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Verse 20. _THE INVISIBLE THINGS OF HIM_] His invisible perfections are
manifested by his visible works, and may be apprehended by what he has
made; their _immensity_ showing his _omnipotence_, their v...
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FOR THE INVISIBLE THINGS OF HIM - The expression “his invisible
things” refers to those things which cannot be perceived by the
senses. It does not imply that there are any things pertaining to the
di...
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2. THE NEED OF SALVATION DEMONSTRATED.
The Whole World Guilty and Lost.
Chapter 1:18-3:20.
CHAPTER 1:18-32.
_ 1. Wrath Revealed from Heaven. 18._
2. Gentile Knowledge of God. 19-20.
3. Turning f...
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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...
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A CALL, A GOSPEL AND A TASK (Romans 1:1-7)...
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For the wrath of God is being revealed from Heaven, directed against
all impiousness and wickedness of men, who, in their wickedness,
wilfully suppress the truth that is struggling in their hearts, fo...
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INVISIBLE. Greek. _aoratos._ Here, Colossians 1:15; Colossians 1:16; 1
Timothy 1:17; Hebrews 11:27.
CLEARLY SEEN.
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_from the creation of the world_ i.e. "since the world was created."
The Gr. scarcely allows the interpretation "from the framework, or
constitution, of the world." He means that ever since there was...
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ΤᾺ ΓᾺΡ� … ΘΕΙΌΤΗΣ are best treated as
parenthetic—explanatory of ἐφανέρωσεν—the revelation of
GOD through nature and human nature is true as far as it goes, but it
is confined to His power both in nat...
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Romans 1:18-32. (18) This power and condition revealed in the Gospel
meets the need of man; for in the actual state of man we can see that
his life lies under GOD’s wrath. Man has by unrighteous actio...
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DISCOURSE: 1822
THE LOST STATE OF THE GENTILE WORLD
Romans 1:20. _They are without excuse: because that, when they knew
God, they glorified him not as God_.
HERE the plan of the epistle begins to be...
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FOR THE INVISIBLE THINGS, &C.— _For from the creation of the world
those things of him which are invisible, are_ (_being duly attended
to_) _clearly seen by the things which are made; even his eternal...
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PART TWO
JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH IN THE GOSPEL, Romans 1:16 to Romans 11:36
I.
Proposition Stated. Romans 1:16-17
1.
Not ashamed of the Gospel....
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For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are
clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his
eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
F...
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1 Paul dates his apostleship from the commission he received at
Antioch (Act_13:2) when he was severed from the rest to preach the
evangel of God to the nations. Hitherto only Jews and proselytes like...
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1:20 divinity, (h-30) What is characteristic of God; _ not_
'Godhead,' as in Colossians 2:9 . render (i-35) The Greek expression
does not affirm that they are so, but states the consequence of the
di...
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THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL AND THE NEED OF THE WORLD. THE GUILT OF THE
HEATHEN
In his salutation the apostle emphasises his commission, and the
greatness of the Person whose servant he is and who is the...
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FROM] RV 'since.' BY] RV 'through.' GODHEAD] RV 'divinity.'...
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PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS
ROMANS
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_
ABOUT PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS
ABOUT THE FIRST CHRISTIANS IN ROME
Rome was the most important city in the world at the tim...
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For, though there were parts of God’s being into which the eye could
not penetrate, still they were easily to be inferred from the
character of His visible creation, which bore throughout the stamp of...
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CHAPTER 4
NEED FOR THE GOSPEL: GOD'S ANGER AND MAN'S SIN
Romans 1:18
WE have as it were touched the heart of the Apostle as he weighs the
prospect of his Roman visit, and feels, almost in one sensat...
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THE ONLY POWER OF SALVATION
Romans 1:13
We owe everything to our Lord, but since we can make Him no direct
return, He has made men His residuary legatees. We are to think of
others as having a claim...
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Bringing the first and seventh verses together, we find the called
apostle writing to the called saints.
As for himself, Paul declared, first, that he was debtor, because a
gift had been bestowed on...
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For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are
clearly seen, being (d) understood by the things that are made, [even]
his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse...
