On the connection of thought, see above. Or what is the benefit of circumcision? This book has caused many to come to saving faith as they are walked down the Roman Road of Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23 and many others. Romans 3:1 What advantage then hath the Jew? ), and this promise seemed threatened by the argument of the last chapter. Let God be true, and every human being a liar. But especially the Scriptures were … It is ironic that his final tribute was a scriptural anthem. The conclusion at which the apostle had arrived at the end of the preceding chapter was, that the Jews, no less than the Gentiles, are to be judged according to their works, and by their knowledge of the divine will; and that being thus judged, they are exposed to condemnation, notwithstanding their circumcision and all their other advantages. Romans 11:1-36 Chapter XII. 3:7 For if by my lie the truth of God enhances to his glory, why am I still actually being judged as a sinner? Think of all the privileges granted by God to that nation--privileges in which other nations had no part.". This may indicate an oblique reference to Christ. In these advantages, then, it is impossible to repose confidence. "What value was there in circumcision" … 3:4 Absolutely not! Romans 2:7-8 Commentary. Introduction 1:1-17. And he begins with setting forth, the vast advantage the had over the notwithstanding the mercies themselves had, by their abuse of them, been much perverted. This he proves by showing first, that if their principle was correct, God could not punish any one, Gentile or Jew, Romans 3:5-7; and secondly, that it would lead to this absurdity, that it is right to do evil that good may come, Romans 3:8. Romans 4:1-25 Chapter V. Romans 5:1-21 Chapter VI. Understand The Blessing of Being a Christian (3:1-2), B. Greek. “Charles Darwin died in April 1882. then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped!, Isaiah 35:4-5; Luke 4:16-21. 1 What advantage then hath the Jew? It is specious; for if, in truth, the advantages of the Jews, so far from justifying them, contribute nothing to cause the balance of Divine judgment to preponderate in their favor — if their advantages rather enhance their condemnation — does it not appear that they are not only useless, but positively pernicious? τὰ λόγια τ. θεοῦ] eloquia Dei. It was a great thing to be a Jew in those old times. Romans 3:21-31 Chapter IV. &c. The apostle, not to offend the Jews, by insisting too long in reprehending them, turns his discourse to the advantages they have hitherto had above other nations. Read Romans 3:1 commentary using Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament. Nonetheless, there were certain Jews who had accused Paul of actually teaching this doctrine. Romans 3:1-4 New International Version (NIV) God’s Faithfulness. If he is not properly a Jew, who is born of Jewish parents, and brought up in the customs, rites, and religion of the Jewish nation, but anyone of whatsoever nation, that is born again of water, and of the Spirit; where is the superior excellency of the Jew to the Gentile? Indeed, most did not believe God. … 1.] For God is always true, or faithful in his promises, and therefore must needs be justified, or found just, when his proceedings are judged, that is, considered and examined. Title Page. For the first time (apart from 1:17) we receive hope for daylight, and not just a glimmer of the sun and the enjoyment of its heat, but the expectation of a bright, … Paul having therefore started the question in the first verse, opens at once in the, to give answer. ", τί περισσὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπωÍ, are contrary to what the Jews believed. It also entails the idea of leaders carrying out church discipline in a loving and impartial way. Darwin was not buried in Westminster Abbey because he was a staunch defender of the faith. As it is written: If God were unrighteous, how could he judge the world (3:6)? Darwin was, however, buried at Westminster because of the profound contribution he made to science. Paul denies this conclusion. ii. Ver. Know ye not — Can any of you be ignorant of this great and obvious truth, that so many of us as were baptized into Christ — That is, into the profession of the Christian faith; or implanted into and made a part of the mystical body of Christ by baptism, (as εις Χριστον seems to imply,) were baptized into his death — Engaged by baptism to be conformed to his death, by dying to sin, as he died for it, and … The second question in this verse, what is the benefit of circumcision? There Is Advantage and Value in Being a Jew (3:1-2), II. We are not to think for one minute that even though our sin demonstrates the infinite righteousness of our perfect God that we are therefore excused in some way from judgment or have thus been given license to sin. 6, 30), in whatever light the matter may be considered. From the middle of chapter 3, we are led through a treasure trove of God’s infinite righteousness, which is revealed through a single man – the Lord Jesus Christ. The O.T. The second a confirmation of his doctrine from the testimony of scripture; and a formal drawing out and declaration of his conclusions that by