In the previous chapters the main emphasis in the book was why we need a Savior and how we can accept Him. However, this chapter begins to deal with how a Christian ought to live out his salvation. There are many practical points to daily Christian living which begin in Romans 12 and continue to the end of the book.

1. Bible Study – ROMANS 12
Lesson Six
Qualities of the Transformed Life - IV
Forgiving, Compassionate, Condescending and
Peaceable
Romans 12:14-21
PART 1

2. 14) Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
15) Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
16) Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on
high things but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your
own opinion.
17) Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight
of all men.
Romans 12:14-17
Romans 12:14-21

3. 18)If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all
men.
19)Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it
is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord.
20)Therefore ‘If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a
drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.’
21)Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:18-21
Romans 12:14-21

4. I.A.

5. I. A.
1. Jesus warned
His followers
that they would
be persecuted.

6. I. A.
2. Jesus warned
His followers that
they would be
persecuted.
2 Timothy 3:12

7. I.
A.
3. Bless means to "to speak well of“
a. Love speaks well of its persecutors

8. 4. Bless (Webster's 1828 English Definition)
a. To pronounce a wish of happiness to one; to express
a wish or desire of happiness. - And Isaac called
Jacob and blessed him. (Genesis 28:1, 3, 6)
b. To make happy; to make successful; to prosper in
temporal concerns; as, we are blest with peace and
plenty. - The Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thou
doest. (Deuteronomy 15:4, 6, 10, 14, 18)
https://www.preceptaustin.org/romans_1214-17
I.A.

9. 4. Bless (Webster's 1828 English Definition)
c. To make happy in a future life. - Blessed are the
dead who die in the Lord. Revelation 14:13
d. To set apart or consecrate to holy purposes; to make
and pronounce holy. - And God blessed the seventh
day and sanctified it. Genesis 2:3
https://www.preceptaustin.org/romans_1214-17
I.A.

10. 4. Bless (Webster's 1828 English Definition)
e. To consecrate by prayer; to invoke a blessing upon. = And
Jesus took the five loaves and the two fishes and looking
up to heaven he blessed them. (Luke 9:16)
f. To praise; to glorify, for benefits received. = Bless the Lord,
O my soul, and all that is within me. (Psalms 103:1-2)
g. To praise; to magnify; to extol, for excellencies. (Ps
104:1, 35)
I.A.

11. 4. Bless (Webster's 1828 English Definition)
h. To esteem or account happy; with the reciprocal pronoun.
= The nations shall bless themselves in him. (Jer 4:2)
i. To pronounce a solemn prophetical benediction upon.
= (Jer 4:2 . Deuteronomy 33:1, 11, 20)
https://www.preceptaustin.org/romans_1214-17
I.A.

12. 5.Persecute
a. To pursue in a manner to injure, vex or afflict
b. To harass with unjust punishment or penalties for supposed
offenses
c. To inflict pain from hatred
d. To afflict, harass, or destroy for adherence to a particular creed
or system of religious principles, or to a mode of worship.
i.Nero persecuted the Christians by crucifying some, burning
others
I.A
https://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-dictionary/persecute.html

13. I.
B. Being patiently able to
endure persecution is
one thing, maintaining a
proper attitude towards
persecutors is another.
1.

14. EXAMPLES
• JESUS
• STEVEN
• THE APOSTLE PAUL

15. 1.a. Jesus

16. 1.b. Jesus

17. 2.a. Stephen

18. 3.a. The Apostle Paul

19. I.
D. Do not curse
1.Curse
a.The idea is to invoke evil on someone saying that a
supernatural power will cause harm to someone or
something.
b.To pray or wish evil or ruin toward someone or something.
c. To call down curses upon someone.

20. I.
D. Do not curse
1.Curse
d.To doom or give judgment against.
e.To utter a prayer or invocation for harm or injury to come upon one.
f. To utter a wish of evil against one; to call for mischief or injury to fall
upon
g.A solemn appeal to a supernatural power to inflict harm on
someone or something.

21. A.Jesus, while on the earth, displayed compassion many times.
1. Seeing the multitude was like sheep without a shepherd. (Matthew
9:36)
2. When He healed the sicknesses of the multitude. (Matthew 14:44)
3. When He saw the multitudes had nothing to eat.
II. Compassionate (15)

22. A.Jesus, while on the earth, displayed compassion many times.
4. When He healed two blind men in Jericho. (Matthew 20:34)
5. When He cleansed a leper. (Mark 1:41)
6. When He raised the son of the widow of Nain from the dead.
(Luke 7:13)
II. Compassionate (15)

23. II.
B. We are to have
compassion for
one another.

24. II. Compassionate (15)
C.
We have many friends with whom
we can laugh but the real close
friends are invariably the ones
with whom you have cried.

25. It is often easier to weep
with those who weep
than to rejoice with those
who rejoice.
II. Compassionate (15)
D.

26. “Lord, help me never to
become calloused of heart. Help
me to be sensitive to the pains and
hurts of others.
My Prayer” by Bill Hall
E. “My Prayer” by Bill Hall.

