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Verse Romans 8:16. _THE SPIRIT ITSELF BEARETH WITNESS WITH OUR
SPIRIT_] αυτο το πνευμα, that same Spirit, the Spirit of
adoption; that is, the Spirit who witnesses this adoption; which can
be no othe...
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THE SPIRIT - The Holy Spirit. That the Holy Spirit here is intended,
is evident,
* Because this is the natural meaning of the expression;
* Because it is of the Holy Spirit that the apostle is mai...
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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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So Christian men stand toward life and death (Romans 8:1); how _toward
God?_
ROMANS 8:14. Justified (Romans 8:3) and sanctified (Romans 8:6), they
are
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So then, brothers, a duty is laid upon us--and that duty is not to our
own sinful human nature, to live according to the principles of that
same nature; for, if you live according to the principles of...
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THE LIBERATION OF OUR HUMAN NATURE (Romans 8:1-4)...
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SPIRIT ITSELF. Spirit Himself. App-101.
BEARETH WITNESS. See Romans 2:15.
CHILDREN. App-108. See note 2, p. 1511....
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_The Spirit itself_, &c. The "Spirit of Adoption" is here seen, as it
were, at His mysterious work, teaching us to "cry Abba, Father." He
"witnesses" with a witness which _concurs_with a witness borne...
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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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ΑΥ̓ΤῸ ΤῸ ΠΝΕΥ͂ΜΑ Κ.Τ.Λ. The absence of a
conjunction suggests that this is, in some sort, an explanation of the
preceding phrases (rather than an analysis of the consciousness, as S.
H.). If this be s...
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15, 16. Parenthetic, enforcing the description of Christians as sons....
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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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ΑΎΤΌ (G96) сам. Об этом использовании prop.
_см._ МТ, 40f.
ΣΥΜΜΑΡΤΥΡΕΪ́ _praes. ind. act. от_
ΣΥΜΜΑΡΤΥΡΈΩ (G200) свидетельствовать
перед кем-л., подтверждать,
предъявлять доказательства в
поддержку...
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DISCOURSE: 1871
THE WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT
Romans 8:16. _The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that
we are the children of God_.
THERE is a tribunal before which we must all appear at the...
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THE SPIRIT ITSELF BEARETH WITNESS, &C.— It may be proper to inquire,
on this much controverted verse, 1st, How many and who are the
witnesses here spoken of? and 2nd, What is the kind of evidence give...
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_TEXT_
Romans 8:16-17. The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit,
that we are children of God: Romans 8:17 and if children, then heirs;
heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be th...
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The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the
children of God:
THE SPIRIT ITSELF, [ auto (G846) to (G3588) pneuma (G4151)] - it
should be 'Himself.' It is unfortunate that our...
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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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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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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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(14-17) This life in the Spirit implies a special relation to God —
that of sons. I say of sons; for when you first received the Holy
Ghost it was no spirit of bondage and reign of terror to which you...
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THE SPIRIT ITSELF BEARETH WITNESS. — What is the nature of this
concurrent testimony? It would seem to be something of this kind. The
self-consciousness of the believer assures him of his sonship. The...
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(12-17) These verses form a hortatory application of the foregoing,
with further development of the idea to live after and in the Spirit....
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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 punctuation in W. and H. margin deserves notice. “In that we
cry, Abba, Father, the Spirit itself beareth witness with our
spirit,” etc. Our own spirit tells us we are God's children, but the
voic...
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CHILDREN AND HEIRS OF GOD
Romans 8:10
The Spirit here is of course the Holy Spirit, by whom Christ our Lord
lives within us. It is passing wonderful that as the life which throbs
in the heart beats a...
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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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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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“ _The Spirit itself beareth witness to our spirit, that we are
children of God. Now if children, then heirs of God, and joint-heirs
with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we may be also...
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EIGHTEENTH PASSAGE (ROMANS 8:12-17). FREED FROM SIN AND DEATH, THE
CHRISTIAN BECOMES SON AND HEIR.
Victory over sin and death once decided by the reign of the Holy
Spirit, condemnation is not only ta...
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For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is
life and peace. (7) Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for
it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. ...
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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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_THE WITNESS WITHIN_
‘The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the
children of God.’
Romans 8:16
Let us look at the facts to which the spirit of a child of God bears
witness p...
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16._The Spirit himself_, _etc. _He does not simply say, that God’s
Spirit is a witness to our spirit, but he adopts a compound verb,
which might be rendered “contest,” (_contestatur _,) were it not
th...
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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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THE SPIRIT ITSELF BEARETH WITNESS,.... The thing which the Spirit of
God witnesses to is,
THAT WE ARE THE SONS OF GOD; which supposes the case in some sense
doubtful and uncertain, at least that it i...
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The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the
children of God:
Ver. 16. _Beareth witness_] What an honour is this to the saints, that
the Holy Ghost should bear witness at the ba...
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_For as many as are led_, guided and governed, _by the Spirit of God_
As a Spirit of truth and grace, of wisdom and holiness; _they are the
sons of God_ That is, they stand related to God, not merely...
