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). ii. ii. Therefore, mankind is without excuse. Indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? They gave up trying to apply a workable definition to male homosexuals when it became clear that they saw almost no homosexual men who had less than six sexual partners a year. g. As further judgment, God gives man over to a debased mind, so that things that are disgraceful and sickening are readily accepted and approved. Printed from the Blue Letter Bible. The Gospels d. Vessels of wrath prepared for destruction: Paul does not say that God has prepared them for destruction. 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. 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. Commentary Menu More Information on Carl Westerlund Prior Section Romans Chapter 11. a. At the very time Paul wrote, Nero was emperor. It does not even mean, at this point, that he makes the sinner a good man. Wisdom Literature Talk of your brave men, your great men, O world! A godly preacher, finding that all that there was for dinner was a potato and a herring, thanked God that he had ransacked sea and land to find food for his children. Every truth revealed to man by God has been fought against, disregarded, and deliberately obscured. 1. a. This is the natural and obvious way of punctuating the sentence. Poetical Books If God cannot bring his ancient people into salvation, how do Christians know that he can save them? a. Philosophers knew that man was sick and needed help. 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. This page provides a method to go directly to a commentary by a specific author.They are found mostly in the three synoptic gospels. Therefore, if God declares that we have an eternal responsibility before Him, then it is so. Affiliates of Calvary Chapel believe in the fundamental doctrines of evangelical Christianity, which include the inerrency of the Bible and the Trinity. 7. 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. You will say to me then, Why does He still find fault? (Read Romans 8:10-17) If the Spirit be in us, Christ is in us. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, The Old Testament We have provided this method as a convenience to our users. iii. f. Professing to be wise, they became fools: Our rejection of Gods general revelation does not make us smarter or better. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. The choice was made before they were born. Nevertheless, Paul lived in a culture that openly approved of homosexuality. Paul was eager to march with Christ alone to the center of this worlds greatness entrenched under Satan with the word of the cross, which he himself says is to the Jews, an offence; and to Gentiles, foolishness. (Newell). (Romans 1:2-6) Paul introduces his gospel to the Romans. You are not My people: These passages from Hosea 2:23 and 1:10 show the mercy of God. 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For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth. Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens. Bible Hub: Search, Read, Study the Bible in Many Languages. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Major Prophets To make a full stop after flesh and start a new sentence for the doxology is very abrupt and awkward.. Morris cites examples where hate clearly seems to mean something like loved less (Genesis 29:31, 33; Deuteronomy 21:15; Matthew 6:24; Luke 14:26; John 12:25). Minor Prophets He took a boy named Sporus and had him castrated, then married him (with a full ceremony), brought him to the palace with a great procession, and made the boy his wife. Later, Nero lived with another man, and Nero was the wife.. As well, many scholars (Bruce and Barclay among them) believe that an edited version of Romans without the personal references in Romans 16 was distributed widely among early churches as a summary of apostolic doctrine. For example, Ishmael was just as much a son of Abraham as Isaac was; but Ishmael was a son according to the flesh, and Isaac was a son according to the promise (At this time I will come and Sarah will have a son). The word debased (or, reprobate in the KJV) originally meant that which has not stood the test. It was used of coins that were below standard and therefore rejected. Historical Books Paul doesnt even use the normal words for men and women here; he uses the words for male and female, using categories that describe sexuality outside of human terms, because the type of sexual sin he describes is outside of human dignity. He has given a general revelation that is obvious both in creation and within the mind and heart of man. i. Jude 3; Galatians 1:6-9; 2:3-5). c. The adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the services of God, and the promises: The pain Paul feels for his lost brethren is all the more severe when he considers how God has blessed them with all the privileges of being His own special people. i. 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This great passion for souls gave Paul perspective. b. For who has resisted His will? But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? ii. Johannine Writings Used herein by permission. Luke-Acts i. Prophets Paul is not here proceeding to a new and unrelated subject. Poetical Books It is our goal to make BLBi the most comprehensive course of study possible. It is not that the word of God has taken no effect: Paul thinks of someone looking at Israel and saying, Gods word didnt come through for them. Paul says he serves as a "ministering priest" of Jesus Christ presenting the gospel as a "priestly service" so Gentile converts would be an acceptable sacrifice to God. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone. Romans is a book about God. It is the gospel of God in the sense that it belongs to God in heaven. 4. These three chapters are part of the way he makes plain how God in fact saves people. (Morris). c. I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit: Paul uses every possible assurance to declare his great sorrow over Israel. 1. At one time, London AIDS clinics defined a woman as promiscuous if she had more than six partners in her lifetime. Sometimes it is the penalty of rebellion, resulting in spiritual emptiness and all its ramifications. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point of Scripture. Has he contradicted everything he has previously said, which emphasized Gods sovereign plan? Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. After much discussion with Mr. Guzik, I finally complied and removed it from . i. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, 'The just shall live by faith.'" I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise. ii. 