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Verse Romans 4:6. _EVEN AS DAVID ALSO_, c.] David, in Psalms 32:1,
gives us also the true notion of this way of justification, i.e. by
_faith_, without the merit of works, where he says: -...
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EVEN AS DAVID - The apostle having adduced the example of Abraham to
show that the doctrine which he was defending was not new, and
contrary to the Old Testament, proceeds to adduce the case of David...
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CHAPTER 4
_ 1. The Witness of Abraham to Justification. (Romans 4:1 .)_
2. As Confirmed also by David. (Romans 4:6 .)
3. Circumcision the Sign of the Covenant. (Romans 4:9 .)
4. Faith in Him Who Ra...
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ROMANS 4:1_ A_. THE EXAMPLE OF ABRAHAM.
Romans 4:1. The Jewish objector once more: What about Abraham then?
(_mg.);_ if the circumcised Israelite is justified on no more
favourable terms than the Gent...
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What, then, shall we say that Abraham, our forefather from whom we
take our human descent, found? If Abraham entered into a right
relationship with God by means of work, he has some ground for
boastin...
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THE FAITH WHICH TAKES GOD AT HIS WORD (Romans 4:1-8)...
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DESCRIBETH. says of.
BLESSEDNESS. Greek. _makarismos._ Here, Romans 4:9; Galatians 1:4;
Galatians 1:15.
MAN. App-123.
IMPUTETH. Same as "count",...
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_Even as David also_ In Psalms 32. This quotation is specially to the
point, being not only an inspired statement of truth, but made by one
who had been guilty of deep "ungodliness," and had himself e...
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ΔΑΥΕῚΔ. Psalms 32:1-2. The qu. emphasises the act of GOD in
putting away man’s sin, without naming conditions; and is used by S.
Paul to bring out the wider reference of faith in GOD, not only as
fulf...
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ΚΑΘΆΠΕΡ (G2509) даже если. Об
использовании Павлом
раввинистического экзегетического
принципа использования одного и того
же слова в двух фрагментах _см._ Barrett;
Cranfield.
ΜΑΚΑΡΙΣΜΌΣ (G3108) утвер...
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DISCOURSE: 1836
JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE
Romans 4:1. What shall we then say that Abraham, our father as
pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by
works, he hath whereof...
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_TEXT_
Romans 4:1-8. What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather,
hath found according to the flesh? Romans 4:2 For if Abraham was
justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward...
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Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom
God imputeth righteousness without works,
EVEN AS DAVID ALSO DESCRIBETH, [ legei (G3004)] - 'speaketh,'
'pronounceth,'
THE BLES...
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_THE CONDUCT OF MANKIND_
19 The passages from the Psalms might be turned by the Jews to apply
to the nations. But the apostle rightly insists that what is written
in the law is binding upon those und...
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4:6 without (e-16) As ch. 3.21. works. (f-17) See Psalms 32:1-2 ....
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DESCRIBETH, etc.] RV 'pronounceth blessing upon.' IMPUTETH] RV
'reckoneth.' WITHOUT] RV 'apart from.'...
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ACCEPTANCE BY FAITH FORESHADOWED IN THE OLD DISPENSATION
In Romans 3:21.; St. Paul set forth the great truth of acceptance by
faith. A Jew might object that it was new, and therefore not true. In
Roma...
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PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS
ROMANS
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 4
ABRAHAM’S *FAITH 4:1-8
V1 We shall talk about our *ancestor Abraham. He discovered how to be
*righteous. V2 But he d...
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(6-8) A further instance of the nature of the justification which
proceeds from faith is supplied by David. From his evidence it will
appear that such justification implies, not the absence of sin, bu...
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EVEN AS. — In strict accordance with this description of the
justified state we have another, that of David.
DESCRIBETH THE BLESSEDNESS. — Rather, _speaks the felicitation,
felicitates,_ or_ pronounc...
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IV.
(1-25) The subject of the chapter is an application of the foregoing
to the special (and crucial) case of Abraham, with particular
reference to two ideas that are continually recurring throughout...
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CHAPTER 10
ABRAHAM AND DAVID
Romans 4:1
THE Jewish disputant is present still to the Apostle's thought. It
could not be otherwise in this argument. No question was more pressing
on the Jewish mind t...
