Romans 12 Commentary Chapter 11 closed the first section of Romans. Having dispensed with the Law of Moses, the section elevated the Law of the Spirit. Grace or mercy underlined the Law of the Spirit.The Law of Moses defined who interacted with the LORD and how. The Gentiles didn’t stand a chance. Procedures and processesContinueContinue reading “Romans 12 Commentary”
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Romans 11 Commentary
Romans 11 Commentary We have spent several days under a difficult lecturer! Our knowledge of the difficult subject should be better by now. A good student isolates the meat from the bones and enjoys his meal. We shall try to do the same.God’s knowledge of all things, past, present, and the future means the listContinueContinue reading “Romans 11 Commentary”
Romans 9 Commentary
Romans 9 Commentary Selective application of mercy: It never goes well with our understanding of fairness. Election: It is a hard one to stomach given God’s righteousness, justice, and perfection. Deuteronomy 32 verse 4. We have references to a bad Pharaoh who enslaved Israel. He was raised specifically so that God’s glory might be displayed.ContinueContinue reading “Romans 9 Commentary”
Romans 8c Commentary
Romans 8c Commentary Yes, there is foreknowledge, but there is also an active involvement in the life of the saint in the present. The saint lives in victory! The saint may know of conquerors, whichever conqueror. But the saint is more than that conqueror or those conquerors. The LORD sees to it!In the example ofContinueContinue reading “Romans 8c Commentary”
Romans 8a Commentary
Roman 8a Commentary The Law so anticipates sin or transgression that you actually can make a budget out of a monetary penalty. A law can be a fundraiser for a government! The government smiles but the offender suffers. The offense could be as silly as owning a blue car without a license. The Law ofContinueContinue reading “Romans 8a Commentary”
Romans 7 Commentary
Romans 7 Commentary Released from the law, bound to Christ – that’s the subject of this chapter. Christ becomes the law; Christ rules. We see the fulfillment of Jeremiah’s words: “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts.” Jeremiah 31 verse 33. The law is no longer a setContinueContinue reading “Romans 7 Commentary”
Romans 4 Commentary
Romans 4 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com “Abraham is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised.” Verse 11. Needless to mention he is the father of the circumcised! So the household of faith (circumcised or uncircumcised) has one father – Abraham. With Abraham is an important blessing from the LORD. The LORD repeats theContinueContinue reading “Romans 4 Commentary”
Acts 24 Commentary
Acts 24 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Illegally or legally, Paul must die. Mob justice failed; state justice must not fail. So the Jewish leaders hire a lawyer against Paul. The case of topmost importance must be handled by the topmost leader. So the high priest Ananias comes into the picture. He is accompanied by some elders fromContinueContinue reading “Acts 24 Commentary”
Acts 23 Commentary
Acts 23 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Divide and rule, the world would say. Never true in the Body of Christ! The Holy Spirit has just instructed Paul to highlight an important item. The priests (mostly Sadducees) don’t believe in the resurrection but the Pharisees do. Strangely, no one of the Pharisees is under arrest on account ofContinueContinue reading “Acts 23 Commentary”
Acts 22 Commentary
Acts 22 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com A moment of truth has come. Paul talks to the enraged crowd in Aramaic. He is a Jew through and through. More than that, he is especially trained in the scriptures, under Professor Gamaliel.He hasn’t followed a hoax. He narrates his testimony. We have details here that we didn’t have inContinueContinue reading “Acts 22 Commentary”
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