Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Romans 15:4
Romans TWO FOUNTAINS, ONE STREAM Rom_15:4 , Rom_15:14 . There is a river in Switzerland fed by two uniting streams, bearing the same name, one of them called the ‘white,’ one of them the ‘grey,’ or dark. One comes down from the glaciers, and bears half-melted snow in its white ripple; the other flows through a lovely valley, and is discoloured by its earth. They unite in one common current. So in these two verses we have two streams, a white and a black, and they both blend together and... read more
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Romans 15:5-13
Sixth Section.—Exhortation to unanimity on the part of all the members of the Church, to the praise of God and on the ground of God’s grace, in which Christ has accepted both Jews and Gentiles. Reference to the destination of all nations to glorify God, even according to the Old Testament, and encouragement of the Roman Christians to an immeasurable hope in regard to this, according to their callingRomans 15:5-135Now the God of patience and consolation [comfort] grant you to be likeminded [of... read more