Romans 16:1-16 What is the role and scope of a mother?

Summary: A verse by verse examination of what the book of Romans in the Bible teaches. This message covers Romans 16:1-16 regarding the role and scope of a mother. 

Bible References:

Romans 16:1-16 ( KJV ) ¹I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:  ²That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.  ³Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:  ⁴Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.  ⁵Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.  ⁶Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us.  ⁷Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.  ⁸Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.  ⁹Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.  ¹⁰Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus’ household.  ¹¹Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord.  ¹²Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.  ¹³Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.  ¹⁴Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them.  ¹⁵Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them.  ¹⁶Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.

Acts 6:1-8 ( KJV ) ¹And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.  ²Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.  ³Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.  ⁴But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.  ⁵And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:  ⁶Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.  ⁷And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. ⁸And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

1 Corinthians 1:1-2 ( KJV ) ¹Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,  ²Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

Proverbs 1:1-9 ( KJV ) ¹The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;  ²To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;  ³To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;  ⁴To give subtlety to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.  ⁵A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:  ⁶To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. ⁷The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.  ⁸My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:  ⁹For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

Matthew 24:3-12 ( KJV ) ³And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? ⁴And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.  ⁵For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.  ⁶And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.  ⁷For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.  ⁸All these are the beginning of sorrows.  ⁹Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.  ¹⁰And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.  ¹¹And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.  ¹²And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

Galatians 4:21-31 ( KJV ) ²¹Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?  ²²For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.  ²³But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.  ²⁴Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.  ²⁵For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.  ²⁶But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.  ²⁷For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.  ²⁸Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.  ²⁹But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.  ³⁰Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.  ³¹So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.