Spirit of bondage; a servile, slavish spirit, governed by fear.
Again to fear; that ye should be again in a state of fear, as ye were under the law.
Spirit of adoption; the affectionate confidence of children, as contrasted with the servile fear of slaves.
We cry, Abba, Father; Abba is the Chaldee word for father. The union of the two words gives emphasis to the endeared relation. Compare Mark 14:36; Galatians 4:6.
Verse Romans 8:15. _YE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE SPIRIT OF BONDAGE_] All that were under the law were under bondage to its rites and ceremonies; and as, through the prevalence of that corrupt nature with...
THE SPIRIT OF BONDAGE - The spirit that binds you; or the spirit of a slave, that produces only fear. The slave is under constant fear and alarm. But the spirit of religion is that of freedom and of c...
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. ...
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
THE LIBERATION OF OUR HUMAN NATURE (Romans 8:1-4)...
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...
HAVE. Omit. THE. a. SPIRIT. App-101. BONDAGE. App-190. ADOPTION. sonship. Greek. _huiothesia._ Occurs here, Romans 8:23; Romans 9:4.Galatians 1:4;...
Security of the Justified: the Holy Spirit's aid given to them: Eternal Glory prepared for them: the Divine purpose leads them thither...
_have not received_ Better, DID NOT RECEIVE; a reference to definite past bestowal. See on ch. Romans 5:5, last note. _the spirit of bondage_ OF SLAVERY. The verse practically means "Ye received the H...
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...
ἘΛΆΒΕΤΕ. Again an appeal to baptism. ΠΆΛΙΝ. Though still δοῦλοι in a true sense (cf. Romans 6:18-19; Romans 6:22) the spirit in which they serve is not a spirit of slavery but of sonship. ΠΝ. ΥἹΟΘΕΣΊ...
15, 16. Parenthetic, enforcing the description of Christians as sons....
ΈΛΆΒΕΤΕ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ (G2983) брать, принимать, ΔΟΥΛΕΊΑ (G1397) услужение, рабство, ΥΙΟΘΕΣΊΑ (G5206) усыновление. Это слово означает полный разрыв с прежней семьей и установление новых...
THE SPIRIT OF BONDAGE— What this is, the Apostle has plainly declared, Hebrews 2:15. _Again,_ means, "Now again, _under Christ;_ as the Jews did from Moses under the _law."_ The word _abba_ signifies...
_TEXT_ Romans 8:12-15. So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh: Romans 8:13 for if ye live after the flesh, ye must die; but if by the Spirit ye put to death the d...
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. FOR YE HAVE NOT RECEIVED - rather, 'For ye received not;' t...
__ 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...
8:15 adoption, (g-20) 'A spirit of adoption' might read 'Spirit of adoption.' See Notes on ver. 9 and ch 1.4. 'Adoption' is the same word as 'sonship' in Galatians 4:5 ....
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...
ADOPTION] cp. Galatians 4:5; Galatians 4:6. ABBA, FATHER] cp. Mark 14:36; Galatians 4:6. 'Abba' is an Aramaic word, meaning 'Father.' Probably
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...
(12-17) These verses form a hortatory application of the foregoing, with further development of the idea to live after and in the Spirit....
(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...
SPIRIT OF BONDAGE. — The Greek corresponds very nearly to what we should naturally understand by the English phrase, “such a spirit as would be found in slaves.” The word “spirit” varies much in meani...
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,...
Sons, οὐ γὰρ ἐλάβετε πνεῦμα δουλείας. The aorist refers to the time of their baptism, when they received the Spirit. It was not the Spirit proper to slaves, leading them again to shrink from God in fe...
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...
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...
(17) For ye have not received the (p) spirit of bondage again (q) to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of (r) adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. (17) He declares and expounds (as an aside) in...
[BIBLIOGRAPHY] Abba (Pater) St. John Chrysostom, hom. xiv. p. 115. _Greek: oude euchomenous outos, &c._...
“ _For all they who are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received a spirit of bondage to fall back into fear; but ye have received a Spirit of adoption, whereby we c...
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...
