Romans 8:18 (NIRV) for we know not what we should pray for as we ought--It is not the proper matter of prayer that believers are at so much loss about, for the fullest directions are given them on this head: but to ask for the right things "as they ought" is the difficulty. The subject with which the seventh chapter concludes is still under consideration. 14. “My strength shall be as my day … Answer: That God will fight our battles means we do not have to anguish, be anxious, or be discouraged when bad things happen in our lives. By Christ we are thus secured. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. (28-31) Their final triumph, through Christ. Romans 8:18 (SBLG) Also it refers to that spirit of bondage, under which many saints were at their conversion. He predestinated, or before decreed, that they should be conformed to the image of his Son. 2:10; Rom. Scarcely, because both "foreknowledge" and "foreordination" are here mentioned, and the one as the cause of the other. Romans 8:18 (GNTA) And I deem, that the passions of this time be not worthy to the glory to coming [be not even worthy to the glory to come], that shall be showed in us. It was 1893; the glory days when a single miner could make his fortune, or at least support himself with pick and pan, were gone. Note, (1) "There can be no safety, no holiness, no happiness, to those who are out of Christ: No "safety," because all such are under the condemnation of the law ( Romans 8:1 ); no holiness, because such only as are united to Christ have the spirit of Christ ( Romans 8:9 ); no happiness, because to be "carnally minded is death" ( Romans 8:6 )" [HODGE]. . I believe that the present suffering is nothing compared to the coming glory that is going to be revealed to us. Verses 10-17 If the Spirit be in us, Christ is in us. Romans 8:18 (HNV) In Samson’s case God commanded that no razor should touch his head but he cheapened this instruction by divulging it to Delilah. Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. The sufferings we have now are nothing compared to the great glory that will be shown to us. We have been bought with a very high price – the blood of Jesus. 26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. And the sons of God have the Spirit to work in them the disposition of children; they have not the spirit of bondage, which the Old Testament church was under, through the darkness of that dispensation. And as the word "law" here has the same meaning as in Romans 7:23 , namely, "an inward principle of action, operating with the fixedness and regularity of a law," it thus appears that "the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus" here means, "that new principle of action which the Spirit of Christ has opened up within us--the law of our new being." And this, it seems, was a "household word," a "known" thing, among believers. For I suppose that the affliccions of this lyfe are not worthy of the glory which shalbe shewed vpon vs. For I reckon, that the sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us. And above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above it. delivered him up--not to death merely (as many take it), for that is too narrow an idea here, but "surrendered Him" in the most comprehensive sense; compare John 3:16 , "God so loved the world that He GAVE His only-begotten Son." Ephesians 1:12–14: "We who first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of his glory. If when "my Beloved stands behind our wall, looking forth at the windows, showing Himself through the lattice" ( Solomon 2:9 )--that thin veil which parts the seen from the unseen--if He is even thus to me "Fairer than the children of men," what shall He be when He stands confessed before my undazzled vision, the Only-begotten of the Father in my own nature, and I shall be like Him, for I shall see Him as He is? Romans 8:18 (NAS) For 'the Spirit Himself' is in them, giving to the emotions which He Himself has kindled the only language of which they are capable; so that though on our part they are the fruit of impotence to utter what we feel, they are at the same time the intercession of the Spirit Himself in our behalf.". Romans 8:18 (NRS) Are we most wise for the world, or for ( 1 Timothy. 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. If God be for us, who can be against us?--If God be resolved and engaged to bring us through, all our enemies must be His; and "Who would set the briers and thorns against Him in battle? Verses 18-25 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. See more. These three issues affect the spirit, soul and body and if they’re not properly dealt with the glory begin to leak away until a person is left with nothing. 