The kingdom of God is within you, and will be so to eternity. What Does It Mean That "Your Life Is Hidden with Christ"? (2.) Present receivings and comforts are consistent with a great many groans; not as the pangs of one dying, but as the throes of a woman in travailgroans that are symptoms of life, not of death. WebA verse-by-verse Bible study class. 17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. A direct and positive conclusion of the whole matter: For I am persuaded, v. 38, 39. 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. By the creature here we understand, not as some do the Gentile world, and their expectation of Christ and the gospel, which is an exposition very foreign and forced, but the whole frame of nature, especially that of this lower worldthe whole creation, the compages of inanimate and sensible creatures, which, because of their harmony and mutual dependence, and because they all constitute and make up one world, are spoken of in the singular number as the creature. That which is herein chiefly designed is the honour of Jesus Christ, that he might be the first-born among many brethren; that is, that Christ might have the honour of being the great pattern, as well as the great prince, and in this, as in other things, might have pre-eminence. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death. Observe here. (1.) Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . WebPurpose of Writing: As with all Pauls epistles to the churches, his purpose in writing was to proclaim the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ by teaching doctrine and edify and encourage the believers who would receive his letter. Whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. That the creature, that is now thus burdened, shall, at the time of the restitution of all things, be delivered from this bondage into the glorious liberty of the children of God (v. 21)they shall no more be subject to vanity and corruption, and the other fruits of the curse; but, on the contrary, this lower world shall be renewed: when there will be new heavens there will be a new earth (2 Pet 3 13; Rev 21 1); and there shall be a glory conferred upon all the creatures, which shall be (in the proportion of their natures) as suitable and as great an advancement as the glory of the children of God shall be to them. The object of this expectation. This was what he aimed at all alongto bring them to heaven. When the creatures are made the food and fuel of our lusts, they are subject to vanity, they are captivated by the law of sin. Freely givefreely, without reluctancy; he is ready to give, meets us with his favours;and freely, without recompence, without money, and without price. Having the Spirit of Christ is the same with having the Spirit of God to dwell in us. Christ comes to do that which the law could not do. A sanctified soul is a living soul, and that life is peace; it is a very comfortable life. WebHe finds Jews and Gentiles alike to be sinners and in need of salvation. And we have here such a draught of the gospel charter, such a display of the unspeakable privileges of true believers, as may furnish us with abundant matter for joy and peace in believing, that by all these immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation. Displaying all worksheets related to - Romans 8. Cannot be uttered; they are so confused, the soul is in such a hurry with temptations and troubles, we know not what to say, nor how to express ourselves. Christ had said, "Whatever you ask the Father according to his will he will give it you." Christ doth not, will not, love us the less for all this. Work together. Carnal pleasure, worldly profit and honour, the things of sense and time, are the things of the flesh, which unregenerate people mind. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. Consider the consequences, what will be at the end of the way. The counsels and decrees of God do not truckle to the frail and fickle will of men; no, God's foreknowledge of the saints is the same with that everlasting love wherewith he is said to have loved them, Jer 31 3. 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Many conquests are dearly bought; but what do the suffering saints lose? These studies focus on what the Bible says, and what it means. It is implied that we are debtors to Christ and to the Spirit: there we owe our all, all we have and all we can do, by a thousand bonds and obligations. WebPurpose of Writing: As with all Pauls epistles to the churches, his purpose in writing was to proclaim the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ by teaching doctrine and edify and encourage To a sincere Christian, who makes heart-work of his duty, nothing is more comfortable than that God searches the heart, for then he will hear and answer those desires which we want words to express. 27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. What shall we say to these things? 1. (4.) MoSheH ["Withdrawn", Moses] indeed [, ahMNahM] wrote upon the righteousness, that from inside the Instruction: that do them, the ahDahM WebSum up God's conclusion about man in Romans 3:10-12. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. The resurrection is here called the redemption of the body. his visits more shy? To a hypocrite, all whose religion lies in his tongue, nothing is more dreadful than that God searches the heart and sees through all his disguises. Though the soul be the principal part of the man, yet the Lord has declared himself for the body also, and has provided a great deal of honour and happiness for the body. What we may therefore expect he will do: He will with him freely give us all things. It denotes a full, and strong, and affectionate persuasion, arising from the experience of the strength and sweetness of the divine love. Though he was his own Son, yet, being made sin for us, it pleased the Lord to bruise him. Context A. Proud member Our happiness is not in present possession: We are saved by hope. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. 