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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
To the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all. What a God we trust in — a God who quickeneth the dead. We have no faith unless we believe in such a God as this. We shall need such a God in order to bring us safely to his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; That is, to all believers, who are the true seed of Abraham. He is the father of the faithful, and if thou art one of the faithful, he is thy father; and the covenant which God made with Abraham and his seed was made with thee, and on thy...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, (as it is written. I have made thee a father of many nations, before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. Who against hope believed in hope, that he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, Abraham is the father of all who believe, whether they be circumcised or not; and the promises made to him belong to them...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. Abraham was a believer in the God of resurrection, expecting to see Isaac raised up from the dead if he did actually offer him as a sacrifice to God. He was a believer in things that were not yet apparent to him, looking...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. He was an old man,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb; He staggered not at the promise of God through...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb: he staggered not at the promise of God through...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb: he staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. That is the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him The imputation would be enough for Abraham without any writing; but as it is written, it is for our instruction, and for our comfort.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; but for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. See the great object of saving faith,-Christ, once dead, has been raised from the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. May the Lord bless to us our meditation upon this precious portion of his Word! This exposition consisted of readings from Romans 3, and Rom_4:16-25.
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...