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The justification of Abraham, considered in relation to the doctrine
just expounded in Romans 3:21-31. The point to be made out is that the
justification of Abraham does not traverse but illustrates t...
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ff. καθάπερ καὶ Δαβὶδ : David is not a new
illustration of this doctrine, but a new witness to it. The argument
just based on Genesis 15:6 is in agreement with what he says in the
32nd Psalm. The quot...
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BLESSEDNESS FOLLOWS FAITH
Romans 4:1
In this chapter the doctrine of justification by faith is illustrated
from the life of Abraham. It is evident that he was not justified
because of his good works....
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The apostle now dealt with another difficulty that might arise in the
mind of the Jew, showing that the method of grace, namely, imputing
righteousness in response to faith, is in harmony with the who...
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(5) Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto
whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
(5) Another proof of the same confirmation: David puts blessedness as
a part of the f...
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_As David, &c. That is, David accounted a man happy in being justified
by God's grace, and not by his own works, when he said: " Blessed are
they whose iniquities are forgiven by the mercies of God, a...
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“ _As David also exactly celebrateth the blessedness of the man,
unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works: Blessed are they
whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed...
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1. ROMANS 4:1-12.
Abraham was justified _by faith_, Romans 4:1-8, and by faith _alone_,
Romans 4:9-12....
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TENTH PASSAGE (4:1-25). FAITH THE PRINCIPLE OF ABRAHAM'S
JUSTIFICATION.
Abraham being for the Jews the embodiment of salvation, his case was
of capital moment in the solution of the question here tre...
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Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom
God imputeth righteousness without works, (7) Saying, Blessed are they
whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. (8...
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The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written
gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of
the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
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6._As David also defines, etc. _We hence see the sheer sophistry of
those who limit the works of the law to ceremonies; for he now simply
calls those works, without anything added, which he had before...
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In dealing with the Jew, and even in dealing with the question of
righteousness, there was, besides the law, another consideration of
great weight both with the Jews themselves and in the dealings of...
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EVEN AS DAVID ALSO DESCRIBETH THE BLESSEDNESS OF THE MAN,.... the
apostle having instanced in Abraham, the father of the Jewish nation,
cites some passages from David, king of Israel, a person of grea...
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Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom
God imputeth righteousness without works,
Ver. 6. _Unto whom God imputeth_] Ten times the apostle mentioneth
this grace of imputed...
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_Even as David also_ David is fitly introduced after Abraham, because
he also received and delivered down the promise; _describeth the
blessedness_ or happiness _of the man_ Or affirms that the man is...
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DAVID; PSALMS 32:1-2.
IMPUTETH RIGHTEOUSNESS; accepts and treats as righteous, though he is
a sinner. Saints under the Old Testament were saved in the same way as
saints under the New: not on account...
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A proof from the Psalms:...
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EVEN AS DAVID ALSO DESCRIBETH THE BLESSEDNESS OF THE MAN UNTO WHOM GOD
IMPUTETH RIGHTEOUSNESS WITHOUT WORKS,...
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ABRAHAM AND DAVID JUSTIFIED BY FAITH
Now there is deepest patience and grace shown on the part of God
through Paul, His instrument in writing this epistle: for it is
blessed to see that He gives no m...
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ROMANS 4:1-25
1. How was Abraham justified?
2. Could he have been justified by works?
a. Why or why not?
b. Faith excludes boasting 3:27
c. If saved by works, Abraham could glory
3. How did it h...
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1-12 To meet the views of the Jews, the apostle first refers to the
example of Abraham, in whom the Jews gloried as their most renowned
forefather. However exalted in various respects, he had nothing...
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To the example of Abraham taken from Moses, he adjoins the testimony
of David, that so he might more fully prove what he had asserted,
ROMANS 3:21: both the one and the other were of great authority
a...
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Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God
reckoneth righteousness apart from works,...
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Romans 4:6 as G2509 David G1138 also G2532 describes G3004 (G5719)
blessedness G3108 man G444 whom G3739 God...