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 And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.. Greece might have its philosophy, but Rome had its power (Wiersbe). As Wesley, the failed missionary, said later: While he was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. A bondservant an apostle: Pauls self-identification is important. It was a cursed death, Gal 3 13. Pentateuch i. First and foremost we are saved from the wrath of God that we righteously deserve. The C2000 Series commentary consists of transcriptions of recordings of Pastor Chuck Smith's "Through the Bible" messages delivered at Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa. And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them, We should not think that God persuaded an unwilling, kind-hearted Pharaoh to be hard towards God and Israel. It is the lie you will be like God (Genesis 3:5). One day Israel will be restored and once again be called sons of the living God. i. Paul has already shown in Romans that the only possible way to be saved is through faith, not the works of the law; and that this salvation comes only through the work of a crucified Savior which was a stumbling block to Israel (1 Corinthians 1:22-23). Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. 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. A list of Bible based courses on a wide range of theological topics provided for free By Blue Letter Bible There are many important words in the vocabulary of Romans we must understand. Envy is so powerful that there is a sense in which it put Jesus on the cross. Paul's letter to the Romans is probably the most systematic presentation of the gospel in all of his writings, and indeed in all of the NT. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven. On October 14, 1979, late at night Nol was in bed, and so was Abraham in her womb. ii. Pauline Epistles Who exchanged the truth of God for the lie: In every rebellion and disobedience against God we exchange the truth of God for the lie of our own choosing, and set the creature before the Creator. The Gospels And her beloved, who was not beloved. 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. The Old Testament The Theology of Work Bible Commentary is the only commentary covering what every book of the Bible says about work. The Old Testament One was the heir of Gods covenant of salvation, and one was not. There is therefore now no condemnation: The simple declaration of no condemnation comes to those who are in Christ Jesus. Minor Prophets But put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires (Romans 13:13b-14). The merciful promise is clear: But if only a remnant will survive, at least a remnant will survive, and constitute the hope of restoration. (Bruce). As it is written: Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense, Instead, he places the responsibility with Israel: Because they did not seek it by faith they stumbled at that stumbling stone. 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. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, The just shall live by faith., a. b. I am not ashamed of the gospel: This reveals Pauls heart. Romans 12:1-2 is one of the best-known passages in the Bibleand deservedly so, for we find here a succinct description of the essence of the believer's response to God's grace in the gospel of Jesus Christ. 1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God 2 the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3 regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life[ a] was a descendant of David, 4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son . What shall we say then? Sadly it has been removed. BLB Tutorial 2.8 - Bible Study Tools 4: Commentaries. A servant of Jesus Christ, is a higher title than monarch of the world. (Poole). My trouble is to understand how God could love Jacob. (Newell). This is the Bible, the divinely inspired Word of God. The BlueLetterBible hosts a range of study materials designed to aid your research into the meaning and purpose of the Scriptures. It is power. Pauls message is the gospel (good news) of God. Our father Isaac: Gods choice between Ishmael and Isaac seems somewhat logical to us. e. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed: Simply, the gospel reveals the righteousness of God. Paul rejects this view and points out that God does what he wills. (Morris). iv. For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established; that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. It is a God-righteousness. (Murray). Pauline Epistles Everything Paul touches in this letter he relates to God. b. Wisdom Literature This speaks of the generally self-destructive nature of sin; it often carries within itself its own penalty. 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. As he sat, he heard children playing a game and they called out to each other these words: Take up and read! GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. In hardening the heart of Pharaoh, God simply allowed Pharaohs heart to pursue its natural inclination. c. He hardens: We know that Pharaoh did harden his own heart, according to Exodus 7:13, 7:22, 8:15, 8:19, 8:32, 9:7, and 9:34. We do not give it power, we only stop hindering the power of the gospel when we present it effectively. Without the GRACE, favour, and peculiar help of God, he could not have been an apostle. (Clarke). The center of Christianity is not a teaching or a moral system, it is a Person: Jesus Christ. i. I will call them My people, who were not My people, c. That the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who calls: So we do not think that God chose Jacob over Esau because He knew their works in advance, Paul points out that it was not of works. 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? Paul began by discussing that which is most easily observable in the worldthe sinfulness of all humanity. The New Testament The wrath of God: We sometimes object to the idea of the wrath of God because we equate it with human anger, which is motivated by selfish personal reasons or by a desire for revenge. Pauline Epistles He perhaps thought this was a good time to write ahead to the Christians in Rome, a church he planned to visit after the trip to Jerusalem. 5. It may be that he memorized it and that the reading of it became a part of virtually every meeting of the Roman church. Romans 9 . i. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point i. Pentateuch Johannine Writings c. I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world: Paul was thankful for the good reputation of the church in Rome. