Romans 1:18-20 KJV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 1:19

Verse 19 19.Inasmuch as what may be known of God, etc. He thus designates what it behoves us to know of God; and he means all that appertains to the setting forth of the glory of the Lord, or, which is the same thing, whatever ought to move and excite us to glorify God. And by this expression he intimates, that God in his greatness can by no means be fully comprehended by us, and that there are certain limits within which men ought to confine themselves, inasmuch as God accommodates to our... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 1:20

Verse 20 20.Since his invisible things, (46) etc. God is in himself invisible; but as his majesty shines forth in his works and in his creatures everywhere, men ought in these to acknowledge him, for they clearly set forth their Maker: and for this reason the Apostle in his Epistle to the Hebrews says, that this world is a mirror, or the representation of invisible things. He does not mention all the particulars which may be thought to belong to God; but he states, that we can arrive at the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:18

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold back the truth in unrighteousness. Here the argumentation of the Epistle begins, the first position to be established being that all mankind without exception is guilty of sin before God, and therefore unable of itself to put in a plea of righteousness. This being proved, the need of the revelation of God's righteousness, announced in Romans 1:17 , appears. "The wrath of God" is an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:18-32

(a) The heathen world in general. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:18-32

The inexcusableness of the heathen. In the twentieth verse the apostle speaks of the heathen as "without excuse." These words describe the condition of those who have wilfully rejected light. They do not, indeed, describe their condition from their own standpoint or from the standpoint of men generally. From their own standpoint men are seldom "without excuse." No matter how gross or glaring the offence is, the offender has usually some excuse to offer. Adam and Eve had their excuses... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:18-32

The revelation of wrath. "For." Note the transition. The introduction into a status of righteousness presupposes a status of unrighteousness, involving wrath. So, then, we have here—man's guilt, God's wrath. I. MAN 'S GUILT . Man's guilt, which is his obnoxious relation to the judgment of God, is established by reference to the well-known state of the Gentile world, branded by its own doings as "ungodly" and "unrighteous." 1. Ungodliness. The deepest root of man's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:18-32

God's wrath as revealed among the Gentiles. In last homily we saw that the gospel Paul meant to preach at Rome, if he ever got there, was a "revelation of justice" on the part of God. By his covenant arrangements "God can be just, and yet the Justifier of him who believeth in Jesus." He can proclaim the sinner just on the ground of Christ's atonement. But now we are introduced to another "revelation" made in the constitution of the world—a revelation which is also grounded on justice, hut... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:19

Because that which is known of God is manifest in them; for God manifested it to them; rather than hath manifested, as in the Authorized Version. He manifested it, as appears from the following verse, in creation. In it to them from the first he manifested it; but in them ( ἐν αὐτοῖς ) also, through the capacity of the human soul to see Divine power in creation. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:20

For the invisible things of him from ( i.e. since, ἀπὸ ) the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Divinity ( θειότης , not θεότης ); so that they are without excuse . The concluding clause is rendered in the Revised Version, "that they may be without excuse;" and it is true that εἰς τὸ αἷναι αὐτοὺς does not express the fact that they now are so, but the subjective result of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:20

The revelation of God in nature. To come into contact with the fearless writing of the Apostle Paul is like inhaling a breath of mountain air. He was not alarmed at the presence of any inquirer, though ancient as a Jew, learned as a Greek, or imperious as a Roman. He held up the gospel as a lamp whose rays, shining in all directions, search every system, refusing to allow error to pass for truth, vice for righteousness, or imperfection for completeness. He implied that what the Law did for... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 1:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 1:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:18-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:18-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:18-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:18-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 1:20

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