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God's Patience Has a Purpose
Commentators unanimously explain that God's 'goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering' are not signs of His approval of sin or His weakness. Instead, these attributes have a clear purpose: to lead people to repentance. Scholars note the Greek implies God's goodness is actively trying to guide a person toward a change of heart and mind, away from self-satisfaction and sin.
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Albert Barnes
On Romans 2:4
18th Century
Theologian
Or despisest. This word properly means to treat with contempt, or to treat with neglect. It does not mean here that they prof…
AT Robertson
On Romans 2:4
Or despiseth thou? (η καταφρονεισ?). Another alternative, that of scorn of God's kindness (χρηστοτητος, [Reference 2 Corinthians 6…
Charles Ellicott
On Romans 2:4
19th Century
Bishop
Riches.—In this metaphorical sense, with reference to the divine attributes, this word is peculiar to and characteristic of Saint …
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Romans 2:4
Paul changes his style here as he enters into dialogue with an imagined questioner who has absorbed what was said up to this point and who shows by…
John Calvin
On Romans 2:4
16th Century
Theologian
Do you despise the riches? and so on. It does not seem to me, as some think, that this is an argument conclusive on two grounds (…
John Gill
On Romans 2:4
17th Century
Pastor
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness
The apostle anticipates an objection against what he had said, taken fr…
Matthew Henry
On Romans 2:1–16
17th Century
Minister
The Jews thought themselves a holy people, entitled to their privileges by right, while they were unthankful, rebellious, and unrighteous. But all …