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God hated Esau in regard to inheriting the covenant, not in regard to blessing in this life or the next. Johannine Writings Historical Books e. I may impart to you that I may be encouraged: Pauls desire to visit the church in Rome was not merely to give to them, but to receive as well, because Paul realized that in their mutual faith they had something to give to him. 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For this very purpose I have raised you up: God allowed Pharaoh in the days of Moses to rise to power so that God could show the strength of His judgment against Pharaoh, and thereby glorify Himself. 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission, The Whole Bible First and foremost we are saved from the wrath of God that we righteously deserve. Printed from the Blue Letter Bible Chuck Missler Commentaries A/V Messages: Romans - [Vintage] Title of Message Audio Biblical References Return to Audio / Video Listing Visit "Koinonia House" at khouse.org Copyrighted material. i. f. I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now): For a long time, Paul wanted to visit Rome and was only hindered by external circumstances. 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Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon, marched with the protection of their armies to enforce their will upon men. It is a dangerous thing to change the glory of the incorruptible God into an eikon (image) of your own choosing. But He does not so much as bother to indicate that Pharaoh hardened his own heart, an evidence of unbelief and rebellion, because he is emphasizing the freedom of Gods action in all cases. (Harrison). 2.2 Romans 10: PRESENT. Other New Testament letters focus more on the church and its challenges and problems. Does not the potter have power over the clay, He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, Vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, But Israel has not attained to the law of righteousness, Attained to righteousness not attained, For they stumbled at that stumbling stone, David Guzik :: Hechos 2 El Espritu Santo Es Derramado Sobre la Iglesia, Four Views on the Millennium - Study Resources, Matthew Henry :: Commentary on Lamentations 4, Harmony of the Gospels - Study Resources - Study Resources, David Guzik :: Gnesis 2 La CreacinTerminada; Adn en el Jardn del Edn, Jonathan Edwards :: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, David Guzik :: Apocalipsis 20 Satans, el Pecado y la Muerte son Finalmente Eliminados, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus and the Holy Trinity (Walter Martin), 1 Samuel 17-25 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Lamentations 1-5 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Bengel, Johann Albrecht "Gnomon of the New Testament" Volume 2 (New York: Sheldon and Company, 1864), Bruce, F.F. iii. This first chapter of the Epistle to the Romans is a dreadful portion of the Word of God. The choice was made before they were born. "The Interpretation of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans" (Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg, 1961), Luther, Martin "Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans" (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1954), Morgan, G. Campbell "Living Messages of the Books of the Bible: Matthew to Revelation" (New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1912), Morris, Leon "The Epistle to the Romans" (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1988), Murray, John "The Epistle to the Romans" (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1987), Newell, William R. "Romans: Verse by Verse" (Chicago: Moody Press, 1979), Poole, Matthew "A Commentary on the Holy Bible" Volume 3 (Matthew-Revelation) (London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1969), Spurgeon, Charles Haddon "The New Park Street Pulpit" Volumes 1-6 and "The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit" Volumes 7-63 (Pasadena, Texas: Pilgrim Publications, 1990), Wiersbe, Warren W. "Be Right (Romans): How to Be Right with God, Yourself, and Others" (The BE Series Commentary) (Colarado Springs, Colorado: Victor, 1984), Wuest, Kenneth S. "Word Studies: Romans in the Greek New Testament" (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1973). Instead of glorifying God we transformed our idea of Him into forms and images more comfortable to our corrupt and darkened hearts. Sodom and Gomorrah were both totally destroyed, with not even a very small remnant to carry on. It is a God-righteousness. (Murray). i. Prophets So why has Paul now become so somber in his tone? It sends a message that there is something essentially happy and carefree about the homosexual lifestyle which there is not. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, a. Those who prefer a punctuation that says otherwise impose their preconceived views on the text. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. Because they did not seek it by faith: We might expect Paul to answer the question Why? again from Gods perspective, and simply throw the matter back on Gods sovereign choice. b. Then he must write them a letter so comprehensive that the Christians in Rome had the gospel Paul preached, even if Paul himself were not able to visit them. He dwells in the heart by faith. The New Testament 1 Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, [ a]called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning His Son, who was born of a [ b]descendant of David according to the flesh, 4 who was declared the Son of God with power according to the . Blue Letter Bible Loading. He didnt fulfill His promise for them because they missed their Messiah and now seem cursed. i. Covering almost 1000 passages of Scripture, it incorporates a wealth of applications, examples, and ilustrations in formats ranging from video and audio to pictures and text. Approximately 2 million Christians who work, pastors, scholars and others access it free online every year. The resurrection of Jesus shows His divine power because He rose by His own power: Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up again (John 2:19). c. Attained to righteousness not attained: What was the difference? (Romans 9:10-13) Another example of the fact that promise is more important than natural relation: Jacob and Esau. Historical Books He knew they were beloved of God and that they were saints. e. Nor were thankful: Mans simple ingratitude against God is shocking. As he sat, he heard children playing a game and they called out to each other these words: Take up and read! The Letter to the Romans focuses more on God and His great plan of redemption. The Romans Expository Preaching Kit (L . I Tertius, who wrote this epistle While the apostle dictated it to me; or he might mean that he transcribed it from the apostle's autograph: salute you in the Lord The Lord Christ, our common Master. We might not understand it as easily, but Gods choice is just as valid. