Romans Chapter 15
IN THIS LESSON
Before visiting Rome and ultimately heading to Spain, Paul had to go somewhere first: Jerusalem. What caused the believers in Jerusalem to be poor? How was the economic situation of the early church in Acts 2:43–47 different from that of Paul’s time—for example, in 2 Thessalonians 3:7–11? What ironies do we see in Paul’s support for the Jerusalem church in light of all the trouble he faced during his ministry career (cf. Gal. 2:12)? And why does he ask the church in Rome to pray for him (vv. 30–31)?
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N. T. Wright, Romans for Everyone: Part 2, Chapters 9-16 (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2023), 78-81.