Romans 8:26 Meaning and Commentary Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities The Spirit of God which dwells in us, by whom we are led, who is the spirit of adoption to us, who has witnessed to our spirits, that we are the children of God, whose firstfruits we ha...
Romans 8:28 Meaning and Commentary Ver. 28.And we know that all things work together for good There is a temporal good, and a spiritual good, and an eternal one. Temporal good is what the men of the world are seeking after, and generally have the greatest share of, and the saints th...
The NT uses a variety of images to explain the meaning of baptism,... 7923 fellowship, in the gospel 7923 fellowship, in the gospel A mutual participation in the blessings of God’s grace. Believers... 7972 tongues, gift of 7972 tongues, gift of The divine enabli...
G2848. κατά, kata, down from, concerning, according to G2848 κατά κατά (kata), down from, concerning, according to (G2848). CL The primary local meaning... G2904. καταλλάσσω, katallassō, reconcile G2904 καταλλάσσω καταλ...
necessarily, in view of the connection, receives the definition of its meaning from chap. Romans 7:23; Romans 7:25, as indeed ἨΛΕΥΘ. answers to the ΑἸΧΜΑΛΩΤΊΖ. in Romans 8:23. For this very reason neither the moral law (Wolf) nor the Mosaic law (Pareus, de...
The word "hospitality" used here in Rom 12:13 is "philoxenia" - "philo" meaning "to like", and "xenia" meaning strangers. Thus hospitality is particularly a challenge for Christians who grew up in xenophobic cultures. Such Christians may also find it challenging to practice generosity. ...
Here are some pages which dig deeper into the background and meaning of Romans 13. They explore God's sovereignty over evil, the work of angelic beings in the Providence of God, and the necessity of abolishing evil in the world, especially the State. These are the lost themes of Romans ...
The term “gird your loins” was used in the Roman Era meaning to pull up and tie the lower flowing robes between their legs to increase their mobility in battle. I can just imagine loose flowing garments, getting wrapped around your legs, tripping you and getting in the way. Not producti...
and apply the original meaning of the Word to the listening audience of today. Expository preaching may look and sound different according to the preacher, but this is what we should be listening to on any given Lord’s Day coming from the pulpit. It is through proper exposition that we fi...
He that has this special gift is to use it "according to the proportion of his faith;" for the meaning of which expression see on μέτρονπίστεως above (ver. 3). According to the prophet's power of faith to be receptive of this special gift, and to apprehend it ...