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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit,.... By whom he means not himself, nor any other minister of the Gospel, in whose power it does not lie to minister the Spirit, either the ordinary or the extraordinary gifts of it unto men; but either God or Christ who had ministered, and still continued to minister the grace of the Spirit through...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? He knew that they must reply that it was faith, and not the works of the law, that gave those miraculous powers.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? “Have those miracles been wrought in your midst by the power of faith or by the works of the law?”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? They had miraculous gifts among them as a church, and the apostle asks them whether these were works of the law, or whether they were not exercised as the result of faith. The answer is clear. It was the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Even as Abraham believed God,.... The apostle having observed, that the special grace and extraordinary gifts of the Spirit were received not through the preaching of the law, but through the doctrine of faith; by an easy transition, passes on to a further confirmation of the doctrine of justification by faith, by producing the instance of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. That is the old way, the way of faith. It is not here recorded that Abraham did anything, though he did much; but the one thing that was “accounted to him for righteousness” was this, that he “believed God.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. That is the Scriptural doctrine, faith is counted or imputed for righteousness.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. He was the father of the faithful — that is of the believing; — not of those who trust in their own works. These are only like Ishmael, who must be cast out of the chosen family; but the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. He was not saved by his works, but by his faith. His faith was the means of the imputation to him of the righteousness of the Saviour who was yet to come.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Know ye therefore,.... Or "ye know"; this is a thing known by you, at least may, or should be; it ought not to be contradicted or disputed, it is so plain a case, and so clear a point: that they which are of faith; of the faith of Abraham, as in Romans 4:16 have the same faith as he had, for nature and kind; though it may not be to the same...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. Not this nation or that, as Anglo-Israelites might say; but those that are of faith, these are the children of Abraham. Abraham is the father of the faithful, the believers, and believers are all the children of Abraham. Race has nothing to do with this matter;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. Those who are justified by faith in Jesus; those whose faith is counted for righteousness, they are the children of believing Abraham, — not those who are under the law of Moses.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. He was called the father of the faithful, therefore the faithful, those who believe as he did, and are full of his faith, are his children.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the Scripture foreseeing,.... This seems to agree with the Jewish forms or citing passages of Scripture, מה ראה הכתוב, "what does the Scripture foresee?" and מה ראתה תורה, (n) "what does the law foresee?" The Scripture here, by a "prosopopeia", is represented as foreseeing an event that would come to pass, and accordingly spoke of it before...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, in thee shall all nations be blessed. That is the gospel; and we are blessed by it, because we believe in Christ, and so become the children of believing Abraham.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the scripture, foreseeing that and would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. Just as Abraham was blessed, so are the nations to be blessed, that is, by faith. By faith, they become his spiritual seed; by faith, they enter into his covenant; by faith, they...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. That is, “in thee, because thou art the father of believers. Thou art a sort of head and prototype of men who believe in me, and so, ‘ in thee shall all nations be blessed;’ and in...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
So then they which be of faith,.... This is the apostle's conclusion upon the whole, from the instance of Abraham, and, the promise made to him; and is an explanation of the preceding clause, and shows that it must be taken in a limited sense, and understood not of every individual; only of those who are of the same faith with Abraham, are...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: All the people in the world who think themselves good, all the mere moralists, all those who, however amiable they may be, however excellent and religious they may be, are trusting to be saved by good works, are all...