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THE WAY OF JUSTIFICATION THROUGH FAITH ILLUSTRATED IN ABRAHAM AND
ANNOUNCED BY DAVID (4:1-8).
Paul now demonstrates that Abraham's acceptability with God was by
faith, not works, something which is th...
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WHAT PAUL HAS JUST DESCRIBED IS NOW SEEN TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
IDEAS RELATED TO ABRAHAM AND DAVID (4:1-25).
No one was of more importance to the Jews than Abraham. It was to him
that God had given...
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‘Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God
reckons righteousness apart from works, saying,
Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven,
And whose sins are covered.
Blessed is...
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2. PROOF FROM THE CASE OF ABRAHAM, THAT RIGHTEOUSNESS IS BY FAITH.
The principle of faith, as the universal one, does not make void the
law. In the truest sense it is by this principle that ‘we establ...
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Romans 4:6. EVEN AS DAVID ALSO. The confirmatory illustration now
introduced is from Psalms 32:1-2, here attributed to David. There is
significance in the fact that David himself was a sinner who had...
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PRONOUNCETH BLESSING
(λεγε τον μακαρισμον). old word from
μακαριζω, to pronounce blessed (Luke 1:48), felicitation,
congratulation, in N.T. only here, verse Romans 4:9; Acts 4:15....
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IMPUTED
Or, reckoned, that is, put to the account of.
See (Philemon 1:18); same word:...
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Romans 3:31 ; ROMANS 4
A Crucial Case.
I. It was by his faith Abraham was justified, not by his works of
obedience. Paul's proof of this is very simple. He finds a remarkable
proof-text ready to his...
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Romans 4:1. _What shall we say then that Abraham our father as
pertaining to the flesh, hath found?_
What blessings did really come to Abraham, the father of the faithful?
What is the nature of that...
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Romans 4:1. 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 saith...
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Romans 4:1. _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 sait...
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CONTENTS: Abraham justified by faith, not works. Justifying faith
defined.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Abraham, David, Sarah.
CONCLUSION: No man can pretend to merit eternal life, nor show any
worth in...
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Romans 4:1. _What shall we say then that Abraham, our father, as
pertaining_ _to the flesh, hath found?_ How was he a sinner, an
idolater, justified? _Was it by the flesh,_ as indicated by the word
fa...
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THIS IS WHAT DAVID MEANT. Paul has shown us Abraham was _put right
with God_ through his faith, rather than through the things which he
did. Now he shows us David speaking about the same faith....
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_What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the
flesh, hath found?_
LESSONS FROM THE CASE OF ABRAHAM
I. However much the most perfect of the species may have to glory of
in the...
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_Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom
God imputeth righteousness without works._
IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS DEFENDED AGAINST ITS CARICATURES
It has been represented as--
I...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 4:1 Abraham, the father of the Jewish people,
is presented as a test case for the view that justification is by
faith alone.
⇐...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 4:6 Paul introduces DAVID as a second example
of righteousness by faith, citing Psalms 32:1....
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Romans 4:1.—Alford, following Meyer, says κατὰ σάρκα is in
contrast to κατὰ πνεῦμα, and refers to that part of our
being from which spring works in contrast with that which is the
ex...
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EXPOSITION
ROMANS 4:1
(5) _Abraham himself shown to have been justified by faith, and not by
works, believers being his true heirs._
The main points of the argument may be summarized thus: When Abra...
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Now what shall we say concerning Abraham the father, as pertaining to
the flesh, what did he find? For if Abraham were justified by his
works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God (Romans 4:1-...
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1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 2 Peter 1:1; 2 Timothy 1:9;...
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Describeth the blessedness [λ ε γ ε ι τ ο ν μ α κ α ρ ι
σ μ ο ν]. Makarismov does not mean blessedness, but the
declaration of blessedness, the congratulation. So Plato : "The man of
understanding wil...
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So David also — David is fitly introduced after Abraham, because be
also received and delivered down the promise. Affirmeth — A man is
justified by faith alone, and not by works. Without works — That...
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Observe here, That to the example of Abraham, the apostle subjoins the
testimony of David, Psalms 32. who describes the blessedness of that
man to whom God imputeth righteousness, to wit, the righteou...