As we come to chapter 12 of Romans, we find ourselves in a new section of the book. The first part of Romans dealt primarily with God’s actions for humanity. This next section, which extends through chapter 15, deals with humanity’s actions in response to God’s actions. It is noted that the first section of…
Moving into the practical section of Romans, we find how we are to put God’s righteousness into practice. In comparison with chapters 1-11 with chapters 12-16 we see that the first half deals with God actions for humanity, while the second half has to do with humanity’s actions in response to God. In 12:1-2 we…
The commentary at hand takes us through Romans chapters 10-11. It begins with a look at God’s sovereign choice applied in 9:30-10:21. In 9:30-10:4 we see Israel’s stumbling. Jesus Christ is the ‘stumbling stone’ which did not conform to the expectations of the Jews. They rejected Jesus instead of responding to Him by faith. In…
“Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.Your kingdom come.Your will be doneon earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.And do not lead us into temptation.But deliver us from the evil one.For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the…
Pages 125-142 of Dr. Constable’s notes on Romans give commentary on Romans chapters 10 and 11. These chapters deal with God’s dealings with Israel in the present and in the future. Verses 1-7 give the reason why God has temporarily set Israel aside. It is noted that Israel as a nation had great zeal for…
God created everybody unique and different. There are no two people that are exactly alike. We all have different personalities and ways of doing things. However, there is something that every believer in Christ has in common. We may not always agree on certain issues and even doctrine. We may attend different churches and align…
Chapter nine of Romans is in view in these pages of the Bible Knowledge Commentary. The commentary outlines chapters 9-11 as God’s righteousness revealed in sovereign choice. The sovereignty of God is a difficult doctrine to grasp. However, it is a true Biblical doctrine which cannot be denied or ignored. In Romans chapter…
Dr. Constable begins comments on Romans 9-11 concerning the vindication of God’s righteousness. This is a very profound section of scripture that has been the center of much debate for many years. Dr. Constable does an excellent job in explaining the truth of the scripture at hand. It should be understood here that chapters…
In this section of the Bible Knowledge Commentary on Romans we find how that God’s righteousness is revealed in sanctification. This truth is discovered in Romans 6-8. The author proceeds with a basic outline of these chapters and comments on each verse. In 6:1-4 we see the ground for sanctification. Paul shares how we…
In these pages of Dr. Constable’s notes on Romans we find commentary on chapters six through eight of Romans which deals with the subject of the impartation of God’s righteousness. We have already noted how salvation is provided through justification by faith. It is the placing of one’s faith in Christ alone that declares…
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