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. (Romans 9:19-21) Does Gods right to choose relieve man of responsibility? Therefore God also gave them up: In His righteous wrath and judgment, God gives man up to the sin our evil hearts desire, allowing us to experience the self-destructive result of sin. range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed i. What if he were unable to make it to Rome? It is our goal to make BLBi the most comprehensive course of study possible. ii. The evidence of Jesus humanity is His human birth; the evidence of His deity is His resurrection from the dead. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. The Gospels Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. Legal marriage between same gender couples was recognized, and even some of the emperors married other men. 2. Wrath is the holy revulsion of Gods being against that which is the contradiction of his holiness. (Murray), ii. Chapter 9 brings a slight shift in focus to the Book of Romans. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy God clearly explains His right to give mercy to whomever He pleases in Exodus 33:19. b. I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy: Remember what mercy is. As was seen earlier in Romans 6, we can be legally free and still choose to live like a prisoner. Major Prophets God is never less than fair with anyone, but fully reserves the right to be more than fair with individuals as He chooses. e. Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith: Pauls gospel impacts individual lives. No topic is treated with anything like the frequency of God. b. vii. For God is my witness is perhaps Pauls acknowledgment of how easy it is to say you will pray for someone, and then fail to do it. Pauline Epistles c. Separated to the gospel of God: The idea of being an apostle is that you are a special ambassador or messenger. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. Get Dr. McGee's Notes & Outlines all in one volume, called "Briefing the Bible," here. The Gospels 6. Pentateuch f. Professing to be wise, they became fools: Our rejection of Gods general revelation does not make us smarter or better. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, In Isaac your seed shall be called. That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed. v. At times the Roman Empire specifically taxed approved homosexual prostitution and gave boy prostitutes a legal holiday. 5. Witmer, John A. These three chapters are part of the way he makes plain how God in fact saves people." (Morris) 2. The passage confused Luther; how could Gods righteousness do anything but condemn him to hell as a righteous punishment for his sins? f. From faith to faith: The idea behind this difficult phrase is probably by faith from beginning to end. The NIV translates the phrase from faith to faith as by faith from first to last. (Romans 1:7-15) Pauls desire to come to Rome. In this place the word signifies such a manifest and complete exhibition of the subject as to render it indubitable. (Clarke), d. Jesus Christ our Lord: It means something that the Apostle Paul called Jesus Lord: This term could be no more than a polite form of address like our Sir. But it could also be used of the deity one worships. Commentary on Romans 8:10-17. The New Testament iii. Instead, he places the responsibility with Israel: Because they did not seek it by faith they stumbled at that stumbling stone. Part of His judgment against us is allowing us to suffer the damage our sinful course leads to. iv. The Whole Bible a. Now I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles. h. The list in Romans 1:29-31 gives concrete examples of the kind of things which are not fitting. "The Letter of Paul to the Romans" (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1988), Harrison, Everett F. "Romans: The Expositor's Bible Commentary" Volume 10 (Romans-Galatians) (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1976), Morris, Leon "The Epistle to the Romans" (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1988), Newell, William R. "Romans: Verse by Verse" (Chicago: Moody Press, 1979), Smith, Chuck "The Gospel According to Grace" (Costa Mesa, California: The Word for Today, 1981), Spurgeon, Charles Haddon "The New Park Street Pulpit" Volumes 1-6 and "The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit" Volumes 7-63 (Pasadena, Texas: Pilgrim Publications, 1990), Wuest, Kenneth S. "Word Studies: Romans in the Greek New Testament" (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1973). Has he contradicted everything he has previously said, which emphasized Gods sovereign plan? What does it say about our present position in God? Email / username or password was incorrect! Pentateuch For who has resisted His will? Paul imagines someone asking, If it is all a matter of Gods choice, then how can God find fault with me? Perhaps some enemies of Paul implied he was afraid to go to Rome and preach the gospel in the major leagues, in the Empires leading city. All people have been condemned due to our rebellion against God. General Epistles At one time, London AIDS clinics defined a woman as promiscuous if she had more than six partners in her lifetime. Righteousness: William Barclay explains the meaning of this ancient Greek word dikaioo, which means I justify, and is the root of dikaioun (righteousness): All verbs in Greek which end in oo always mean to treat, or account or reckon a person as something. We should not think that Paul merely uses a dramatic metaphor here. d. The older shall serve the younger: God announced these intentions to Rebecca before the children were born, and He repeated His verdict long after Jacob and Esau had both passed from the earth (Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated). ( Romans 8:1) No condemnation. ii. i. They knew God. It was no good to them to know God, for they glorified him not as God. So my theological friend over there, who knows so much that he can split hairs over doctrines, it does not matter what you think, or what you know, unless it leads you to glorify God, and to be thankful. (Spurgeon). You are not My people, General Epistles By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. This entire spiritual legacy makes Israels unbelief all the more problematic. What if God: Again, the same principle from Gods dealing with Pharaoh is repeated. Those who either practice or approve of these things are worthy of death; they are the worthy targets of the wrath of God. a. I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren: This is a dramatic declaration of Pauls great love and sorrow for his brethren. