Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 8:25
25. If… hope… patience If the distant reward call forth our persistent hope, then patience and perseverance in well doing, and the perfection and fitting of our character for the consummation, ensue. read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 8:24
24. For The apostle now shows the reason why, according to the law and plan of our probation, this glorious consummation is placed in the distance beyond this scene of groaning and corruption. We are saved by hope Our salvation takes place only on condition of our expectation, and hope looks faithfully forward and upward. Such are our probationary requisites, and these in their very nature require distance and an unseen future. (See note on John 16:7-15.) For hope The hope-object ... read more