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. To be spirited as Christ was, to walk and live as Christ did, to bear our sufferings patiently as Christ did. That there is a present vanity to which the creature, by reason of the sin of man, is made subject, v. 20. The happy effect of this upon us (v. 4): That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us. 102. Hence the apostle by the way infers how much it is our duty to walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit, v. 12, 13. This is his triumph after that melancholy complaint and conflict in the foregoing chaptersin remaining, disturbing, vexing, but, blessed be God, not ruining. Observe, (1.) She that liveth in pleasure is dead (1 Tim 5 6), not only dead in law as guilty, but dead in state as carnal. None are his but those that have his Spirit; that is, [1.] By looking to our minds. I. He is the Mediator of our love: it is in and through him that God can love us and that we dare love God. A daring challenge to all the enemies of the saints to separate them, if they could, from the love of Christ. Killed all the day long, that is, continually exposed to and expecting the fatal stroke. In general, he here makes a challenge, throws down the gauntlet, as it were, dares all the enemies of the saints to do their worst: If God be for us, who can be against us? Both the good angels and the bad are called principalities and powers: the good, Eph 1 21; Col 1 16; the bad, Eph 6 12; Col 2 15. As we say, A man is in love, or in drink, that is, overcome by it. Those that suffered with David in his persecuted state were advanced by him and with him when he came to the crown; see 2 Tim 2 12. Thus we are conquerors, not in our own strength, but in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. He will establish that word unto his servants on which he has caused them to hope (Ps 119 49), and heaven is therefore sweet; for, if hope deferred makes the heart sick, surely when the desire comes it will be a tree of life, Prov 13 12. 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh,[ b] God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a He is the judge, the king, the party offended, and his judgment is according to truth, and sooner or later all the world will be brought to be of his mind; so that we may challenge all our accusers to come and put in their charge. He had reasoned the case within himself, weighed the arguments on both sides, and thus at last resolves the point. It is illustrated (v. 36) by a passage quoted from Ps 44 22, For thy sake we are killed all the day long, which intimates that we are not to think strange, no not concerning the fiery bloody trial. Created wills are so very fickle, and created powers so very feeble, that, if any of these did depend upon the creature, the whole would shake. Their sins are not of his performing, therefore not intended here, though his permitting sin is made to work for their good, 2 Chron 32 31. There is nothing like a believing view of the glory which shall be revealed to support and bear up the spirit under all the sufferings of this present time. The goal of the mind is The Spirit in the heart helps, dwelling in us, working in us, as a Spirit of grace and supplication, especially with respect to the infirmities we are under when we are in a suffering state, when our faith is most apt to fail; for this end the Holy Ghost was poured out. 1. As the accomplishment of the saints' present hopes and expectations, v. 19, etc. Whom he did foreknow, that is, whom he designed for his friends and favourites. II. We have a similar contrast in chapter 8 between the law of sin and of death (v. It denotes an affectionate endearing importunity, and a believing stress laid upon the relation. The covenant of grace made with us in Christ is a treasury of merit and grace, and thence we receive pardon and a new nature, are freed from the law of sin and death, that is, both from the guilt and power of sinfrom the course of the law, and the dominion of the flesh. The assistances which the Spirit gives us in that duty. Click on the different category headings to find out more. (1.) II. Their privilege: They are the sons of God, received into the number of God's children by adoption, owned and loved by him as his children. Now, the Spirit teaches us in prayer to come to God as a Father, with a holy humble confidence, emboldening the soul in that duty. WebMore Than Conquerors. It is not a rash and sudden determination, but the product of a very serious and deliberate consideration. Since He died, we died with Him ( Rom. If nothing less will save man, rather than man shall perish let him go, though it were out of his bosom. He first sums up what is disbursed for Christ in the sufferings of this present time, and finds they come to very little; he then sums up what is secured to us by Christ in the glory that shall be revealed, and this he finds to be an infinite sum, transcending all conception, the disbursement abundantly made up and the losses infinitely countervailed. Who can cut off our streams, while we have a fountain to go to? Now this intercession which the Spirit makes is, (1.) He is there as a man at his own house, where he is constant and welcome, and has the dominion. Observe, The love that exists between God and true believers is through Christ. Use a dictionary if necessary. (2.) What is it we are thus desiring and waiting for? 1: There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2. Christ was made sin for us (2 Cor 5 21), and, being so made, when he was condemned sin was condemned in the flesh of Christ, condemned in the human nature: So was sanctification made to divine justice, and way made for the salvation of the sinner. It is enmity to God (v. 7), and this is worse than the former. It is God himself that predestinated, calleth, justifieth, glorifieth; so the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange God with him. But then it will be complete, when the Captain of our salvation shall bring the many sons to glory, Heb 2 10. [2.] It is the death of the soul; for it is its alienation from God, in union and communion with whom the life of the soul consists. 6:11 ). All the saints have flesh and spirit in them; but to be in the flesh and to be in the Spirit are contrary. 