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The Believer's Privileges. (a. d. 58.)
THE BELIEVER'S PRIVILEGES. (A. D. 58.) The apostle here suggests two privileges more to which true Christians are entitled:— I. The help of the Spirit in prayer. While we are in this world, hoping and waiting for what w…
The Believer's Privileges. (a. d. 58.)
THE BELIEVER'S PRIVILEGES. (A. D. 58.) The apostle, having reckoned up so many ingredients of the happiness of true believers, comes here to represent the ground of them all, which he lays in predestination. These preci…
The Believer's Triumph. (a. d. 58.)
THE BELIEVER'S TRIUMPH. (A. D. 58.) The apostle closes this excellent discourse upon the privileges of believers with a holy triumph, in the name of all the saints. Having largely set forth the mystery of God's love to…
Paul's Anxiety for the Jews. (a. d. 58.)
PAUL'S ANXIETY FOR THE JEWS. (A. D. 58.) We have here the apostle's solemn profession of a great concern for the nation and people of the Jews—that he was heartily troubled that so many of them were enemies to the gospe…
The Divine Sovereignty. (a. d. 58.)
THE DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY. (A. D. 58.) The apostle, having made his way to that which he had to say, concerning the rejection of the body of his countrymen, with a protestation of his own affection for them and a concessio…
The Divine Sovereignty. (a. d. 58.)
THE DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY. (A. D. 58.) The apostle, having asserted the true meaning of the promise, comes here to maintain and prove the absolute sovereignty of God, in disposing of the children of men, with reference to…
Conversion of the Gentiles. (a. d. 58.)
CONVERSION OF THE GENTILES. (A. D. 58.) Having explained the promise, and proved the divine sovereignty, the apostle here shows how the rejection of the Jews, and the taking in of the Gentiles, were foretold in the Old…
Reception of the Gentiles and Rejection of the Jews. (a. d. 58.)
RECEPTION OF THE GENTILES AND REJECTION OF THE JEWS. (A. D. 58.) The apostle comes here at last to fix the true reason of the reception of the Gentiles, and the rejection of the Jews. There was a difference in the way o…
Paul's Discourse of Righteousness; The Method of Salvation. (a. d. 58.)
PAUL'S DISCOURSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS; THE METHOD OF SALVATION. (A. D. 58.) The scope of the apostle in this part of the chapter is to show the vast difference between the righteousness of the law and the righteousness of f…
Importance of Preaching the Gospel; Perverseness of Israel. (a. d. 58.)
IMPORTANCE OF PREACHING THE GOSPEL; PERVERSENESS OF ISRAEL. (A. D. 58.) The first words express the design of the apostle through these verses, that there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles, but they stand upon…
The State of the Jews; The State of the Gentiles; The Gentiles Warned; The Future Conversion of the Jews. (a. d. 58.)
THE STATE OF THE JEWS; THE STATE OF THE GENTILES; THE GENTILES WARNED; THE FUTURE CONVERSION OF THE JEWS. (A. D. 58.) The apostle proposes here a plausible objection, which might be urged against the divine conduct in c…
The Divine Sovereignty. (a. d. 58.)
THE DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY. (A. D. 58.) The apostle having insisted so largely, through the greatest part of this chapter, upon reconciling the rejection of the Jews with the divine goodness, he concludes here with the ackn…
Consecration to God; Duty towards God; Duty towards Ourselves; Due Exercise of Spiritual Gifts; Duty towards Our Brethren; Brotherly Love; Love to Enemies. (a. d. 58.)
CONSECRATION TO GOD; DUTY TOWARDS GOD; DUTY TOWARDS OURSELVES; DUE EXERCISE OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS; DUTY TOWARDS OUR BRETHREN; BROTHERLY LOVE; LOVE TO ENEMIES. (A. D. 58.) We may observe here, according to the scheme mentio…
Obedience to Magistrates Enforced. (a. d. 58.)
OBEDIENCE TO MAGISTRATES ENFORCED. (A. D. 58.) We are here taught how to conduct ourselves towards magistrates, and those that are in authority over us, called here the higher powers, intimating their authority (they ar…
Justice and Charity. (a. d. 58.)
JUSTICE AND CHARITY. (A. D. 58.) We are here taught a lesson of justice and charity. I. Of justice (Romans 13:7): Render therefore to all their dues, especially to magistrates, for this refers to what goes before; and l…
The Christian Directory. (a. d. 58.)
THE CHRISTIAN DIRECTORY. (A. D. 58.) We are here taught a lesson of sobriety and godliness in ourselves. Our main care must be to look to ourselves. Four things we are here taught, as a Christian's directory for his day…
Exhortations to Candour; The Dominion of Christ. (a. d. 58.)
EXHORTATIONS TO CANDOUR; THE DOMINION OF CHRIST. (A. D. 58.) We have in this chapter, I. An account of the unhappy contention which had broken out in the Christian church. Our Master had foretold that offences would com…
Condescension and Self-denial; Tenderness and Generosity. (a. d. 58.)
CONDESCENSION AND SELF-DENIAL; TENDERNESS AND GENEROSITY. (A. D. 58.) The apostle here lays down two precepts, with reasons to enforce them, showing the duty of the strong Christian to consider and condescend to the wea…
Christian Unity. (a. d. 58.)
CHRISTIAN UNITY. (A. D. 58.) The apostle, having delivered two exhortations, before he proceeds to more, intermixes here a prayer for the success of what he had said. Faithful ministers water their preaching with their…
Christian Unity. (a. d. 58.)
CHRISTIAN UNITY. (A. D. 58.) The apostle here returns to his exhortation to Christians. What he says here (Romans 15:7) is to the same purport with the former; but the repetition shows how much the apostle's heart was u…
The God of Hope. (a. d. 58.)
THE GOD OF HOPE. (A. D. 58.) Here is another prayer directed to God, as the God of hope; and it is, as the former (Romans 15:5), for spiritual blessings: these are the blest blessings, and to be first and chiefly prayed…
Paul Commends the Brethren. (a. d. 58.)
PAUL COMMENDS THE BRETHREN. (A. D. 58.) Here, I. He commends these Christians with the highest characters that could be. He began his epistle with their praises (Romans 1:8), Your faith is spoken of throughout the world…
The Apostle's Labours. (a. d. 58.)
THE APOSTLE'S LABOURS. (A. D. 58.) The apostle here gives some account of himself and of his own affairs. Having mentioned his ministry and apostleship, he goes on further to magnify his office in the efficacy of it, an…
The Apostle's Labours; Paul's Desire to See the Romans; Contributions for the Poor Saints. (a. d. 58.)
THE APOSTLE'S LABOURS; PAUL'S DESIRE TO SEE THE ROMANS; CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE POOR SAINTS. (A. D. 58.) St. Paul here declares his purpose to come and see the Christians at Rome. Upon this head his matter is but common a…