I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
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… Verse 18, Paul says, For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience, by word and deed, by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and all the way down to Illyricum, I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ. And Paul says, Thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it is written, those who have never been told of him will see. And those who have never heard will understand. So Paul says, I want to see Christ preached where he's not been named. In other words, I want the gospel to go to people who've never heard it. They've never heard of Christ, they've never heard the gospel, want them to hear. So then he writes, verse 22, this is the reason. why I have so often been hindered from coming to you. …
… Look with me at the end of the book. Romans chapter 15, verse 18, because at the end of the book, Paul, who's writing this letter to the church at Rome, tells us why he's writing the letter. Follow along with me. Romans chapter 15, verse 18. Paul writes, For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed, by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum, I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ. And thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation. But as it is written, those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand. 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 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'm going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints. All right, let's pause there. Let me help you understand what we just read. …
… we'd be here all night if we do that Romans 15 verse 18 I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me in word and deed. You might want to make note throughout the scripture whenever the word and the action were the same because in our culture they're oftentimes different. Many speak of power but don't demonstrate any. in word and deed to make the Gentiles obedient. How did he do this in word and deed? Verse 19, in mighty signs and wonders by the power of the Spirit so that from Jerusalem round about to Lycraeum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. Verse 19 again, in mighty signs and wonders by the power of the Spirit of God I have fully preached the gospel of Jesus Christ. I want you to see it again. In mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. I want you to go to 1 Corinthians 2. …
… be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in the things which pertain to God, for I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me in word and deed to make the Gentiles obedient in mighty signs and wonders by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and around about till Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man's foundation. But as it is written, to whom he was not announced they shall see, and those who have not heard shall understand. This is the Word of God in all of the fullness of His truth. Let's be seated. Let us pray. Again, our Father, as we continue our study of this grand book of the New Testament, we pray that we may hear these words and do them. We pray that we may understand the teaching of the Apostle and love what we understand to be true. For we ask it in Jesus' name, amen. …