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. iii. Wisdom Literature This page provides a method to go directly to a commentary by a specific author.They are found mostly in the three synoptic gospels. The Blue Letter Bible . Poetical Books The gospel is certainly news, but it is more than information; it has an inherent power. The solemn assurances he gave in Romans 9:1 remind us he is being completely truthful. Thank you for registering. Major Prophets The gospels power to salvation comes to everyone who believes. 4. Is there unrighteousness with God? New International Version. Email / username or password was incorrect! In particular, the city of Rome thought it knew all about power: Power is the one thing that Rome boasted of the most. One was the heir of Gods covenant of salvation, and one was not. Because of all this, Romans is different than many of the other letters Paul wrote churches. There they shall be called sons of the living God.. b. What Is BLBi? From text commentaries to audio sermons, to charts, outlines, images, and mapsour goal is to offer you fresh avenues of insight and clear paths to a better . I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. But Israel has not attained to the law of righteousness: By all appearances Israel seemed to work for the righteousness of God with everything it had, but did not find it. Luke-Acts i. You will be delivered from petty worries (I need not further describe them) if you are concerned about the souls of men Get your soul full of a great grief, and your little griefs will be driven out. (Spurgeon), b. I could wish that I myself were accursed: Paul reflects the same heart Moses had in Exodus 32:31-32: Then Moses returned to the LORD and said, Oh, these people have committed a great sin, and have made for themselves a god of gold! 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It is unnecessary, and it weakens the biblical concept of the wrath of God, to deprive it of its emotional and affective character to construe Gods wrath as simply in his purpose to punish sin or to secure the connection between sin and misery is to equate wrath with its effects and virtually eliminate wrath as a movement within the mind of God. i. Paul shows that merely being the descendant of Abraham saves no one. For this is the word of promise: At this time I will come and Sarah shall have a son.. iii. Cookie Notice: The Gentiles who were saved came to God through faith, receiving His righteousness. Major Prophets We may not be able to fathom Gods reasons for choosing, and they are reasons He alone knows and answers to, but Gods choices are not capricious. Take courses in major areas of Christian belief and practice. Yet he agrees with Calvins idea that the real thought here is much more like accepted and rejected more than our understanding of the terms loved and hated.. No one is ever unfair for not giving mercy. The question goes something like this: How can I be secure in Gods love and salvation to me when it seems that Israel was once loved and saved, but now seems to be rejected and cursed? The human race put God to the test for the purpose of approving Him should He meet the specifications which it laid down for a God who would be to its liking, and finding that He did not meet those specifications, it refused to approve Him as the God to be worshipped, or have Him in its knowledge. (Wuest). Because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth., Unless the LORD of Sabaoth had left us a seed, Romans deals with many different themes but as much as a book can be, it is a book about God. v. We know the Letter to the Romans was prized by the Christians in Rome; Clement of Romes letter in 96 A.D. shows great familiarity with Pauls letter. Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Stay Updated with the Latest News from BLB Romans 11:33. Poetical Books Acts 2:10 describes how there were people from Rome among the Jews present at the Day of Pentecost; so when they returned home, there was a Christian community in Rome. Pauls message is the gospel (good news) of God. We recommend signing up in HTML format for easier reading and to view images. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1955. In our concern to understand what the apostle is saying about righteousness, justification, and the like we ought not to overlook his tremendous concentration on God." (Morris) i. 5. It happens when men abandon the true knowledge of God, and the state of society reflects Gods judgment upon them for this. Luke-Acts 3. 3. a. I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart: In Romans 8 Paul left us at the summit of glory, assuring us that nothing can separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. We are genuinely spiritually insane in our rebellion against God. 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It was the happiest day in Luthers life when he discovered that Gods Righteousness as used in Romans means Gods verdict of righteousness upon the believer. (Lenski), iv. General Epistles The Roman Empire had to find a ship for him, and a fit escort for him, too; and he entered the city as an ambassador in bonds. For our limited reason does not grasp it, as the child cannot comprehend the courage of warriors! (Bengel). Greece might have its philosophy, but Rome had its power (Wiersbe). Commentary Menu More Information on Carl Westerlund Prior Section Romans Chapter 11. It functions as the heading for all the specifics Paul will unpack in the subsequent chapters. Even so, through mutual acquaintances or through his travels, Paul knew many of the Christians in Rome by name because he mentions them in Romans 16. This makes the Book of Romans different because most of Pauls letters were to churches he founded. Proud: They who are continually exalting themselves and depressing others; magnifying themselves at the expense of their neighbours; and wishing all men to receive their sayings as oracles. (Clarke). The New Testament These Christians had to be strong. As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one; There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point To think that God could not make us smarter or better of Him into forms and more... 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