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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 8:1

‘So there is now no punishment following sentence to those who are in Christ Jesus.’ This is literally ‘so no punishment following sentence now to those who are in Christ Jesus.’ The English versions translating ’ara as ‘therefore’ can give the impression of a decisive break as in Romans 5:1, but in Romans 5:1 the ‘therefore’ was ’oun, here it is ’ara, and an examination of the use of ’ara in Romans demonstrates that it does not carry the same force as ’oun in Romans 5:1. See Romans 5:18;... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 8:1-2

Paul’s Personal Experience Of The Law, Used As An Illustration In Order That The Roman Christians Might Also Apply It To Themselves, Demonstrating Both The Holiness And The Powerlessness of The Law; The Sinfulness Of Our Flesh, Even Though Redeemed; The Transformation Of The Redeemed Mind; And The Way Of Release Through Jesus Christ Our Lord And The Law Of The Spirit Of Life In Christ Jesus (7:7-8:2). Paul now gives what we might see as a personal testimony (note the singular personal pronouns... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 8:1-4

The Law Which Was Spiritual Was Limited By The Fleshliness Of Men (Including Christians) Whose Desires Often Caused Them To Do What Was Bad Rather Than What Was Good (7:14-8:4). When looking at this passage we have to see it in the context of the whole letter. We must ask, is it just a parenthesis, or is it part of a constructive, ongoing presentation? Chapter 6 has dealt with our oneness in Christ in relation to dying to sin and living with Him, resulting in our need to be yielded to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 8:1-39

Salvation To The Uttermost (5:1-8:39). The depths of our sin having been revealed in Romans 1:17 to Romans 3:23, and Jesus Christ’s activity, (His activity in bringing about our salvation through the cross by means of the reckoning to us of His righteousness by faith), having been made known in Romans 3:24 to Romans 4:25, Paul now sets about demonstrating the consequences of this for all true believers (Romans 5:1 to Romans 8:39). He wants us immediately to recognise that being ‘accounted as... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 8:2

‘For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and of death.’ Here we have an explanation of the deliverance by ‘Jesus Christ our LORD’ in Romans 7:25. It was wrought by ‘the law of the Spirit’ (paralleling ‘the law of my mind’ - Romans 7:23), ‘of life in Christ Jesus’. As a consequence of the ‘law (effective power, principle) of the Spirit’ acting upon him in contrast to ‘the law (the effective power, principle) of sin’, Paul (‘me’) has been ‘made... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 8:1-13

Romans 8:1-1 Chronicles : . The New Man in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 . “ Therefore now”— sin’ s captive escapes! “ No condemnation” : Romans 1:18 to Romans 3:20, Romans 7:14-Jeremiah : was all condemnation! “ Those in Christ Jesus” ; see Romans 6:3-1 Kings :. Romans 8:2 . “ The law of the Spirit” ( cf. “ law of faith,” Romans 3:27 *) . . . “ emancipated me ( cf. Romans 6:18) from the law of sin and death” ( Romans 5:12-2 Chronicles : *, Romans 7:5; Romans 7:22; Romans 7:24). Romans 8:3 f. “... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 8:1

There is therefore now; seeing things are so as I have said, since believers do not allow themselves in sin, Romans 7:15, and are in part delivered from it, as Romans 8:25, therefore it follows as it is here. No condemnation; or no one condemnation. He doth not say, there is no matter of condemnation, or nothing damnable in them that are in Christ, there is enough and enough of that; but he says, there is no actual condemnation to such: see John 3:18; John 5:24. There is a meiosis in the words,... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 8:2

The law of the Spirit of life; some understand hereby the doctrine of the gospel, which is called the law of the Spirit of life, because it is the ministry of the Spirit and of life. Others understand the efficacy and power of that grace and holiness, wherewith the living and quickening Spirit of God hath filled the human nature of Christ. Others rather understand a regenerating and working the new and heavenly life in the soul, with great power and efficacy. In Christ Jesus; i.e. which was... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Romans 8:1-2

CRITICAL NOTESRomans 8:1. Who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.—Wanting in oldest manuscripts. Supposed to be a mistake. A wise addition.Romans 8:2.—Acquitted, all claim of sin is at an end.MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Romans 8:1The natural and the spiritual man.—This admirable chapter has been called the chapter beginning with no condemnation and ending with no separation. Spener is reported to have said that, if Holy Scripture were a ring, and the Epistle to the Romans its... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Romans 8:1-11

Romans 8:1-11 In the verses before us three points are touched on regarding the gospel as God's power to sanctify. These are: (1) The preliminary work which had to be done by the coming of Christ, or the basis laid in the life and death of our Lord with a view to our being sanctified. Next, (2) wherein sanctification really consists; it is the substitution of God's Spirit as a source of moral influence in lieu of the congenital tendency or drift towards sin of our own nature. And (3) how this... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 8:1

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 8:1-2

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 8:1-4

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 8:1-39

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 8:2

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 8:1-13

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 8:1

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 8:2

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Romans 8:1-2

Sermon Bible Commentary - Romans 8:1-11

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