Category Archives: Paul’s Letter to the Romans

His death for us opened a way through which we could be reconciled to God, and his suffering for us so touched our hearts that we wanted to be reconciled. If he accomplished so much for us when he seemed to be so weak that his enemies put him to death, much more, that he […]

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep…” Jesus later said: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. And again: I am the door: by me if any […]

The phrase “justified by faith”, does not warrant the conclusion that we are justified by faith only. It is a sound principle of exegesis to find out the use a writer makes of a word or phrase, and then to interpret his language in the light of that discovery. It is not different to find out […]

It does not appear that the Judaizers denied that the Gentile believers were saved, but their argument was that the Gentile Christians must, as servants of God, keep the law to be eternally saved, or to remain in a state of salvation. To offset these arguments, Paul shows that all of Abraham’s life was devoted to service to God; he was righteous by faith.   […]

As the one has need of strength to beat off the reasonings of greed, so has the faithful also need of a soul endued with power, that he may thrust aside the suggestions of unbelief. How then did he become “strong?” By trusting the matter, he replies, to faith and not to reasonings: or he […]

And I will make a covenant between me and thee. Here was a covenant about to be made, and the sequel shows that it was the land covenant, with circumcision as the sign of the covenant. Be it remembered that God had in Genesis 12:1-3 promised Abraham that in his seed all the families of the Earth should […]

“And if ye are Christ’s then are ye Abraham’s seed, heirs according to the promise” (Galatians 3:29). In the high gospel sense contemplated in the promise made to Abraham, he is the father of only those who believe in Christ. A Jew, as such, has no part in the in this promise. The spiritual family […]

“Through the law” means through the righteousness of the law, for the person who does not keep the law perfectly receives nothing through the law but punishment. “They that are of the law” means they that are righteous by law. If such are heirs, faith as a basis for righteousness is void. If the promise was made to those who […]

“And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also” (Romans 4:11). Circumcision was a sign of the covenant made […]

“Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin” (Romans 4:6-8). The Lord does not reckon sin, but does reckon righteousness, to […]