And the blessedness of the gospel is, that it is (not merely an exercise of mercy, but also) divinely just. The saints are spiritual priests, that have the Lord for their inheritance, Numbers 18:20. But thus the way is now clear for bringing the Jew into the discussion. And in the area of the spirit and God's Spirit is bearing witness with my spirit that I am a son of God.Thus, I am united with God and joined with God and I have fellowship with God in the realm of the spirit, only when the spirit is uppermost. . I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.". How we appreciate this marvelous position that we have in Christ Jesus where nothing can separate us from Your love. Romans 8:20. Romans 8:26-27 form one of the most important passages on prayer in the whole New Testament. May we not say, it became vain willingly, but was made subject to vanity unwillingly? And whenever my children would get a fever and become listless and sick, whatever, it would so tear me up inside to see them in that condition. January 15, 2023. . And this redemption of the creature is reserved till then; for, as it was with man and for man that they fell under the curse, so with man and for man they shall be delivered. And so I rest in the fact that God has already spoken in the past tense of my future state of glorified together with Jesus Christ. Whenever you think of a tent you don't think of a permanent place to live. The condition of the Roman saints called for a setting forth of the gospel of God; but this object, in order to be rightly understood and appreciated, leads the apostle into a display of the condition of man. Now the doctrine which we saw asserted in the latter part ofRomans 5:1-21; Romans 5:1-21 is applied to both. Her question to Jesus is, "Where do we worship God?" But the Bible says that if your consciousness is separated from God, that is, you don't have a real consciousness of God, that you are dead, because your consciousness is separated from God. The mind being synonymous with the soul, the consciousness of man. Scripture: Romans 8:1. So Jesus said, "Rejoice when you are persecuted for righteousness sake. but I have received the Spirit [of sonship,] adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father ( Romans 8:15 ). I don't see how in this case." In other words, even though I am still living in this body I can begin to experience victory over my flesh. Oftentimes, the good that he would do he didn't do. It is my flesh is weak. Much of this hope is found in the word delivered (eleutheroo), a word used in secular Greek to describe the freeing of slaves. Were it merely Romans 3:1-31 there could not be full peace with God as there is. It is His righteousness, or, in other words, His perfect consistency with Himself, which is always involved in the notion of righteousness. They thought I was dead. H. G. Wells once said: "Man, who began in a cave behind a windbreak, will end in the disease soaked ruins of a slum." hope. And now it is falling out of escrow and oh God, what are we going to do now? Paul made the case just as airtight as he possibly could. Now careful note of that, because they that are in the flesh cannot please God.Thus, if you are living in the flesh and after the flesh your life is doomed to this emptiness and frustration, because you are not answering to God for the very basic purpose of your existence. might be truly said to be made subject thereunto, being under the While striving for holiness under the law, Paul had focused on the commands (e.g., "lust") so that his mind-set was fleshly: "I must steer clear of all lust." This fleshly orientation doomed him to commit the very sin he sought to avoid. The past prepared the way, as it is said here, "which God had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures, concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, [here we have the great central object of God's gospel, even the person of Christ, God's Son,] which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh" (ver. This section is the start of looking at how exactly should we stop doing bad things, without turning to legalism (meaning that we start believing that we can become holy and please God just by obeying the law, therefore . It was undeniable that the Gentiles did not seek the Lord, nor ask after Him; and the prophet says that Jehovah was found of them that sought Him not, and was made manifest to them that asked not after Him. So here, with a poet's eye, Paul sees nature waiting for liberation from the death and decay that man's sin had brought into the world. As He has made all, so He is heir of all. Their sins had been passed by. In both Old and New it is the same substantial testimony. My life is being ruled by the spirit, thus I am being led by the Spirit and in that I have then this joined together with God in the spirit as His Spirit is bearing witness with my spirit. In the fourth verse this could not be absent; in the first verse it ought not to be present. God knew Israel, but the day came when Israel refused the destiny God meant her to have. So my dad had a little plaque made with the words "all things" and he had it there on his desk. He is the accuser of the brethren. From what? he died for me, yea rather, is risen again, in fact he is at the right hand of the Father, interceding for me ( Romans 8:34 ). and therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. And his conversation is going to be addressed to spiritual things. Then follows a warning against those who bring in stumbling-blocks and offences. "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness" (ver. [4] Contents 1 Text (Romans 8:28) 12/04/11 : The "Ordo Salutis" (Romans 8:28-30) 12/11/11 : Sovereignty & Responsibility (Romans 8:28-30 Part 2) 12/18/11 : God is For Us! Romans speaks to Christians today just as powerfully as it did in the first century. They do not come to it as purchasers by any merit or procurement of their own; but as heirs, purely by the act of God; for God makes heirs. Oh, if you only knew how much God loves you, you would never run away from Him again. It is no longer blood, but death Christ's death and resurrection. One of their great conceptions was the logos ( G3056) of God, which was God's mind or the reason. He quotes from Joel, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 1. Christianity is not a system of promise, but rather of promise accomplished in Christ. Here I shall be very brief. Hope has reference to the future; and in this state of the Christian, he sighs for