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That which is known of God. Or may be easily known of God, is manifest
in them. The light of reason demonstrates to them the existence of one
God, the maker and preserver of all things. This is made k...
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[BIBLIOGRAPHY]
St. John Chrysostom, hom. ii. p. 20. _Greek: tes panton armonias
salpiggos, lamproteron booses._...
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FOURTH PASSAGE (1:18-32). THE WRATH OF GOD ON THE GENTILES.
According to Paul's usual style, the first verse contains summarily
all the ideas developed in the following piece. The study of the verse...
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FUNDAMENTAL PART. 1:18-5:21.
THE principal subdivision of this part is indicated by the somewhat
amplified repetition of Romans 1:17, which we shall find Romans
3:21-22. There we again meet with the p...
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FIRST SECTION (1:18-3:20). THE WRATH OF GOD RESTING ON THE WHOLE
WORLD.
From Romans 1:18, St. Paul is undoubtedly describing the miserable
state of the _Gentile world._ From the beginning of chap. 2 h...
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“ _Seeing that that which may be known of God is manifested in them;
for God hath manifested it unto them. For the invisible perfections of
God, his eternal power and his divinity are spiritually cont...
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He did so by _His works_ in nature. By the term τὰ ἀόρατα,
_the invisible things_, the apostle designates the essence of God, and
the manifold attributes which distinguish it. He sums them up
afterwar...
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For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness
and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
(19) Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them;...
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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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20._Since his invisible things_, (46) _etc. _God is in himself
invisible; but as his majesty shines forth in his works and in his
creatures everywhere, men ought in these to acknowledge him, for they...
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There is no epistle in which the apostle places his apostleship on
more positive and formal ground than in this; for at Rome he had no
claim in virtue of his labours. He had never seen the Romans. He...
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FOR THE INVISIBLE THINGS OF HIM,.... Not the angels, the invisible
inhabitants of heaven: nor the unseen glories of another world; nor
the decrees of God; nor the persons in the Godhead; but the
perfe...
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For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are
clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, _even_ his
eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
V...
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_Because that which may be known of God_ Those great principles which
are indispensably necessary to be known, such as his existence, his
unity, his power, his wisdom, his goodness, and his righteous...
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FROM THE CREATION; ever since the creation.
HIS ETERNAL POWER AND GODHEAD; his divinity, and worthiness of being
loved, adored, and obeyed.
WITHOUT EXCUSE; having no reason for disobeying him. All t...
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FOR THE INVISIBLE THINGS OF HIM FROM THE CREATION OF THE WORLD ARE
CLEARLY SEEN, BEING UNDERSTOOD BY THE THINGS THAT ARE MADE, EVEN HIS
ETERNAL POWER AND GODHEAD, SO THAT THEY ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE;...
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THE MORAL DECAY OF THE GENTILE WORLD.
The refusal to heed the natural revelation of God:...
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The salutation (unusually long) occupies seven verses, - laying down
distinctly, as it does, the complete foundation of that Gospel of
which Paul was a messenger - thus introducing him with the Gospel...
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ROMANS 1:18-25
1. Is man responsible for his own unrighteousness and misunderstanding
about God?
a. What is the one visible practice that man does when he
misunderstands the nature of God?
i. Idola...
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SO THAT THEY ARE:
Or, that they may be...
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FOR THE INVISIBLE THINGS OF HIM SINCE THE CREATION OF THE WORLD ARE
CLEARLY SEEN, BEING PERCEIVED THROUGH THE THINGS THAT ARE MADE, EVEN
HIS EVERLASTING POWER AND DIVINITY; THAT THEY MAY BE WITHOUT EX...
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18-25 The apostle begins to show that all mankind need the salvation
of the gospel, because none could obtain the favour of God, or escape
his wrath by their own works. For no man can plead that he h...
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Because it might be further objected in behalf of the Gentiles, that
the notions of God imprinted in their nature are so weak, that they
may be well excused; therefore the apostle adds, that the certa...
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For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are
clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even
his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without ex...
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Address of Tatian to the Greeks
and of the forms that are in matter; He is invisible, impalpable,
being Himself the Father of both sensible and invisible things. Him we
know from His creation, and ap...
