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Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Romans 4:6-8

Romans 4:6-8Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works.Imputed righteousness defended against its caricaturesIt has been represented as--I. A legal fiction. We protest against this if the expression be meant anything unreal or untrue.1. We make this statement with a limitation because there are some “legal fictions” which are very far from being unreal. It is “a legal fiction” to say that “the king can do no wrong”; for... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Romans 4:6

6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Ver. 6. Unto whom God imputeth ] Ten times the apostle mentioneth this grace of imputed righteousness in this chapter. Yet the Papists jeer it, calling it putative righteousness, so speaking evil of the things they know not. Stories tell us of a Popish bishop that lighting by chance upon this chapter, threw away the book in great displeasure, and said, O Paule, an tu quoque... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Romans 4:6

blessedness: Romans 4:9, Deuteronomy 33:29, Psalms 1:1-Leviticus :, Psalms 112:1, Psalms 146:5, Psalms 146:6, Matthew 5:3-2 Kings :, Galatians 3:8, Galatians 3:9, Galatians 3:14, Galatians 4:15, Ephesians 1:3 imputeth: Romans 4:11, Romans 4:24, Romans 1:17, Romans 3:22, Romans 5:18, Romans 5:19, Isaiah 45:24, Isaiah 45:25, Isaiah 54:17, Jeremiah 22:6, Jeremiah 33:16, Daniel 9:24, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 3:9, 2 Peter 1:1 without: Romans 3:20, Romans 3:21, Romans... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Romans 4:6

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,So David also — David is fitly introduced after Abraham, because be also received and delivered down the promise.Affirmeth — A man is justified by faith alone, and not by works. Without works-That is, without regard to any former good works supposed to have been done by him. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 4:1-25

Faith-justification shown by Abraham’s Case to lie at the Foundation of the Jewish, as well as of the Christian, Church , Romans 4:1-25 . Abraham himself was gratuitously justified by faith, (Romans 4:1-5;) with a justification whose blessedness is attested by David, (Romans 4:6-8;) and which was conferred upon him in his Gentilism, and afterward sealed by circumcision, (Romans 4:9-11;) rendering him the father of the faithful by faith, (Romans 4:12-17,) insomuch that from that faith sprang... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 4:6

6. Even as David As Abraham is the instance, being the justified man, so David is the witness, describing the justified man. Imputeth righteousness By holding him righteous, though intrinsically, through his past history, a sinner. Without works As a hire or pay for the righteousness reckoned or imputed; though not without works as the sequence of faith’s true self-surrender unto all goodness, energized by the Holy Spirit. read more

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