THE ADDRESS is elaborate, for Paul is introducing himself to a strange community; and stately, as befits Christ's ambassador approaching the imperial city. Romans 1:1 f., Romans 1:5 f. He is an apostle by (God's) calling not by his own will (1 Corinthians 9:16 f.) or human choice (Galatians 1:1)set... [ Continue Reading ]
PAUL'S INTENTION TO VISIT ROME. Romans 1:8. Of the faith of the Romans the whole world hears: the Apostle thanks God for this, and names them constantly in his prayers. He invokes God as witness, for this is much to say about strangers; his service in the gospel makes him deeply interested in the C... [ Continue Reading ]
Mankind is in a ruinous plight: GOD'S ANGER, which is His righteousness reacting against wrong, rests upon the race. ROMANS 1:18_ A_. The Divine wrath is being revealed from heaven in action against all impiety and unrighteousness of men. The revelation is apparent in the moral outcome of irreligi... [ Continue Reading ]