Reasonable serviceverses 1-2
I beseech you therefore – brethren – by the mercies of God
that you present your bodies a living sacrifice
holy – acceptable unto God
which is your reasonable service
And be not conformed to this world
BUT be you transformed by the renewing of your mind
that you may prove what is that good – … Read More
Paul answers the purpose of Israel in God’s planverses 1-6
I say then – Has God cast away HIS people?
God forbid
For I am an Israelite – of the seed of Abraham
of the tribe of Benjamin
God has not cast away HIS people which HE foreknew
Wot you not what the scripture says of Elijah?
how he … Read More
Israel needs to understand new way to Godverses 1-4
Brethren – my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is
that they might be SAVED
FOR I bear them record that they have a zeal of God
but not according to knowledge
FOR they – being ignorant of God’s righteousness
and going about to establish their own righteousness… Read More
Privileges of the Jewish peopleverses 1-5
I say the truth in Christ – I lie not
my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost
that I have great heaviness
and continual sorrow in my heart
FOR I could wish that myself were accursed
from Christ for my brethren
my kinsmen according to the flesh
Who are Israelites… Read More
Law satisfied in Christ’s sacrificeverses 1-4
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh – BUT after the Spirit
FOR the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from
the law of sin and death
FOR what the law could not do… Read More
Proper relationship between husband and wifeverses 1-3
Know you not – brethren (for I speak to them that know the law)
how that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives?
FOR the woman which has an husband is bound by the law to her husband
so long as he lives
BUT if the husband … Read More
Newness of lifeVerses 1-4
What shall we say then?
Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?
God forbid
How shall we – that are dead to sin – live any longer therein?
know you not that so many of us as were baptized into
Jesus Christ were baptized into HIS death?
THEREFORE we are buried with HIM… Read More
No boasting allowedverses 1-3
What shall we say then that Abraham our father
as pertaining to the flesh hath found?
FOR if Abraham were JUSTIFIED by works
he hath whereof to glory
but not before God
FOR what say the scripture? Abraham believed God
and it was counted unto him for righteousness
David declared righteous without worksverses 4-8… Read More
Faithfulness of Godverses 1-8
What advantage then hath the Jew?
OR what profit is there of circumcision?
much every way – chiefly
because that unto them
were committed the oracles of God
FOR what if some did not believe?
shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
GOD FORBID – YEA – let God be true
BUT … Read More