_What shall we say then_ What shall we think of this doctrine? namely, taught in the latter part of the preceding chapter, that where sin abounded grace did much more abound? Does it not follow from thence that we may _continue in sin_, that grace may abound still more, and may appear more glorious... [ Continue Reading ]
_Know ye not_ Can any of you be ignorant of this great and obvious truth, _that so many of us as were baptized into Christ_ That is, into the profession of the Christian faith; or implanted into and made a part of the mystical body of Christ by baptism, (as εις Χριστον seems to imply,) _were baptize... [ Continue Reading ]
_For_ Surely these two must go together; so that if we have been united to Christ by faith, (to which baptism engages us,) and have been made conformable to his death, by being dead to sin, we shall also know the power of his resurrection, by rising to newness of life. _Knowing this_ Not in theory m... [ Continue Reading ]
_Now if we be dead with Christ_ Conformed to his death by dying to sin; _we believe that we shall also live with him_ We have reason sufficient to assure ourselves that we shall be conformed to him in life too, by living an uninterrupted life of grace here, and glory hereafter; and shall die no more... [ Continue Reading ]
_Let not sin_ Any sinful disposition or inclination; _therefore_ Since you are regenerate and spiritually alive; _reign in your mortal body _ That is, reign in your soul while it dwells in your body. Many of our sinful inclinations have their seat in the body, and such evil inclinations as are of a... [ Continue Reading ]
_What then_ are we to infer? _Shall we sin_ Go on in our transgressions; _because we are not under the law_ Under the law of Moses, or any mere legal dispensation which forbids sin, but gives no strength against it; _but under grace_ A dispensation perfectly the reverse, offering pardon to the most... [ Continue Reading ]
_I speak after the manner of men_ He seems to mean that his reasoning was taken from the customs of men, and was accommodated to their apprehension; and that he used metaphors and allegories which were well known; _because of the infirmity of your flesh_ Dulness of apprehension, and weakness of unde... [ Continue Reading ]
_For the wages of sin is death_ “The word οψωνια, rendered _wages_, properly signifies the food and pay which generals give to their soldiers for their service. By using this term, the apostle shows what sort of pay the usurper, sin, gives to those who serve under his banners. Further, as the sin he... [ Continue Reading ]