Romans 3:28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 3:28

Romans 3:28. Therefore we conclude As if he had said, Since it appears, by what has been said, that all are sinners, involved in guilt and condemnation, and so cannot be justified by the law, whether natural or revealed, and that God has appointed another way of justification, we draw this conclusion; that a man is justified Is accounted righteous, accepted and dealt with as such; by faith By believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the mercy and grace of God, and the truths and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 3:21-31

3:21-5:21 THE WAY OF SALVATION (JUSTIFICATION)Now that he has established that all humankind is sinful and under God’s condemnation, Paul moves on to explain the salvation that God has made available through Jesus Christ. The following outline introduces a number of ideas and words that Paul uses in this section.God’s loveIt is true that God loves sinners and wants to forgive them (2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 4:16; 1 John 4:16), but genuine love also acts justly. It does not ignore wrongdoing. Suppose,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 3:28

conclude = reckon. Greek. logizomai. See Romans 2:3 . the . Omit. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 3:28

We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.Works of the law ... as used in the last of this verse, is a reference to the works of the law of Moses, and is excluded, by the distinction noted in the previous verse, from any reference to the works of the law of faith. And are there certainly any such works? Indeed, for Paul wrote of the "work of faith" as follows:Remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope (1... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 3:28

Romans 3:28. Therefore we conclude— This inference is drawn from the whole preceding argument. The Greek word Ανθρωπος, in the singular, without the article, frequently signifies man, mankind,or anyman whatsoever. And the Apostle's argument requires it should be taken in this general sense, so as to include all mankind, Jews and Gentiles, or all flesh, in opposition to no flesh, Romans 3:20. For Rom 3:28 is the reverse of Rom 3:20 and this extensive sense of the wordman is confirmed by the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 3:28

28. Therefore we conclude, c.—It is the unavoidable tendency of dependence upon our own works, less or more, for acceptance with God, to beget a spirit of "boasting." But that God should encourage such a spirit in sinners, by any procedure of His, is incredible. This therefore stamps falsehood upon every form of "justification by works," whereas the doctrine that. Our faith receives a righteousness That makes the sinner just, manifestly and entirely excludes "boasting" and this is the best... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 3:27-28

There is no place for human boasting in this plan of salvation (cf. Ephesians 2:8-9), though the Jews were inclined to boast because of their privileges (Romans 2:17; Romans 2:23). The reason is that God’s provision of salvation by faith springs from a different law than salvation by works does."One would think that the sinner would love to be forgiven at no cost. Unfortunately that is not the case. After all, sinners have their pride. They desperately want to claim some role in their own... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 3:27-31

B. The defense of justification by faith alone 3:27-31Having shown what justification is, Paul went on to reaffirm that it is available only by faith. He proceeded to expound the great theological thesis of Romans 3:21-26. Romans 3:27-31 state this theme, and chapter 4 elucidates and elaborates it. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 3:1-31

The New Way of Acceptance with GodIn Romans 1, 2 St. Paul has shown that both Gentile and Jew have sinned wilfully, and are under God’s condemnation. He now digresses to Jewish objections against the gospel, which he had, no doubt, heard urged in synagogues (Romans 3:1-8). Returning to the main subject, he clinches his indictment of the Jew out of the Scriptures, and concludes that all the world is ’under the judgment of God’ (Romans 3:9-20).Having thus shown that man is sinful and lost, he now... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 3:27-31

(27-31) A review of the consequences of this process of justification. How does it affect the pretensions of the Jew? It shuts them out by laying stress no longer on works, which were the proper fulfilment of the first law as it stood, but upon faith. Faith is the true medium of justification. And faith belongs as much to Gentile as to Jew. For faith is the appointed means by which all mankind will be justified; and they will all be justified before the same tribunal, whether they be... read more

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