Romans 5:1-2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 5:1

Romans 5:1. Therefore being justified In the way shown in the preceding chapter, we receive many blessed privileges and advantages in consequence thereof. Here, to comfort the believers at Rome, and elsewhere, under the sufferings which the profession of the gospel brought upon them, the apostle proceeds to enumerate the privileges which belong to true believers in general. And from his account it appears, that the privileges of Abraham’s seed by faith, are far greater than those which... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 5:2

Romans 5:2. By whom also we have access Greek, την προσαγωγην , admittance, entrance, or introduction. The word, as Raphelius has shown from the heathen historian, Herodotus, is often used as a sacerdotal phrase, and signifies, “being with great solemnity introduced as into the more immediate presence of a deity in his temple, so as (by a supposed interpreter, from thence called προσαγωγευς , the introducer) to have a kind of conference with such a deity.” By faith into this grace ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 5:1-11

The believer’s assurance (5:1-11)When God justifies people (declares them to be righteous, or puts them right with him), he brings them into a relationship of peace with himself. In his grace he accepts them into his holy presence, and assures them of one day sharing his glory (5:1-2). Believers’ anticipation of future glory is what the Bible calls hope. Hope in this sense is not a mere wish for something, but the expectation of something that is certain. It is an assured belief that enables... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 5:1

justified . See Romans 2:13 . App-191 . by . App-104 . faith . App-150 ., i.e. on faith-principle. See Romans 1:17 . we have peace . The Revised Version "let us have peace" is not warranted. The apostle's teaching is plain. Having been justified, therefore we have peace with God. with . App-104 . God . App-98 . through . App-104 .Romans 5:1 . Lord . App-98 . Jesus Christ . App-98 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 5:2

also . Read after "access". have = have had, have obtained. access . Literally the introduction. Greek. prosagoge, Only here and Ephesians 2:18 ; Ephesians 3:12 . by . Dat. No preposition. grace . See Romans 1:5 . wherein = in (Greek. en) which. rejoice . Same as "boast", Romans 2:17 . glory . See Romans 1:23 with Romans 4:20 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 5:1

An amazing difference of opinion among commentators as to what constituted Paul's subject matter in this chapter must be noted.Greathouse suggested:Paul rounds out his doctrine of justification by putting this truth in its eschatological context.[1]Greathouse cited "the hope of the glory of God" (Romans 5:2), and "final salvation" (Romans 5:9-10) as supporting his analysis. Lenski favored the view that writings in this chapterUndoubtedly describe the blessed effects of God's righteousness... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 5:2

Through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.The observant student will already have noted that Paul's writings in this letter lay great stress upon being "in Christ." Already, in this chapter, justification was said to have been through Christ; peace with God is through Christ; and here it was declared to be Christ "through whom" there is access by faith into this grace. The state of grace, or favor, into... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 5:1

Romans 5:1. The Apostle, having proved in the former chapter, that the believing Gentiles are justified in the same way with Abraham, and in fact are his seed, included with him in the promise or covenant, he judged this a proper place (as the Jews built all their glorying upon the Abrahamic covenant) to produce some of those privileges and blessings in whichthe Christian Gentile could glory, in consequence of his justification, or his being pardoned, and taken into the covenant and peculiar... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 5:2

Romans 5:2. By whom also we have access, &c.— By whom we have been introduced, by means of faith, into that grace, &c. The Greek word προσαγωγη, is often used as a sacerdotal phrase, andsignifies being with great solemnity introduced, as into the more immediate presence of the Deity in his temple; so as by a supposed interpreter, thence called προσαγωγευς, the introducer, to have a kind of conference with such a Deity. St. Paul uses the same word rejoice or glory for the convert... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 5:1

1. Therefore being—"having been." justified by faith, we have peace with God, c.—If we are to be guided by manuscript authority, the true reading here, beyond doubt, is, "Let us have peace" a reading, however, which most reject, because they think it unnatural to exhort men to have what it belongs to God to give, because the apostle is not here giving exhortations, but stating matters of fact. But as it seems hazardous to set aside the decisive testimony of manuscripts, as to what the apostle... read more

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