i. Hosea 4:17 expresses the judgmental aspect of God giving us up, leaving us to our own sin: Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone. Jude 3; Galatians 1:6-9; 2:3-5). b. In Romans 1:16, Paul spoke of salvation but what are we saved from? Pentateuch 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. Paul has a simple command and encouragement for the Christian: be what you are. What shall we say then? i. There is therefore now no condemnation: The simple declaration of no condemnation comes to those who are in Christ Jesus. h. I am ready: Spurgeon wondered if Paul didnt use the words I am ready as his motto. Paul is not here proceeding to a new and unrelated subject. A bondservant an apostle: Pauls self-identification is important. 2. 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. i. We would have become like Sodom: Sodom and Gomorrah were completely destroyed in judgment. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point 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. i. Cookie Notice: Pentateuch Instead of glorifying God we transformed our idea of Him into forms and images more comfortable to our corrupt and darkened hearts. We are in a dangerous place when we regard Gods mercy towards us as our right. Romans 11:33. The suffering of Gods people at the hands of the Assyrians and others would make them feel as if they would certainly be destroyed. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel: One meaning of the name Israel is governed by God. Paul says here that not all Israel is really governed by God. Did Gods word fail? It was a cursed death, Gal 3 13. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith; but Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness. ii. This declaration is even greater when we understand that this is the righteousness of God given to the believer. One day Israel will be restored and once again be called sons of the living God. The Whole Bible 2. One was the heir of Gods covenant of salvation, and one was not. Major Prophets Has he contradicted everything he has previously said, which emphasized Gods sovereign plan? He didnt read any further; he didnt have to. So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, The just shall live by faith., a. This first chapter of the Epistle to the Romans is a dreadful portion of the Word of God. In August of 1513, a monk lectured on the Book of Psalms to seminary students, but his inner life was nothing but turmoil. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point We have provided this method as a convenience to our users. Historical Books Because of its location, this church had a special visibility and opportunity to glorify Jesus throughout the Empire. The letter to the Romans stands as the clearest and most systematic presentation of Christian doctrine in all the Scriptures. Commentary on Romans 7:18-22. At one time, London AIDS clinics defined a woman as promiscuous if she had more than six partners in her lifetime. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible This quotation from Isaiah 1:9 shows that as bad as Judahs state was because of their sin, it could have been worse. c. But also of the Gentiles: And if God wants to show mercy to the Gentiles as well as the Jews (of course, never being less than fair to either), who can oppose Him? This means that the gospel was meant to go first to the ethnic and cultural Jew, and then to the cultural Greek. But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. Wrath is the holy revulsion of Gods being against that which is the contradiction of his holiness. (Murray), ii. i. Paul replies by showing how disrespectful such a question is. Bible Hub: Search, Read, Study the Bible in Many Languages. However, we do not feel this is the best method for using the Blue Letter Bible. He didnt fulfill His promise for them because they missed their Messiah and now seem cursed. 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. "The Letter of Paul to the Romans" (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1988), Calvin, John "Romans: Calvin's Commentaries" Volume 19 (Acts 14-28; Romans 1-16) (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1979), Clarke, Adam "Clarke's Commentary: The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments with a Commentary and Critical Notes" Volume 6 (Romans-Revelation) (New York: Eaton and Mains, 1832), Harrison, Everett F. "Romans: The Expositor's Bible Commentary" Volume 10 (Romans-Galatians) (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1976), Lenski, R.C.H. These three chapters are part of the way he makes plain how God in fact saves people." (Morris) 2. Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. God is the most important word in this epistle. David Guzik Study Guide for Psalm 17 Shelter Under the Shadow of His Wings The title of this Psalm is simply,A Prayer of David. 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. c. So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy: Gods mercy is not given to us because of what we wish to do (him who wills), or because of what we actually do (him who runs), but simply out of His desire to show mercy. 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. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point For many years David Guzik's commentary was hosted on StudyLight.org. Lesser things did not trouble him because he was troubled by a great thing the souls of men. It is absolutely essential that we constantly compare our own conception of God against the reality of who God is as revealed in His Word. f. Professing to be wise, they became fools: Our rejection of Gods general revelation does not make us smarter or better. i. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1955. 