the works of the law no flesh living can be justified before god, Romans 3:9-20. But, rather to our surprise, he replies: "Much every way". What does the Jew have over and above the Gentile? People's Bible Notes for Romans 3:1. Chapter 9. Romans 3:1-8. And the instance of David is as gracious as it is striking, by way of confirmation. Yet note, That though the same word, logos, signifies God's oracles and Satan's, yet these oracles were not delivered in the same manner: Satan delivered his oracles ambiguously and doubtfully, keeping his dark and blind votaries as much as might be in the dark; what he said might bear several constructions, that so, whatever the event or issue prove to be, he, the father of lies, might have the reputation of speaking truth: But God's oracles are plain and clear, free from ambiguity and darkness; the scriptures are not dark, though some places are difficult, and that proceeds from the sublimity of the matter, not from the intention of the writer. Note the ironic contrast between God entrusting (ἐπιστεύθησαν, episteuthēsan) oracles to the Jews and some of them not believing, i.e., trusting the God of those oracles (ἠπίστησαν, ēpistēsan). The most obvious objection in the mind of a Jew to this conclusion must have been, that it was inconsistent with the acknowledged privileges and superiority of his nation. Of course it is an advantage to belong to the Jewish nation. πρῶτον] first of all, firstly, it is a prerogative of the Jew, or advantage of circumcision, that etc. There are innumerable exceptions taken against the doctrine set forth in this epistle, by the perverseness of the Jews, and of mankind at large; but Paul sweeps them all away.— τὸ τερισσὸν, peculiar advantage), יתר, over [as compared with] the Gentiles. The best understanding of the expression here in 3:5 is as a reference to the perfect moral character of God, his perfect holiness. This is a specification, which is naturally introduced in view of the previous discussion (chap. is by some considered as a repetition of the first; circumcision being taken as the mere sign of Judaism. as a whole, and as a revelation of God, has a forward look; it anticipates completion and excites hope; and it is not too much to say that this is suggested by describing it as . ὅτι ἐπιστ. The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he? 4 Not at all! From: To: OR Custom Selection: Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22' KJV King … The apostle must conciliate that pride as far. Darwin’s burial inadvertently acknowledges that faith has the last say over men and their ideas.”35. Answer: This chapter may be divided into three parts. Community Rule and Romans 5:1-11: The Relationship between Justification and Suffering — Mark D. Mathews 8. 4. What advantage then has the Jew, or KJV NKJV NLT NIV ESV CSB NASB. or what profit is there of circumcision? Chapter 12. And, if presumptuous men will dare to impeach, either the Lord's word, or his wisdom, in any of his dispensations; he will be found justified and holy in all. His word must stand. Again, quoting Gould, “Educated men demanded” he be laid there. or what profit of circumcision? Since circumcision is unprofitable without observing the law, and since being a Jew outwardly is of no avail, what advantage does the latter possess, and of what profit is the former? While he was not a friend of the church, neither was he an atheist. Romans Greeting. This does not entail the idea of “running around” looking for others’ sin, but it does mean staying close to the Lord and keeping a clean slate before him, both in the church and in the world (Ephesians 5:3; 1 Peter 3:15-16)! Romans 3:1-8 contributes to our understanding of sin (hamartiology) and how God will deal with it. God will be true to what he has said. First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God. The Book of Romans is among my favorites in the entire Bible. The question then arises that if the Jew who is unrighteous has no special privileges because of his unrighteousness (Romans 2:11-13; Romans 2:21-24), and if physical circumcision loses its validity for man when he is unrighteous (Romans 2:25-29), what are the advantages (to perisson - here meaning to have what is beyond what others have) of being a Jew and what profit is there in being circumcised? Chapter 15. Will Jewish unbelief lead to God being unfaithful (3:3)? The Special Claim of the Jew. An elegant prolepsis or anticipation of what might be objected against the apostle’s assertion in the foregoing words. Paul says that the Jew talked a better game than he ever played, thus he will be shown to have been a liar. 3 What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? God will be proven true and every man a liar (3:4). Chapter 11. (4) God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. This was in effect to say, that the Jews were as unworthy to be continued in the church, as the Gentiles to be taken into it; and consequently, that in order to their enjoying the privileges of the church, under the Messiah, they stood in need of a fresh display of grace; which if they rejected, God would cast them out of the vineyard. The Book of Romans. Idea: Be Careful How You Think about Sin! Chapter 6. Demosth. 