that people new christians met there. | ||||||