_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 3:1. WHAT ADVANTAGE THEN HATH THE JEW?—Pre-eminence. Passage brings out the idea of surplus (Wordsworth). Romans 3:3.—πίστιν τοῦ Θεοῦ—the faith of God—may perhaps be best explained by the assertion, God is faithful. Romans 3:4. GOD FORBID: YEA, LET GOD BE TRUE, ETC.—More p... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 3:9.—Do we bring pleas forward on behalf of ourselves—_i.e._, in fear of a sentence of condemnation against ourselves? (Stuart.) Romans 3:10.—The apostle having mentioned that he had impeached both Jews and Gentiles of being under sin, adduces documentary evidence of the le... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 3:22. BY FAITH OF JESUS CHRIST UNTO ALL AND UPON ALL THEM THAT BELIEVE.—Faith apprehends and appropriates a personal mediator. THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.—Our participation by faith in Christ as being the only righteousness that God approves, and thus is here called “the right... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 3:27.—Where is then the glorying? Such is the most literal and most correct rendering of the clause. Almost tantamount to the expression, Where is then their glorying? Romans 3:30.—The gospel establishes the law, because it is the most sublime manifestation of the holiness... [ Continue Reading ]