I'm out of the country in a jungle this week, so during this week I'll be posting a verse from the TMS (to get it done by the end of the year) and the unposted first draft outlines of Romans 6-8. The outlines could use a little tweaking, and the numbering system isn't as uniform as that taught in the Sidebar under How to Study the Bible Like Sherlock 'Olmes, but if you've gotten to the point where you understand the exegetical method, you should find value in them. Try answering the questions in the study guides under the appropriate posts earlier in the blog, and then start deciphering the outlines, beginning with the MVP.
If you don't understand that last line, use this week to learn the exegetical method under introduction to the 7PASSAGES.
TMS John 1:12 Must Receive Christ
Jn 1: 12 But as many as received Him,
to them He gave the right/power to become children of God,
to those who believe in His name:
Observations: 1:12 This is the chiastic center of the prologue to John and serves at the theme of the book. See comments on John 1 for the context.
The TMS uses this verse to show the importance of receiving Christ. The verse equates reception of Christ with belief in His name. "Name" is used in the Scriptures for a person's character, who they are. When referring to God, the "name" has an extended meaning, usually emphasizing His power and glory (synonyms -see 2Cor 5 Digging Deeper). Believing in God's name also entails believing in all He said or promised He'll do, because His character is totally trustworthy. The result of accepting/believing is that one receives the right/power/authority to become God's children, and thus heirs of all His promises.
Application: If you believe, and are born again as God's child, you are on your way to receiving all God's promised. Don't mess it up (see Romans 6).
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thanks for making it possible to become one of Your children, with all the rights and privileges thereof; may I draw on Your power to grow and become all You want me to be. Amen.
Romans 6a Outline (See Study Guide under original Romans 6 post)
1a What shall we say then?
1b Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?
2a Certainly not!
2b How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?
3a Or do you not know
3b that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus
3c were baptized into His death?
4a Therefore we were buried with Him
4b through baptism
4c into death,
4d that just as Christ was raised from the dead
4e by dia the glory of the Father,
4f even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5a For if we have been united together
5b in the likeness of His death,
5c certainly we also shall be (united with Him- ellipsis)
5d in the likeness of His resurrection,
6a knowing this,
6b that our old man was crucified with Him,
6c that the body of sin might be done away with,
6d that we should no longer be slaves of sin.
7a For he who has died
7b has been freed from sin.
8a Now if we died with Christ,
8b we believe
8c that we shall also live with Him,
9a knowing that Christ,
9b having been raised from the dead,
9c dies no more.
9c Death no longer has dominion over Him.
10a For the death that He died,
10b He died to sin
10c once for all;
10d but the life that He lives,
10e He lives to God.
11a Likewise you also,
11b reckon yourselves
11c to be dead indeed to sin,
11d but alive to God
11e in Christ Jesus our Lord.
12a Therefore do not let sin reign
12b in your mortal body,
12c that you should obey it
12d in its lusts.
A. The Correct Result of / Response to experiencing God’s forgiving grace and gracious plan is to no longer live in sin
A1. 1a Believers should respond to God’s forgiving grace and gracious plan.
A2. 1b The Content of Paul’s question is should forgiven believers continue in sin that grace may abound?
A3. 2a The Content of Paul’s exhortation is that believers should not continue in sin that justifying grace might increase to forgive our sin
A4. 2b The Reason believers should not continue to practice sin is because those who have died to sin shouldn’t continue to live in it
B. 3 The Reason believers should live as dead to sin is because they should know that everyone baptized into Christ was also baptized into His death
B1. 3a Believers should base their lives on knowledge
B2. 3b-c The Content of what believers should base their lives upon is that all who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death
B2a. 3b The Ones who were baptized into His death are all who were baptized into Christ Jesus
B2b. 3c People were baptized into His death
C. 4 The Result of being baptized into Christ and His death is that we should walk according to our new (eternal?) life by God’s power
C1. 4a Believers were buried with Christ
C2. 4b The Means by which Believers were buried with Christ is through baptism
C3. 4c The Result of Believers being buried with Christ is death OR Manner of baptism is into death
C4. 4d-f The Purpose of Believers being buried with Christ is so that they would walk in newness of life by God’s power
C4a. 4d-e The Manner in which believers should walk in newness of life is as Christ was raised from the dead (by God’s power)
C4a-1. 4d Christ was raised from the dead
C4a-2. 4e The Means by which Christ was raised from the dead was by? the glory of the Father,
C4b. 4f Believers should walk in newness of life.=svp
D. 5 The Reason believers should walk according to their new identity is because of the certainty of sharing in Christ’s resurrection.
