No war shall be any. 2. You must carefully guard against the notion of its being a question of Paul's own experience, because he says, "I had not known," "I was alive," etc. Did the call of God. We need not here enter into the details; but on the surface we see how the apostle brings all down to that which is of the deepest interest to every soul. . Paul has the very same thought. 13). The sense of the apostle in these four verses we may take in the following observations:-- (1.) Now Paul asks a series of questions: "If God be for us, who can be against us?" This observation in these verses has some difficulty in it, which puzzles interpreters a little; and the more because it is a remark not made in any other scripture, with which it might be compared. In short, it is what the words say "the righteousness of God," and this "by faith of Jesus Christ.". Justification is not from works of law. more ways than one. Why would they not allow such a pretension? To hold the truth in unrighteousness would be no security. We cannot speak of the state of things before the flood as a dispensation. Man is an inferior trinity: spirit, soul, and body. He is the one who has the right to condemn--but so far from condemning, he is at God's right hand interceding for us, and therefore we are safe. - For the creature (or, creation, as before) was subjected to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who subjected it in hope. For the creature was made subject to vanity The Gentile world were subject to vanity of mind; but how? God is not reluctant to help you. . Wouldst thou have me hold office or eschew it, stay or flee, be rich or poor? Paul is drawing a contrast between two kinds of life. I am groaning. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death ( Romans 8:2 ). More or less, the Christian is brought under this influence; his joys are marred; his peace is discomposed; his affections wander; his life is a life of vanity and vexation. Did they fall back on Abraham? (verses 22-32.) God himself will be with them, and will be their God, Revelation 21:3. I reckon, as an arithmetician that is balancing an account. There are passages that refer to Gods eyes and fingers (see Job 38:7 for an example). ( Romans 8:35.) I have got it made. Genesis 3:22-24. in hope -- Hope has a reference to the future, and the Christian sighs for deliverance from our corruptible, mortal bodies, and expects it. . He breaks the objections down into 3 main ones: 1) If God's grace increases whenever we sin then we should just continue to sin so that we might experience more grace 2) If we're not under the old law in the old testament then we should be free to live however we want This type of figurative speech is frequently found in the Bible. The answer is found in this portion of our epistle (that is, from the middle of chapter 5). Twice the father symbolically sold his son, and twice he bought him back; but the third time he did not buy him back and thus the patria potestas was held to be broken. ", No malign influences (powers) will separate us from Christ. When it rains, it is starting to leak. What did they say to Ishmaelites as joint-heirs? For the creature was made subject to vanity Mankind in general, and the whole visible creation, lost their original beauty, glory, and felicity; a sad change passed on man, and his place of abode; the whole face of nature was obscured, and all creatures were subjected to vanity and wretchedness in a variety of forms. particularly their gross idolatry, their polytheism, or Sounds pretty wonderful, doesn't it? The ancient world was haunted by the tyranny of the stars. And now the spirit is helping my weakness in my prayer life. Whatever sufferings believers may experience, they are of little significance when compared with the glory to be revealed on the day of final victory (18). Now Christ died and rose again; and the man who is one with Christ is one with death's conqueror and shares in that victory. In that state the law simply became something that moved him to sin and he went from bad to worse, a defeated and frustrated man. When the EEG reads flat for twenty-four hours they say, "Well, there is no brain movement or brain activity at all, lets pull the plug and see if anything happens on the monitor." Three items in Paul's statement and in the early creed are the same, that Jesus died, rose again, and is at the right hand of God. The extent is what God Himself, so to speak, possesses the universe of God, whatever will be under Christ: and what will not? might be truly said to be made subject thereunto, being under the What is it we are thus desiring and waiting for? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness. Hey, it is to have the victory in the midst of the battle. He does not see only the consequences of man's sin; he sees the power of God's mercy and love. That there is none righteous, none that doeth good, none that understandeth. For the truth is that God has in Christ condemned sin, and this for sin definitely; so that He has nothing more to do in condemnation of that root of evil. Thus it is a mistake to suppose that saints may not be benefited by a better understanding of the gospel, at least as Paul preached it. Morning Prayer Sermonette. The adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. There is laid down the most essential of all truths as a groundwork of salvation; namely, expiation. It surpasses all that we have yet seen and known: present vouchsafements are sweet and precious, very precious, very sweet; but there is something to come, something behind the curtain, that will outshine all. Apologizing, repenting for my failure of the past week. It is fit and proper that