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Romans 1:20 For G1063 since G575 creation G2937 world G2889 His G846
invisible G517 seen G2529 (G5743) understood...
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‘For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are
clearly seen, being perceived through the things which are made, even
his everlasting power and divinity, that they may be without...
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THE WRATH OF GOD IS REVEALED FROM HEAVEN BECAUSE OF MAN'S UNGODLINESS
AND UNRIGHTEOUSNESS (1:18-21).
In stark contrast to the righteousness of God being revealed (Romans
1:17), we have the wrath of Go...
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DOCTRINAL PART.
1. UNIVERSAL NEED.
Having asserted that the gospel is God's power unto salvation to every
one that believeth, whether Jew or Greek, the Apostle proceeds to show
that all men are sinne...
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1. THE SINFULNESS OF THE GENTILES.
This fearful yet truthful description of the moral decay of the
Gentile world is not introduced abruptly. In Romans 1:17 the Apostle
had declared that righteousness...
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Romans 1:20. FOR THE INVISIBLE THINGS OF GOD. Some of His attributes,
as explained afterwards.
SINCE THE CREATION OF THE WORLD. ‘From,' while literally correct,
may be misunderstood as referring to...
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THE INVISIBLE THINGS OF HIM
(τα αορατα αυτου). Another verbal adjective (α privative
and οραω, to see), old word, either unseen or invisible as here
and elsewhere in N.T. (Colossians 1:15, etc.). Th...
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Romans 1:18
The Natural History of Paganism.
I. St. Paul's first proposition is, that from the first the heathen
knew enough of God from His works to render them without excuse for
not worshipping H...
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Romans 1:1. _Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle,
separated unto the gospel of God. (Which he had promised afore by his
prophets in the holy scriptures.)_
Paul had not seen the R...
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CONTENTS: Words of comfort to the church at Rome. The universe a
revelation of the power and deity of God. The deplorable condition of
a lost world.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul.
CONCLUSION: God has...
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Romans 1:1. _Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ,_ in the sense he himself
illustrates to the Corinthians. Ye are not your own; ye are bought
with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your s...
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EVER SINCE GOD CREATED THE WORLD. "Have been clearly seen" is in the
_continuous tense._ Ever since Creation, enough evidence has been
present to prevent anyone from worshiping lifeless images. There...
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_Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them, for God
hath showed it unto them._
WHAT ACQUAINTANCE MAN CAN HAVE OF GOD WITHOUT DIVINE REVELATION
Consider--
I. His means of informatio...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 1:19 THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. The entire
natural world reveals God through its beauty, complexity, design, and
usefulness. WITHOUT EXCUSE. God has given sufficient evidence of...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 1:18 God’s Righteousness in His Wrath
against Sinners. God’s wrath is rightly revealed against all people,
since all have sinned (Romans 3:23). Paul de
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Romans 1:18. THE WRATH OF GOD.—ὀργὴ Θεοῦ, God’s
displeasure. The phrase is plainly anthropopathic. May express a
particular instance of displeasure.
Romans 1:19. THAT WHICH MAY BE KN...
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EXPOSITION
ROMANS 1:1
I. INTRODUCTORY.
ROMANS 1:1
A. _Salutation_ with long interposed parenthesis, suggested by "gospel
of God." The parenthesis, expressing thoughts of which the writer's
mind is...
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This time let us turn in our Bibles to Romans, chapter 1. Paul opens
his epistle to the Romans declaring:
Paul, a bond slave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated
unto the gospel of God...
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1 Timothy 1:17; 1 Timothy 6:16; Acts 17:29; Acts 22:1; Colossians 1:15
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The invisible things of Him. The attributes which constitute God's
nature, afterward defined as "His eternal power and divinity." From
the creation [α π ο]. From the time of. Rev., since.
Are clearly...
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For those things of him which are invisible, are seen — By the eye
of the mind. Being understood — They are seen by them, and them
only, who use their understanding...
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Are the heathen lost?
PROBLEM: Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one
comes to the Father, except through Me” (John 14:6). Also, Acts 4:12
says of Christ, “And there is salvation i...
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The apostle here proceeds in acquainting us with that knowledge of God
which the Heathens had by the light of nature, which was in their
hearts, and augmented and increased by what of God they saw in...