( S) but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. A child may be obstinate, proud, and disobedient; and while in this state, it may be affirmed of him that he cannot please his parent. But this is no mere legal arrangement: it is a union in life; believers, through the indwelling of Christ's Spirit in them, having one lif… Ro 8:1-39.C ONCLUSION OF THE W HOLE A RGUMENT--T HE G LORIOUS C OMPLETENESS OF T HEM T HAT A RE IN C HRIST J ESUS.. A word list at the end explains words with a *star by them. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 4 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? (2) The fruits of the Spirit, or effects of sanctification, which are begun in us, do not ingraft us into Christ, but declare that we are grafted into him. 9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh. This is its first and its glorious announcement, that it frees lost and ruined people from a most fearful and terrible condemnation. The one never affords deliverance, but always condemns; the object of the other is to free from condemnation, and to set the soul at liberty. Mark Dunagan Commentary on the Bible. Philippians 1:1; Philippians 3:9; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 16:7-11. If any man have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his; If any man be in Christ he is a new creature; They that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.”. Words in boxes are from the Bible. The reason is this: that Christ hath endured the penalty, and obeyed the precept of the Law in their stead. To them which are in Christ Jesus.—Those “who live and move and have their (spiritual) being” in Christ. Experiencing God's Presence - eBook. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.] But after the Spirit - As the Holy Spirit would lead or prompt. nor indeed can be. To walk after the Spirit, is to be led and guided by the counsels and motions thereof. The definitive passages on predestination in the NT are Rom. This is a test which is easily applied; and if every professor of religion were honest, there could be no danger of mistake, and there need be no doubts about his true character. The apostle having established the doctrine of justification, and answered the objections commonly urged against it, now asserts his triumphant conclusion, "There is therefore, etc. To “have the Spirit of Christ” is a converse expression for the same idea. Christ is in believers by his Spirit, and believers are in Christ by faith. There is therefore now, &c.—referring to the immediately preceding context [Olshausen, Philippi, Meyer, Alford, &c.]. It follows from this. Conclusion of the Whole Argument—The Glorious Completeness of Them That Are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8 - Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible . The sufferings of the saints strike no deeper than the things of time, last no longer than the present time, are light afflictions, and but for a moment. Romans 8:26 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Romans 8:26, NIV: "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. The fault, and sorrow, and weakness of the Church is a false diffidence, an anxious fear whether a man be a Christian when he is. (1) That the gospel does not pronounce condemnation like the Law. Who walk. There is a certain play on the word “condemn.” By “condemning” the law of sin, Christ removed “condemnation” from the sinner. It is altogether impossible. they that are in—and, therefore, under the government of. 9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. This is sometimes expressed by Christ’s being in them, Romans 8:10 2 Corinthians 13:5 Colossians 1:17; and here by their being in Christ: see 1 Corinthians 1:30 1Jo 5:20. (1) Therefore.—The Apostle had already, at the end of the last chapter, “touched the confines” of that state of deliverance and of liberty which he is now going on to describe. They that are in the flesh - They who are unrenewed sinners; who are following supremely the desires of the flesh; Romans 7:18. By that union the power and empire of sin are thrown off and destroyed. It follows that a man whose purpose of life is to gratify his corrupt desires, cannot be a Christian. Romans 4:8. Paul’s letter to the *Romans. For his having called us to be Christians at all, and justified us through faith, shows that it was his eternal purpose in so calling us, to conform us to the image of his Son, that he might be the Firstborn among many brethren; and that so we, being thus made his brethren, might inherit with him. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. Commentaries . Life in Christ (cont.) However, the law has a purpose – to teach us about sin and our need for a Savior. Bible Gateway Recommends. 8:28-30; Eph. To them there is no condemnation whatever; not only no final condemnation, but no condemnation now, from the moment of their union to Christ, and deliverance from the curse of the Law. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. (a) Do not follow the flesh as their guide: for he is not said to live after the flesh that has the Holy Spirit for his guide, even though he sometimes takes a step off of the path. This is a characteristic of a Christian. The thought of God is the happiness of man; for though there is much besides to serve as subject of knowledge, or motive for action, or means of excitement, yet the affections require a something more vast and more enduring than anything created. 