Of the blessed God (του μακαριου θεου). Applied to God only here and 6:15, but in Tit 2:13 μακαριος occurs with ελπις (hope) of th…

According to the glorious gospel. The gospel is a system of divine revelation. It makes known the will of God. It states what is duty and,…

According to the glorious gospel.—All that St. Paul had been saying concerning the Law—its true work and its only work—was no mere…

Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy an…

(9a) “Law” in this verse has no definite article and probably refers to law in general. The apostle indicates that the purpose of …

According to the gospel of glory by calling it “the gospel of glory,” that is, “the glorious gospel,” he sharply rebukes those who labored…

According to the glorious Gospel of the blessed God , &c.] For no doctrine is sound, but what is agreeable to that: this …

Whatever tends to weaken love for God, or love for fellow believers, tends to defeat the purpose of the commandment. The purpose of the gospel is f…

1. Above, he showed the value and usefulne of the virtues; here, he explains why they are needed. Specifically, whoever lacks them is in dan…