Romans 1:15-16 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:1-16

I. INTRODUCTORY . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:8-15

Ministerial sympathy. The apostolic commission has been presented; in this section it is interfused with the sympathy and service of a brother. He is still pre-eminently the preacher of the gospel ( Romans 1:15 ), but he speaks as to those whose faith is one with his own, and who are therefore brethren in a most sacred brotherhood. We may consider, as in some sort distinct though mutually involved—his prayers, and his purpose. I. HIS PRAYERS . Does Paul for one moment here... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:8-17

B. Introduction, in which the writer expresses his strong interest in the Roman Church, his long-cherished desire to visit it, and the grounds of this desire. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:8-17

The policy to be pursued in case Paul came to Rome. We tried to appreciate in our last homily the character of the Church to which Paul directed this Epistle. We now pass to the policy he meant to pursue should he ever reach Rome; and which he embodies also in this Epistle. One or two preliminary matters, however, will prepare us for the climax in the paragraph before us. And— I. PAUL LIFTS THE VEIL AND SHOWS HIMSELF AT HIS PRAYERS . It is a case of intercession.... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:14-15

Both to Greeks and Barbarians, both to wise and unwise, I am debtor. So, as much as is in me, to you also that are at Rome, I am ready to preach the gospel. The two divisions of mankind into read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:14-17

The gospel a message for every one. Narrow views of the gospel are very common. Amongst the very wealthy, what an erroneous idea often exists about the gospel and its claims! They think that religion may do very well for the poor, but they have no need of it. Amongst the very poor, on the other hand, you will often find the idea that religion may do very well for respectable people, but that it has nothing to do with them. Then, again, you will meet with a certain class of intellectual... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:15-16

Glorying in the gospel. It was not through any shrinking from either publicity or persecution, criticism or cruelty, that Paul had not, up to the date of writing this letter, visited Rome. Circumstances, in which he recognized the action of Divine providence, had hitherto hindered him from carrying his wish into effect. And now it was the holy ambition of his daring and benevolent heart to publish the gospel of Christ in the metropolis of the empire, of the world. I. THERE WERE ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the gospel ( of Christ, in the Authorized Version, is very weakly supported by manuscripts; neither is it required), for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and to the Greek . In saying he was "not ashamed," St. Paul may have had in his mind our Lord's own words ( Mark 8:38 and Luke 9:26 .) We are reminded in this verse of the passage, 1 Corinthians 1:17-31 , where the idea here shortly intimated is enlarged... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:16

"Not ashamed of the gospel." When these words were written by St. Paul, Christianity did not occupy in the world the position that it does now. In the mind of the ordinary Roman, the Jew was regarded almost always with contempt. And when the Christian was at all distinguished from the Jew, it was only to be the subject of more reproachful terms. Some of the most eminent and well-informed of the Roman writers speak of the Christian religion as a pernicious and detestable superstition. The... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:16

Glorying in the gospel For many reasons the apostle might be supposed ashamed to preach the gospel at Rome. He had been long delayed from fulfilling his purpose to visit that city. The "good news" centred in the mission of a Jew, belonging to a race despised by their masterful conquerors. The story of the cross could not fail to excite ridicule when the Romans heard that this Messiah had been rejected by his own countrymen, and handed over to an ignominious death, and that his disciples... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:8-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:8-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:8-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:14-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:14-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:15-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:16

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