The ancients were much perplexed to explain this expression: _Ye have not received a spirit of bondage._ It seemed to them to imply the idea, that a servile spirit had been given to the readers previo...
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...
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. ...
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...
_THE FAMILY OF GOD_ ‘For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.’ Romans 8:15 We are learning much at th...
15.]He now confirms the certainty of that confidence, in which he has already bidden the faithful to rest secure; and he does this by mentioning the special effect produced by the Spirit; for he has n...
"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...
FOR YE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE SPIRIT OF BONDAGE AGAIN TO FEAR,.... By "the spirit of bondage" is meant, not the Spirit of God: for this is just the reverse of his character, who is a "free Spirit", or...
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Ver. 15. _The spirit of bondage_] Δουλειας, as 2 Timothy 1:7,...
Rom. 8:15. "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father." That is, ye have not the spirit of slaves and bond...
_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...
The Spirit of adoption in the Christians:...
FOR YE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE SPIRIT OF BONDAGE AGAIN TO FEAR, BUT YE HAVE RECEIVED THE SPIRIT OF ADOPTION, WHEREBY WE CRY, ABBA, FATHER....
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...
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...
FOR YE RECEIVED NOT THE SPIRIT OF BONDAGE AGAIN UNTO FEAR; BUT YE RECEIVED THE SPIRIT OF ADOPTION, WHEREBY WE CRY, ABBA, FATHER. "SPIRIT OF BONDAGE". the Holy Spirit didn't bring. message that simply...
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...
This verse proves the former, that we _are led by the Spirit of God, _ and are his children, and that by an effect of the Spirit in them, which is to enable them to call God FATHER. He doth not here s...
For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. [That ye are the sons of God is apparent, as I say, because of the Spir...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV neither do we receive another Holy Spirit, besides Him who is with us, and who cries, "Abba, Father; "[113] Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V For those to whom he w...
Romans 8:15 For G1063 did G2983 not G3756 receive G2983 (G5627) spirit G4151 bondage G1397 again G3825 to...
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...
‘For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, “Abba, Father”.' This is a call for them to recognise that they have not been cal...
Romans 8:15. FOR YE DID NOT RECEIVE. The fact that they are ‘sons' is now proven from their Christian experience at conversion. THE SPIRIT OF BONDAGE, etc. The latter part of the verse most naturally...
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...
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...
THE SPIRIT OF ADOPTION (πνευμα υιοθεσιας). See on this term υιοθεσια, Galatians 4:5. Both Jews and Gentiles receive this "adoption" into the family of God with all its privileges. " WHEREBY WE CRY,...
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...
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...
Romans 8:15 The Thought of God the Stay of the Soul. I. The thought of God is the happiness of man; for though there is much besides to serve as subject of knowledge, or motive for action, or means o...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
DOES NOT MAKE YOU A SLAVE. _Slave_ is contrasted with _son._ In the world of the first century, about half the population were slaves. They knew the fear and terror of slavery. This is not what God's...
_For ye have not received the spirit of bondage … but … the Spirit of adoption._ THE SPIRIT OF BONDAGE AND OF ADOPTION I. The spirit of bondage. Much of the bondage of our fallen nature is not the w...
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 8:15 Christians are no longer slaves to sin. They are adopted as sons into God’s family. The Spirit assures them that God is their father. SONS. See note on Gal. 3:26. Abba
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. ⇐...
_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...
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 2:12; 1 John 4:18; 2 Timothy 1:7; Acts 16:29; Acts 2:37;
Spirit of bondage [π ν ε υ μ α δ ο υ λ ε ι α ς] The Holy Spirit, as in Spirit of adoption. The Spirit which ye received was not a spirit of bondage. See ver. 4, under pneuma, 7. Spirit of adoption [π...
For ye — Who are real Christians. Have not received the spirit of bondage — The Holy Ghost was not properly a spirit of bondage, even in the time of the Old Testament. Yet there was something of bonda...
Observe, 1. That there is. spirit of bondage, which the children of God do for some time receive, working fear in them. By the spirit of bondage understand those convictions and terrors of conscience...