25. In the light of this incident, then, and of this language, our apostle can mean to convey nothing less than this, that in "not sparing His own Son, but delivering Him up," or surrendering Him, God exercised, in His Paternal character, a mysterious act of Self-sacrifice, which, though involving none of the pain and none of the loss which are inseparable from the very idea of self-sacrifice on our part, was not less real, but, on the contrary, as far transcended any such acts of ours as His nature is above the creature's. By the Spirit the law of love is written upon the heart, and though the righteousness of the law is not fulfilled by us, yet, blessed be God, it is fulfilled in us; there is that in all true believers, which answers the intention of the law. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free--rather, "freed me"--referring to the time of his conversion, when first he believed. Romans 8:18 (RSV) The apostle is not satisfied with assuring them that they are under no obligations to the flesh, to hearken to its suggestions, without reminding them where it will end if they do; and he uses the word "mortify" (put to death) as a kind of play upon the word "die" just before. (8) If there could be any reasonable doubt in what light the death of Christ is to be regarded in this Epistle, Romans 8:34 ought to set that doubt entirely at rest. Remember that Jesus said, “Give unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and unto God what is God’s.” From the story of Hophni and Phinehas, sons of Prophet Eli, we note that they took God’s offering and sacrifices and made them theirs. Sublime and affecting ideas, for which we are indebted to this passage alone! As it is written, For thy sake, &c.--( Psalms 44:22 )--quoted as descriptive of what God's faithful people may expect from their enemies at any period when their hatred of righteousness is roused, and there is nothing to restrain it (see Galatians 4:29 ). For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us. Horace, Odes 4, 12, 28. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be world without end. Note, (1) Are believers "led by the Spirit of God" ( Romans 8:14 )? (3) To whatever conformity to the Son of God in dignity and glory, believers are or shall hereafter be raised, it will be the joy of everyone of them, as it is most fitting, "that in all things He should have the pre-eminence" ( Colossians 1:18 ), ( Romans 8:29 ). What shall we then say to these things?--"We can no farther go, think, wish" [BENGEL]. might be fulfilled in us--or, as we say, "realized in us." Does "whom He did foreknow," then, mean "whom He foreordained?" It has brought on the woes of earth; it has kindled the flames of hell. waiteth for the manifestation--"is waiting for the revelation" of the sons of God--that is, "for the redemption of their bodies" from the grave ( Romans 8:23 ), which will reveal their sonship, now hidden (compare Luke 20:36 , Revelation 21:7 ). This necessity of conformity to Christ in suffering in order to participate in His glory, is taught alike by Christ Himself and by His apostles ( John 12:24-26 Matthew 16:24 Matthew 16:25 2 Timothy 2:12 ). Erasmus of Rotterdam. "Behold what manner of love is this?" Take time this holiday season to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas by glorifying the One who gave it all. The Spirit itself--It should be "Himself" beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children--"are children" of God--The testimony of our own spirit is borne in that cry of conscious sonship, "Abba, Father"; but we are not therein alone; for the Holy Ghost within us, yea, even in that very cry which it is His to draw forth, sets His own distinct seal to ours; and thus, "in the mouth of two witnesses" the thing is established. but the Spirit itself--rather, "Himself." Nor would the other sense harmonize with the scope of the chapter, which is to exhibit the ample ground of the believer's confidence in Christ. There is therefore now, &c.--referring to the immediately preceding context [OLSHAUSEN, PHILIPPI, MEYER, ALFORD, &c.]. 10, 11. Finally, at the end of time, the Lord will make all things new, recreating everything to reflect His glory. In this life they are in part renewed, and walk in his steps. (6) "The patience of hope" ( 1 Thessalonians 1:3 ) is the fitting attitude for those who with the joyful consciousness that they are already "saved" ( 2 Timothy 1:9 , Titus 3:5 ), have yet the painful consciousness that they are saved but in part: or, "that being justified by His grace, they are made (in the present state) heirs according to the hope (only) of eternal life," Titus 3:7 ( Romans 8:24 Romans 8:25 ). Romans 8:18 (KJVA) They ate and desecrated holy things. For I reckon that the sufferings of this time are not worthy to be compared with the glory to come that shall be revealed in us. Romans 8:18 (LEB) We need patience, our way is rough and long; but He that shall come, will come, though he seems to tarry. For which of these do we make provision, by which are we governed? (It thus appears that to be "in the spirit" means here to be under the dominion of our own renewed mind; because the indwelling of God's Spirit is given as the evidence that we are "in the spirit"). For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God, they, &c.