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Verse 18. _FOR I RECKON THAT THE SUFFERINGS_, c.] If the glory that is
to be revealed be the enjoyment of God himself, (see above,) then the
sufferings of this life, which, when compared with _eternit...
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FOR I RECKON - I think; I judge. This verse commences a new division
of the subject, which is continued to Romans 8:25. Its design is to
show the power of the gospel in sustaining the soul in trials;...
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CHAPTER 8
_ 1. In Christ; no Condemnation but Deliverance. (Romans 8:1 .)_
2. Flesh and Spirit. (Romans 8:5 .)
3. The Body and the Spirit. (Romans 8:9 .)
4. Sons and Heirs of God. ...
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THE BIRTH-PANGS OF IMMORTALITY.
Romans 8:18. These present sufferings are light beyond comparison, in
view of the glory awaiting us at the coming revelation. The destined
glory is hidden under a flesh...
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For I am convinced that the sufferings of this present age cannot be
compared with the glory which is destined to be disclosed to us. The
created world awaits with eager expectation the day when those...
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THE LIBERATION OF OUR HUMAN NATURE (Romans 8:1-4)...
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RECKON. See Romans 4:4.
SUFFERINGS. Greek. _pathema._ See Romans 7:5.
THIS PRESENT TIME. Literally the now time or season (Greek. _kairos)_.
WITH. App-104.
REVEALED. App-106.
IN. unto or with reg...
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Security of the Justified: the Holy Spirit's aid given to them:
Eternal Glory prepared for them: the Divine purpose leads them thither...
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_For_, &c. St Paul here follows out the last previous thought, and
especially the last word; the prospect of _glorification_with Christ
after suffering with Him. He dilates on its immensity and bliss,...
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The interpretation of the character and obligations of human life,
under the power of the indwelling Spirit, in relation to creation and
to GOD.
(12) If then all this is true, that our spirit in its w...
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ΛΟΓΊΖΟΜΑΙ ΓᾺΡ. The reference to δόξα in Romans 8:17
leads to the consideration of all that is involved in that final and
full manifestation of GOD.
ΟΥ̓Κ ἌΞΙΑ Κ.Τ.Λ. Cf. 2 Corinthians 4:17 f. ἄξια …
πρ...
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In the preceding verses the thoughts worked out in 2 Cor. _l.c_[161]
have been summarised. In these verses the Apostle includes a wider
range of thought, characteristic of Eph. and Col. Man’s present...
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ΛΟΓΊΖΟΜΑΙ (G3049) _praes. ind. med. (dep.)_ считать,
подводить итоги,
ΆΞΙΟΣ (G514) стоящий; сопоставимый,
достойный (TDNT).
ΠΆΘΗΜΑ (G3804) страдание,
ΠΡΌΣ (G4314) основное значение с _асс._ —
"рядо...
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DISCOURSE: 1873
PRESENT TROUBLES AND FUTURE GLORY
Romans 8:18. _I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are
not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in
us_.
AN expec...
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REVEALED— St. Paul speaks of this _glory_ here as what needs to be
_revealed,_ to give us a right conception of it. It is impossible to
have a clear and full comprehension of it, till we taste it....
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_TEXT_
Romans 8:18-25. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time
are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed
to us-ward. Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of...
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For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy
to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
FOR I RECKON, [ logizomai (G3049)] - as in Romans 3:28, expressive...
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Conciliation-Individual
11 Mortal bodies are such as are dying, in a physical sense. Their
vivification cannot refer to the future resurrection, but to the
present power of God's Spirit to use an...
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8:18 revealed (b-23) Or 'the glory about to be revealed.' but the
sense is most nearly given in the text. See Galatians 3:23 and 1
Corinthians 3:22 . The emphasis is on 'coming,' in contrast with 'thi...
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THE NEW LIFE IN CHEIST IN RELATION TO GOD AND THE SPIRIT
It was shown in Romans 5:12. that condemnation for the _guilt_ of sin
is done away by justification through faith in Christ. The question as
to...
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IN US] RV 'to usward.' 19, 20, 21. CREATURE] RV 'creation,' i.e. the
irrational creation: cp. Genesis 3:17. St. Paul represents nature
poetically, as feeling that dissatisfaction with its pain and fai...
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PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS
ROMANS
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 8
THE *HOLY SPIRIT AND GOD’S CHILDREN 8:1-39
FREEDOM FROM *SINFUL NATURE 8:1-4
V1 Therefore the people who belong to...
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(18-25) The mention of “suffering” and of “glory” recalls the
Apostle to a sense of his own position — what he had to go through,
and what was the hope that he had to animate and encourage him. A
vivi...
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REVEALED IN US. — _Upon us_ — _i.e.,_ reaching to us, and
illumining and transfiguring us. The Coming of Christ is always thus
conceived of as a visible manifestation of glory in those who take
part i...
