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Verse 25. _BUT IF WE HOPE FOR THAT WE SEE NOT_] If we have a
well-grounded expectation of our resurrection and final glorification,
knowing that such things are necessarily _future_, and must for a
c...
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BUT IF WE HOPE ... - The effect here stated is one which exists
everywhere. Where there is a strong desire for an object, and a
corresponding expectation of obtaining it - which constitutes true
hope...
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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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THE LIBERATION OF OUR HUMAN NATURE (Romans 8:1-4)...
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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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WITH. through. App-104.Romans 8:1.
PATIENCE. See Romans 2:7....
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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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_But if we hope_, &c. The emphasis here is double; (_a_) on the fact
that we do _hope_for a given thing; i.e. look for it with a reason for
so doing; (_b_) on the fact that it is (by its nature as an...
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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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ΔΙ' ὙΠΟΜΟΝΗ͂Σ = in a condition of endurance, ὑ. is
steady resistance to adverse influences; and this is the peculiar
Christian temper under present conditions; cf. Hebrews 12:1; 1
Thessalonians 1:3; 2...
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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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ΎΠΟΜΆΝΉ (G5281) терпение, выдержка (TDNT;
TLNT).
ΆΠΕΚΔΕΧΌΜΕΘΑ _praes. ind. med. (dep.) от_
ΆΠΕΚΔΈΧΟΜΑΙ (G553), _см._ Romans 8:19....
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DISCOURSE: 1875
THE OFFICE OF HOPE
Romans 8:24. _We are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope:
for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for
that we see not, then do w...
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BUT IF WE HOPE FOR THAT WE SEE NOT, &C.— What the Apostle says here
of _hope,_ is to shew them, that the _groaning_ of the children of
God, before spoken of, was not the groaning of impatience, but su...
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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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But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for
it.
BUT IF WE HOPE FOR THAT WE SEE NOT, [THEN DO] WE WITH PATIENCE WAIT
FOR IT - i:e., then, patient waiting for it is our fit...
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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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PATIENCE] i.e. patient endurance.
26-30. While the Christian endures his sufferings in hope, the Spirit
within is praying for him, better than he can pray himself (Romans
8:26). Meanwhile he knows tha...
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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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If salvation were something that could be seen, something that could
be grasped by sight, then there would be no room for hope. As it is we
do _not_ see it; we _do_ hope for it; and, therefore, we pat...
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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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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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“ _For we have been saved in hope; but hope that is seen is not
hope; for what a man seeth, why would he yet hope for? Now if we hope
for that we see not, then do we with perseverance wait for it._ ”...
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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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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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This verse is not, as Meyer thinks, a deduction fitted to close the
first reason of encouragement. In this case an οὖν, _therefore_,
would have been necessary rather than δέ, _now_, or _but._ The
mean...
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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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_PATIENT WAITING_
‘If we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for
it.’
Romans 8:25
We are living in a transition time, by which we mean that ours is an
age of change. This is tru...
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25._If then what we see not_, _etc. _This is an argument derived from
what the antecedent implies; for patience necessarily follows hope.
For when it is grievous to be without the good you may desire,...
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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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BUT IF WE HOPE FOR THAT WE SEE NOT,.... Whether it be the hour of
death, or the second coming of Christ, or the resurrection of the
dead, and eternal glory; all which are unseen by us, and to be hoped...
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But if we hope for that we see not, _then_ do we with patience wait
for _it_.
Ver. 25. _Then do we with patience_] Religious men find it more easy
to bear evil than to wait till the promised good be...
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_For we are saved by hope_ That is, our salvation is now only in hope;
we do not yet possess the full salvation; _but hope that is seen is
not hope_ Hope here, by a usual metonymy, is put for the obje...
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BUT IF WE HOPE FOR THAT WE SEE NOT, THEN DO WE WITH PATIENCE WAIT FOR
IT....
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The sighing hope of the Christians and the Spirit's intercession:...
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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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Hope = Desire AND Expectation
Desire only = Wish
Expectation only = Dread
Ends - in sight, Don't hope for what you have.
25 Two requirements:
1. Hope for what is not seen yet.
2. Wait patiently...
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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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q.d. If we indeed hope for redemption and salvation, which is out of
sight, then it is meet that we do with patience digest and bear all
our present evils and sufferings; true hope is accompanied alwa...
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But if we hope for that which we see not, then do we with patience
wait for it. [We groan, I say, waiting for this future blessing. For
when we were converted and saved from the world, we were not so...
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Romans 8:25 But G1161 if G1487 hope G1679 (G5719) what G3739 not G3756
see G991 (G5719) for...
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‘But if we hope for what we do not see, then do we with patience
wait for it.'
And because that hope is of something that we do not see, we will wait
for it with patient endurance. God has plenty of...
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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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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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Romans 8:25. WITH PATIENCE WE WAIT FOR IT _._ Literally, ‘through,'
but it here indicates a characteristic of the waiting.' Patience,' as
usual, suggests the notion of enduring constancy. Because the...
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WITH PATIENCE
(δι' υπομονης). Paul repeats the verb απεκδεχομα
of verse Romans 8:23....
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Romans 8:23
Waiting in Hope.
I. The unintelligent creatures wait, but not in hope. They travail as
in pain with the burden of a future birth, of which they themselves
are ignorant. We know what we w...
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Romans 8:19. _For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for
the manifestation of the sons of God._
The whole creation is in a waiting posture, waiting for the glory yet
to be revealed.
Rom...
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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 8:1. _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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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._
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 8:23. _And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the
firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves,
waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body._...
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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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BUT IF WE HOPE. Read the introduction to Revelation. Without hope, we
would sink into despair!...
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_For we are saved by hope._
SAVED IN HOPE
According to our version “we are saved by hope,” but that is
scarcely in accordance with other parts of Holy Scripture. Everywhere
we are told that we are sa...
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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 8:24.—The salvation which we now enjoy is by the exercise of
hope as well as faith.
Romans 8:25.—The duty of waiting with patient endurance is argued
from salvation being yet...
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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 Thessalonians 1:3; 2 Thessalonians 3:5; Colossians 1:11; Genesis
49:18;...