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THE SPIRIT ITSELF; the Holy Spirit.
BEARETH WITNESS WITH OUR SPIRIT; by working in us the dispositions,
and leading us to form the habits and cherish the hopes of the
children of God; and by his infl...
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THE SPIRIT ITSELF BEARETH WITNESS WITH OUR SPIRIT THAT WE ARE THE
CHILDREN OF GOD;...
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The Spirit of adoption in the Christians:...
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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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Spirit - Leads us "guard, guide and direct"
Makes us sons of God
15 What do you have?
Spirit of bondage Fear
Spirit of adoption "Abba, Father"
16 Two spirits
A. The Spirit = Holy Spirit
B. Our...
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THE SPIRIT HIMSELF BEARETH WITNESS WITH OUR SPIRIT, THAT WE ARE
CHILDREN OF GOD:
'And how does the Spirit witness "with" our spirit. The word of the
Spirit is what gives us our assurance that we are G...
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10-17 If the Spirit be in us, Christ is in us. He dwells in the heart
by faith. Grace in the soul is its new nature; the soul is alive to
God, and has begun its holy happiness which shall endure for...
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The Spirit of adoption doth not only excite us to call upon God as our
Father, but it doth ascertain and assure us (as before) that we are
his children. And this it doth not by an outward voice, as Go...
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The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are
children of God :...
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Romans 8:16 Spirit G4151 Himself G846 witness G4828 (G5719) our G2257
spirit G4151 that G3754 are G2070 ...
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‘The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit, that we are
children of God,'
And all this is because the Spirit Himself bears witness with our
spirit that we are the children of God, making us aw...
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THE CONTRAST BETWEEN FLESH AND SPIRIT IS CONSIDERED, LEADING UP TO THE
ASSURANCE OF LIFE THROUGH THE TRIUNE GOD AND A DECLARATION OF OUR
SONSHIP AND HEIRSHIP (8:5-17). Reference to ‘walking not after...
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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 8:16. THE SPIRIT ITSELF; the Holy Spirit
BEARETH WITNESS WITH, or, ‘to,' OUR SPIRIT, our renewed spirit, in
which the Holy Spirit dwells. But it is doubtful whether we should
render ‘with , '...
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1. _The Life in the Spirit contrasted with the Life after the Flesh._
The Christian is free from condemnation (Romans 8:1), because he is
freed from the law of sin (Romans 8:2), a result which the law...
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THE SPIRIT HIMSELF
(αυτο το πνευμα). The grammatical gender of πνευμα
is neuter as here, but the Greek used also the natural gender as we do
exclusively as in John 16:13 εκεινος (masculineHE
), το...
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CHILDREN
(Greek, "teknon", "one born," a "child" (and so in (Romans 8:17);
(Romans 8:21); not, as in (Romans 8:14); "sons" (Greek, "huios").
See ...
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Romans 8:12
St. Paul is telling us here that there are two masters, either of whom
we may serve, but one or other of whom we must serve. Christ is one,
sin is the other. Christ is the Lord of our spir...
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Romans 8:16
The Evidence of Christian Sonship.
I. The evidence of sonship its nature. In illustrating this there are
two points to be considered the ground on which that evidence is
founded; the mann...
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Romans 8:12
From Present Life to Future Glory.
I. The leading of the Holy Spirit is no leading at all unless it be
efficacious. If we are led by the Spirit, that means that to some
extent we are day...
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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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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 8:14. _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 8:14. _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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Romans 8:14. _For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are
the sons of God._
You can judge yourself, dear friend, by this test. Do you follow the
Spirit's leading? Do you desire continually...
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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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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 8:1. _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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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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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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TO DECLARE THAT WE ARE GOD'S CHILDREN. See 2 Corinthians 1:21-22; 2
Corinthians 5:5; Ephesians 1:13-14_. Lipscomb_ says: "The Spirit gives
directions through the word of truth how to beco
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_The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit._
THE WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT WITH OUR SPIRITS
I. The respective offices of the two witnesses.
1. “The Spirit itself beareth witness.”
(1) The subje...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 8:1 Paul celebrates the new life of the Spirit
that Christians enjoy as a result of Christ’s saving work.
⇐...
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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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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 3:19; 1 John 4:13; 1 John 5:10; 2 Corinthians 1:12;...
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Beareth witness with our spirit [σ υ μ μ α ρ τ υ ρ ε ι τ
ω π ν ε υ μ α τ ι η μ ω ν]. This rendering assumes the
concurrent testimony of the human spirit with that of the divine
Spirit. Others, however...
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The same Spirit beareth witness with our spirit — With the spirit of
every true believer, by a testimony distinct from that of his own
spirit, or the testimony of a good conscience. Happy they who enj...
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Observe here, 1. That our adoption into God's family is evidenced by
the testimony of the Spirit, bearing witness to and with our spirits;
here are two witnesses produced to testify the truth of. beli...