In Christ (εν Χριστω). Paul really takes a triple oath here so strongly is he stirred. He makes a positive affirmation in Christ, …

Romans Chapter 9 Introduction

This chapter opens, to some degree, a new line of thought and argumentation. Its main design was probably to a…

I say the truth in Christ.—The meaning of this expression seems to be, “From the bottom of my soul, in the most sacred pa…

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow…

The apostle begins on a personal note, expressing, like the prophets of old, the burden of his soul over the condition of the Jews. Since he has le…

In this chapter, he begins to remove the obstacles that might have turned people's minds away from Christ. For the Jews, for whom Christ was appoin…

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not
The apostle being about to discourse concerning predestination, which he had me…

Being about to discuss the rejection of the Jews and the calling of the Gentiles, and to show that this all aligns with the sovereign electing love…

1. Having shown the need and power of grace, the Apostle begins to discuss the origin of grace, asking whether it is conferred solely by God…