--"these are sons of God." there is to such "NO CONDEMNATION." 3, 4. Meaning: "war may seem pleasant to those who have never been involved in it, though the experienced know better". that spared not--"withheld not," "kept not back." to be carnally minded--literally, "the mind" or "minding of the flesh" (Margin); that is, the pursuit of fleshly ends. who walk--the most ancient expression of the bent of one's life, whether in the direction of good or of evil ( Genesis 48:15 , Psalms 1:1 , Isaiah 2:5 , Micah 4:5 , Ephesians 4:17 , 1 John 1:6 1 John 1:7 ). The meaning is, that whereas the law was powerless to secure its own fulfilment for the reason given, God took the method now to be described for attaining that end. I have been walking with God for a little over 20 years and I have seen the glory of God manifest in people’s lives and in my own life as well. From the above scripture you will find out that Eli and his sons acted in ways that led to the loss of the glory of God. 23. Verses 32-39 All things whatever, in heaven and earth, are not so great a display of God's free love, as the gift of his coequal Son to be the atonement on the cross for the sin of man; and all the rest follows upon union with him, and interest in him. Romans 8:18 (TYN) I believe that the present suffering is nothing compared to the coming glory that is going to be revealed to us. Noble climax, and so rhythmically expressed! But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. In what sense are we to take the word "foreknow" here? The Glory of God is what He is essentially; the glory of created things including man is what they are meant by God to be, though not yet perfectly attained (Heb. For we are saved by hope--rather, "For in hope we are saved"; that is, it is more a salvation in hope than as yet in actual possession. the body--"the body indeed." 30. When the saints act out of character, corrections will be employed to bring them back again. 26, 27. For they that are after the flesh--that is, under the influence of the fleshly principle. For, &c.--"The apostle, fired with the thought of the future glory of the saints, pours forth this splendid passage, in which he represents the whole creation groaning under its present degradation, and looking and longing for the revelation of this glory as the end and consummation of its existence" [HODGE]. 7. guide thee with Mine eye. And all this is viewed as past; because, starting from the past decree of "predestination to be conformed to the image of God's Son" of which the other steps are but the successive unfoldings--all is beheld as one entire, eternally completed salvation. I shall have glory by this losing day : More than Octavius and Mark Antony : By this vile conquest shall attain unto. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Moreover--"And," or "Now"; explanatory of Romans 8:29 --In "predestinating us to be conformed to the image of His Son" in final glory, He settled all the successive steps of it. Flee to Him as such. The carnal man may, by the power of Divine grace, be made subject to the law of God, but the carnal mind never can; that must be broken and driven out. “As your days, so shall your strength be.” Here is a fine sunshiny morning; all the world is laughing; everything looks glad; the birds are singing, the trees seem to be all alive with music. We are in exciting times because there is much to be unfolded - His glory and His mysteries revealed to us - His friends. 6). 20. I am of the opinion that there is no comparison between the pain of this present time and the glory which we will see in the future. Likewise the Spirit also, &c.--or, "But after the like manner doth the Spirit also help. The problem is always with man, particularly in the area of consistency and sticking to the original plan. None can take Christ from the believer: none can take the believer from Him; and that is enough. The indefinite expressions are meant to denote all that can be thought of, and are only a rhetorical paraphrase of the conception of allness" [OLSHAUSEN]. Romans 8:18 (WYC) 5:6 ) sanctified soul is a living soul; and that life is peace. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us. he is none of his--even though intellectually convinced of the truth of Christianity, and in a general sense influence by its spirit. We have such a Friend at the right hand of God; all power is given to him. An idol is anything or anyone who takes the place of God in our lives. The rainbow comes and goes, And lovely is the rose; The moon doth with delight Ephesians 1:12–14: "We who first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of his glory. Romans 3:23 says all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers--whether good or bad. Romans 8:18 (DBY) Romans 8:18 Context. Then surely, while "building ourselves up on our most holy faith," and "praying in the Holy Ghost," only the more should we feel constrained to "keep ourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life" ( Jude 1:20 Jude 1:21 ). do mind--give