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point God is the most important word in this epistle. Statistics tell us that on average 43% of homosexuals say they have had 500 or more sexual partners in their lifetime, and only 1% of homosexuals say they have had four or less sexual partners in their lifetime. (Romans 9:14-16) Does Gods choice of one over another make God unrighteous? He didnt fulfill His promise for them because they missed their Messiah and now seem cursed. For our limited reason does not grasp it, as the child cannot comprehend the courage of warriors! (Bengel). KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries. If God says He chooses, and if God also says that we are responsible before Him, who are we to question Him? 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, 2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) 3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; 4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of . i. What shall we say then? For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven: The idea is simple but sobering Gods wrath is revealed from heaven against the human race, and the human race deserves the wrath of God. Lesser things did not trouble him because he was troubled by a great thing the souls of men. The remnant will be saved. It is actually His wrath that allows us to go on destroying ourselves with sin. Its a lot harder to understand why God chose Jacob to be the heir of Gods covenant of salvation instead of Esau. Prophets The gospel had reached the Roman Christians, demonstrating that they are the called of Jesus Christ. He knew his life of sin and rebellion against God left him empty and feeling dead; but he just couldnt find the strength to make a final, real decision for Jesus Christ. b. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1957. . Take courses in major areas of Christian belief and practice. (16-19) Jesus rebukes those who refuse to be pleased by either John the Baptist's or Jesus' ministry. Luke-Acts Nevertheless, Paul didnt bring something new, but something very old in the plan of God. Barrett, Charles Kingsley. (Read Romans 7:18-22) The more pure and holy the heart is, it will have the more quick feeling as to the sin that remains in it. All rights reserved by the copyright holder. ii. Romans 16:22-24. Luke-Acts 2. Text Commentaries; Audio & Video Commentaries; Bible Reference. Clearly seen: The universal character of this revelation and the clarity of it leave man without excuse for rejecting it. There is a sense in which Jesus was the Son of God in weakness before the resurrection but the Son of God in power thereafter. (Morris), c. Declared: This ancient Greek word (horizo) comes from the idea to bound, define, determine, or limit, and hence our word horizon, the line that determines the farthest visible part of the earth in reference to the heavens. A Moravian was about to be sent by Zinzendorf to preach in Greenland. Major Prophets Poetical Books Prophets Yet every Christian should make an effort to know Romans, for this book will ground the believer in the faith. It means that God treats the sinner as if he had not been a sinner at all., iii. The same attitude must govern him in his continuing experience as a child of God. (Harrison) This is an echo of Pauls message in Galatians 3:1-3. This epistle requires all the mental make-up we have, and in addition, it must be bathed in prayer and supplication so that the Holy Spirit can teach us. b. Where does all this violence, immorality, cruelty and degradation come from? (Romans) 6 - . Because the Gentiles pursued the righteousness of faith, and the Jews pursued the law of righteousness. The New Testament In his studies he came across Psalm 31:1: In Thy righteousness deliver me. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Wrath is the holy revulsion of Gods being against that which is the contradiction of his holiness. (Murray), ii. 1.1 THE CONTEXT. Epictetus called his lecture room the hospital for the sick soul. Epicurus called his teaching the medicine of salvation. Seneca said that because men were so conscious of their weakness and their inefficiency in necessary things that all men were looking towards salvation. Epictetus said that men were looking for a peace not of Caesars proclamation, but of Gods. (Cited in Barclay). Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God. When Paul wrote the Book of Romans, he had been a Christian preacher for some 20 years. i. Some have tried to expand the scope of this chapter to include matters of faith. The lie is essentially idolatry which puts us in the place of God. At this time the word Greek had lost its racial sense altogether. c. The wrath of God: In this portion of the letter (Romans 1:18-3:20), Pauls goal is not to proclaim the good news, but to demonstrate the absolute necessity of the good news of salvation from Gods righteous wrath. Johannine Writings Because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth., Unless the LORD of Sabaoth had left us a seed, of Scripture. h. I am ready: Spurgeon wondered if Paul didnt use the words I am ready as his motto. d. Although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God: The problem is not that man did not know God, but that he did know Him yet refused to glorify Him as God. 1.2 TWO EXCLAMATIONS OF WONDER. b. b. eBibles Free Downloads Audio. The gospel gave Paul and the church grace and apostleship, and one reason those two gifts were given was to produce obedience to the faith. Why? The impact of Romans on Martin Luther. i. born of the seed of David according to the flesh, Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world, Without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers, I may find a way in the will of God to come to you, I may impart to you that I may be encouraged, I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now), I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also, For it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, For in it the righteousness of God is revealed, Who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, His invisible attributes are clearly seen, Although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, Who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, For this reason God gave them up to vile passions, For even their women exchanged the natural use, them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, Receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due, receiving in themselves the penalty of their error, 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), Barclay, William "The Letter to the Romans" (The New Daily Study Bible) (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1975), Bruce, F.F. 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