What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? The apostle has been all along careful to guard his readers against the supposition that he was teaching them any absolutely new doctrine. New, it might indeed be called, in respect of the flood of new light w... [ Continue Reading ]
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. FOR IF ABRAHAM WERE JUSTIFIED BY WORKS, HE HATH WHEREOF TO GLORY; BUT NOT BEFORE GOD - q.d., 'If works were the ground of Abraham's justification, he would have matter for boasting; but as it is perfectly certa... [ Continue Reading ]
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. FOR WHAT SAITH THE SCRIPTURE? ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT (THAT IS, HIS BELIEVING) WAS COUNTED UNTO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS (). Romish expositors and Arminian Protestants make this to mean that God a... [ Continue Reading ]
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. NOW TO HIM THAT WORKETH (AS A SERVANT FOR WAGES) IS THE REWARD NOT RECKONED OF GRACE - as a matter of favour, BUT OF DEBT - as a thing of right.... [ Continue Reading ]
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. BUT TO HIM THAT WORKETH NOT, BUT BELIEVETH ON HIM THAT JUSTIFIETH THE UNGODLY, HIS FAITH IS COUNTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS. The apostle in this verse expresses himself in language the... [ Continue Reading ]
Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, EVEN AS DAVID ALSO DESCRIBETH, [ legei (G3004)] - 'speaketh,' 'pronounceth,' THE BLESSEDNESS OF THE MAN, UNTO WHOM GOD IMPUTETH RIGHTEOUSNESS WITHOUT WORKS - whom, though void of all g... [ Continue Reading ]
Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. [SAYING], BLESSED ARE THEY WHOSE INIQUITIES ARE FORGIVEN, AND WHOSE SINS ARE COVERED.... [ Continue Reading ]
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. BLESSED IS THE MAN TO WHOM THE LORD WILL NOT IMPUTE SIN. These two first verses of Psalms 32:1 (which are taken verbatim from the Septuagint, and exactly correspond to the Hebrew) speak in express terms only of 'transgression forgiven, sin... [ Continue Reading ]
Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. COMETH THIS BLESSEDNESS THEN UPON THE CIRCUMCISION ONLY ... , FOR WE SAY THAT FAITH WAS RECKONED TO ABRAHAM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS.... [ Continue Reading ]
How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. HOW WAS IT THEN RECKONED? ... NOT IN CIRCUMCISION, BUT IN UNCIRCUMCISION.... [ Continue Reading ]
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: AND HE RECEIVED THE SIGN OF CIRCUMCISI... [ Continue Reading ]
And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised. AND THE FATHER OF CIRCUMCISION TO THEM WHO ARE NOT OF THE CIRCUMCISION ONLY. Here the same sentiment is expressed... [ Continue Reading ]
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. FOR THE PROMISE, THAT HE SHOULD BE THE HEIR OF THE WORLD. To understand this in any local or territorial sense-of the land of Canaan, as a type of... [ Continue Reading ]
For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: FOR IF THEY WHICH ARE OF THE LAW BE HEIRS - If the blessing is to be earned by obedience to the law, FAITH IS MADE VOID - the whole divine method is subverted.... [ Continue Reading ]
Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. BECAUSE THE LAW WORKETH WRATH - has nothing to give to those who break it but condemnation and vengeance: FOR WHERE NO LAW IS, THERE IS NO TRANSGRESSION. It is just the law that makes transgression, in the case of t... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, THEREFORE IT IS OF FAITH, THAT IT MIGHT BE BY GRACE; TO THE END THE PRO... [ Continue Reading ]
(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. (AS IT IS WRITTEN (GENESIS 17:5 ), I HAVE MADE THEE A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS,) BEFORE HIM WHOM HE BELIEVED, [ k... [ Continue Reading ]
Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. WHO AGAINST HOPE (WHEN NO GROUND FOR HOPE APPEARED) BELIEVED IN HOPE - cherished the believing expectation [ par' (G3844) elpida (G1680) ep' (G1909) elpidi... [ Continue Reading ]
And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb: AND BEING NOT WEAK IN FAITH, HE CONSIDERED NOT, [ ou (G3756) katenoeesen (G2657)] - reflected not on, paid no attention to, those physical obsta... [ Continue Reading ]
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; HE STAGGERED ('HESITATED') NOT, [ diekrithee (G1252). In the New Testament, diakrinoo (G1252), in middle, signifies 'to doubt,' 'hesitate,' and the same sense attaches, as here, to 1 aorist pas... [ Continue Reading ]
And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. AND BEING FULLY PERSUADED, [ pleeroforeetheis (G4135), of persons, 'fully assured;' of things, 'fully,' or 'on sure grounds, believed,' as in Luke 1:1 ] THAT WHAT HE HAD PROMISED HE WAS ABLE ALSO TO PERFORM. The... [ Continue Reading ]
And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. AND THEREFORE IT WAS IMPUTED TO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS - q.d., 'Let all then take notice that this was not because of anything meritorious in Abraham, but merely because he so believed.' The application of this whole argument about Abraham ... [ Continue Reading ]
Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; NOW IT WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR HIS SAKE ALONE, THAT IT WAS IMPUTED TO HIM - `These things were not recorded as mere historical facts, but as illustrations for all time of God's method of justification by faith.'... [ Continue Reading ]
But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; BUT FOR US ALSO, TO WHOM IT SHALL BE IMPUTED, IF WE BELIEVE ON HIM THAT RAISED UP JESUS OUR LORD FROM THE DEAD. The only difference between the two cases is, that our faith rests on th... [ Continue Reading ]
Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. WHO WAS DELIVERED FOR OUR OFFENCES, [ dia (G1223) ta (G3588) paraptoomata (G3900) heemoon (G2257)] - 'on account of our offences;' that is, in order to expiate them by His blood, AND WAS RAISED AGAIN FOR OUR JUSTIFI... [ Continue Reading ]