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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Romans 3 In this chapter are an answer to several objections which follow one upon another, relating to what the apostle had said concerning the equality of the Gentiles with the Jews; and various proofs out of the Psalms and Prophets, showing the general depravity and corruption of mankind, of the Jews as well as of the Gentiles; and the conclusion from all this, that there is no...
John Gill
Therefore by the deeds of the law,.... Hence it most clearly appears, that there can be no justification before God by the law, since it stops the mouths of men, and pronounces them guilty: by "the deeds of the law" are meant, works done in obedience to it, as performed by sinful men, which are very imperfect; not as performed by Adam in innocence or by Christ in our nature whose works were...
Matthew Henry
The apostle, in this chapter, carries on his discourse concerning justification. He had already proved the guilt both of Gentiles and Jews. Now in this chapter, I. He answers some objections that might be made against what he had said about the Jews, ver. 1-8. II. He asserts the guilt and corruption of mankind in common, both Jews and Gentiles, ver. 9-18. III. He argues thence that justification...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. All the law does, is to show us how sinful we are. Paul has been quoting from the sacred Scriptures; and truly, they shed a lurid light upon the condition of human nature. The light can show us our sin; but it cannot take it away. The law of the Lord is like a looking-glass....
Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: Talk not, therefore, of righteousness by your own works. Dream not of meriting eternal life by any attempt to keep the law; for this is the declaration of God’s Holy Spirit, “By the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: “ Rom_3:20. For by the law is the knowledge of sin. The law is a...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. It is like a looking-glass that shows us our blots, but it does not wash them away. The law is the...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin, All the law can do is to show us our sin. The law is a mirror, and looking in it you can see your spots; but you cannot wash in a looking-glass. If you want to be cleansed from your stains, you must go somewhere else. The object of the law of God is not to cleanse us, but to...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh — Whether Jew or Gentile, —
Charles H. Spurgeon
Be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now — Since man is lost, since man is guilty, —
Charles H. Spurgeon
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who ,are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. The law can convict and condemn, but it can never justify the guilty. Its special work is to prove that...