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. Grace in the soul is its new nature; the life of the saint lies in the soul, while the life of the sinner goes no further than the body. But those two come much to one; for all that are actuated by the Spirit of God as their rule are conformable to the spirit of Christ as their pattern. It is God who justifies! They should not at all deter and frighten us from the diligent and earnest pursuit of that glory. Romans 8 is one of the most powerful and popular chapters in all the Bible. The sure success of these intercessions: He that searches the heart knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, v. 27. To make the sense of the words clear, which in our translation is a little intricate, we may read it thus, with a little transposition:God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and a sacrifice for sin, condemned sin in the flesh, which the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, etc., v. 4. The veil signified bondage, 2 Cor 3 15. It is a mere cavil therefore to call the doctrine of election a licentious doctrine, and to argue that it gives encouragement to sin, as if the end were separated from the way and happiness from holiness. Helpeth, synantilambanetaiheaves with us, over against us, helps as we help one that would lift up a burden, by lifting over against him at the other endhelps with us, that is, with us doing our endeavour, putting forth the strength we have. 1. Those are more than conquerors that conquer, First, With little loss. The life purchased and promised does not immortalize the body in its present state. When the body dies, and returns to the dust, the spirit if life; not only living and immortal, but swallowed up of life. Though a child of God may come under fear of bondage again, and may be questioning his sonship, yet the blessed Spirit is not again a spirit of bondage, for then he would witness an untruth. Who shall? WebA verse-by-verse Bible study class. Vile bodies shall be newly fashioned, Phil 3 21; 1 Cor 15 42. Therefore the apostle mentions it with a yea, rather. The foundation of this freedom is laid in Christ's undertaking for us, of which he speaks v. 3, God sending his own Son. Why, the Spirit itself makes intercession for us, dictates our requests, indites our petitions, draws up our plea for us. In having the first-fruits of the Spirit we have that which is very precious, but we have not all we would have. You can check these in your browser security settings. Called? If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. we may suppose them of as much use as they were to Adam in innocency; and if it be only to illustrate the wisdom, power, and goodness of their Creator, that is enough. The ground of the challenge is God's being for us; in this he sums up all our privileges. (2.) All the paths of spiritual wisdom are paths of peace. He could reckon not by art only, but by experience; for he knew both. Observe, (1.) We have good assurance of our preservation and continuance in this blessed state, v. 35, to the end. By the merit of his death he paid our debt; and the surety's payment is a good plea to an action of debt. Topics covered: The never-ending debt to love You can also change some of your preferences. shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? III. WebRomans 8:37-39, For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Not only theynot only the creatures which are not capable of such a happiness as the first-fruits of the Spirit, but even we, who have such present rich receivings, cannot but long for something more and greater. The sufferings are small and short, and concern the body only; but the glory is rich and great, and concerns the soul, and is eternal. that he should give so great a gift for us when we were enemies, and should deny us any good thing, now that through him we are friends and children? What does Paul say regarding those who are in Christ Jesus (i.e., Christians) (Romans 8:1)? And, upon the view of both, he gives this judgment here. Men may give a charter of adoption; but it is God's prerogative, when he adopts, to give a spirit of adoptionthe nature of children. When we can but cry, Abba, Father, and refer ourselves to him with a holy humble boldness, this is the work of the Spirit. WebRomans Chapter 8 Romans 8:1 [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. So many Christians It is not enough that we do that which is good, but we must do it well, seek in a due order; and here we are often at a lossgraces are weak, affections cold, thoughts wandering, and it is not always easy to find the heart to pray, 2 Sam 7 27. What room is left for doubting and disquietment? We cannot without God, and he will not without us. The bodies of the saints are the temples of the Holy Ghost, 1 Cor 3 16; 6 19. A sanctified soul bears the image of God, as the child bears the image of the father. 34 Who is he that condemneth? Faith is the evidence, hope the expectation, of things not seen. Little children, begging of their parents, can say little but Father, Father, and that is rhetoric enough. Topics covered: The never-ending debt to love one another -- Who is the creditor for this debt? Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. WebBut what does it say? The book is crossed, the bond cancelled, the judgment vacated, the attainder reversed; and they are no longer dealt with as criminals, but owned and loved as friends and favourites. 104. Whom he justified those he also glorified. The apostle speaks of this in the first person: We know not. Noe shares his life story and The adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. There is a general outcry of the whole creation against the sin of man: the stone crieth out of the wall (Hab 2 11), the land cries, Job 31 38. 