Paul’s New Creation Vision | Romans 15:12 | N.T. Wright Online

This episode of Reading Scripture Together reminds us just how much depth can be found in even the most seemingly insignificant verses. Paul quotes Isaiah 11:10 to bookend the theological thrust of Romans, that Jesus is the true Messiah, and that when the people of God worship altogether, then they truly are being the people of the Messiah.

The Isaianic vision of New Creation - lion and lamb, wolf and kid, the knowledge of God covering the earth - is the vision Paul has in mind when he sees Jews and Gentiles coming together in worship.

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[monkeyplus]

I love Dr. Wright! I would love to have a mentor and friend like him. Gos bless you Dr. Wright.

[LoveGOD-LovePeople]

Thank you Mr Wright. My earnest prayer is that our brothers and sisters of the Abrahamic Faith and other faiths around the world, Jews and Gentiles alike will come to the realisation of man’s spiritual deprivation without Christ as our Lord and Saviour. Obviously this is the work of the Holy Spirit and the Word working together on man’s heart to bring us to that fullness of truth. It is our choice to accept it or not. We must continue to pray and spread the word as we have been commissioned by the Lord.

[JamesDonovan-br]

As one trained in dispensationalism and struggling to break free or at least balance it these short lessons are of great help.

[russelldiwa]

The Isaiahnic vision heralds the incredible hope of a risen humanity. Thank you, Dr. Wright for the gravitas of this hermeneutical context.

[CS-lyok]

Thanks for doing these videos. Very informative and helpful. 😊

[HRConsultant]

Thank you so much! You have made a dent in my life. May the Lord bless you!

[sherrywebber]

YES!! I agree. I go to an Anglican church here in America & we incourage as well as live out cultural differences in our church. Thank you sir for your clear understanding of the passage.

[bettyh]

Amen. We have to quit judging others by their color, language, economics, or anything else, has got to stop. We have to quit judging!

[lorrainecardillo]

I feel so isolated and poor....I share with no one of other cultures and faiths because we don't live like that in this time of guns, killings, so much ...no matter how I try, I feel I'm not worthy. But I press on and pray all day every day to let me know where I've gone wrong.

[michaelkistner]

Dr Wright shares a glorious and compelling vision for the Church in the world. Boy do I wish it were true. Maybe it is, but I can't find it actually being lived out anywhere. The cognitive dissonance generated by that is really testing me. One would think, for example, that Dr Wright's own church (the Anglicans) would be a shining example and Britian transformed by it. But the numbers all point in the opposite direction. I'm a pretty simple guy. If something is true it must be possible to live it out at scale. So either his understanding of the gospel is inadequate or else the gospel is false. The proof, as they say, is in the pudding.

What am I missing?

[christinegibson]

I wonder if the difficulties we are having these days to maintain church buildings might be Gods way of calling us across the denominations to come together and share?

[robstevens]

2Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Ephesians 2:4 … God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Ephesians 4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, … 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Romans 5:17 For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
Romans 8:22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. … 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

2Peter 1:3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, 4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.

Matthew 4:23 (Jesus) … teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. 24 … and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them.
Matthew 8:29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it done to you." 30 And their eyes were opened.
Matthew 9:35 And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."

[arnold]

I think your "now is the day" theology is similar to that of Oswald Chambers. As do you, he promotes unity and avoids distractions. His 'Works of' anthology is a favorite of mine.

[Tom-sdjb]

Mr Wright, What order would you recommend I read the Bible?

[patrickshannon]

Great insights on this passage brother! Have you written a commentary on Romans?

[tobyroy]

Sorry Rev, I went for the coffee instead

[aravindsiva]

Roman 15:12 denotes single men gospel to gentiles through prophet branham

[aravindsiva]

Ler god forgive your wrong interpretation