he should engage here in the service of Him who has redeemed him. Paul says that creation was subjected to futility in Romans 8:20-21 ESV: For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. Joint-heirs with Christ. You know things start going wrong, "Oh, I need to talk to someone," you know. "And earth, and all the trees, and the innumerable flocks of, sheep shall give their true fruit to mankind, of wine and of, sweet honey and of white milk and corn, which to men is the most. John Piper Sep 9, 2001. He now, by a kind of personification, ascribes hope to them, as he did will before. John Locke insisted that Adam's disobedience was not of his own will, since it occurred "not through his own choice, but by the guile of the devil. It is his wise arrangement. We did not achieve that; all is of God. In writing to the Corinthians, the second epistle, chapter 5, Paul said, "For we know when this earthly tent, our body, is dissolved, that we then have a building of God that is not made with hands that is eternal in the heavens. Because we possess the capacity to sin, when it is coupled with the determination to resist temptation to sin, the resultant effort becomes a spiritual exercise.Like a man training with dumbbells, the repeated resistance builds strength over time. The reason for the anticipation of creation of the glorification was that creation itself was subjected to "futility.". He is saying: "Suppose that by some wild flight of imagination there emerged another and a different world, you would still be safe; you would still be enwrapped in the love of God.". He says, that they have been subjected to vanity, and for this reason, because they abide not in a constant and durable state, but being as it were evanescent and unstable, they pass away swiftly; for no doubt he sets vanity in opposition to a perfect state. I can begin to live in victory over the flesh, because of that same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead, it makes me alive in Him. This passage gives a very wide perspective of Gods great plan of redemption, which is the heart of Pauls theology. And as it is for obedience of faith, it was not in anywise restricted to the Jewish people "among all nations, for his (Christ's) name: among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ" (verses 5, 6). Then, in Romans 9:1-33; Romans 10:1-21; Romans 11:1-36, the apostle handles a difficulty serious to any mind, especially to the Jew, who might readily feel that all this display of grace in Christ to the Gentile as much as to the Jew by the gospel seems to make very cheap the distinctive place of Israel as given of God. He will cause sweet fountains of, white milk to burst forth. It is for the saints to learn, of course; but it is that which goes out in its own force and necessary aim to the need of man a divine righteousness, which justifies instead of condemning him who believes. Commentary on Romans 8:10-17 (Read Romans 8:10-17) If the Spirit be in us, Christ is in us. Ministers are helpers of the joy of the saints. When the woman in Samaria said to Jesus, "Our fathers say we are to worship God in this mountain. Thus, this kind of a verse should be a very searching verse and one that we should allow to search out our hearts today. No man can tell. In life we live with Christ; in death we die with him; and because we die with him, we also rise with him. Of it nothing has been heard till now. It is not merely a call then; but as we have by our Lord Jesus Christ our access into the favour wherein we stand, so there is positive boasting in the hope of the glory of God. And this leads us to see not only where there was an analogy with those who believe in a promised Saviour, but also to a weighty difference. In him mankind brought to God the perfect obedience, just as in Adam mankind brought to God the fatal disobedience. For we know that the whole creation is groaning and travailing in pain together until now ( Romans 8:22 ). "Righteousness" never means mercy, not even the "righteousness of God." i. Romans 8 begins with no condemnation; it ends with no separation, and in between there is no defeat. Or, They are thus captivated, not for any sin of their own, which they had committed, but for man's sin: By reason of him who hath subjected the same. If that be so who can possibly condemn men? Amen.May the Lord be with you. This is a very difficult passage because it is so highly compressed, and because, all through it, Paul is making allusions to things which he has already said. For this I will defend thee before men.'" But the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against them pre-eminently. For the creature was made subject to vanity] The Gentile world were subject to vanity of mind; but how? It is not a matter of choice. Many times the evil that he wouldn't do he was doing. 25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. But this may be comparatively a light question. So Jesus said, "Rejoice when you are persecuted for righteousness sake. Romans 7:1-20. We are told that our heart is deceitful and desperately wicked, who can know it. There is water as well as blood, and to that, not to this, the washing here refers. Paul is saying: "You can think of every terrifying thing that this or any other world can produce. As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter ( Romans 8:35-36 ). We all know where it is and must be for the Christian. The gospel at its height in no wise weakens but maintains the moral manifestation of what God is. The apostle allows this privilege to be great, specially in having the Scriptures, but turns the argument against the boasters. 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