deliverance, and expects it. God is in control. not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same. Although circumcision began with Abraham, manifestly it had nothing to do with his righteousness, and at best was but the seal of the righteousness of faith which he had in an uncircumcised state. From verse 14 there is an advance. Now the man who lives dominated by his body appetites is living like an animal, because animals are body-controlled beings. Romans 12:1-21 looks at the mutual duties of the saints. Never think of him opposite of God. Who shall impeach the elect of God? This designs the vanity and emptiness of the minds of the The second included powers, lordships and mights. The downfall of man, when he thus abandoned God, was most rapid and profound; and the Holy Spirit traces this solemnly to the end ofRomans 1:1-32; Romans 1:1-32 with no needless words, in a few energetic strokes summing up that which is abundantly confirmed (but in how different a manner!) not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope. There are two very obvious reasons why we cannot pray as we ought. But there is more, which Paul afterwards insisted on. It shall then be rescued from the power of death and the grave, and the bondage of corruption; and, though a vile body, yet it shall be refined and beautified, and made like that glorious body of Christ, Philippians 3:21; 1 Corinthians 15:42. Romans 16:1-27; Romans 16:1-27 brings before us in the most. in hope that) the creature (or, creation) also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the sons of God. Sad that people even give the time of day to such a doctrine.Paul tells us in just a little bit what the manifestation of the sons of God really is. There was a most important trial of man in the person of Adam; but after this, what dispensation was there? The majority of the people in the world are living after the flesh. We did not achieve that; all is of God. Paul has the very same thought. God help us to comprehend what is the length, the breadth, the depth, the height, and to know that love of Christ that God has for us in Him.Father, we thank You for Your Word and for the glorious blessings and hope and strength and comfort that is ours tonight because of Your Word. 1 625). Accordingly, for the first time, the Spirit of God fromRomans 5:12; Romans 5:12 traces the mature of man to the head of the race. of Last of all, the apostle links up this fundamental treatise of divine righteousness in its doctrine, its dispensational bearings, and its exhortations to the walk of Christians, with higher truth, which it would not have been suitable then to bring out; for grace considers the state and the need of the saints. And it is well for those ignorant of it to know that here, in verse 4, the apostle speaks first of "walking not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." same in The Stoics had a great idea which may well have been in Paul's mind when he wrote this passage. Hence it is essentially founded on the gift not only of a Saviour who would interpose, in the mercy of God, to bear our sins, but of One who is already revealed, and the work done and accepted, and this known in the fact that God Himself has interposed to raise Him from among the dead a bright and momentous thing to press on souls, as indeed we find the apostles insisting on it throughout the Acts. It is quite clear, especially from the last instance, that Paul is not using flesh simply in the sense of the body, as we say flesh and blood. He is interceding in your behalf. God created man with this emptiness so that man would seek after God to find that fulfillment and meaning for life. Who is going to make charges against me? If that be so who can possibly condemn men? Romans 8:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments. The master plan of God called for the exercise of the latter option. The believer, therefore, unwittingly though really, dishonours the Saviour, if he be content to walk short of this standard and power; he is entitled and called to walk according to his place, and in the confidence of his deliverance in Christ Jesus before God. The connection is fully owned with that which had been from God of old. He is body, mind, and spirit. Prayer is the instrument by which we cooperate with God in the accomplishing of His will upon the earth. It is that body consciousness, and you talk to the average person apart from Jesus Christ and they are going to be talking to you about things that relate to the body. God has given to everything its charge; and he has not only by a distinct order commanded what he would to be done, but also implanted inwardly the hope of renovation. Free postage . I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. and to their lusts; for he seems to be designed, "by him who hath The first four verses of this chapter belong to the preseding one, and deduce the just conclusions therefrom, that the state of fallen man is a state of condemnation and legal bondage that he cannot e. Romans 8:20 - The Bible Study New Testament. (1) That the instinctive feelings of Christians lead them to desire a purer and a happier world, Philippians 1:23. We are often in the position of a child who wants something which would be bound only to hurt him; and God is often in the position of a parent who has to refuse his child's request or compel him to do something he does not want to do, because he knows what is to the child's good far better than the child himself. That there is a present vanity to which the creature, by reason of the sin of man, is made subject, Romans 8:20; Romans 8:20. Compare verse 6 (where the margin, not the text, is substantially correct) with verse 4. You know, He is through with me. And so the creature, God created him subject to this emptiness by reason of Him who created him that he might be subjected in hope. Paul speaks about height and depth. I am as one with thee; I am thine; I flinch from nothing so long as thou dost think that it is good. He first sums up what is disbursed for Christ in the sufferings of this present time, and finds they come to very little; he then sums up what is secured to us by Christ in the glory that shall be revealed, and this he finds to be an infinite sum, transcending all conception, the disbursement abundantly made up and the losses infinitely countervailed. I groan often when I see the conditions and needs of people around me, because often I don't know how to pray. Taxes; Taxes may be applicable at checkout. It was so exciting reading every night. All devotionals for romans-8:19-21 free on BiblePortal.com. 10. It might be more or less any man's lot to learn. 