“Dead To The Law”
Paul’s appeal to the truth that law has dominion over man as long as he lives was illustrated by “the law of the husband,” then application was made to the two laws Jewish brethren were familiar with. In his illustration of the “law of the husband,” his point was that a woman could not be […]
“Did They Stumble That They Might Fall?”
In verses 11-16 of Romans eleven the apostles asks, then answers three questions. The first: “Did they stumble that they might fall” (Rom. 11:11)? “… if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles, how much more their fullness” (Rom. 11:12)? “… if the casting away of […]
“Death Passed Unto All Men …”
“Therefore, as through one man sin entered the world and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned” (Rom. 5:12). Twice, in writings of Paul, the assertion is made that “death” entered the world through “one man” or Adam: this passage and that of 1 Corinthians 15:21f (“For since […]
“Each One Of You Saith …”
“Now this I mean, that each one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas; and I of Christ” (1 Cor. 1:12). Many ills plagued the Corinthian brethren, not the least was their inclination to follow men rather than God, except in this instance, that allegiance had not […]
“Eye Hath Not Seen”
“But as it is written; Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, and which entered not into the heart of man, whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him” (1 Cor. 2:7). This quotation from Isaiah 64:4 is cited by the apostle to show that none of the world’s rulers understood God’s […]
“For Until The Law Sin Was In The World …”
Romans 5:13 is tied to the previous verse by the word “for;” an explanation of why “death passed unto all men for that all sinned.” The “death” of the passage is spiritual death. The reason death passed to all men was because “all sinned.” Paul is reminding his Roman readers that sin was in the […]
“For I Say … To Every Man”
So begins this section choked full of rich advise for Christians. Paul said to every man “not to think of himself more highly that he ought to think but so to think as to think soberly, according as God had dealt to every man a measure of faith” (Rom. 12:3). Proper attitude about oneself requires […]
“God Is Faithful …”
“… through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord” (1 Cor. 1:9). To be faithful is to be trustworthy, dependable, reliable. God and His Son are both described as faithful in many passages. Peter calls the Father “a faithful Creator” (1 Pet. 4:19). Of the Son, John wrote […]
“Him That Is Weak In Faith …”
“… receive ye, yet not for decisions of scruples” (Rom. 14:1). No chapter of the scriptures has likely been discussed and examined more in the past two or three decades than this one. The question of fellowship of those who teach “false doctrines” has been justified from Paul’s instructions in this passage. It is likely […]
“I Am Carnal, Sold Under Sin”
“For we know the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do I know not: for not what I would, that do I practice; but what I hate, that I do” (Rom. 7:14f). This section from Romans seven has generated much debate. When Paul speaks of himself, at […]