their attention to ( Philippians 3:19 ). In these circumstances, how can it be but that much uncertainty should surround all our spiritual exercises, and that in our nearest approaches and in the freest outpourings of our hearts to our Father in heaven, doubts should spring up within us whether our frame of mind in such exercises is altogether befitting and well pleasing to God? That's why I don't think there's any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times. Please be aware that the glory of God does not leave people, people leave the glory of God. As to man, not a tear has been shed, not a groan has been uttered, not a pang has been felt, in body or mind, that has not come from sin. Romans 8:18 (GNT) All that God designed for glory and happiness as the end, he decreed to grace and holiness as the way. And "what manner of persons ought we to be," who are thus "blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ?". © 2020 | Arklow Christian Community Church | All Rights Reserved. God is very sensitive and gets angry when He finds His people being cheated or robbed. (See John 6:39. The favour of God, the welfare of the soul, the concerns of eternity, are the things of the Spirit, which those that are after the Spirit do mind. Nor do these anxieties subside, but rather deepen, with the depth and ripeness of our spiritual experience. He overturned their tables and sent the godless people out. Many speak peace to themselves, to whom God does not speak peace. Sin has been, and is, the guilty cause of all the suffering that exists in the creation of God. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us. But--"And." in hope--or "in hope that.". 1. groan within ourselves--under this "body of sin and death," and under the manifold "vanity and vexation of spirit" that are written upon every object and every pursuit and every enjoyment under the sun. God is deserving of the highest honor (i.e. 28. dulce est desipere in loco: It is sweet on occasion to play the fool. Only the word conversion expresses the change of character which then takes place, whereas this "calling" expresses the divine authorship of the change, and the sovereign power by which we are summoned, Matthew-like, Zaccheus-like, out of our old, wretched, perishing condition, into a new, safe, blessed life. Romans 8:18 (NCV) The expressions “bind” and “loose” were common to Jewish legal phraseology meaning to declare something forbidden or to declare it … Romans 8:18 (GW) The "strong man armed" is overpowered by the "stronger than he"; the weaker principle is dethroned and expelled by the more powerful; the principle of spiritual life prevails against and brings into captivity the principle of spiritual death--"leading captivity captive." shall tribulation, &c.--"None of these, nor all together, how terrible soever to the flesh, are tokens of God's wrath, or the least ground for doubt of His love. And they are used, or abused rather, by men as instruments of sin. —Read, For this is the will of My Father. By the merit of his death he paid our debt. Romans 15:7 shares, "Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God." Question: "What does it mean that God will fight our battles (Exodus 14:14; Deuteronomy 1:30)?" While God is for us, and we keep in his love, we may with holy boldness defy all the powers of darkness. 33, 34. Who shall lay anything to the charge of--or, "bring any charge against." The carnal mind is not only an enemy to God, but enmity itself. (3) To whatever conformity to the Son of God in dignity and glory, believers are or shall hereafter be raised, it will be the joy of everyone of them, as it is most fitting, "that in all things He should have the pre-eminence" ( Colossians 1:18), ( Romans 8:29). FIRST: The Sanctification of Believers ( Romans 8:1-13 ). For what the law could not do, &c.--a difficult and much controverted verse. In a negative sense the same word is translated as “to boast”. Answer: Hebrews 6:4–6 states, “It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance.” It denotes the first great step in personal salvation and answers to "conversion." Glory. You may be removed from pleasant dwellings, and friends, and estates. 28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. 8:18-21 "It is no ground of confidence to assert, or even to feel, that we will never forsake Christ; but it is the strongest ground of assurance to be convinced that His love will never change" [HODGE]. "If ye do not kill sin, it will kill you." 38, 39. The Spirit makes intercession to God, and the enemy prevails not. 21. 