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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 8:2

Paul used "law" here figuratively for "principle" (Romans 8:23). He was not referring to the Mosaic Law (cf. Romans 7:21). These laws refer to the certainty and regularity that characterize the operations of the Spirit and sin. The Spirit’s work that comes to us because of faith in Jesus Christ leads to fullness of life, and sin leads to death. Ultimate ends are again in view."Both the Spirit and sin and death are called the law because of the constancy of their influence and action." [Note:... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 8:3

The Mosaic Law cannot set us free from sin and death (Romans 8:2; cf. ch. 7) because its only appeal is to the basic nature of man. It urges us intellectually to obey God, but it does not provide sufficient power for obedience. Fortunately God sent His own Son, out of the depths of His love, to deal effectively with sin.Paul referred to both the person and work of Christ in this verse. Jesus Christ came "in the likeness of sinful flesh" (cf. Philippians 2:7), not "in sinful flesh" or "in the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 8:4

Here the purpose of the Incarnation appears in the context of the struggle of chapter 7. God fulfills the Law’s requirements in us by His Spirit who indwells and empowers us. However this is not automatic because He indwells us. He fulfills them if and as we walk by the Spirit rather than walking according to the flesh. Walking by the Spirit means walking in submission to and dependence on the Spirit (cf. Galatians 5:16). Walking according to the flesh means behaving as the flesh dictates and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 8:5

Here Paul began to elaborate the difference between "flesh" and "Spirit." This distinction is difficult to grasp because both terms have more than one meaning. To "walk according to the flesh" (Romans 8:4) means to carry out in conduct what the human nature desires. To "be according to the flesh" (Romans 8:5) means to allow the human nature to dominate one’s life. To "be in the flesh" (Romans 8:8) is to be unregenerate, to be devoid of the Spirit.The "Spirit" seems from the context to refer to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 8:5-11

The explanation of the believer’s condition 8:5-11 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 8:6

A mind set on following the flesh concentrates on and desires the things of the flesh (cf. Philippians 2:5; Colossians 3:2). The end of that attitude is ultimately death. However a mind set on yielding to the Spirit will experience life and peace. Peace with God seems to be in view here. Still whenever there is peace with God, peace with other people normally follows. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 8:7-8

A mind set on the flesh is essentially hostile toward God. To set one’s mind on the flesh is contrary to God’s law.From the end of Romans 8:7 it seems clear that Paul was thinking of an unsaved person (cf. Romans 8:8-9). Evidently he wanted "to expose the flesh in its stark reality as being totally alien to God and his purpose." [Note: Harrison, p. 89.] What interests a person reveals his or her essential being. It is possible to walk according to the flesh (Romans 8:4-5) and not to be in the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 8:9

"However" marks a contrast. Paul’s readers were not those who only had a sinful human nature. They also had the indwelling Holy Spirit. We could translate the first "if" as "since" (first class condition in Greek) because here it represents a condition that Paul assumed was true to reality. Everyone who trusts in Jesus Christ in the age in which we live possesses the indwelling Holy Spirit (cf. Ephesians 1:13; 1 Corinthians 12:13)."Here the great mark of a true Christian is, that the Spirit of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 8:10

Note the close affinity between the Spirit and the Son in this verse and the last. "If" is again "since." The Spirit’s indwelling means that God indwells (cf. Romans 8:9; Romans 8:11; Ephesians 3:16-17)."Spirit" in this verse also probably refers to the Holy Spirit. The context favors this interpretation, as does the sense of the verse. "Alive" is literally "life" (cf. Romans 8:2). The meaning of the clause seems to be this. The Holy Spirit is the source of spiritual life for the redeemed... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Romans 8:3

8:3 sin, (d-30) i.e. as a sacrifice for sin. The same expression as in Hebrews 10:6 ,Hebrews 10:18 ,Hebrews 10:26 ; Hebrews 13:11 . Used frequently in LXX in Leviticus for a 'sin-offering,' as Leviticus 5:11 ; Leviticus 7:37 ; Leviticus 16:5 ; Numbers 8:8 . read more

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