27. My Prayer” by Bill Hall
Let me feel a genuine thrill on truly thrilling
occasions:
 when two young Christians are joined in
marriage;
 when some young man preaches his first
gospel sermon or when some new convert
leads his first prayer;

28. My Prayer” by Bill Hall
 when a newborn baby cries, or
 when some elderly person passes
successfully one more milestone in his life;
 when a sinner responds to be baptized or
 when a brother returns.

29. My Prayer” by Bill Hall
Lord, I do not want to shut out from my
own life the sorrows of others. Make me to
weep when tears are in order:
 when a doctor has just given a
frightening report;
 when parents grieve over
their delinquent child;

30. My Prayer” by Bill Hall
 when tears flow from the eyes of a
motherless child, or of a childless mother;
 when a struggling brother or sister has
slipped back into sin;
 when a man has just been forsaken by the
wife of his youth;
 when all hope seems gone among those
who had hoped.

31. My Prayer” by Bill Hall
Help me to be excited over the successes
of others:
 when someone achieves something that
I've never been able to achieve;
 when some worthy man is appointed an
elder of the church;

32. My Prayer” by Bill Hall
 when some one’s son is graduated with
honors;
 when some couple moves into that long-
awaited new home;
 when some young man’s preaching
ability obviously has surpassed mine.
 Above all, Lord, don’t let me be jealous.

33. My Prayer” by Bill Hall
Lord, help me to be like thee:
 compassionate
 kind
 merciful
 gracious
 slow to anger
 plenteous in mercy

34. My Prayer” by Bill Hall
 touched with feelings of others’
infirmities
 able to weep
 ready to rejoice
 emotional
 loving
 Let me deny self and esteem others
better than myself.

35. My Prayer” by Bill Hall
And Lord, let me never become
hardened to sin.
Help me to hate sin, to weep
blinding tears over my own sins, to
maintain a conscience void of
offense.
May I be repulsed and grieved over
the sins of others.

36. My Prayer” by Bill Hall
Lord, help me never to become
calloused of heart, for should I do so, I
could no longer render effective
service to Thee or to my fellow man,
and I would forfeit all hope of real
happiness, both in this life and in that
which is to come.”
In Jesus’ Name, Amen

37. III. Be of the same mind toward one another (16)
A. Having the same love, and being of the same accord and
affection to one another, entertaining the same good opinion,
or a better, of others than of themselves
1. Think of one another, as equally interested in the love of
God, redeemed by the blood of Christ, blessed with the
same spiritual blessings in him, and called in the same
hope of your calling.
(https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/romans-12-16.html)

38. B. Do not set your mind on high things (16)
1.Be not high-minded, do not think too highly of yourselves,
and despise others;
a. Meddle not with, nor grasp at things too high for you,
that are out of your reach, and beyond your capacity;
nor seek great things for yourselves, as riches, honors,
nor covet great company.
III.
(https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/romans-12-16.html)

39. C. Associate with the humble
1. Calls for believers to continually be willing to associate with
those in humble circumstances or disposition, those who are
cast down or of low estate as opposed to only associating with
those who are wealthy or rich.
The idea is not restricted to "lowly" people but also includes
"lowly" or humble tasks.
(https://www.preceptaustin.org/romans_1214-17)
III.

40. D. Do not be wise in your own opinion
III.
1. Do not be
a.means to come into existence, to cause to be, to become
b.Paul is saying, "Don’t think you have it all put together here.
Don’t think you understand what that person is going through.
You don’t know until you get down in the trenches with him. It is
amazing how quick we are to do that (be wise in our own
estimation) when we are not going through persecution, and
everything is calm. (Wayne Barber)

41. III. D.
2. Wise in your
own opinion.
a. Comes
from Proverb
s 3:7

42. i.Results:
 bad consequences
 spoils a man’s usefulness
 prevents his improvement in knowledge
(https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/romans-12-16.html)
III. D. 2. Wise in your own opinion

43. i. Results
 tempts him to reject all counsel and advice given him, and
to treat his fellow creatures and Christians with
haughtiness and insolence
 insolence - disrespectful or argumentative talk given in
response to a command or request
 exposes him to the scorn and contempt of men
(https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/romans-12-16.html)
III. D. 2. Wise in your own opinion
a.

44. III. D. 2. Wise in your own opinion
b. The person who has an undue regard
for things never has a proper attitude
toward those persons of lower station
in life.

45. III. D. 3.
The Scriptures tell us of
improper and proper
attitudes toward things
and the consequences
of each.
a..

46. b.
The Scriptures tell us of
improper and proper
attitudes toward things
and the consequences of
each.
III. D. 3.

47. The Scriptures tell
us of improper and
proper attitudes
toward things and
the consequences
of each.
III. D. 3 c.

48. The Scriptures
tell us of
improper and
proper
attitudes
toward things
and the
consequences
of each.
III. D. 3 d.

49. The Scriptures
tell us of
improper and
proper attitudes
toward things
and the
consequences of
each.
III. D. 3 e.

50. The Scriptures
tell us of
improper and
proper attitudes
toward things
and the
consequences of
each.
III. D. 3 f.

51. The Scriptures
tell us of
improper and
proper attitudes
toward things
and the
consequences of
each.
III. D. 3 g.

53. END OF PART 1