"entolē" is used, meaning an order or command. Theologically, the law is holy and good (Romans 7:12), but it also reveals human sinfulness. The law acts as a mirror, showing us our inability to achieve righteousness on our own, thus pointing us to the need for ...
Romans 7:4 tn Grk“that we might bear fruit to God.” Romans 7:5 tn That is, before we were in Christ. Romans 7:5 tn Or “sinful passions.” Romans 7:5 tn Grk“our members”; the words “of our body” have been supplied to clarify the meaning. Romans 7:6 tn Grk“having die...
Romans 8:7 7The sinful mind is at war with God. It does not obey God's law. It can't. Read ChapterCompare PREVIOUSRomans 8:6NEXTRomans 8:8 Images for Romans 8:7 Romans 8:7 Meaning and Commentary Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God...
13 Did then that which is good become death to me? May it never be! But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good; that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful. Read Chapter Compare ...
CHAPTER FIFTEENSin and the Misinterpretation of Romans 7When considering the topic of sin in the life of a Christian, Romans 7:14-25, interpreted as a believer, is the passage most often used to support its prevalence within the church. Without question, this interpretation of the passage has...
(1-6) The Apostle takes up an idea to which he had alluded in Romans 7:14-15 of the preceding chapter, "Ye are not under the Law, but under grace;" and as he had worked out the conclusion of the death of the Christian to sin, so now he works out that of his death to the...
1. Meaning.“Amen”... Anger ANGER. At least eight Heb. and two Gr. words are used to express the concept of anger in... Apostle APOSTLE ə pŏs’ əl (ἀπόστολος, G693, one sent out). Title of the Twelve and others in the NT. A... Apostolic Age...
To the Psalms, and to the Prophets, have we been directed in chapter 3 to prove the need of grace on God's part, if any of the children of men are to be blessed. Next we have been reminded of the typical teaching of the service of the high priest in the holiest on the day of...
The meaning of the word "first" (pr ton) is seen in verse 8 of our chapter: "First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all." That is, thanksgiving to God was the first thing Paul wrote to the Romans in this Epistle. Then he proceeds to other things. It is an order ...
Particularly, some phenomena of the text of the last two chapter invite the inquiry. We may--in our opinion we must--grant those chapters to be Pauline. They breathe Paul in every sentence. But do they read precisely like part of a letter to Rome? For example, we have a series of ...