THE FRUITS OF JUSTIFYING FAITH. Romans 5:1_ a_. Since then we have been justified, etc., recapitulates Romans 3:22 to Romans 4:25. The apodosis (according to the best-attested reading, RV) is hortatory: Let us abide in peace with God, etc.; the Greek tense implies a continued state, as in Acts 9:31... [ Continue Reading ]
LOVE AND RECONCILIATION. Romans 5:6. The helplessness and ill-desert of the objects, and the timeliness of the intervention, go to commend God's love to us, shown in the death of Christ on our behalf a sacrifice enhanced when one considers that a righteous man will scarcely find another to die for... [ Continue Reading ]
The therefore of Romans 5:12 covers Romans 1:16 to Romans 5:11: the working of sin and grace are traced up to their fountain-heads in ADAM AND CHRIST (_cf._ 1 Corinthians 15:45). Adam (Heb. _man)_ stands for humanity racially. Two opposing currents run through man's life, each with its personal sour... [ Continue Reading ]