The purpose of these lessons is to set forth the marks of the life of the Christian as they are presented in Romans 12. This chapter contains some of the most practical and relevant teaching to be found in the Bible as it relates to living as a disciple of Christ, a child of God. The apostle Paul draws heavily upon that which precedes this chapter.

1. Bible Study – ROMANS 12
Lesson Five
Qualities of the Transformed Life - III
Joyous, Patient, Prayerful,
Generous and Hospitable
Romans 12:12-13

3. I. Joyous (12)
A. Rejoicing
1.to be "cheer" full, calmly happy or well-off
2.to enjoy a state of gladness, to be delighted
3.pictures us as living life with a habitual attitude of inner
joy and outer rejoicing, something not possible
naturally but only possible supernaturally as we are
enabled by the Spirit

4. I. Joyous (12)
B. The hope of the Christian gives him joy.
1.Hope
a. a desire of some good with the expectation of obtaining it.
b. in the Christian sense - joyful and confident expectation of
eternal salvation

5. I. Joyous (12)
B. The hope of
the Christian
gives him joy
2. 1 Peter 1:3-4.

6. I. Joyous (12)
B. The hope of
the Christian
gives him joy
3.

7. I. Joyous (12)
C. The worldly person is without God or hope,
thus, without true joy. (Eph. 2:12)
“Remember that in those days you were living utterly apart from
Christ; you were enemies of God’s children, and he had promised
you no help. You were lost, without God, without hope.”
Ephesians 2:12 The Living Bible

8. I. Joyous (12)
D. The
Christian has
Jesus Christ as
his hope.
1.

9. I. Joyous (12)
D. The
Christian
has Jesus
Christ as his
hope.
2.

10. I. Joyous (12)
E. One of the greatest
inconsistencies in life is a
somber, sad, complaining,
miserable “Christian.”

11. I. Joyous (12)
E. One of the greatest
inconsistencies in life is a
somber, sad, complaining,
miserable “Christian.”

12. II. Patient (12)
A. Patient
1. The Greek word literally means to
abide or remain under but not
simply with resignation, but with
a vibrant hope
2. It describes a resisting by holding
one's ground which is not a passive
"putting up with" things, but an
active, steadfast endurance even in
the face of serious trouble.
https://www.preceptaustin.org/romans_12_notes_

13. II. Patient (12)
A. Patient
3. It portrays a picture of steadfastly and
unflinchingly bearing up under a heavy
load and describes that quality of
character which does not allow one to
surrender to circumstances or succumb
under trial.
4. Describes a triumphant facing of difficult
circumstances knowing that even out of
evil God guarantees good
https://www.preceptaustin.org/romans_12_notes_

14. II. Patient (12)
B. All Christians will
face adversity and
persecution in their
lives. (2 Tim. 3:12)

15. II. Patient (12)
C. The Christian must
patiently endure
adversity ever clinging
to and relying upon
Jesus and the hope He
provides.

16. C. 1. He is even to “glory in”
tribulations
II. Patient (12)

17. C. 2. He is to be
joyful when trials
come upon him.
II. Patient (12)

18. C. 3. He is not
to be moved by
the trials and
adversities of
life because of
the hope he
has in Jesus.
II. Patient (12)

19. III. Prayerful (12)
A. The Christian is to be “continuing steadfastly in prayer.”
1. Means to be earnest towards, to persevere
2. It describes a steadfast single-minded fidelity to a certain course of
action
3. It means to persist obstinately in a task, to keep on with devotion
4. To continue to do something with intense effort
https://www.preceptaustin.org/romans_12_notes_

20. III. Prayerful (12)
A. The Christian is to be “continuing steadfastly in prayer.”
5. Means to give unremitting care to a thing,
6. To persevere and not to faint
7. To be constantly diligent
8. Means we are not to be haphazard and forgetful of our grand
privilege of prayer as high priests of the Living God.
https://www.preceptaustin.org/colossians_chap_4_word_study#devote%204342%20proskartereo

