The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Now all glory to God, who is able to make you strong, just as my Good News says. This message about Jesus Christ has revealed His plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept …
Bible Gem 300 – The Final Amen (Rom 16:25-27)
Bible Gem 299 – Quartus (Rom 16:23)
Quartus and so does our brother Quartus. Romans 16:23 Quartus a brother; There is debate as to whether he is the brother of Erastus or “of Tertius” really meant here that he was a Christian. “Brother not of Tertius, nor of Erastus, nor of the …
Bible Gem 298 – Erastus (Rom 16:23)
Erastus Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you his greetings Romans 16:23 Erastus was treasurer of the city of Corinth, from which St. Paul wrote this epistle. This is likely to be the same person as is mentioned Act_19:22. He was one of St. Paul’s companions, …
Bible Gem 297 – Gaius (Rom 16:23)
Gaius Gaius says hello to you. He is my host and also serves as host to the whole church. Romans 16:23 Gaius in Greek is the same as Caius in Latin, which was a very common name among the Romans. There was one Gaius, a …
Bible Gem 296 – Tertius (Rom 16:22)
Tertius I, Tertius, the one writing this letter for Paul, send my greetings, too, as one of the Lord’s followers. Romans 16:22 This name is a Latin one, and perhaps the person might be a Roman, for the names Primus, Secundus, Tertius, Quartus, Quintus, were …
Bible Gem 295 – Lucius, Jason and Sosipater (Rom 16:21)
Lucius, Jason and Sosipater and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater my kinsmen salute you. Romans 16:21 These are likely to be three fellows who are mentioned in the pages of the New Testament. It always pays to check your Bible first to see if there …
Bible Gem 294 – Tim (Rom 16:21)
Timothy Why is it that Paul is on to another list of names? I thought he was finished. Paul wrote the letter to the Romans while in Corinth. He has been staying at the home of Gaius, a wealthy Roman nobleman who was also a …
Bible Gem 293 – The Final Appeal (Rom 16:16-20)
Greet each other in Christian love. All the churches of Christ send you their greetings. // And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people’s faith by teaching things contrary to what …
Bible Gem 292 – Holy or Not so Holy Kisses (Rom 16:16)
Greet one another with a holy kiss. (LITV) Rom 16:16 Paul exhorts them to greet each other in Christian love. (NTL) Holy embraces all around! (MSG) Be sure to give each other a warm greeting. (CEV) There is much debate in some circles about this. …
Bible Gem 291 – The One Notable Name Missing (Rom 16)
What’s the notable name missing? Did you work it out? There is no mention of Peter! According to the Roman and papist catalogue of bishops, Peter was supposed to have been at Rome at this time. If he were not in Rome at this time, …