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that you may with one mind <\/strong>and<\/em><\/strong><\/span> one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n God is worthy of praise from the entire body of Christ.<\/p>\n The expression \u201clike minded<\/span>\u201d in verse five is from the Greek phrase to auto phronein<\/em><\/span>. The word phronein<\/em> <\/span>is a form of phrone\u014d<\/em><\/span>, which we have seen before meaning \u201cmindedness.\u201d It refers to a state of being (action) as well as a state of mind (thought). Literally we could translate this as \u201cto mind the same thing\u201d or \u201cto have the same thoughts.\u201d So, literally Paul was praying that God would grant that all Christians would have the same thoughts toward one another.<\/p>\n The word translated \u201cone mind<\/span>\u201d in this verse is homothumadon<\/em><\/span>. This is a compound word made up of homo<\/em> <\/span>(from which we get our word homogenized), meaning \u201call the same\u201d and a form of thumos<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201ctemperament\u201d or \u201cmind.\u201d So we could translate this word as, \u201cunanimous agreement of thought and attitude.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGlorify<\/span>\u201d is from the Greek verb doxadz\u014d<\/em><\/span>, which means \u201cto render glorious.\u201d That is, it means \u201cgive someone esteem or honor by putting him into an honorable position or by proclaiming the honor due to his position.\u201d<\/p>\n In the previous verse Paul prayed for the Christians at the church in Rome, and by application for all Christians, that they (we) might be like minded toward one another. This is precisely the type of attitude and action that Paul has been exhorting us to have toward one another.<\/p>\n Now, in the current verse he explains why he is requesting God to give us the ability to have the same thoughts toward one another: \u201cthat you may with one mind and<\/em> <\/span><\/span>one mouth glorify \u2026 God.<\/em>\u201d \u00a0Paul knows that the church in which members are all minding the same thing with regard to each other (they are all considering the good of others more than self) will be able to glorify God with unanimous agreement. This type of praise is very pleasing to God.<\/p>\n There are four occurrences of the word \u201cmouth\u201d in the book of Romans. The first was in Romans 3:14<\/strong><\/span> (whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness) referring to the mouth of sinful man which cannot praise God because it is controlled by the unrestrained sin nature. The second was in Romans 3:19<\/strong><\/span> (that every mouth may be stopped) indicating the condemning effect of the Law. Realization that one is guilty before God causes even the most sin-hardened mouth to be silent. The third was in Romans 10:9<\/strong><\/span> (that if you confess with your mouth), which indicates that salvation only comes from confession of the Lordship of Jesus Christ in a believer\u2019s life. And, here, where the mouth is used for corporate praise and glory. The progression is startlingly dramatic as it metaphorically shows the change of a sinner from a self-serving individual into a God serving saint as an integrated member of the body of Christ.<\/p>\n Even more than our individual praise, God is pleased with the corporate praise of a body of believers. Whereas, in the past our mouths brought forth only cursing and bitterness, now they are capable of glorious praise. Let\u2019s give Him the kind of unanimous praise and glory He deserves!<\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\nTruth to Learn<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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