35 R. Kent Hughes, 1001 Great Stories and Quotes (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1998), 239-40. Let God be true, and every human being a liar. Greg is currently serving as Project Director for KnowingGod.org, 4. (2) Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. Romans 7:1-25 Chapter VIII. I consider myself to be a slave of *Christ Jesus. This is compared to gold for profit, to honey for sweetness, to milk for nourishing, to food for strengthening. What advantage then hath the Jew? OR Select a range of biblical books. Comp. 3:8 The punctuation in this verse is difficult to establish with certainty, but the NET Bible has admirably captured what is perhaps the best rendering. This twisting is so sinful Paul saves it for last, because it is beyond the depravity of the pagan (Romans 1:24-32), beyond the hypocrisy of the moralist (Romans 2:1-5), and beyond the false confidence of the Jew (Romans 2:17-29). Further, the accusation that Paul’s “law-free” gospel leads to greater sinfulness in 3:8 undoubtedly came from Jews who clung to the Law of Moses. 4:4-7), 3. or what is the profit of circumcision? B. or what profit is there of circumcision? He, therefore, in the next verse makes generous concession. Romans 2:9-12 Commentary. The second objection is, that God having promised to be the God of the Jews, their unfaithfulness, even if admitted, does not release him from his engagements, or make his promise of no effect, Romans 3:3. It was common for letters to begin with the name of the person writing the letter and the Romans 3:1-2. The sum of it was that God had promised to His people “a future and a hope” (Jeremiah 29:11: see margin, R.V. The opposite: κατʼ οὐδένα τρόπον, 2 Maccabees 11:31; Polyb. With such a negative analysis, one wonders whether there ever was any advantage in being a Jew. Home » Bible Commentaries » Comments on Romans. He next explained that salvation involves more than a right standing before God, which justification affords. RVR60 VUL WLC LXX mGNT TR . Romans 2:1-2 Commentary. Consequently the Gentile has as good a title as the Jew; for those blessings are given only by grace; and grace, or mere favour, is alike free to all mankind: and when all are in equal circumstances, it is perfectly absurd for any to pretend to engross it to themselves, exclusively of others, who are as good, or but as bad, as they." And the Apostle was sensible that the Jew would understand what he had said in this sense. L et’s take a close look at Romans chapter 3 and study it together and add some personal commentary to it. 3 What if some were unfaithful? The first objection to Paul's reasoning here presented is, that according to his doctrine the Jew has no advantage over the Gentile, Romans 3:1. III. What, &c. = What then is the advantage of the Jew, or what is the, &c. profit. (I am speaking in human terms.) To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Jew. 1. Had the church of Rome consulted these oracles more, and councils, &c. less, she had kept the doctrine of faith much freer from corruption than she has done. (Rom 3:1-2) The advantage of the Jewish people. suggests that such an enumeration of Jewish prerogatives might have been made here as is given at length in Romans 9:4 f. In point of fact, Paul mentions one only, in which the whole force of the Jewish objection to the arguments of chap. If we have trusted in him (3:21-26) we are saved and saved eternally (Rom 8:38-39). 3:1-2 In 2:1-29 Paul criticizes the Jew for his misunderstanding of circumcision and for his arrogant hypocrisy. The Reader may, if he please, accept the foregoing paragraph as if written within a parenthesis. But the Poor Man's Commentary is designed for a very different class, James 2:5. Chapter 7. See examples in Wetstein. Their stated ordinances, education in the knowledge of the true God and his service, and many favours shown to the children of Abraham, all were means of grace, and doubtless were made useful to the conversion of many. The unbelief of the Jews does not nullify God’s faithfulness, but rather God will be justified in his words and prevail when he judges, just as it says in Psalm 116:11 (3:3-4). Romans 1:16-17 Reasons for not being ashamed of the Gospel. Hell is a reality which eternally demonstrates God's holy justice and which is created for those who just can't stomach having to think about God (so C. S. Lewis; cf. "Advantage" -lit., surplus (Vincent p. 31); lit., what then is the overplus of the Jew? Posted in | printer-friendly version » In view of what Paul had said, some may have concluded that there was no benefit in having a Jewish identity. Ultimately, on the day of wrath, when he calls all men to give an account, the truth of his righteous character will become universally known (Rom 14:10; Heb 4:13). The Search OF the Savior: Why Jesus Came, Part 1 (Luke 19:1-10), Bible Storying Series - Teaching The Story Of God Chronologically, Bible Teaching Ideas: The Ten Commandments And Ten Fingers, Romans: The Gospel of God's Righteousness. In the LXX the word occurs mainly as the equivalent of , which in various passages (e.g., Psalms 119:38) has the sense of “promise”; in ordinary Greek it means “oracle,” the Divine word given at a shrine, and usually referring to the future; hence it would be natural in using it to think of the prophetic rather than the statutory element in the O.T., and this is what is required here. Romans 2:24-26 Commentary. 