4. Romans 8:1-39 . Also from the appearance of His waist and upward I saw, as it were, the color of amber with the appearance of fire all around within it; and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw, as it were, the appearance of fire with brightness all around. and for sin--literally, "and about sin"; that is, "on the business of sin." Hence (5) the estrangement of God and the sinner is mutual. The scriptures make it clear that it is better for a millstone to be tied to the neck of that person and for that person to be drowned than for such person to deceive God’s people. (See 2 Corinthians 11:11-33 , 1 Corinthians 4:10-13 ). Romans 8:18 (KJV) The law could irritate our sinful nature into more virulent action, as we have seen in Romans 7:5 , but it could not secure its own fulfilment. For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory about to be revealed in us; The freedom of believers from condemnation. "Those who He foreknew would repent and believe," say Pelagians of every age and every hue. Secondly, the Bible says that the sons of Eli took advantage of the people of God and robbed them of their dignity. The expression is purposely a general one, because the design was not to speak of Christ's mission to atone for sin, but in virtue of that atonement to destroy its dominion and extirpate it altogether from believers. (6) In return for such a sacrifice on God's part, what can be considered too great on ours? For I reckon, that the sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us. of the creature--rather, "the creation." waiting for the--manifestation of our adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body--from the grave: "not (be it observed) the deliverance of ourselves from the body, but the redemption of the body itself from the grave" [BENGEL]. (11) Are we who "have tasted that the Lord is gracious," both "kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation" ( 1 Peter 1:5 ), and embraced in the arms of Invincible Love? Romans 8:18 (ESV) Remember the reaction of Jesus when He got to the temple and saw that they had turned it into a den of moneychangers and thieves instead of a house of prayer? The comin' of the Lord, my eyes have seen the glory One day when the glory comes It will be ours, it will be ours Oh one day when the war is won We will be sure, we will be sure Oh glory (Glory, glory) Oh (Glory, glory) Oh glory (Glory, glory) Hey (Glory, glory) When the war is won, when it's all said and done We'll cry glory (Glory, glory) 34. yea rather, that is risen again--to make good the purposes of His death. And not only they, but ourselves also--or "not only [so], but even we ourselves"--that is, besides the inanimate creation. shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption--its bondage to the principle of decay. That's why I don't think there's any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times. (5) It is not when believers, through sinful "quenching of the Spirit," have the fewest and faintest glimpses of heaven, that they sigh most fervently to be there; but, on the contrary, when through the unobstructed working of the Spirit in their hearts, "the first-fruits" of the glory to be revealed are most largely and frequently tasted, then, and just for that reason, is it that they "groan within themselves" for full redemption ( Romans 8:23 ). He that has prepared a crown and a kingdom for us, will give us what we need in the way to it. (40) And this is the will of him that sent me. I am a carrier of God’s glory and I bring His divine presence to my world. This "sets us free," as soon as it takes possession of our inner man, "from the law of sin and death" that is, from the enslaving power of that corrupt principle which carries death in its bosom. From whom could such a question come better than from one who had himself for Christ's sake endured so much? with him also--rather, "also with Him." (8) Whatever professions of spiritual life men may make, it remains eternally true that "if we live after the flesh we shall die," and only "if we through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body we shall live" ( Romans 8:13 , and compare Galatians 6:7 Galatians 6:8 , Ephesians 5:6 , Philippians 3:18 Philippians 3:19 , 1 John 3:7 1 John 3:8 ). Thus satisfaction was made to Divine justice, and the way of salvation opened for the sinner. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh--"Once we were sold under sin ( Romans 7:14 ); but now that we have been set free from that hard master and become servants to Righteousness ( Romans 6:22 ), we owe nothing to the flesh, we disown its unrighteous claims and are deaf to its imperious demands." (3) To whatever conformity to the Son of God in dignity and glory, believers are or shall hereafter be raised, it will be the joy of everyone of them, as it is most fitting, "that in all things He should have the pre-eminence" ( Colossians 1:18), ( Romans 8:29). I consider that what we suffer at this present time cannot be compared at all with the glory that is going to be revealed to us. so far are they from "separating us from Christ's love," that it is just "through Him that loved us" that we are victorious over them. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy [to be compared] with the coming glory to be revealed to us. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Be not (then) as the horse, or as the mule," &c. 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