Romans 1:16

Sermon Bible Commentary - Romans 1:16

Romans 1:16 I. In Paul's day the world was grown very weary of words which had in them no power at all, or, if power, at least not power to save. Weary of words which promised life, but had no power to give it; brain-spun speculations about God and man which made nothing clear, which had no influence whatever over the bad passions of the individual, which brought no hope to the poor or the slave; in these Greek theories there was no gospel of power unto salvation. Weary too of words which had... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Romans 1:16-17

Romans 1:16-17 Consider: I. The condition to which man has reduced himself by transgression, which makes "the power of God unto salvation" the pressing and constant need of his soul. Power is of God, because power is life, and life is of God. If power be gone, God only can renew it. Man is manifestly godlike in the serene composure of his being; he knows the struggles to live up to it, yet falls back into the gloom of the nether abyss. It is a sight of unspeakable piteousness. It would be an... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Romans 1:16

DISCOURSE: 1821NO MAN TO BE ASHAMED OF THE GOSPELRomans 1:16. I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth.THE Epistle to the Romans, though first in order, is by no means first in point of time; several having, in fact, been written before it. But in respect of importance, it justly deserves to take the lead of all the others. There is no other that is so full and comprehensive on the great subject of a sinner’s justification... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Romans 1:16

salvation The Heb. and (Greek - ἀλεκτοροφωνία , safety, preservation, healing, and soundness). Salvation is the great inclusive word of the Gospel, gathering into itself all the redemptive acts and processes: as justification, redemption, grace, propitiation, imputation, forgiveness, sanctification, and glorification. Salvation is in three tenses: (1) The believer has been saved from the guilt and penalty of sin Luke 7:50; 1 Corinthians 1:18; 2 Corinthians 2:15; Ephesians 2:5; Ephesians 2:8; 2... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Romans 1:1-32

This time let us turn in our Bibles to Romans, chapter 1. Paul opens his epistle to the Romans declaring:Paul, a bond slave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God ( Romans 1:1 ).Twenty-five years before Paul wrote this epistle to the Romans he was on the road to Damascus to imprison the Christians there. When suddenly about noon there came a light brighter than the mid-day sun and there the Lord said, "Saul, Saul why persecute thou me?" And he answered and... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Romans 1:1-32

Romans 1:1 . Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, in the sense he himself illustrates to the Corinthians. Ye are not your own; ye are bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. Called to be an apostle, and endowed with heavenly gifts in a special manner, when the Lord himself appeared to him, as stated on Acts 9:15; Acts 22:14. This call, being purely divine, made him a debtor to all men, and gave him a title to address... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Romans 1:8-16

Romans 1:8-16First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all.True Christian zealI. As it respects God is--1. Thankful.2. Sincere.3. Constant.4. Prayerful.5. Dependent (Romans 1:8-10).II. As it respects man is--1. Earnest.2. Communicative.3. Loving.4. Unquenched by difficulties.5. Expansive.6. Humble, not a merit but a debt.7. Self-sacrificing. (J. Lyth, D. D.)Paul’s desire to see RomeI. The facts of the passage.1. “I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Romans 1:14-16

Romans 1:14-16I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians.I am debtorThe text raises a question on points which, in mercantile phraseology, would be designated--I. The business.1. A merchant, embarked in an extensive foreign trade, has fallen into the habit of doing a good deal of petty business at home on which the profit is small; but it is near, and therefore occupies time out of all proportion to its worth. In the meantime rumours are rife that in one foreign market prices had... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Romans 1:16

Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.The gospelWhat grand truths lie concealed in this Scripture, as in a kaleidoscope! The gospel being its focal point, several easy turns bring into clearest view some of the most precious things of our Christian faith.I. The first turn presents its efficacy: “It is … power.”II. The second its Divinity: “It is the power of God.”III. The third its object: “It is the power of God unto salvation.”IV. The fourth its impartiality: “It is the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Romans 1:16

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Ver. 16. For I am not ashamed ] As men are apt to be; whence that fatherly charge,2 Timothy 1:8; 2 Timothy 1:8 . Do ye think (said John Frith, martyr, to the archbishop’s men that would have let him go) that I am afraid to declare mine opinion unto the bishops of England in a manifest truth? If you should both leave me here, and go... read more

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