{"id":7659,"date":"2019-03-29T01:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ministryofgrace.org\/blog\/?p=7659"},"modified":"2019-03-24T19:10:04","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T02:10:04","slug":"romans-1624-precious-sacred-and-true-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/romans-1624-precious-sacred-and-true-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Romans 16:24 – Precious, Sacred, and True"},"content":{"rendered":"

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Truth to Learn<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

We have the genuine Word of God.<\/p>\n

Behind the Words<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Grace” is translated from charis<\/em>. This is the noun form of the verb chair\u014d<\/em>, meaning “to be full of cheer” or “to rejoice.” The noun form, charis<\/em>, means “joy, pleasure, or gratification as a result of an undeserved kindness granted.” In other words, it refers to “an undeserved or unmerited favor done without expectation of anything done in return.” It is sometimes described as “unmerited favor.”<\/p>\n

The word “Lord” is from the Greek noun kurios<\/em>, which is derived from the noun kuron<\/em>, meaning “might” or “power.” Thus, kurios<\/em> refers to the one possessing might or power; that is, it refers to “a master or owner.”<\/p>\n

“Jesus” is transliterated (spelling a word of one language with the letters of another language) from the Greek I\u0113sous<\/em>, which is in turn transliterated from the Hebrew Y\u0113sh\u016b’a<\/em>, or Joshua, meaning “Jehovah is help” or “Jehovah saves.”<\/p>\n

“Christ” is the transliteration of the Greek word christos<\/em>, which is derived from the verb chri\u014d<\/em>, meaning “to anoint.” Therefore, christos<\/em> means “anointed one.” This is the equivalent of the Hebrew word M\u0101sh\u012bach<\/em>, or Messiah.<\/p>\n

The word “amen” is transliterated from the Greek word am\u0113n<\/em>, which in turn is transliterated from the Hebrew ‘\u0101m\u0113n<\/em>. It literally means “to be firm, steady, or trustworthy.” The Greek word is sometimes translated as “verily” or “truly.” Because we almost always end a prayer with amen, we tend to think of it as meaning “the end” but this is not the proper meaning of the word. At the end of a prayer, it is more appropriately equated to “it is truth” or “it is so.”<\/p>\n

Meaning Explained<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Today’s verse is almost exactly the same as the second half of verse twenty, except that the word “all” has been inserted. Some of the major Greek manuscripts do not include this verse, so it is omitted in some translations.<\/p>\n

According to his second letter to the Thessalonians, this is an expression that Paul uses to mark the genuineness of his letter:<\/p>\n

The salutation of Paul by my own hand, which is a sign in every epistle; so I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. (2 Thessalonians 3:17-18)<\/p>\n

In his letter to the Thessalonians, Paul alludes to a forged letter from him (2 Thessalonians 2:2), so he may have used this valediction to assure them that it was truly from him. Thus, we see this expression in various forms in 1 Corinthians 16:23, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Galatians 6:18, Philippians 4:23, 1 Thessalonians 5:28, 2 Thessalonians 3:18, 1 Timothy 1:14, and Philemon 1:25.<\/p>\n

As to why it is included in both verses twenty and twenty-four we can only speculate. Perhaps the first was written by his penman and this one was written by Paul himself.<\/p>\n

Application<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

We are so privileged to have God’s truth presented to us in a single book, a book that we know to be genuine. We should treat it as precious, honor it as sacred, and follow it as God’s Holy Word. Amen.<\/p>\n

In God's service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Copyright © 2019 Will Krause. All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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