Transcription of Romans Verse-by-Verse - Pembroke Bible Chapel
1 Romans verse -by-VersebyWilliam R. NewellAbout Romans Verse-by-Verse by William R. NewellRomans verse -by-VerseTitle: :Newell, William R. (1868-1956)Author(s):Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal LibraryPublisher:All; BibleCCEL Subjects:Table of Contentsp. iiAbout This Book..p. 1 Title Page..p. 2 Chapter ..p. 36 Chapter ..p. 50 Chapter ..p. 90 Chapter ..p. 113 Chapter ..p. 139 Chapter ..p. 175 Chapter ..p. 200 Chapter ..p. 245 Chapter ..p. 270 Chapter ..p. 286 Chapter ..p. 313 Chapter ..p. 335 Chapter ..p. 348 Chapter ..p. 360 Chapter ..p. 381 Chapter ..p. 398 Spiritual Order of Paul s Epistles..p. 401 Indexes..p. 401 Index of Scripture References..p.
2 408 Index of Scripture Commentary..p. 408 Latin Words and Phrases..iiiWilliam R. NewellRomans verse -by-VerseivWilliam R. NewellRomans verse -by-VerseROMANS verse -BY-VERSEWILLIAM R. NEWELLW illiam R. NewellRomans verse -by-VerseCHAPTER ONEA postolic Introduction. Verses Greetings, and Expressions of Desire to See and to Preach to Saints in Rome. Theme of the Epistle: The Gospel the Power of God, Because of theBy-Faith-Righteousness Revealed Therein. Verses World s Danger: God s Wrath Revealed Against Human Sin. Verses awful Course of Man s Sin, and Man s Present State, Related and Described. Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle,separated unto God s good news, 2 which He beforepromised through His prophets in (the) holy Scriptures, 3concerning His Son: who was born of David s seedaccording to the flesh, 4 who was declared the Son of Godwith power according to the Spirit of holiness, byresurrection of the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 throughwhom we received grace and apostleship, for obedience offaith among all the nations for His name s sake.
3 6 amongwhom are ye also, called as Jesus Christ s: 7 to all thosewho are in Rome beloved of God, called as saints: Grace toyou and peace from God our Father and the Lord 1: PAUL We see Paul s name standing alone here no Silas, Timothy or other brotherwith him. For Paul is himself Christ s apostle unto the Gentiles, the declarer, as here in Romans ,of the gospel for this dispensation. Also, in revealing the heavenly character, calling, and destinyof the Church as the Body and Bride of Christ, and as God s House, as in Ephesians, Paul standsalone. When essential doctrines and directions are being laid down, no one is associated with theapostle in the authority given to him,We dare not glory in a man, not even in Paul, whose life and ministry are by far the mostremarkable of those of any human Yet our Lord Jesus said: He that receiveth whomsoeverI send receiveth Me; and he that receiveth Me receiveth him that sent Me (John 13:20).
4 And Paul1 Paul, being really the least, is the greatest of men! The Lord Jesus said, Among those born of women there hath not arisen agreater than John the Baptist. But He added immediately, Yet he that is lesser in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than he. (Matthew 11:11). Paul names himself less than the least of all saints, speaking in the Spirit. When John the Baptist speaks ofthe place he had, it was, as the friend of the Bridegroom ; but Paul, of his work, as that of espousing and presenting the saintsas a chaste virgin to Christ ! We cannot conceive of a higher honor, than that given to this very least of Christ s bondservants,--to present His Church to Him; as we believe it will be given Paul to do, at the Marriage of the Lamb!
5 (Re 19:6-9; II Cor. 11:2)2 William R. NewellRomans verse -by-Versewas especially sent to us Gentiles. At the first council of the Church, recorded in Acts 15, Theywho were of repute (in the church in Jerusalem), said Paul, saw that I had been intrusted withthe gospel of the uncircumcision, even as Peter with the gospel of the circumcision (Gal. 2:7).Throughout church history, to depart from Paul has been heresy. To receive Paul s gospel andhold it fast, is salvation, By which (gospel) ye are saved, if ye hold fast the very word I preachedunto you (I Cor. 15:1, 2 margin),A bondservant of Jesus Christ Paul was bondservant before he was apostle. Saul of Tarsus first words, as he lay in the dust in the Damascus road, blinded by the glory of Christ s presence,were, Who art thou, Lord?
6 And when there came the voice, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thoupersecutest, his next words were, What shall I do, Lord? instant, utter surrender! It is deeplyinstructive to mark that although our Lord said, No longer do I call you bondservants, but friends ;yet, successively, Paul, James, Peter, Jude and John (Re 1:1), name themselves bondservants (Greek;douloi), and that with great delight! It is the service of perfect freedom deepest of all devotions,that of realized redemption and perfected next names himself a called apostle, or apostle by calling. Three times in these firstseven verses the word called occurs, and three times more in the Epistle this great word is written:Chapter 8:28, 30 (twice). Compare Paul s three other uses of the word: I Cor.
7 1:2, 9, 24; and Jude s:Jude 1; and the one other occurrence: Re 17:14. Called means designated and set apart by anaction of God to some special sphere and manner of being and of consequent activity. In the sixthverse of our chapter, the saints are described in the words called as Jesus Christ s. They weregiven to Him by the Father (John 17), and connected with Him before their earth-history: chosenin Him before the foundation of the world ; and in the seventh verse we read that they are calledas saints, or saints by calling, which does not at all mean that they were invited to becomesaints a Romish doctrine! But that they were saints by divine sovereign calling; holy ones, having2It would be well also here, regarding Paul, to apply Mk 10:43,44: Whosoever would become great among you, shall beyour minister.
8 The Greek word for minister here is the one we translate elsewhere deacon (diakonos); but verse 44 goesfurther and deeper: And whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all. Here the Greek word is the one alwaysused for a slave under bondage doulos. And so we find Paul saying to the Corinthians: We preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bondservants far Jesus sake.. Though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all (verb form of doulos: literally,I became bondslaveto all), that I might gain the more .. I will most gladly spend and be spent out for yoursouls. (II Cor. 4:5; I Cor. 9:19; II Cor. 12:15, Gr.).No other apostle calls himself slave of all : Paul got the first place, by our Lord s own word, not that any who chooseto be slaves of all for Christ s sake may not he associated with Paul!
9 Rut he is less than the least, even yet!No wonder, then, that we find Paul speaking with an authority from the Lord such as no other apostle uses. Moses (whohad authority in Israel) was meek above all the men an the face of the earth. The Lord Jesus Himself is seen, when the Kingdomis handed over to Him, as a Lamb that had been slain (Re 5:6) is ever meek and lowly in heart. Thus Paul says, I am nothing.. I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God. (Here, bythe way, was sovereign grace! Christ s choosing His greatest enemy to be His greatest apostle!)3 William R. NewellRomans verse -by-Versebeen washed in Christ s blood; and having been created in Christ Jesus.
10 It was their mode of being;even as the holy angels did not become angels by a process of holiness, but were created into theangelic sphere and manner of being. Such is the meaning of the word called with unto God s good news This expression is explained further in Galatians 1:15: God separated me from my mother s womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Sonin me, that I might preach Him among the nations. In like manner were born Moses, who Stephensays was fair unto God, that is, manifestly marked out to be used by God (Acts 7:20, R. V.,margin); and John the Baptist, of whom Gabriel said, that he would be filled with the Holy Spiriteven from his mother s womb .. to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for Him.