D1. 5a-b The Reason believers will surely be united together with Christ in His resurrection is because they have been united in His death
5a Believers have been united together with Christ = ssvp
5b The Sphere in which we were united together is in the likeness of His death,
D2. 5c-e The Sphere in which believers will surely be united together with Christ is in the likeness of His resurrection
D2a. 5c The Manner in which we were united together is certainly
D2b. 5d We also shall be (united with Him- ellipsis) = SVP
D2c. 5e The Sphere in which we will be united together is in the likeness of His resurrection,
E. 6 The Reason believers can walk according to their new identity is because we are free from the reign of sin
E1. 6a Believers should base their lives on knowledge
E2. 6b The Content of what believers should know is that their old man/humanity/identity/nature/inclination was crucified with Christ
E3. 6c The Purpose of the old man being crucified with Christ is that the body of sin might be destroyed/inoperative
E4. 6d The Purpose of the body of sin being destroyed is so that we do not serve sin as its slaves.
F. 7 The Reason (Paul can say) we are free from sin (no longer slaves) is because anyone who has died to sin is free from its rule
F1. 7a The One who ahs been freed from sin is the who has died
F2. 7b Someone has been freed from sin.
G. 8 The Result of dying to sin and being freed from its rule is living with the living Christ
G1. 8a The Reason we believe we will live with Christ is because we died with Christ (our future is tied up with His)
G2. 8b Believers believe
G3. 8c The Content of what we believe is that we shall also live with Christ
H. 9 The Reason we believe we will live with Christ is because death does not have dominion over Him
H1. 9a The Content of what believers know is that death no longer has dominion over Christ
H2. 9b The Time when/Reason Christ dies no more is after/because He was raised from the dead,
H3. 9c Christ dies no more.
H4. 9c The Reason/Result of Christ dying no more is because/that death no longer has dominion over Him.
I. 10 The Reason death does not have dominion over Christ (and those united with Him) is because He died to sin and lives to God
I1. 10a Christ died = vp#1
I2. 10b The Result of Christ’s death is that Christ died to sin
I3. 10c The Manner of Christ death to sin was at one point in time
I4. 10d Christ lives =vp#2
I5. 10e The Result of Christ living is that He lives to God.
J. 11 The Result of Christ dying to sin and being alive to God is that believers should consider themselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ
J1. 11a The Manner in which believers should consider themselves dead to sin and alive to God is as Christ was dead and alive
J2. 11b Believers should consider/reckon/count as true-accurate yourselves =vp
J3. 11c The Thing which believers should reckon themselves to be is dead indeed to sin
J4. 11d The Thing which believers should reckon themselves to be is alive with respect/reference to God
J5. 11e The Sphere/Means in/by which believers should reckon themselves to be is alive to God is in/by Christ Jesus our Lord.
K. 12 The Result of believers considering themselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ is that they should not let sin reign over them.
K1. 12a Believers should not let sin reign
K2. 12b The Sphere in which believers should not let sin reign is in their mortal bodies
K3. 12c The Purpose of believers not letting sin reign is so that they do not obey it
K4. 12d The Sphere/Means in/by which believers should not obey sin is in/by its lusts/desires
Romans 6b Outline
12a Therefore do not let sin reign
12b in your mortal body,
12c that you should obey it
12d in its lusts.
13a And do not present your members
13b as instruments of unrighteousness to sin,
13c but present yourselves to God
13d as being alive from the dead,
13e and your members
13f as instruments of righteousness to God.
14a For sin shall not have dominion over you,
14b for you are not under law
14c but under grace.
15a What then? Shall we sin
15b because we are not under law but under grace?
15c Certainly not!
16a Do you not know
16b that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey,
16c whether of sin leading to death,
16d or of obedience leading to righteousness?
17a But God be thanked
17b that though you were slaves of sin,
17c yet you obeyed
17d from the heart
17e that form of doctrine
17f to which you were delivered.
18a And having been set free from sin,
18b you became slaves of righteousness.
19a I speak in human terms
19b because of the weakness of your flesh.
19c For just as you presented your members
19d as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness
19e leading to more lawlessness,
19f so now present your members
19g as slaves of righteousness
19h for holiness.
20a For when you were slaves of sin,
20b you were free
20c in regard to righteousness.
21a What fruit did you have then
21b in the things of which you are now ashamed?
21c For the end of those things is death.
22a But now having been set free from sin,
22b and having become slaves of God,
22c you have your fruit to holiness,
22d and the end, everlasting life.
23a For the wages of sin is death,
23b but the gift of God is eternal life
23c in Christ Jesus our Lord.
A. 12 The Result of believers considering themselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ is that they should not let sin reign over them.
A1. 12a Believers should not let sin reign
A2. 12b The Sphere in which believers should not let sin reign is in their mortal bodies
A3. 12c The Purpose/Result of believers not letting sin reign is so that they do not obey it
A4. 12d The Sphere/Means in/by which believers should not obey sin is in fulfilling/by following its lusts/desires
B. 13 The Means/Manner by/in which believers should not let sin reign over them present is by yielding themselves and their members is as instruments of righteousness to God
B1. 13a-b The Manner in which believers should not present their members is as instruments of unrighteousness to sin,
B1a. 13a Believers should not present their members
B1b. 13b The Manner in which believers should not present their members is as instruments of unrighteousness to sin,
B2. 13c-d The Manner in which believers should present themselves is as instruments of unrighteousness to sin,
B2a. 13c Believers should present themselves to God
B2b. 13d The Manner in which believers should present themselves to God is as being alive from the dead
B3. 13e-f The Manner in which believers should present their members is as instruments of unrighteousness to God
B3a. 13e Believers should present their members
B3b. 13f The Manner in which believers should present their members is as instruments of righteousness to God.