21. III. Prayerful (12) B. The Christian must:
1.

22. III. Prayerful (12)
B. The
Christian
must:
2. Always
pray and not
lose heart.

23. C.
III. Prayerful (12)

24. IV. Generous (13)
A. The Christian is to be “distributing to the needs of the saints”
1. Distribute
a. Describes the sharing of one's possessions, with the implication of
some kind of joint participation and mutual interest
b. The idea is not just the outward act of giving, but sharing in one’s own
heart the burden of need felt by the needy, and the sense of a common
ownership of those things that can meet these needs
https://www.preceptaustin.org/romans_12_notes_

25. IV. Generous (13)
B. The
attitude of
heart one is
to have been
seen in the
early church
in Jerusalem.
https://www.preceptaustin.org/romans_12_notes_

26. IV. Generous (13)
C. 1. One cannot
be blind to
the needs of
his brethren
and still have
a proper
relationship
with God.
https://www.preceptaustin.org/romans_12_notes_

27. IV. Generous (13)
C. 2.

28. IV. Generous
(13)
D. As the
apostle Paul
was collecting
for the needy
saints in
Jerusalem, he
reminded the
Corinthians how
they were to
give.

29. V. Hospitable (13)
A. The Christian is to be “given to hospitality.”
1. Given
a. Greek word means to follow or press hard after, literally to pursue
as one does a fleeing enemy
b. Speaks of an intensity of effort leading to a pursuit with
earnestness and diligence in order to lay hold of.
c. Conveys the picture of a host who follows or presses hard after
(in a positive sense) to show kindness to strangers
https://www.preceptaustin.org/romans_12_notes_

30. V. Hospitable (13)
A. 1. c. i. The same Greek word for given is used
in Romans 14:19. (pursue)

31. V. Hospitable (13)
A.
https://www.preceptaustin.org/romans_12_notes_
2. Hospitality
a. Literally love of strangers or a friend of strangers and thus one who entertains
strangers or demonstrates hospitality or kindness to strangers.
Our care and concern will demonstrate itself in practical deeds done for
others, either going to them (distributing to the needs of the saints) or inviting
them to come to you (given to hospitality).

32. V. Hospitable (13)
A.
https://www.preceptaustin.org/romans_12_notes_
2. Hospitality
b. In NT times, travel was dangerous, and inns were evil, scarce, and expensive.
So, the early believers often opened their homes to travelers, especially to
fellow believers.
c. In prison Paul gave a special blessing "to the house of Onesiphorus, for he
often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains but when he was
in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me" --so here we see a
"radical hospitality" even at the risk of his own life!

33. V. Hospitable (13)
https://www.preceptaustin.org/romans_12_notes_
Someone has said,
“The Christian religion is
a religion of
open heart,
open hand,
and
open door.”
B.

34. V. Hospitable (13)
C. 1.
Consider the
caution given
by the apostle
Peter. (1
Peter 4:9)

35. V. Hospitable (13)
C.2.
Jesus enjoined the
entertainment of
strangers
(Matt 25:35)
Robertson’s Word Pictures in the New Testament)

36. https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/hospitality/
 Hospitality in the ancient world focused on the alien or stranger in
need.
 The plight of aliens was desperate.
 They lacked membership in the community, be it tribe, city-state, or
nation.
 As an alienated person, the traveler often needed immediate food
and lodging.
V. Hospitable (13)

37. https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/hospitality/
 Widows, orphans, the poor, or sojourners from other lands lacked
the familial or community status that provided a landed inheritance,
the means of making a living, and protection.
 In the ancient world the practice of hospitality meant graciously
receiving an alienated person into one's land, home, or community
and providing directly for that person's needs.
V. Hospitable (13)

38. https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/hospitality/
 Hospitality took several forms.
 Acts of hospitality included the humble and gracious reception of
travelers into one's home for food, lodging, and protection ( Gen
18:2-8 ; 19:1-8 ; Job 31:16-23 Job 31:31-32 )
 Permitting the alienated person to harvest the corners of one's
fields ( Lev 19:9-10 ; Deut 24:19-22 ; Ruth 2:2-17 )
V. Hospitable (13)

39. https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/hospitality/
 Hospitality took several forms.
 Clothing the naked ( Isa 58:7 ; Ezekiel 18:7 Ezekiel 18:16 )
 Tithing food for the needy ( Deut 14:28-29 ; 26:1-11 )
 Including the alien in religious celebrations ( Exod 12:48-
49 ; Deut 16:10-14 ).
V. Hospitable (13)

40. END OF LESSON