Romans Chapter 15 Vs. 14

 

Paul the Minister to the Gentiles

And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. Rom. 15:14

persuaded of you,... Paul persuaded of seven things:

1. That God would fill them with joy.

2. That God would fill with peace.

3. That faith would abound in hope.

4. That they had Spiritual power.

5. That they were filled with goodness (Rom. 15:14).

6. They were filled with knowledge.

7. They were capable of ministering.

This persuasion is no more a definite law or a guarantee that such is true of every Christian than that of Rom. 8:38-39. Both passages reveal possibilities for all Christians which should be normal in every life, but some are not so persuaded as Paul was.

Concluding Remarks

Though all Paul’s letters have closing remarks, he devoted more space to them in Romans than in any other epistle. This was due at least in part to the fact that he had never visited the city and its churches and to his desire to establish personal relationships with his readers. Another factor undoubtedly was his plan to visit Rome in the future.

Personal plans

In writing to a group of people whom he had never met as a group, Paul showed admirable restraint in avoiding personal references to himself. Only once did he use himself as an example (Rom. 7:7-25), and his other personal remarks are few (Rom. 1:8-16; 9:1-3; 10:1-2; 11:1). Now as he closed his letter he felt led to discuss his philosophy of ministry and his plans in light of it.

Paul had demonstrated in this letter and elsewhere his ability to be straightforward, even almost blunt, and forceful. Yet he also had a deep concern for the feelings of others and an ability to use effective principles of interpersonal relations. This is seen in his statement, I myself am convinced (perf. tense, “I stand convinced”; cf. Rom. 8:38), my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, complete in knowledge (perf. tense, “having been filled with all knowledge,” not in the absolute sense, but in the sense that they had an understanding of the full scope of Christian truth), and competent (lit., “being able”) to instruct (nouthetein, “to counsel, admonish”; cf. Col. 1:28; 3:16) one another.