“To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.” -Romans 9:5 Not only to the Israelites, belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises,” but also the lineage and revelation of […]
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To the Israelites Belong…
“They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.” -Romans 9:4 In verses 4 and 5, Paul expounds his reasons for being willing to sacrifice himself for his kinsmen, if it were possible and if it meant they would be saved. […]
For the Sake of My Brothers
“I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the […]
I’m Not Lying!
“I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—” -Romans 9:1 What seems to be so much of an abrupt change in subject matter as to raise doubts in the minds of some scholars about the place of chapters 9-11 is not so dubious if […]
We Are Sure!
“For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” -Romans 8:38–39 Paul’s argument ends in a […]
More Than Conquerors
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” -Romans 8:37 The answer to his question in vs. 35 is an emphatic, No! To recall his line of reasoning, in anticipation of questions as to why those who are in Christ will still face tribulation and be possessed of […]
As It Is Written
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”” -Romans 8:35–36 To demonstrate his assurance to believers that […]
Who Shall Separate Us from the Love of Christ
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?” -Romans 8:35 Here Paul addresses another area of concern for the believer, one’s well-being. The afflictions we face in this life are not only unsettling, stressful, and sometimes painful, but they also […]
More Than That
“Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.” -Romans 8:34 Commenting eloquently on this passage, the Reformer, John Calvin, says, “As no one by accusing can prevail, when the judge absolves; so there remains […]
It is God Who Justifies
“Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.” -Romans 8:33 There is above all others only one court in which we must all stand, the high tribunal of the creator, God. And what more consolation could we receive in this life than knowing that God is favorable toward us already. […]