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). It does not speak of the holy righteousness of God that condemns the guilty sinner, but of the God-kind of righteousness that is given to the sinner who puts their trust in Jesus Christ. Johannine Writings Despite all their power, the Romans like all men were powerless to make themselves righteous before God. 5. Historical Books This isnt a gospel Paul made up; he simply is a messenger of Gods gospel. Paul's letter to the Christians in Rome is his masterpiece. Get love for the souls of men then you will not be whining about a dead dog, or a sick cat, or about the crotchets of a family, and the little disturbances that John and Mary may make by their idle talk. The New Testament For who has resisted His will?. To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: 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). GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed ii. Johannine Writings Wisdom Literature Paul rejects this view and points out that God does what he wills. (Morris). John 3:16, Jesus faith love), The Whole Bible We should regard the love and the hate as regarding His purpose in choosing one to become the heir of the covenant of Abraham. The New Testament It is power. Get the free Bible Hub App! Instead, the reason for choosing was found in Him who calls. Minor Prophets It seems the church in Rome began somewhat spontaneously as Christians came to the great city of the Empire and settled there. This grace and peace is not the kind wish of a man; they are gifts, coming from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. First, Our old man is crucified with him, v. 6. As was seen earlier in Romans 6, we can be legally free and still choose to live like a prisoner. 1.1 THE CONTEXT. b. General Epistles 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. ii. 4. Those who prefer a punctuation that says otherwise impose their preconceived views on the text. a. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? a. Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness: By all appearances the Gentiles found righteousness even though it did not seem that they really looked for it. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them. Yet on matters of opinion, we need to be sure we understand and apply . He wanted them to know that he really prayed. We cant seem to resist the temptation to create God into our own corrupt image, or even in an image beneath us. What does this say about God? Notice how socially acceptable sins (such as covetousness, envy and pride) are included right along with socially unacceptable sins (such as murder and being unloving). Historical Books GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point It does not even mean, at this point, that he makes the sinner a good man. Read it at home, and be startled at the awful vices of the Gentile world. (Spurgeon). Historical Books In the summer of 386, a young man wept in the backyard of a friend. Luke-Acts How do I know that He will come through for me? Paul answers the question by asserting that it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. As it is written: Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense, Minor Prophets i. 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 . It was stupid to think that, since the whole nation had not entered the blessing, the promise of God had failed. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), The Whole Bible b. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. 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. 2. Paul wrote to a culture where homosexuality was accepted as a part of life for both men and women. (Romans 1:18b-23) Why the human race is guilty before God: demonstrations of our ungodliness and unrighteousness. They are not only saved by faith, but they live by faith. In May of 1738, a failed minister and missionary reluctantly went to a small Bible study where someone read aloud from Martin Luthers Commentary on Romans. a. v. Our greatest error in considering the choices of God is to think that God chooses for arbitrary reasons, as if He chooses in an eeny-meeny-miny-moe way. Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Email / username or password was incorrect! Other New Testament letters focus more on the church and its challenges and problems. If God justifies a sinner, it does not mean that he finds reasons to prove that he was right far from it. God is never less than fair with anyone, but fully reserves the right to be more than fair with individuals as He chooses. As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one; There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. 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. The gospel had reached the Roman Christians, demonstrating that they are the called of Jesus Christ. Concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord: This is the center of Pauls gospel, the sun that everything else orbits around. Homosexuals often seem to specialize in anonymous sex with no emotional commitment. It did not mean a native of the country of Greece [a Greek] was one who knew the culture and the mind of Greece. (Barclay). a. Whisperers: Secret detractors; those who, under pretended secrecy, carry about accusations against their neighbours, whether true or false; blasting their reputation by clandestine tittle-tattle. (Clarke). i. I grasped the truth that the righteousness of God is that righteousness whereby, through grace and sheer mercy, he justifies us by faith. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. (Romans 9:14-16) Does Gods choice of one over another make God unrighteous? He dwells in the heart by faith. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens: Sometimes God will glorify Himself through showing mercy; sometimes God will glorify Himself through a mans hardness. 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission, The Whole Bible a. Pentateuch (Romans 9:32-33) Paul emphasizes the reason why Israel seems cast off from Gods goodness and righteousness: Because they did not seek it by faith. I, the God of Romans 9, John Piper, will be proclaimed and heralded, not just analyzed and explained.". It was one of those times something like what Blaise Pascal experienced. Prophets Prophets Isaac stands for the children of the promise and Ishmael stands for the children of the flesh. 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. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Commentary Menu More Information on Carl Westerlund Prior Section Romans Chapter 11. (Romans 1:16-17) Paul introduces the theme of his letter: the righteousness of God, as revealed in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Your partnership makes all we do possible. i. 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