_We that are stronger, &c. The apostle goes on with his exhortation
not to scandalize, or offend such as are weak, and not well instructed
in faith. He brings the example of Christ, who pleased not himself,
who submitted himself to the law of circumcision, when he was above
the law, who bore with th... [ Continue Reading ]
_Receive one another, in the spirit of charity, peace, patience, as
Christ also hath received you, and bore with your infirmities.
(Witham) --- Mutually support each other for the glory of God: learn
to practise a grand lesson of Christian morality, to bear and to
forbear. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Christ Jesus was minister of the circumcision, who came both for the
salvation of the Jews, and of the Gentiles, who preached and would
have his gospel first preached to the Jews, for the truth of God to
confirm the promises made to the fathers, that he, the Messias, should
be sent for their salvat... [ Continue Reading ]
I have written to you, brethren, more boldly, &c. St. John Chrysostom
admires with what mildness he addresses himself to them, yet puts them
in mind, that he is the minister, and the apostle of the Gentiles, in
which he may have reason to glory, or boast. --- Sanctifying the
gospel of God, preaching... [ Continue Reading ]
St. Paul does not mean to say, that he never preached where the gospel
had before been announced; this would not have been true, for he
preached at Damascus, where there were already Christians, whom he
formerly wished to take in chains to Jerusalem; and again in this
epistle he announces the truths... [ Continue Reading ]
It is a matter of dispute, whether St. Paul ever executed this his
design of visiting Spain. The proofs of the Spaniards, who consider it
as certain, are by no means unanswerable. There remain no certain
monuments of this journey of his. The proof taken from the words of
St. Clement, who lived at Ro... [ Continue Reading ]
_But I shall go to Jerusalem, &c. By this St. Paul is thought to have
written this epistle at Corinth, where he was about to set forward for
Jerusalem, with the charities collected in Achaia and Macedonia, for
the poor Christians in Judea. This he calls to minister to the poor
saints, or to be servi... [ Continue Reading ]
_I know, by the Spirit of God revealing it to me, that God will give a
blessing to my labours, when I come to you. That I may be delivered
from the unbelievers in Judea, from the unbelieving Jews, foreseeing
the persecution he should there meet with. That I may be refreshed
with you, have comfort by... [ Continue Reading ]
The word in the original signifies to combat with another, to teach
us, that to beg the prayers of our friends will be of little
assistance to us, if we do not join our prayer also, and labour, on
our part, to the best of our power. (Calmet)... [ Continue Reading ]