Synonyms: renounce, relinquish, dispense with, forswear, disclaim, disown, disavow, discard, wash one's hands of, give up, stop, cease, drop, forgo, desist from, have done with, abjure, abstain from, discontinue, break off, refrain from, set/lay aside, desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one's back on, cast aside, break (up) with, vacate, quit, evacuate, withdraw from, surrender, cede, yield, indulge in, give way to, give oneself up to, yield to, lose oneself to/in, uninhibitedness, recklessness, lack of restraint, lack of inhibition, unruliness, wildness, impulsiveness, impetuosity, immoderation, wantonness
Antonyms: keep, claim, continue, stick by, self-control, power through, achieve, defend, bear, hope, acquire, quick visit, adopt, continue along, adhere, remain, pursue, support, take up, keep up, reuse, advocate, stay, persevere, cherish, keep going, carry on
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126. Romans 14:1-12
Romans 14:1-12
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
The "practical" portion of Paul's Roman epistle continues this week. A typical pastoral issue confronts the Jewish-Gentile relationship within these Christian churches. It is thought that Paul's letter to the Romans was written about 51 A.D., a date corresponding to a significant population shift. In 49 A.D., the emperor Claudius had temporarily banished a large number of Roman Jews, in part because of the considerable disturbances plaguing their synagogues over the issue of one "Chrestus." Historians ...
From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.
Francois Rabelais
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