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CHAPTER 18
HOLINESS BY THE SPIRIT, AND THE GLORIES THAT SHALL FOLLOW
Romans 8:12
Now the Apostle goes on to develop these noble premisses into
conclusions. How true to himself, and to his Inspirer,...
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The passage extending from this verse to Romans 8:27 is described by
Lipsius as a “threefold testimony to the future transfiguration
which awaits suffering believers”. In Romans 8:19-22 there is the
f...
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HOPING FOR THE COMPLETED REDEMPTION
Romans 8:18
Creation groans for freedom from the serpent's trail. Like a captive
maiden she sighs to be delivered from the curse which sin has brought
upon her. Th...
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The opening sentences of this chapter show a remarkable contrast with
the previous chapter. From the fearful sense of condemnation we pass
into the consciousness of no condemnation.
Having shown the n...
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(20) For I (t) reckon that the sufferings of this present time [are]
not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in
us.
(20) Thirdly, that this glory which we look for surpasse...
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THIRD SECTION (8:1-39). THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE JUSTIFIED
BELIEVER.
At the close of the preceding section, the apostle had contrasted the
_oldness of letter_, a term by which he denotes the...
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“ _For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not
worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us._
”
The term λογίζομαι, _I reckon_, here signifies: “I judge
after c...
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_ On the passage Romans 8:18-22_.
In following the exposition of the work of salvation, the apostle
touches a domain, that, namely, of _nature_, where he comes into
contact with the labors of science....
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NINETEENTH PASSAGE (ROMANS 8:18-30). COMPLETION OF THE PLAN OF
SALVATION, NOTWITHSTANDING THE MISERIES OF OUR PRESENT CONDITION.
In speaking of the full victory gained by the Spirit of Christ over
the...
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For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy
to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. (19) For
the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manif...
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The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written
gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of
the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
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_SUFFERING THE PRELUDE TO GLORY_
‘If so be that we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified
together.’
Romans 8:17
These words had a special meaning and application for the days of the
Apostl...
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_THE MINISTRY OF SUFFERING_
‘The sufferings of this present time.’
Romans 8:18
The mention of the necessity of suffering, going along with the love
and the affliction that we have in the service of...
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_SUFFERINGS AND GLORY_
‘I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to
be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.’
Romans 8:18
‘I reckon,’ spoken by one who knew...
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18._I indeed judge_, (258) _etc. _Though they take not altogether an
unsuitable view who understand this as a kind of modification; yet I
prefer to regard it in the light of an encouragement, for the...
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"There is therefore now no condemnation to those which are in Christ
Jesus" (Chapter 8). He does not here speak of the efficacy of the
blood in putting away sins (all-essential as that blood is, and t...
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FOR I RECKON, THAT THE SUFFERINGS OF THIS PRESENT TIME,.... By "this
present time" may be meant, the then present age, in which the apostle
lived; which was an age in which the people of God suffered...
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For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time _are_ not worthy
_to be compared_ with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Ver. 18. _Are not worthy to be, &c._] Heaven will pay for all; ho...
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_And if children, then heirs_ Those that are really the children of
God by adoption and grace, are not only under his peculiar direction,
protection, and care, and shall be supplied with all things wh...
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THE SUFFERINGS OF THIS PRESENT TIME; those which Christians endure in
this world.
NOT WORTHY TO BE COMPARED; are very small, as nothing in comparison.
GLORY-REVEALED IN US; Ephesians 3:16-19; Colossi...
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FOR I RECKON THAT THE SUFFERINGS OF THIS PRESENT TIME ARE NOT WORTHY
TO BE COMPARED WITH THE GLORY WHICH SHALL BE REVEALED IN US....
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COMFORT IN THE MANIFOLD AFFLICTIONS OF THIS LIFE.
The sighing of creation:...
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DELIVERANCE SIMPLY BY GOD'S TRUTH
We come now, in the first four verses here, to the deliverance itself.
Is this to be by means of experience? A mere glance at the verses will
show us it is decidedly...
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Compare This present time Will be
Sufferings Glory...
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FOR. RECKON THAT THE SUFFERINGS OF THIS PRESENT TIME ARE NOT WORTHY TO
BE COMPARED WITH THE GLORY WHICH SHALL BE REVEALED TO US-WARD. "I
RECKON" -'I consider' (RSV); 'It implies reasoning, "I judge af...
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18-25 The sufferings of the saints strike no deeper than the things
of time, last no longer than the present time, are light afflictions,
and but for a moment. How vastly different are the sentence o...
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For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy
to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward....
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Epistle of Ignatius to Mary at Neapolis
May I enjoy the torments which are prepared for me, seeing that "the
sufferings of this present time are not worthy [to be compared] with
the glory which shall...
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Romans 8:18 For G1063 consider G3049 (G5736) that G3754 sufferings
G3804 present G3568 time G2540 not G3756 worthy...
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‘For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not
worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed towards
us.'
