Romans 15:5

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 15:5-6

‘Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus, that with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.’ The source of this patient endurance and encouragement obtained through the Scriptures is in fact God, for He is the God of patient endurance and encouragement (comfort). And Paul prays that He, as such a God might grant to them to be of the same mind one with another, giving them... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 15:1-6

Romans 15:1-Joshua : . Harmony through Self-renouncement. Romans 15:1 f. “ Strength carries with it the duty of bearing others’ weaknesses, not of pleasing oneself” ( cf. 1 Corinthians 10:33). “ The strong” are men of robust faith, in contrast with “ the weak” of Romans 14:1. The Christian is to “ please his neighbour” not by humouring his failings, but by “ aiming at his good, with a view to building him up in faith and character ( cf. Romans 14:19). Romans 15:3 . So “ the Christ” bore... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 15:5

Now the God of patience and consolation: he is called, the God of all grace, 1 Peter 5:10, the God of hope, Romans 15:13, the God of peace, Romans 15:33, the God of love and peace, 2 Corinthians 13:11, and here, the God of patience and consolation: the meaning is, he is the author and worker thereof. You read in the former verse of the patience and comfort of the Scriptures; and here he showeth that the Scriptures do not work these of themselves, but God doth it in and by them. Grant you to be... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Romans 15:5-7

CRITICAL NOTESRomans 15:5.—Christ is both the example and motive of the Christian mind. God who bestows patience; just as the God of grace is the God who imparts grace.Romans 15:6.—God of the man Christ Jesus; Father of the divine Word.Romans 15:7.—The glory of God was the end of all Christ did on earth or does in heaven.MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Romans 15:5-7A prayer that looks for results.—Oftentimes we pray, and do not expect answers. Our prayers are in a great measure purposeless.... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Romans 15:5-6

DISCOURSE: 1920PREFERRING THE GOOD OF OTHERSRomans 15:5-6. Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: that ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. [Note: A Sketch extemporaneously given to a young friend.] IN order to glorify God, we should deny ourselves for the benefit of others.In the apostolical Churches there were many evils to be corrected. These arose, partly from the... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Romans 15:1-33

Shall we turn to the fifteenth chapter of Paul's epistle to the Romans.In the fourteenth chapter Paul was dealing with the subject of walking in love within the body of Christ. Recognizing that we have differences of feelings, convictions, or opinions on the different issues involving the Christian walk. Paul said, "Those that are strong in the faith can eat meat, those who are weak in the faith have convictions against eating meat so they eat vegetables." But we need to recognize that people... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Romans 15:1-33

Romans 15:4 . Whatsoever things were written afore-time, by Moses and the prophets concerning Christ, and the calling of the gentiles, were written in order to afford us the greatest comfort, by demonstrating the care of providence over the church in the accomplishment of the promises. John 10:16. St. Paul brings in four quotations of those promises, in Romans 15:9-12; and of course the believing jews were evidently too far transported with zeal in their attempts to force the Hebrew yoke on... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Romans 15:5-7

Romans 15:5-7Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded.The God of patienceWhen we say God is patient four things are implied.I. Provocation. Where there is nothing to try the temper there can be no patience. Humanity provokes God. The provocation is great, universal, constant. Measure His patience by the provocation.II. Sensibility. Where there is no tenderness or susceptibility of feeling, there may be obduracy and stoicism, but no patience. Patience implies feeling.... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Romans 15:5

5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: Ver. 5. Now the God of patience ] The soul is then only in good plight when the heaven answers the earth, Hosea 2:21 ; when Christ the Sun of righteousness shines into it. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Romans 15:5

the God: Romans 15:13, Exodus 34:6, Psalms 86:5, 1 Peter 3:20, 2 Peter 3:9, 2 Peter 3:15 consolation: 2 Corinthians 1:3, 2 Corinthians 1:4, 2 Corinthians 7:6 grant: Romans 12:16, 2 Chronicles 30:12, Jeremiah 32:39, Ezekiel 11:19, Acts 4:32, 1 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Corinthians 13:11, Philippians 1:27, Philippians 2:2, Philippians 3:16, Philippians 4:2, 1 Peter 3:8 according to: or, after the example of, Romans 15:3, Ephesians 5:2, Philippians 2:4, Philippians 2:5 Reciprocal: John 13:15 -... read more

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