8 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. The union between Christ and his people is compared to that between the vine and its branches John 15:1-6, and hence, believers are said to be in him in a similar sense, as deriving their support from him, and as united in feeling, in purpose, and destiny. The phrase, "but after the Spirit", is left out in the Alexandrian copy, and in the Vulgate Latin, and Syriac versions; and the whole description of the persons in some copies, and in the Ethiopic version. With his present character he can never please him; neither in health nor sickness; neither in life nor death; neither on earth nor in hell. cannot please God; men, whilst unregenerate, and as such, cannot please God; for though the persons of God's elect are wellpleasing to him always, as considered in Christ, in whom they are loved with an everlasting love, and were chosen in him, and all provisions grace and glory made for them in him; yet as considered in themselves, and whilst in the flesh, do not please him; for they are straying from him, are alienated from his life, are destitute of all grace, and particularly faith, without which it is impossible to please him; are filthy and unclean, and hence, whilst such have no enjoyment of him, or communion with him; wherefore he sends his Spirit to work in them that which is wellpleasing in his sight: but this is not to be understood so much of persons, and their non-acceptableness to God, as of the inability of unregenerate men to obtain the good will of God, or make their peace with him; which they have no inclination to, being enmity against him; and were they inclined to it, know not how to go about it; nor can they draw nigh to God to treat with him about terms of peace; nor can they do that which can procure peace; Christ is the only person that can, make peace, and has done it: or rather, of the impotency of natural men to do anything which pleasing in the sight of God. The subject with which the seventh chapter concludes is still under consideration. First: The Sanctification of Believers (Ro 8:1-13). For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. If a man has these fruits of the Spirit, he is a Christian; if not, he is a stranger to religion, whatever else he may possess. The intervention of Christ puts an end to the struggle waged within the soul. "Owe no man anything"-"Leave no debt unpaid" (Wey). But whether he might not cease to be obstinate, and become obedient, is a very different inquiry; and the two subjects should never be be confounded. (Comp. But this affirms nothing respecting their ability to turn from this course, and to pursue a different mode of life. Hilda Bright and Keith Simons. All that was condemnable in them, which was sin, has been condemned in their Surety, as is shown in the third verse."). The scope of Ro 8:1-4 is to show how "the law of sin and death" is deprived of its power to bring believers again into bondage, and how the holy law of God receives in them the homage of a living obedience [Calvin, Fraser, Philippi, Meyer, Alford, &c.]. As Romans 5:16, sentence of condemnation. This is the peculiar mysticism of the Apostle. 11 But if the Spirit of. How vastly different are the sentence of the word and the sentiment of the world, concerning the sufferings of this present time! 9 The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” a and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” b 10 Love does no wrong to its neighbor. (Compare Joh 3:18; 5:24; Ro 5:18, 19). The function, design, and tendency of the gospel is to free from the condemning sentence of law. Not after the flesh. because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin … Romans 8 Commentary, This commentary, one of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, takes one through the New Testament verse by verse. They have been brought in here from Romans 8:4. which are in Christ Jesus; not as mere professors are in Christ, who may be lost and damned: but this being in Christ, respects either that union and interest which the elect of God have in Christ, from everlasting: being loved by him with an everlasting love; betrothed to him in a conjugal relation; chosen in him before the foundation of the world; united to him as members to an head; considered in him in the covenant of grace, when he engaged for them as their surety; and so they were preserved in him, notwithstanding their fall in Adam; in time he took upon him their nature, and represented them in it; they were reckoned in him when he hung upon the cross, was buried, rose again, and sat down in heavenly places; in consequence of which union to Christ, and being in him, they are secure from all condemnation: or this may respect an open and manifestative being in Christ at conversion, when they become new creatures, pass from death to life, and so shall never enter into condemnation: hence they stand further described, as such. www.easyenglish.bible. Unless he lives not to gratify his flesh, he can have no evidence of piety. Romans 13:8 Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. Romans 8 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary helps you understand the riches of the New Testament without hours on tedious language work Romans 8:8. In this surpassing chapter the several streams of the preceding argument meet and flow in one "river of the water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb," until it seems to lose itself in the ocean of a blissful eternity. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. (3) that those who are in this state should turn from it without delay; as it is desirable that every man should please God. Bible Book List. Romans 8:35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? (The first verse of this chapter seems to be an inference from the whole preceding discussion. There are many things which are pleasing to him, such as prayer, praise, giving of alms, keeping his commandments, and walking in his ways; but these unregenerate men cannot do in any acceptable manner to God; for they are without the Spirit, without Christ, without faith; and in all they do have no view to the glory of God: they have neither grace, nor strength, nor right principles, nor right ends. There is a preset divine redemption plan being worked out in time. Note, Romans 4:12. Free from Indwelling Sin. Benson Commentary. To them which are in Christ Jesus; so we fill it up, but in the original it is only, to them in Christ Jesus. Ro 8:1-39. The best texts omit to the end of the verse. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God. Nevertheless Romans 8:21, where it is said that "the creature itself shall be liberated from the bondage of corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God"; and the antithesis, Romans 8:23, "not only they, but ourselves also," show that the apostle is speaking, not of the brute and animate creation, but of mankind, and of their earnest desire of immortality. Every providence tends to the spiritual good of those that love God; in breaking them off from sin, bringing them nearer to God, weaning them from the world, and fitting them for heaven. No condemnation; or no one condemnation. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; ( Q) it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. "Here," says Mr. Haldane on the passage, "it is often remarked that the apostle does not say, that there is in them (believers) neither matter of accusation, nor cause of condemnation; and yet this is all included in what he does say. (4) that if the sinner does not turn from his course, he will be ruined. To be in him is an expression not seldom used in the New Testament, denoting close and intimate union. 9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit … In this surpassing chapter the several streams of the preceding argument meet and flow in one "river of the water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb," until it seems to lose itself in the ocean of a blissful eternity. shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword ? In the one case the believer is regarded as reaching upwards, as it were, through faith, and so incorporating and uniting himself with the Spirit of Christ; in the other case, the Spirit of Christ reaches downwards and infuses itself into the believer. Romans 8:1. It is to regulate and order the whole conversation according to the rule of the new creature, or according to the line and square of God’s word and Spirit. It is perhaps a conventional American aspiration to be debt-free in every way, because it marks autonomy and self-sufficiency. The positive is included in the negative; it is God’s condemnation only, from which such as are in Christ are exempted; they are nevertheless condemned and censured by men, and sometimes by their own consciences too. and peace. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. What the Spirit produces may be seen in Galatians 5:22-23. (1) A conclusion of all the former discussion, from Ro 1:16 to this verse: seeing that we, being justified by faith in Christ, obtain remission of sins and imputation of righteousness, and are also sanctified, it follows from this that those who are grafted into Christ by faith, need have no fear of condemnation. That is, it is not their principle and guide, there is another nature or principle in them, by which they are guided and acted; and what that is the next words tell you. Commentary on Romans 13:8-14 View Bible Text . Romans 8:15. Romans 8:1 begins with the word therefore, which indicates that the chapter is a continuation of a subject from Romans 7. Who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.—These words are wanting in the foremost representatives of every group of authorities (except, perhaps, those which belong to the region of Syria), and must certainly be omitted. Commentaries. there is to such "NO CONDEMNATION." The Thought of God the Stay of the Soul. Its function is to pardon; the function of the law is to condemn. Romans 8:29-30 Verses 29, 30. who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit—The evidence of manuscripts seems to show that this clause formed no part of the original text of this verse, but that the first part of it was early introduced, and the second later, from Ro 8:4, probably as an explanatory comment, and to make the transition to Ro 8:2 easier.Romans 8:1-4 Under the gospel we are free from condemnation, walkingafter the Spirit.Romans 8:5-8 The evil of being carnally minded, and the good of beingspiritually minded.Romans 8:9-11 Christians have God’s Spirit to guide and assist them,Romans 8:12,13 by which if they mortify the flesh, they shall live.Romans 8:14-18 For they that are led by the Spirit are sons of God,and heirs of glory,Romans 8:19-22 whose manifestation the world hath long earnestlylooked for, hoping to be rescued thereby from thebondage of corruption.Romans 8:23 And even they who have the first fruits of the Spiritdo still long after it,Romans 8:24,25 being hitherto saved by hope only,Romans 8:26,27 the Spirit in the mean time aiding their infirmitiesin prayer.Romans 8:28-30 Nevertheless the final good of them that fear God isall along pursued, being fore-ordained of God, andbrought about according to the course of his providence.Romans 8:31-39 The ground and assurance of the Christian’s hope.There is therefore now; seeing things are so as I have said, since believers do not allow themselves in sin, Romans 7:15, and are in part delivered from it, as Romans 8:25, therefore it follows as it is here. Commentaries for Romans Chapter 8 The freedom of believers from condemnation. Study the bible online using commentary on Romans 8 and more! He removed it objectively, or in the nature of things, and this removal is completed subjectively in the individual through that bond of mystical and moral attachment which makes what Christ has done his own act and deed. 1. It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. (2) there is no final condemnation under the gospel. Romans 8 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, spanning 37 volumes, covered the entire Bible with verse by verse exposition and homolies Hi, Sign out Resources » Commentaries » Romans » Chapter 8 » exegesis. Romans 8:6-8 New International Version (NIV). Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 8:28-31 That is good for the saints which does their souls good. The apostle having discoursed largely in the preceding chapter, concerning the struggle and combat believers feel within themselves, and opened the true causes and reasons of the saints' grievances and complaints, and what gives them the greatest uneasiness in this life, proceeds in this to take notice of the solid ground and foundation they have of spiritual peace and joy; which arise from … 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. Points to Note: 1. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans." Cannot please God - That is, while they are thus in the flesh; while they thus pursue the desires of their corrupt nature, they cannot please God. - Yes, called according to his purpose; here is a further ground of hopeful assurance. no condemnation: to them which are in Christ Jesus--As Christ, who \"knew no sin,\" was, to all legal effects, \"made sin for us,\" so are we, who believe in Him, to all legal effects, \"made the righteousness of God in Him\" ( 2 Corinthians 5:21 ); and thus, one with Him in the divine reckoning. I. As in our purposes, so in our desires, we must remember to say, If the Lord will, James 4:15. Romans 4:1-8 King James Version (KJV). And this test also is easily applied. Romans 7 contains a discussion on how the law has dominion over a person. there is to such \"NO CONDEMNATION.\" (Compare John 3:18 , 5:24 , Romans 5:18 Romans 5:19 ). An EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on the Book of Romans. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh. Commentary on Romans 7:14-17 (Read Romans 7:14-17 ) Compared with the holy rule of conduct in the law of God, the apostle found himself so very far short of perfection, that he seemed to be carnal; like a man who is sold against his will to a hated master, from whom he cannot set himself at liberty. Resources. Which are in Christ Jesus - Who are united to Christ. (1) That those who are unrenewed are totally depraved, since in this state they cannot please God. To walk after the Spirit, is not only now and then to have some good motions, or to do some good actions, but it is to persevere and go forward therein; walking is a continued and progressive motion. Our journeys are made … That is a different question. View Romans 8. No condemnation - This does not mean that sin in believers is not to be condemned as much as any where, for the contrary is everywhere taught in the Scriptures; but it means. Romans 8:16. He doth not say, there is no matter of condemnation, or nothing damnable in them that are in Christ, there is enough and enough of that; but he says, there is no actual condemnation to such: see John 3:18 5:24. Shall he condemn us? Being freed through Jesus Christ, there is therefore no condemnation now. Who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit: this clause describes the persons who are united to Christ, or who are exempted from condemnation; they are such as walk not, & c. By flesh understand the corrupt nature that is in man: see Romans 7:18,25 Joh 3:6 Galatians 5:17: to walk after it, is to be led and guided by the motions of it. You have the same phrase, Galatians 5:16,25. (10) The conclusion. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the la… 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. (2) that none of their actions while in this state can be acceptable to him, since he is pleased only with those who are spiritually minded. He is in total control of all things, including human history. But God commendeth his love towards us That is, he hath manifested it, which was before hid in his heart; he has given clear evidence of it, a full proof and demonstration of it; he has so confirmed it by this instance, that there is no room nor reason to doubt of it; he has illustrated and set it off with the greater lustre by this circumstance of it, There is a meiosis in the words, more is understood than is expressed; he means, that justification and eternal salvation is the portion of such. Font Size. Therefore they that walk after the flesh cannot please God: by which it follows that they are not grafted into Christ. Sermon Bible Commentary. Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. He is engaged in hostility against God; and if he does not himself forsake it, it will be endless, and involve his soul in all the evils of a personal, and direct, and eternal warfare with the Lord Almighty. 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. Yet he must live according to the Spirit, and not according to the flesh; for the latter works death, but the former life, walking, as they do, not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit, too absolute to be trusted alone to the reader, Οὐδέν ἄρα νῦν κατάκριμα, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. What it is to walk after the flesh may be seen in Galatians 5:19-21. ( R) cannot please God. Connecting with Romans 7:25. Moreover we know that to those who love God, who are called according to his plan, everything that happens fits into a pattern for good. Romans 8:34. Romans 8:26, ESV: "Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. (5:12—8:39) E. The New Power in Life (8:1-17) In chapter 6 Paul emphasized that because we have a union with Jesus Christ we should therefore walk in the newness of life; in chapter 7 he stressed that by death and resurrection we have a relationship with the risen Christ, and therefore we should bring forth fruit to God. Commentary on Romans 8:18-25. God, in his foreknowledge, chose them to bear the family likeness of his Son, that he might be the eldest of a family of many brothers. There is therefore no condemnation, &c. Condemnation.—The condemnation which in the present and final judgment of God impends over the sinner, is removed by the intervention of Christ, and by the union of the believer with Him. 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