8:18-25 For I am convinced that the sufferings of this present age cannot be compared with the glory which is destined to be disclosed to us. Such is the doctrine and the fact. Who is he that condemneth? Its characteristic is its absorption in the things that human nature without Christ sets its heart upon. On both sides therefore the apostle is meeting the grand points he had at heart to demonstrate from their own Scriptures. Hey, you're a child of God. (iii) In law, the old life of the adopted person was completely wiped out; for instance, all debts were cancelled. Therefore, it is constant and it remains. The word vanity here mataiotes is descriptive of the present condition of the Christian, as frail and dying; as exposed to trials, temptations, and cares; as in the midst of conflicts, and of a world which may be emphatically pronounced vanity. Claudius already had a daughter, Octavia. or who hath first liven to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? This was not a direct and intrinsic effect, of course, but the result of spiritual dealing for the soul. He at the same time unfolds the essential difference between the righteousness of faith and that of law. Even as God pronounced the sentence upon Adam and all mankind, He gave humanity hope and the first prophecy of the coming Messiah in His rebuke of Satan: "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel" (Genesis 3:15 NKJV). Paul begins and ends this passage with statements about the absolute security of those who are in Christ. [The mind of the flesh, or] the carnal mind is death ( Romans 8:6 ); That is, spiritual death, which biblically would be interpreted as separation of man's consciousness from God. Thither He shall come, and thence, go forth. Today we're going to be studying Romans 7:1-6 and its overall message/theme. That is what he is talking about, the manifestation of the sons of God, when I have a redeemed body. So God elected me. So that when some big deal would fall out of escrow he would just look at that little plaque, "all things are working together for good." If Christ had to suffer, we also inherit that suffering; but if Christ was raised to life and glory, we also inherit that life and glory. So then we who are still living in these bodies do often groan, for we ourselves also groan within ourselves. Hey, wait a minute. It is so with us if we love God. What glory so rich as that of the Christ Himself duly appreciated? That there is a present vanity to which the creature, by reason of the sin of man, is made subject, Romans 8:20; Romans 8:20. God is the infinite, the eternal Creator. Granted that it is so, at once and fully. And we know that all things are working together for good to those that love God, and are the called according to his purpose ( Romans 8:28 ). As previously stated, this word meant things like futility, frailty, aimlessness, the inability to reach a goal or achieve results. Who then can condemn us) The answer is that the Judge of all men is Jesus Christ. God's unseen guiding is in our lives, but to the end of the day we can refuse it and take our own way. But if a man does not love and trust God, he may well resent what happens to him and may well fight against God's will. Not so, says the apostle. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death ( Romans 8:2 ). Paul is introducing us to another of the great metaphors in which he describes the new relationship of the Christian to God. Sep 9, 2001. This was no question of legal obedience, although the law came from Jehovah. I am not yet in my glorified state. the creation was subjected [by God] to futility [emphaticdevoid of good results], . It was undoubtedly enough for present purposes. Romans 8:18b Romans 8:20 2 Comments Thus, the true God being lost, all was lost, and man's downward career becomes the most painful and humiliating object, unless it be, indeed, that which we have to feel where men, without renewal of heart, espouse in pride of mind the truth with nothing but unrighteousness. Hence he infers (v. 8), Those that are in the flesh cannot please God. Solid Joys. Ep elpidi hoti kai, c.--in hope that the creature itself so many Greek copies join the words. He brings out the peculiar glories of Israel according to the depth of the gospel as he knew and preached it; at least, of His person who is the object of faith now revealed. Now there is no way in which God could lay a basis for peace with Himself more blessed than as He has done it. )_ 2. How comfortable should this be to all the children of God, how little soever they have in possession, that, being heirs, they have enough in reversion! This brings in the contrast with the other Head, the Lord Jesus Christ, whom we have here not as One bearing our sins in His own body on the tree, but as the spring and chief of a new family. The chapter closes with the day of the Lord in its practical force on the Christian walk. . The inner man is dealt with, and searched through and through. God created you for His pleasure. In these words the apostle describes a fourth illustrious branch of the happiness of believers, namely, a title to the future glory. Am I lead by the Spirit of God? Many times the evil that he wouldn't do he was doing. ", Not of its own will is understood by some commentators as meaning "not due to any act of its own"; but that interpretation confuses the reason of the subjection with the execution of the deserved punishment of man's rebellion. God loves me good or bad. January 17, 2023. All then that believe, though uncircumcised, might claim him as father, assured that righteousness will be reckoned to them too. Compare Peter's use in1 Peter 2:10; 1 Peter 2:10. In vain will you preach Romans 3:1-31, or even 4 alone, for souls to know themselves consciously and holily set free. Each CD has 20 to 40 hours a verse by verse, audio teaching, audio and MP3 format with audio slideshow presentation, and . Such men have never been wanting since the truth has shone on this world; still less are they now. Because God created a way to save humanity, both man and creation itself have hope. If he was called, so were they he an apostle, they not apostles but saints; but still, for them as for him, all flowed out of the same mighty love, of God. Nothing can separate us from Your love they now for their inheritance, Numbers 18:20 things! 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