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John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Romans 6:19

I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.I speak after the manner of men — Thus it is necessary that the scripture should let itself down to the language of men.Because of the weakness of your flesh — Slowness of understanding flows from the weakness of the flesh, that is, of human nature.As ye have... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 6:15

15. Shall we sin Shall we make the very grace that redeems us from sin the occasion for sin? read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 6:16

16. His servants ye are There is no compromise. Serving sin, even under pretext of grace, makes us the genuine slaves of sin even unto death. Serving sin professedly under grace brings us under the terrible penalty of law. So that, then, we are truly not under grace. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 6:17

17. Thanked… ye were God be thanked that your service of sin is in the past tense, and is now forever over. Form of doctrine The true doctrine of grace; the opposite of and emancipation from your old service of sin and instalment under the rule of Christ. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 6:19

19. After the manner of men I illustrate deep spiritual truth by ordinary images drawn from secular life. Infirmity… flesh Which needs spiritual truth in material shapes. The Roman Christians knew the significance of slavery as a source of illustration, being not only familiar with it, but even being, perhaps, some of themselves slaves. He momentarily apologizes for this sort of illustration, and then pushes it to its final and awful result. read more

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