Romans 15:1-13 What is the purpose of the Resurrection?

Summary: A verse by verse examination of what the book of Romans in the Bible teaches. This message covers Romans 15:1-13 reflecting upon the purpose of the Resurrection.

Bible References:

Romans 15:1-13 ( KJV ) ¹We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.  ²Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.  ³For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.  ⁴For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. ⁵Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:  ⁶That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁷Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.  ⁸Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:  ⁹And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.  ¹⁰And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.  ¹¹And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.  ¹²And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust. ¹³Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Philippians 2:5-8 ( KJV ) ⁵Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:  ⁶Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:  ⁷But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:  ⁸And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 

Hebrews 12:1-4 ( KJV ) ¹Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,  ²Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.  ³For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. ⁴Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. 

1 Corinthians 13:1-7 ( KJV ) ¹Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.  ²And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.  ³And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. ⁴Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,  ⁵Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;  ⁶Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;  ⁷Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Galatians 5:22-26 ( KJV ) ²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,  ²³Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.  ²⁴And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.  ²⁵If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.  ²⁶Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Galatians 5:19-21 ( KJV ) ¹⁹Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,  ²⁰Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,  ²¹Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.