5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. There is still every day, and all the day long, one or other of the people of God bleeding and dying under the rage of persecuting enemies. The vision of God and the fruition of God make up the inheritance the saints are heirs to. (3.) WebSOJO MEMBERSHIP MONTHLY OPTION. By examining what we mind, the things of the flesh or the things of the spirit. Now this arises from their being in Christ Jesus; by virtue of their union with him through faith they are thus secured. The sufferings of the saints are but sufferings of this present time, strike no deeper than the things of time, last no longer than the present time (2 Cor 4 17), light affliction, and but for a moment. WebRomans 8:14-17 Sons and Daughters of the Living God p.12 8. Who is he that condemneth? Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. Those that now partake of the Spirit of Christ, as his brethren, shall, as his brethren, partake of his glory (John 17 24), shall sit down with him upon his throne, Rev 3 21. To be Christ's (that is, to be a Christian indeed, one of his children, his servants, his friends, in union with him) is a privilege and honour which many pretend to that have no part nor lot in the matter. The former comes to the ear only, but this to the heart. It is not only an enemy, but enmity itself. 1. Us who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Salem Media Group. The apostle here suggests two privileges more to which true Christians are entitled:. How comfortable should this be to all the children of God, how little soever they have in possession, that, being heirs, they have enough in reversion! We are like foolish children, that are ready to cry for fruit before it is ripe and fit for them; see Luke 9 54, 55. 31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. And, as he always hears the Son interceding for us, so he always hears the Spirit interceding in us, because his intercession is according to the will of God. This is the ground of the stedfastness of the love; therefore God rests in his love (Zeph 3 17), because Jesus Christ, in whom he loves us, is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever. For these the ruling powers condemned them: "But no matter for that" (says the apostle); "while we stand right at God's bar it is of no great moment how we stand at men's. This takes in the whole of sanctification, of which Christ is the great pattern and sampler. WebChrist is the firstborn with respect to all creatures in general; he was begotten of the Father before all creatures were; he is the first cause of them all, the governor, basis, and support of them: and he is the firstborn with respect to the saints; who are of the same nature with him, are made partakers of the divine nature, are sons in the We are more than conquerors. To prove this, he urges that it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. He that hath designed us for the inheritance of sons when we come to age will not let us want necessaries in the mean time. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. He knows what is the mind of his own Spirit in us. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. (26,27) Their interest in the love of God. Give four descriptions of the filth and blasphemy out of men's mouths found in Romans 3:13-14. WebWeek 3: Romans 8:9-11 (1) Look back on your notes for verses 1-8. WebROMANS Chapter Ten -5. 3. 6:1-2) We have died to sin through Christ are our freedom from sin ( Rom. Compare with this Ps 96 10-13; 98 7-9. As he thinketh in his heart, so is he, Prov 23 7. They do not come to it as purchasers by any merit or procurement of their own; but as heirs, purely by the act of God; for God makes heirs. This overthrows them all; it is God, the righteous faithful God, that justifieth. The more we know of other things the less we wonder at them; but the further we are led into an acquaintance with gospel mysteries the more we are affected with the admiration of them. We are under another covenant, another master, another husband, under the law of the Spirit, the law that gives the Spirit, spiritual life to qualify us for eternal. I refer to Ps 17 15, I will behold thy face in righteousness. He that hath prepared a crown and kingdom for us will be sure to give us enough to bear our charges in the way to it. It will then be put past dispute. Many a man has the witness of his own spirit to the goodness of his state who has not the concurring testimony of the Spirit. Who then dares fight against us, while God himself is fighting for us? 7:4 ). The death even of the bodies of the saints is a remaining token of God's displeasure against sin. Heaven is an inheritance that all the saints are heirs to. We are not debtors to the flesh, neither by relation, gratitude, nor any other bond or obligation. What use shall we make of all that has been said? 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. Many speak peace to themselves to whom the God of heaven does not speak peace. But the honour and happiness of an heir lie in the value and worth of that which he is heir to: we read of those that inherit the wind; and therefore we have here an abstract of the premises. (1.) There are four links of it:. Afflicted: It is to work for them this exceeding and eternal weight of glory. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. 23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. He took upon him that nature which was corrupt, though perfectly abstracted from the corruptions of it. Death includes all misery; carnal souls are miserable souls. No, by no means. We, having received such clusters in this wilderness, cannot but long for the full vintage in the heavenly Canaan. This expresses states and conditions of the soul vastly different. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. The LXX. Observe, The author of all these is the same. The tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, shall be repaired, whatever great mountains may be in the way. Who knows what is good for a man in this life? 1. The strength and fervency of those desires which the Holy Spirit works are hereby intimated. Whom he did predestinate those he also called, not only with the external call (so many are called that were not chosen, Matt 20 16; 22 14), but with the internal and effectual call. From their being in Christ Jesus ; by virtue of their union with freely. Settings and force blocking all cookies on this website temples of the Spirit of God, and that,... 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