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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:4

And patience, experience - Δὀκιμεν , Full proof, by trial, of the truth of our religion, the solidity of our Christian state, and the faithfulness of our God. In such cases we have the opportunity of putting our religion to the test; and, by every such test, it receives the deeper sterling stamp. The apostle uses here also a metaphor taken from the purifying, refining, and testing of silver and gold. Experience, hope - For we thus calculate, that he who has supported us in the past... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:5

And hope maketh not ashamed - A hope that is not rationally founded will have its expectation cut off; and then shame and confusion will be the portion of its possessor. But our hope is of a different kind; it is founded on the goodness and truth of God; and our religious experience shows us that we have not misapplied it; nor exercised it on wrong or improper objects. Because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts - We have the most solid and convincing testimony of God's love to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:1

Verse 1 1.Being then justified, etc. The Apostle begins to illustrate by the effects, what he has hitherto said of the righteousness of faith: and hence the whole of this chapter is taken up with amplifications, which are no less calculated to explain than to confirm. He had said before, that faith is abolished, if righteousness is sought by works; and in this case perpetual inquietude would disturb miserable souls, as they can find nothing substantial in themselves: but he teaches us now, that... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:2

Verse 2 2.Through whom we have access, (153) etc. Our reconciliation with God depends only on Christ; for he only is the beloved Son, and we are all by nature the children of wrath. But this favor is communicated to us by the gospel; for the gospel is the ministry of reconciliation, by the means of which we are in a manner brought into the kingdom of God. Rightly then does Paul set before our eyes in Christ a sure pledge of God’s favor, that he might more easily draw us away from every... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:3

Verse 3 3.Not only so, etc. That no one might scoffingly object and say, that Christians, with all their glorying, are yet strangely harassed and distressed in this life, which condition is far from being a happy one, — he meets this objection, and declares, not only that the godly are prevented by these calamities from being blessed, but also that their glorying is thereby promoted. To prove this he takes his argument from the effects, and adopts a remarkable gradation, and at last concludes,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:4

Verse 4 4.Patience, probation, etc. James, adopting a similar gradation, seems to follow a different order; for he says, that patience proceeds from probation: but the different meaning of the word is what will reconcile both. Paul takes probation for the experience which the faithful have of the sure protection of God, when by relying on his aid they overcome all difficulties, even when they experience, whilst in patiently enduring they stand firm, how much avails the power of the Lord, which... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:5

Verse 5 5.Hope maketh not ashamed, etc.; (156) that is, it regards salvation as most certain. It hence appears, that the Lord tries us by adversities for this end, — that our salvation may thereby be gradually advanced. Those evils then cannot render us miserable, which do in a manner promote our happiness. And thus is proved what he had said, that the godly have reasons for glorying in the midst of their afflictions. For the love of God, etc. I do not refer this only to the last sentence, but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 5:1

Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ . Instead of the ἔχομεν of the Textus Receptus, an overwhelming preponderance of authority, including uncials, versions, and Fathers, supports ἔχωμεν ("let us have"). If this be the true reading, the expression must be intended as hortatory, meaning, apparently, "Let us appreciate and realize our peace with God which we have in being justified by faith." But hortation here does not appear in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 5:1-2

Christian privilege. There has been laid, in the preceding chapters, a firm foundation for the doctrines, promises, and precepts recorded here. The apostle has depicted human sin, misery, and helplessness; has shown how impossible it is that man should be justified by the works of the Law, and that his sole hope lies in the free mercy of God; and has set forth Christ Jesus crucified and raised as the ground upon which Divine favour is extended to the penitent and believing, justifying this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 5:1-2

Justification and its consequences. Here side by side are the most solemn, the most terrible, and the most glorious certitudes of our religion. There is a God. With that God we are not naturally at peace. Enmity toward God means sin; and the wages of sin is death. But how to make peace with him? Blessed be his Name, Christ has died that we might live. "God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them." Emnity and death—the results of sin, to... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 5:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 5:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 5:1-2

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