Session 7 was held on Tuesday, August 12th from 7:15 to 8:45 pm. Fr. Sebastian presided. There was a good turnout. See Father’s notes.
St Paul as a great diplomat—different letters written to address Church problems being faced at the time, and providing Paul’s solutions/explanations.
Today we are covering the 2nd half of the letter to the Romans.
First, let’s revisit the 1st half of Romans;
Paul was shifting his mission from the East to the East—to Spain, and seeking the support of the Roman Church.
But. the Roman Church was suspicious of Paul, so this letter was written before his visit to Rome.
He knew that martyrdom was likely soon and he wanted to document his teachings.
Emperor Claudius expelled the Jewish Christians from Rome in 49 AD, but they were back by 54 AD.
Paul wanted them to understand Christian charity.
His view was that ALL fall short of glory and need the gospel (1/20).
The three pillars of the Jewish Christians were; land, temple, and the law. There was “no need” for Jesus.
Salvation means wholeness. And wholeness is due to relationships in 3 different areas of our lives;
Interpersonal (us)
Intrapersonal (others)
God
Sin disfigures our image as a child of God;
Causes Conversion;
Selfishness Awareness
Separation Acceptance
Starvation Action
Sensuality Appeal
Sub-Human Behavior
Fascination=Attraction
Father included many jokes and stories—borrow the video from the pastoral office to see and hear!
Kinds of Love:
Eros Attraction
Agape unmotivated—finding good in another
Why did the chosen people (Israel) reject Jesus—is this a failure of God’s plan?
Paul explains why it was not a failure.
The family tree or hierarchy of biblical characters is discussed form Adam and Eve through Abraham to Moses.
Paul says that Worship is the whole activity of our lives—service--
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