THE NEW MAN IN CHRIST JESUS. Romans 8:1. Therefore now sin's captive escapes! No condemnation: Romans 1:18 to Romans 3:20; Romans 7:14 was _all_ condemnation! Those in Christ Jesus; see Romans 6:3. Romans 8:2. The law of the Spirit (_cf._ law of faith, Romans 3:27 *). emancipated me (cf. Romans 6:1... [ Continue Reading ]
So Christian men stand toward life and death (Romans 8:1); how _toward God?_ ROMANS 8:14. Justified (Romans 8:3) and sanctified (Romans 8:6), they are SONS AND HEIRS OF GOD, while they are led by God's Spirit. Romans 8:15 f. Christ's spirit of sonship replaces the old spirit of servitude engenderi... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BIRTH-PANGS OF IMMORTALITY. Romans 8:18. These present sufferings are light beyond comparison, in view of the glory awaiting us at the coming revelation. The destined glory is hidden under a fleshly veil (see Romans 8:10, Php_3:21, Colossians 3:3 f.; also 1 John 3:2). Romans 8:19; Romans 8:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CHRISTIAN ASSURANCE. Romans 8:28. One thing we do know, that all goes well for those that love God including their worst sufferings (Romans 8:18; cf. Romans 5:3). Romans 8:29 f. This assurance rests on God's manifest purpose toward them a purpose disclosed in five successive steps: foreknowledg... [ Continue Reading ]