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John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Romans 2:11

For there is no respect of persons with God.For there is no respect of persons with God — He will reward every one according to his works. But this is well consistent with his distributing advantages and opportunities of improvement, according to his own good pleasure. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 2:1-16

I. THE RUIN. FALLEN MAN WITHOUT THE GRACE OF CHRIST, Romans 1:18 to Romans 3:20. 1. Condition of the heathen world, Romans 1:18 to Romans 2:16 . The structure of human salvation must base its pillars deep in the profound of human ruin. Of that ruin, therefore, the apostle furnishes a just but gloomy picture. 1. He first portrays the heathen world, illustrating man’s fall by the extremes of depravity to which condemning history shows that human nature can go, (Romans 1:18-32.) 2. Leaving... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 2:11

11. Respect of persons When a judge on the bench decides not according to the strict merits of the case, but with an eye to the rank or other quality of one of the parties, he shows respect not to justice but to the person. Under God as judge there is no such injustice. The strict demerit of sin and merit of holiness guide the decision. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 2:11-17

(c.) The cause of heathen considered as fulfilling the law , Romans 2:11-17 . The apostle now proceeds to show more fully that the awards of happiness or punishment described in Romans 2:5-10 are as truly available for heathen as for Jew. Blessedness may be attained by either in his own dispensation, whether of the law written on the tables of stone or by the law written on the heart. read more

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