C. 14 The Reason believers should yield themselves to God rather than sin is because they are no longer obligated to serve sin but to serve God.
C1. 14a Sin shall not have dominion over believers
C2. 14b-c The Reason sin should not rule over believers is because they are under grace
C2a. 14b Believers are not under law = ssvp#1
C2b. 14c Believers are under grace =ssvp#2
D. 15-16 The Reason believers should yield themselves to God rather than sin is because serving sin results in death, but obediently serving
God results in righteousness/
D1. 15 The Result of believers being under grace is that they should not even consider sinning.
D1a. 15a Believers should not consider dabbling in sin
D1b. 15b The Reason believers might consider dabbling is because they are not under law but under grace
D1c. 15c The Result of believers being under grace is that they should not even consider sinning.
D2. 16 The Reason believers should not even consider sinning is because yielding yourself to sin results in death rather than
obedient righteousness
D2a. 16a Believers should know (base their lives on knowledge of reality)
D2b. 16b The Content of what believers should know is that the result of yielding yourself to obey someone/thing
makes you their slave
D2c. 16e The Result of yielding yourself to sin is death
D2d. 16f The Result of yielding yourself to obedience is righteousness
E. 17-18 The Reason believers should yield themselves to God is because He graciously pardoned their service of sin, and enables them to serve Him wholeheartedly.
E1. 17a God should be thanked (God is gracious)
E2. 17b-18 The Reason God is gracious is because the ones who wholeheartedly obeyed and served the gospel of righteousness (leading to eternal reward) are those who were formerly wholehearted slaves of sin.
E2a. 17b-f The Ones who obeyed the gospel of righteousness wholeheartedly are those who formerly served sin.
E2a-1 17b The Ones who obeyed were those who were slaves of sin
E2a-2. 17c Believers obeyed
E2a-3. 17d The Manner in which they obeyed is from the heart
E2a-4. 17e The Content of what they wholeheartedly obeyed is a form/pattern of doctrine/teaching
E2a-5. 17f The Manner/Content of the doctrine was that to which you were delivered/entrusted
E2b. 18 The Time when believers became slaves of righteousness is after they were slaves of sin
E2b-1.18a The Time when believers became slaves of righteousness is after having been set free from sin,
E2b-2 18b Believers became slaves of righteousness.
E3. 19a-b The Reason Paul speaks in human terms is because of the weakness of their flesh.
E3a. 19a Paul speaks in human terms
E3b. 19b The Reason Paul speaks in human terms is because of the weakness of their flesh.
F. 19c-h The Reason believers should yield themselves to God rather than sin is because sin results in more lawlessness (cursed) while obedience results in righteous holiness (blessed).
F1. 19c-e The Manner in which believers should yield their members to righteousness is as they yielded themselves to lawlessness
F1a. 19c Believers presented their members
F1b. 19d The Manner in which believers yielded their members is as slaves of uncleanness and of lawlessness
F1c. 19e The Result of believers yielding their members to lawlessness is more lawlessness,
F2. 19f-h The Result of Believers yielding their members to righteousness as they did to lawlessness is holiness.
F2a. 19f Believers should yield/present their members
F2b. 19g The Manner in which Believers should yield/present their members (to God) is as slaves of righteousness
F2c. 19h The Result of Believers yielding their members to righteous is holiness.
G. 20-23 The Reason believers should yield themselves to God rather than sin is because the result of serving sin is shame and death while the result of serving God is righteousness which He rewards in His kingdom.
G1. 20-21 The Reason believers should yield themselves to God is because when they were slaves of sin, they shamefully missed righteousness and reaped death.
G1a. 20a The Time when believers were free from righteousness is when they were slaves of sin,
G1b. 20b-c The Thing from which believers were free was righteousness
20b Believers were free
20c The Thing which they were free of was righteousness.
G1c. 21a-c The Result of believers former sin was shame and death (lack of dominion).
21a Believers had fruit from their sin
21b The Manner of the fruit is that they were ashamed of their actions
21c The Reason believers where ashamed of their actions is because end of those things is death.
G2. 22a-d The Reason believers should yield themselves to God rather than sin is because the end result of serving God is eternal life
22a-b The Time when believers have fruit resulting in holiness is after having been set free from sin and becoming a slave of God
22a Believers have been set free from sin ssvp#1
22b and having become slaves of God ssvp#2
22c Believers have fruit resulting in holiness
22d The End Result of fruit resulting in holiness is everlasting life (dominion of the {Messianic} age).
G3. 23a-c The Reason Paul can say believers should yield themselves to God rather than sin, is because the result of sin is death while the reward of serving God is eternal life in union with Christ.
23a The wages of sin is death,
23b The gift of God is eternal life
23c The Manner/Means of eternal life is in union with Christ Jesus our Lord.
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