Paul now gives the assurance that no matter how great the suffer...
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THE WHOLE OF CREATION IS GROANING IN EXPECTATION OF ITS REDEMPTION.
AND GOD'S PEOPLE ALSO GROAN WITH IT, AS DOES THE SPIRIT OF GOD HIMSELF
ON OUR BEHALF (8:18-27).
In spite of the division necessarily...
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3. _THE LIFE IN THE SPIRIT OVER AGAINST THE FAILURE OF THE LAW; THE
GOSPEL AS THE POWER OF GOD UNTO PRESENT SALVATION FROM SIN_ .
This chapter is ‘the climax of the Epistle' (Tholuck). The gospel is
a...
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Romans 8:18. FOR. This connects the verse with the whole thought
culminating in Romans 8:17 (see above), and not with ‘glorified'
alone.
I RECKON. No doubtful calculation is implied; comp. chap. Roma...
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2. GROUNDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, ATTESTING THE BELIEVER'S SECURITY.
The life in the Spirit involves fellowship with Christ in suffering
and glory (Romans 8:17). The sufferings are present, while the glory...
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TO US-WARD
(εις ημας). We shall be included in the radiance of the coming
glory which will put in the shadow the present sufferings. Precisely
the same idiom here with μελλουσαν δοξαν (aorist passi...
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Romans 8:18
The Groans of Creation.
I. In trying to understand the several voices which make up this
chorus of expectation, we must commence with the dumb companion of our
hope, the physical creatio...
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Romans 8:14. _For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are
the sons of God._
Not those who say they are «the sons of God,» but those who
undoubtedly prove that they are, by being led, influe...
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This precious chapter reminds us of the description of the land of
Havilah, «where there is gold, and the gold of that land is good.»
Romans 8:1. _There is therefore now no condemnation to them which...
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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._
To my mind one of the sweetest words of that verse is that...
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Romans 8:1. _There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are
in Christ Jesus,_
Observe that Paul writes «There is therefore,» for he is stating a
truth which is founded upon solid argument....
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The words we are about to read follow a passage in which the Apostle
describes the conflict of his soul. It is rather singular that it
should be so.
To catch the contrast, let us just begin at the en...
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Romans 8:14. _For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are
the sons of God._
Leading implies following; and those who are enabled to follow the
guidance of the Divine Spirit are most assured...
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Romans 8:15. _For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to
fear;_
You did receive it once. You needed it. You were in sin, and it was
well for you when sin became bondage to you. It was gr...
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Romans 8:18. _For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time
are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed
in us._
Paul made «the sufferings of this present time» into a...
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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._
«No condemnation»: that is the beginning of the chapter. No...
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CONTENTS: The new law of the Holy Spirit in the believer, giving
deliverance from sinful nature. The full result of the Gospel in the
believer and his security.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, P...
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The first four verses of this chapter belong to the preseding one, and
deduce the just conclusions therefrom, that the state of fallen man is
a state of condemnation and legal bondage that he cannot e...
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I CONSIDER. "The thoughts of suffering with Christ should not terrify
you." Paul gives three reasons: (1) the groaning of creation (Romans
8:19-22); (2) we groan as we wait in hope (Romans 8:23-25); ...
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_For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy
to be compared with the glory._
A SUBLIME COMPARISON
Men exaggerate the importance of what is close at hand, and diminish
the va...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 8:18 Paul began this major section of the
letter (Romans 5:1) by emphasizing the final hope of believers (Rom
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Romans 8:15.—The Chaldee and Greek words for “father” are used
so as to affect both Jews and Gentiles. “Abba,” like “papa,”
can be spoken with the mouth, and properly, therefore, cha...
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Romans 8:18_
Is life worth living?—Question much asked by present-day
philosophers. What is real answer? _Prayer Book_ says Yes: “We thank
Thee for our creation.”...
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EXPOSITION
ROMANS 8:1
(_c_) _The blessed condition and assured hope of such as are in Christ
_Jesus. The summary of the contents of this chapter, which follows the
Exposition, may be referred to in...
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Let's turn to the eighth chapter of Romans. Fasten your seatbelts as
we take off.
In the seventh chapter of the book of Romans, Paul has come to the
realization that the law is spiritual. While he was...
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1 John 3:2; 1 Peter 1:13; 1 Peter 1:6; 1 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 4:13;...
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I reckon [λ ο γ ι ζ ο μ α ι]. See on 1 Peter 5:12. It implies
reasoning. "I judge after calculation made" (Godet). Compare Romans
3:28; 2 Corinthians 11:5;...
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For I reckon — This verse gives the reason why he but now mentioned
sufferings and glory. When that glory "shall be revealed in us," then
the sons of God will be revealed also....
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Observe here, 1. The nature and property of the saints present
sufferings; they are short and momentary; THE SUFFERINGS OF THIS
PRESENT TIME. If sharp, they shall yet be short; though great, they
cann...