Verse 6: Among whom are ye also,--called as Jesus Christ's--The saints are connected with Jesus Christ,--"called as of Him"; as we read in Chapter 8:39(Rom 8:39): Nothing "shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Verse 7: To...
This scene is classically portrayed in the seventh chapter of the book of Daniel. It takes only a little reflection, and a little acquaintance with the Jewish history and literature of Paul's period, to see that a tension or conflict could arise between cove- nant and lawcourt meanings of ...
Romans 1-8, and especially chapter 8, demonstrate that though all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (3:9-18, 23), yet those eternally saved through faith in Jesus Christ's redemptive work (3:21-26) are secure forever; nothing can separate them from the love of God (8...
3. Word Study (20%) – Following the methods explained in Chapter 7 of Interpreting the Pauline Epistles, do a word study of a key word in Romans (e.g., justification/justify, sanctification/sanctify, righteousness, works, grace, faith, obedience, hope, glory/glorify, etc.). Notify the ...
Thisexpression can mean obedience "to faith," or "that comes from faith," or "that is faith." Con-sidering the apostle's arguments elsewhere, especially in chapter 6, it probably means obedience "that comes from faith."3John Hepp