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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Romans 5 The Apostle having clearly stated, and fully proved the doctrine of justification by the righteousness of faith, proceeds to observe the comfortable fruits and effects of this great blessing, known and enjoyed by the believer; as also the source and spring of it, the love of God, which appears in the death of Christ, in...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Therefore being justified by faith,.... Not that faith is at the first of our justification; for that is a sentence which passed in the mind of God from all eternity, and which passed on Christ, and on all the elect considered in him, when he rose from the dead; see Romans 4:25; nor is it the chief, or has it the chief place in justification; it...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
The apostle, having made good his point, and fully proved justification by faith, in this chapter proceeds in the explication, illustration, and application of that truth. I. He shows the fruits of justification, ver. 1-5. II. He shows the fountain and foundation of justification in the death of Jesus Christ, which he discourses of at large in the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: My friend, are these words true concerning you? Can you put your finger on this verse, and say, “this is true of me, ‘Therefore being justified by faith, we have-I have-peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ’”? We who have believed in Jesus enjoy that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore- The apostle Paul had the logical faculty largely developed, so his writings are full of “therefores.” And the Christian religion, as a whole, stands logically connected,—doctrine with doctrine, truth with truth. Error is inconsistent with itself, but truth is consistent, logical, and unerring. “Therefore”— Rom_5:1. Being justified by...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: We have it tonight. We enjoy it. We delight in it, “through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: Faith has such wondrous power that it makes us rejoice even in trial; it helps Christians to be...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: The gospel is full of “therefores”, it is above reason, but it is never against reason; it is the most reasonable thing under heaven “There-fore” — it is a matter of argument. You will have to read the previous chapters to see how this conclusion flows...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore being justified by faith, — But why “therefore”? Because of the verge preceding it: “Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.” Christ died to atone for our sins, Christ rose again to secure our justification, “Therefore being justified by faith,” — Rom_5:1. We have peace with God through our lord...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with, God — It is a matter of present possession, and present enjoyment. Whatever tribulation there may be in the world, “we have peace with God.” Blessed be God for that glorious fact! We may not have peace with all men, though we would seek to have that; but “we have peace with God.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. So we ascend this golden ladder, from faith to peace, from peace to access with God, and from this to joy by the way of hope. Happy people, who know this blessed way of climbing out of the sorrows of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: Do not let us simply read these words, but let us each one say in our hearts, “That is true; I have believed in Christ, therefore I am justified in the sight of God, and therefore I have peace with God through Jesus Christ our Lord.” There is nothing in the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: This verse deserves to be printed in letters of gold. If you can truthfully say this, if it is indeed true of you, you are the happiest people under heaven. Let us read the verse again: “Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through our...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: These are matters of fact; not of fanatical delusion, but of logical conclusion, for Paul begins with a “therefore.” God’s people are justified on solid grounds, on reasonable grounds, on grounds that will bear the test even of the last great judgment day....
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
By whom also we have access by faith,.... The access here spoken of is not to the blessing of justification; for though that is a grace which we have access to by Christ, and come at the knowledge of by faith, and enjoy the comfort of through it; and is a grace in which persons stand, and from which they shall never fall, and lays a solid...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. This is a golden staircase, justification brings peace, and peace brings access into this grace wherein we are established; and then comes the joy of hope, and that hope fixes its eye on nothing less than the glory of God. Grace is the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. When a man is at peace with God, then he has the desire to draw near to him. When he is justified, he has the right to draw near; so that, being justified, and having peace, we have access by faith; and this is not a transient privilege,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only have we peace, but we get into the favor of God, and we stand in it. This is the grace or favor which comes of being justified. We feel a freedom now to come into our Father’s presence, because he has forgiven us for Christ’s...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Oh, what a comfort this is, to be rejoicing, especially, to be rejoicing in hope. It is better on before, there may be clouds and darkness here, but we can see the sunlight breaking yonder; “until the day break and the shadows flee...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By whom also we have access by faith — That is to say, we come near to God; we have the entry of the King’s palace; “we have access by faith” — Rom_5:2. Into this grace wherein we stand, With firm foot and confident heart, we stand in God’s presence. Happy people! Rom_5:2. And rejoice in hope of the glory of God. What a window hope is! It looks...