For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:For those things of him which are invisible, are seen — By the eye of the mind.Being understood — They are seen by them, and them only, who use their understanding read more
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.Because, knowing God — For the wiser heathens did know that there was one supreme God; yet from low and base considerations they conformed to the idolatry of the vulgar.They did not glorify him as God, neither were thankful — They neither thanked him for his benefits, nor glorified him for his divine perfection.But became vain —... read more
And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.And changed — With the utmost folly. Here are three degrees of ungodliness and of punishment: the first is described, Romans 1:21-24; the second, Romans 1:25-27; the third, in Romans 1:28, and following verses. The punishment in each case is expressed by God gave them up. If a man will not worship God as God, he is so left to himself that he throws... read more
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:Wherefore — One punishment of sin is from the very nature of it, as Romans 1:27; another, as here, is from vindictive justice.Uncleanness — Ungodliness and uncleanness are frequently joined, 1 Thessalonians 4:5 as are the knowledge of God and purity.God gave them up — By withdrawing his restraining grace. read more
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.Who changed the truth — The true worship of God.Into a lie — False, abominable idolatries.And worshipped — Inwardly.And served — Outwardly. read more
8-17. The direct address. Thus far in his superscription the apostle speaks of both himself and the Romans mainly in the third person singular and plural. He now addresses them in the second person plural directly, and treats of personal matters. read more
16. Not ashamed Though it be the Gospel of the Jesus crucified as a Jewish malefactor, and though it be in the centre of proud and powerful Rome, with the whole Gentile world pouring contempt upon it, yet is he ready to stand up unshamed and hold forth the cross. Power The Gospel is as it were a concrete power, yet power to a given result. Every one Here is universality without limit. That believeth And here is the limit. The salvation is intrinsically universal; the limitation is the... read more
17. For From treating of the Romans, himself, and the Gospel, the apostle gracefully glides into the great thesis or topic of his epistle, namely, justification by faith in Christ revealed in the Gospel. Thus the closing point of the exordium is the starting point of the whole treatise. Righteousness of God A phrase used in this epistle not to signify, as it usually does, the attribute of righteousness with which God is invested, but that righteousness with which God would invest man ... read more
18. Wrath Divine wrath is the intense divine opposition of good against bad, of right against wrong, of holiness against depravity. It exists most intensely in the most holy nature, and therefore most perfectly, and in truth infinitely, in the heart of God. It reveals itself in the form of penalty against those who embody the evil guiltily and responsibly in their own persons, such penalty being in the form of misery or destruction. Revealed from heaven Commentators have indicated various... read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Romans 1:19
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.For what is to be known of God — Those great principles which are indispensably necessary to be known.Is manifest in them; for God hath showed it to them — By the light which enlightens every man that cometh into the world. read more