罗马书 4:17-21 RCUVSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 4:1-25

Abraham justified by faith alone. We have just seen in last chapter the utility of Judaism, the universal depravity of the race, the new channel for Divine righteousness which had consequently to be found, and the confirmation of law which is secured by faith. The apostle in the present chapter illustrates his argument from the history of Abraham. He was reckoned by the Jews as "father of the faithful;" his case is, therefore, a crucial one. Accordingly, Paul begins by asking, "What shall... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 4:9-22

All things are of faith. The position is now established that righteousness is through faith. But, they might say, through the faith of a circumcised man; and the promise of the inheritance was through the Law; and surely the posterity of Abraham came according to the flesh. He answers—Righteousness, heritage, posterity, by faith alone. I. RIGHTEOUSNESS . 1. The righteousness of faith without circumcision. In Gem 15. we have the record of Abraham's justification; the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 4:16-17

Therefore it is of faith, that it may be according to grace ( κατὰ χάριν , as in Romans 4:4 ); to the end the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the Law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of all, (as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee,) before him whom he believed, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth the things that are not as though they were. , Romans 4:16 introduces no new thought, being but... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 4:18

Hope against hope. Faith and hope are allied, though separate, exercises and habits of created, finite mind. Neither of the two is possible to God, who is independent and eternal, and can neither confide in a superior nor anticipate a future. Man's highest welfare depends upon faith, which is the principle of a high and noble life. Hope is less necessary, yet it belongs to a complete development of human nature, which looks forward to the future as well as upward to the unseen. Faith must... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 4:18-21

Who against hope in hope believed ( παρ ἐλπίδα ἐπ ἐλπίδι —an oxymoron. For a similar use of ἐπ ἐλπίδι , see 1 Corinthians 9:10 ; also below, Romans 5:2 . Its position in the Authorized Version might suggest its dependence on "believed," which is grammatically possible (cf. Romans 9:33 ; Romans 10:11 ), but unallowable here, since hope cannot well be regarded as the object of belief) to the end he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 4:20

"Strong in faith." There is nothing upon which men are more given to pride themselves than upon their strength. The athlete boasts of his strength of muscle and of bodily constitution, the thinker of his strength of intellect, the monarch of his strength in war, the self-confident man of his strength of character. Such boasting is vain. Man's estimate of his own powers may seem absurd to other beings; in the presence of the Eternal and Almighty it is profane. Well did the prophet speak the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 4:21

Promise and performance. How condescendingly and graciously does our heavenly Father deign to communicate with his children! What proofs does he give of his interest in us, his sympathy with us! No better illustration of this can be found than in the promises of the holy Word. Stooping, as it were, to our level, God addresses to us not merely precepts to direct our conduct, but promises to sustain our courage and to animate our hope. Exceeding great and precious are the Divine promises... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 4:17

As it is written - Genesis 17:5.I have made thee - The word used here in the Hebrew Genesis 17:5 means literally, to give, to grant; and also, to set, or constitute. This is also the meaning of the Greek word used both by the Septuagint and the apostle. The quotation is taken literally from the Septuagint. The argument of the apostle is founded in part on the fact that the past tense is used - I have made thee - and that God spoke of a thing as already done, which he had promised or purposed to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 4:18

Who against hope - Who against all apparent or usual ground of hope. He refers here to the prospect of a posterity; see Romans 4:19-21.Believed in hope - Believed in what was promised to excite his hope. Hope here is put for the object of his hope - what was promised.According to what was spoken - Genesis 15:5.So shall thy seed be - That is, as the stars in heaven for multitude. Thy posterity shall be very numerous. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 4:19

And being not weak in faith - That is, having strong faith.He considered not - He did not regard the fact that his body was now dead, as any obstacle to the fulfillment of the promise. He did not suffer that fact to influence him, or to produce any doubt about the fulfillment. Faith looks to the strength of God, not to second causes, or to difficulties that may appear formidable to man.Now dead - Aged; dead as to the purpose under consideration; compare Hebrews 11:12, “As good as dead.” That... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 4:1-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 4:9-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 4:16-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 4:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 4:18-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 4:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 4:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 4:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 4:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 4:19

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