The Epistle of St Paul to the Romans

4.5

He who attempts to expound the Epistle to the Romans, when his sacred task is over, is little disposed to speak about his Commentary; he is occupied rather with an ever deeper reverence and wonder over the Text which he has been permitted to handle, a Text so full of a marvellous man, above all so full of God. It remains only to express the hope that these pages may serve in some degree to convey to their readers a new Tolle, Lege for the divine Text itself; if only by suggesting to them sometimes the words of St Augustine, "To Paul I appeal from all interpreters of his writings." (From the Preface)

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PREFACE 8:43 Read by InTheDesert
TIME, PLACE, AND OCCASION 15:28 Read by InTheDesert
THE WRITER AND HIS READERS 25:02 Read by InTheDesert
GOOD REPORT OF THE ROMAN CHURCH: PAUL NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL 25:37 Read by InTheDesert
NEED FOR THE GOSPEL: GOD'S ANGER AND MAN'S SIN 18:33 Read by InTheDesert
MAN GIVEN UP TO HIS OWN WAY: THE HEATHEN 14:46 Read by InTheDesert
HUMAN GUILT UNIVERSAL: HE APPROACHES THE CONSCIENCE OF THE JEW 19:01 Read by InTheDesert
JEWISH RESPONSIBILITY AND GUILT 18:15 Read by InTheDesert
JEWISH CLAIMS: NO HOPE IN HUMAN MERIT 21:10 Read by InTheDesert
THE ONE WAY OF DIVINE ACCEPTANCE 21:00 Read by InTheDesert
ABRAHAM AND DAVID 22:50 Read by InTheDesert
ABRAHAM (ii.) 19:54 Read by InTheDesert
PEACE, LOVE, AND JOY FOR THE JUSTIFIED 24:12 Read by InTheDesert
CHRIST AND ADAM 21:23 Read by InTheDesert
JUSTIFICATION AND HOLINESS 24:05 Read by InTheDesert
JUSTIFICATION AND HOLINESS: ILLUSTRATIONS FROM HUMAN LIFE 28:40 Read by InTheDesert
THE FUNCTION OF THE LAW IN THE SPIRITUAL LIFE 28:37 Read by InTheDesert
THE JUSTIFIED: THEIR LIFE BY THE HOLY SPIRIT 25:09 Read by InTheDesert
HOLINESS BY THE SPIRIT, AND THE GLORIES THAT SHALL FOLLOW 22:53 Read by InTheDesert
THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER IN THE SAINTS: THEIR PRESENT AND ETERNAL WELFARE IN THE LOVE OF GOD 22:40 Read by InTheDesert
THE SORROWFUL PROBLEM: JEWISH UNBELIEF; DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY 33:58 Read by InTheDesert
JEWISH UNBELIEF AND GENTILE FAITH: PROPHECY 31:30 Read by InTheDesert
ISRAEL HOWEVER NOT FORSAKEN 20:58 Read by InTheDesert
ISRAEL'S FALL OVERRULED, FOR THE WORLD'S BLESSING, AND FOR ISRAEL'S MERCY 23:45 Read by InTheDesert
THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL DIRECTLY FORETOLD: ALL IS OF AND FOR GOD 23:12 Read by InTheDesert
CHRISTIAN CONDUCT THE ISSUE OF CHRISTIAN TRUTH 25:31 Read by InTheDesert
CHRISTIAN DUTY: DETAILS OF PERSONAL CONDUCT 19:46 Read by InTheDesert
CHRISTIAN DUTY; IN CIVIL LIFE AND OTHERWISE: LOVE 22:58 Read by InTheDesert
CHRISTIAN DUTY IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD'S RETURN AND IN THE POWER OF HIS PRESENCE 21:57 Read by InTheDesert
CHRISTIAN DUTY: MUTUAL TENDERNESS AND TOLERANCE: THE SACREDNESS OF EXAMPLE 31:13 Read by InTheDesert
THE SAME SUBJECT: THE LORD'S EXAMPLE: HIS RELATION TO US ALL 24:30 Read by InTheDesert
ROMAN CHRISTIANITY: ST PAUL'S COMMISSION: HIS INTENDED ITINERARY: HE ASKS FOR PRAYER 21:43 Read by InTheDesert
A COMMENDATION: GREETINGS: A WARNING: A DOXOLOGY 27:48 Read by InTheDesert