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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 the room and stead of his people, which is the...
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 foundation for rejoicing in hope of eternal glory; yet...
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 rest of the chapter. Justification and Its...
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 stepping-stone to glory; and they who are justified...
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, but the grace into which we have access is a...
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 sake. We feel at home with him now though once we...
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 glad even in the midst of sorrow.
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 away,” we will make hope to be our bright candle of the...
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 toward heaven; we have only to look out that way,...
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 present into the glory that shall be revealed!
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. See what we owe to Christ, — not only justification and peace, but we have access into the grace in which we stand; for, when a man is at peace with God, then he longs to get to God, and to speak with God. Christ is the door, and Christ is the way; we come to God by Jesus Christ. This...
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. We are not only at peace with God, but we are permitted to draw near to him, we have access to him, we have access to his favor, to his grace. We may come to God when we will; for he is reconciled to us, and we are reconciled to him, so we may now think of him with joy and gladness.
Charles H. Spurgeon
By whom also — What! is not that first verse all? Oh, no! there is more to follow. When you get a hold of one golden link of the blessed chain of grace, it pulls up another, and then another, and then another: “By whom also “ — Rom_5:2. We have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, We come into this grace by Jesus Christ, and to this heavenly standing, this justified condition,...