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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: Many other people were ashamed of the gospel of Christ. It was too simple; it had not enough of mystery about it; it had not enough of worldly wisdom about it. Paul says, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,”...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. That is the sum and substance of the gospel: “The just shall live by...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. The gospel tells us about this living by faith, this believing, this receiving righteousness through believing, and not...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Those last words may be read, “Who hold down the truth in unrighteousness.” They will not let the truth work upon their hearts; they will not allow it to operate in their minds; but they try to make it an excuse...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 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: Men who never heard the gospel can see God in his works if...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, The way to be a fool is to pretend to be wise. A short cut to wisdom is the confession of folly. The near way to folly is the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lust of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: It is very easy to make a beast of yourself when you have made a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. There are many preachers who have “changed the truth of God into a lie”; and by their exaltation of man, they have “worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever.” God save all of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. Paul is dealing with the Jew, who was apt to think that he must have a preference beyond the Gentiles on account of his circumcision.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature if it fulfill the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
What advantage then hath the Jew? Or what profit is there of circumcision? If, after all, both Jew and Gentiles were under sin, what advantage had the Jew by the covenant under which he lived? Or what was the benefit to him of the circumcision which was his distinctive mark?
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way; chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. If it be so that, after all, no outward rite or birth privileges can bestow grace, what advantage did the Jews possess? “Why!” says Paul, “they had this very great privilege, ‘that unto them...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. The Jews of old had a great advantage, for they had the truth when other men had not. The voice of God spake to them clearly, when only here and there, to a few chosen ones beside, was the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. It was a great thing to be a Jew in those old times. When all the rest of the world was in the dark, the Jews had the light: “Unto them were committed the oracles of God.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. The Jews were God’s chronicle-keepers. They had to guard the holy Books, “the oracles of God.” They had also to preserve the knowledge of the truth by those divers rites and ceremonies by which God was pleased to reveal himself of old time.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For what if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? Did he not, after all, bless the Jews though among them were unbelievers? Could it be that their unbelief would turn God from his purpose to bless the chosen people? Would their want of faith affect God’s faithfulness?
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For what if some did not believe.? Many of the seed of Israel did not believe the revelation that was made to them; yet the privilege of hearing it was just as great, even though they slighted it.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Shall their unbelief made the faith of God without effect? God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance?...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? It was a privilege to belong to the Jewish people, even though some, and many through their unbelief, did not avail themselves of the privilege.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? That is to say, if they did not believe God, did that make him untrue?