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Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Romans 1:8-14

CRITICAL NOTESRomans 1:8. Your faith is spoken of, etc.—Rome frequented by strangers, and so the faith of the Church easily made known. κόσμω, the beautiful order of the visible world.Romans 1:10. Making request, if by any means, etc.—Grotius happily renders: “Si forte Dei voluntas felicitatem mihi indulgeat ad nos remindi.” Making request is δεόμενος—a special word for prayer, and implies a sense of need. Lightfoot says “precatio” points to the frame of mind and “rogatio” to the act of... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Romans 1:7

Romans 1:7 I. There is a saintship which lies in the eternal appointment of God, which is the root and beginning of all. There is a saintship in the having been deliberately and designedly set apart by others as a holy vessel, which is independent of your own will. There is a saintship in your own voluntary surrender of yourself at different times to God, which is the responsible saintship. There is a saintship in the secret leadings and mouldings and teachings of the Holy Spirit, which is real... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Romans 1:8

DISCOURSE: 1819A MINISTER’S JOY OVER HIS PEOPLERomans 1:8. I thank my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all.AS a title of honour, a minister may assume the character of an ambassador from God. But the paternal relation is that which exhibits him before us in the most endearing view. Under the character of a father, St. Paul frequently addressed his converts [Note: 1 Thessalonians 2:11.]. Sometimes he even compared himself with a mother “travailing in birth with them [Note: Galatians 4:19.];”... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Romans 1:9-12

DISCOURSE: 1820PAUL’S LOVE TO THE CHURCH AT ROMERomans 1:9-12. God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the Gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; that is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Romans 1:8

world kosmos = mankind. (See Scofield " :-") . read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Romans 1:7

The Beloved Pastor's Plea for Unity July 7th, 1889 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 1:7 . In a few minutes we shall gather together as members of the Church of Christ to celebrate the memorial of his death. It is a memorable sight to see so many Christian people sitting together with the object of observing this ordinance. Frequently as I have seen it, I... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Romans 1:1-32

This time let us turn in our Bibles to Romans, chapter 1. Paul opens his epistle to the Romans declaring:Paul, a bond slave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God ( Romans 1:1 ).Twenty-five years before Paul wrote this epistle to the Romans he was on the road to Damascus to imprison the Christians there. When suddenly about noon there came a light brighter than the mid-day sun and there the Lord said, "Saul, Saul why persecute thou me?" And he answered and... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Romans 1:1-32

Romans 1:1 . Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, in the sense he himself illustrates to the Corinthians. Ye are not your own; ye are bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. Called to be an apostle, and endowed with heavenly gifts in a special manner, when the Lord himself appeared to him, as stated on Acts 9:15; Acts 22:14. This call, being purely divine, made him a debtor to all men, and gave him a title to address... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Romans 1:1-7

Romans 1:1-7Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ.Authentication and salutationI. The apostle.1. Paul was not the name by which he was always known, but was assumed shortly after the commencement of his mission to the Gentiles. The practice of assuming a Gentile, in addition to the original Hebrew name, was then common, and indicated a loosening of the bonds of religious exclusiveness.2. Servant of Jesus Christ. Not a hired servant (μίσθιος ἢ μισθωρὸς), nor a voluntary attendant (ὑπηρέτης), nor... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Romans 1:6

Romans 1:6Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ.The called of Jesus ChristThis expression denotes--1. That the change is wholly of the Lord, that it is the effect of His own good pleasure, and accomplished by His Almighty power. Others may attempt it, but none can do it effectually but Himself. The Word may be the instrument, but its success is of Him alone.2. The ease with which this great work is accomplished, for what more easy than to do it with a word. In the morning of... read more

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