1. But notice that Paul says only some (τινες, tines) did not believe. The Epistle of Enoch and Romans 3:21-31: The Revelation of God’s Righteousness — Jonathan A. Linebaugh 6. List one advantage that the Jews had over the Gentiles (Romans 3:2). And, all of a contrary complexion, are invulnerable to conviction, untaught by the Spirit; neither can they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead!, Luke 16:31. Romans 2:25. We are not to think for one minute that even though our sin demonstrates the infinite righteousness of our perfect God that we are therefore excused in some way from judgment or have thus been given license to sin. In fact, this state of affairs actually proves that God is true and that men are liars. What advantage then hath the Jew? Copy Options. And, I would ask him, whether it doth not strike him, that over and above these things, among the many blessed designs in God the Holy Ghost, when committing the sacred Oracles to the Jewish nation, which contain such abundant proofs and testimonies, of all the leading doctrines of our most holy faith; that this also was a very principal one: namely, to confirm to all the after ages of the Church, the truth as it is in Jesus. Romans 6:1-23 Chapter VII. And thus the Apostle very solidly, and to our great comfort, proves, that we Gentiles, through faith alone, have a good and firm title to all the blessings of the Gospel covenant; pardon, privileges, ordinances, the Spirit of God, and the rich hope of everlasting life. (3) For what if some did not believe? 3 What if some were unfaithful? What advantage then hath the Jew? I beg the Reader to pause in this place. God’s Faithfulness in the Midst of Jewish Unfaithfulness (3:3-4), A. το περισσον, what odds, singular thing, prerogative? Romans 3:1 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Romans 3:1, NIV: "What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision?" What advantage] Gr. The previous statement of the Apostle might then be injurious to the doctrine of the Gospel, by rendering him more odious in the eyes of his countrymen, and therefore he had good reasons for fully encountering and answering this objection. John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament, Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament, Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary, Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament, Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament, William Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament, Haldane's Exposition on the Epistle to the Romans and Hebrews, Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Hodge's Commentary on Romans, Ephesians and First Corintians. The apostle denies the correctness of this inference from what he had said, and admits that the Jews have great advantages over all other people, Romans 3:2. See what over 145,000 … But the objection is also important; for it would be difficult to imagine that all God had done for the Jews — His care of them so peculiar, and His love of them so great, — in short, all the privileges which Moses exalts so highly — were lavished on them in vain, or turned to their disadvantage. III. Paul's final comment about such “human” arguments is unambiguous: the condemnation (κρίμα, krima) of those who argue that we should commit sin so that good may come is deserved (ἔνδικον, endikon; cf. iv. 3. Romans 3:1. “overflows” “abounds”) the truth to his glory. 3:5-6 In 3:5 Paul anticipates what one of his Jewish friends might say and frames the objection in light of a purely human argument, that is, an argument that sounds typical of the kinds of things men say in general. They were entrusted with the oracles of God ... to them were committed the Oracles of God, "Well then, if it is being a Jew inwardly that counts, if it is the "circumcision" of the heart that matters, is there any advantage in belonging to the Jewish nation, or in being physically circumcised? Paul has been articulating reasons for his strong conviction that Jews and Gentiles stand on equal ground before God. The apostle moved on from questions about why people need salvation ( Romans 1:18 to Romans 3:20), what God has done to provide it, and how we can appropriate it ( Romans 3:21 to Romans 5:21). Romans 3:1.— The Apostle, in the latter end of the foregoing chapter, has carried his argument to the utmost length. When they advanced in virtues, they were addressed with a different name so that even in very name they might be new, as, for example, Abraham and Sarah and Cephas (cf. What advantage then hath the Jew? Chapter 8. In Romans, Paul … Continue reading "Commentary on Romans 4:1-5, 13-17" : however you choose to view the position. Since the general context is circumcision (see chapter 2), we can conclude that the oracles given to the fathers included the covenants and hence the promises that attended them. 2. He puts a question into the mouth of the Church, which he foresaw would arise in the minds of the people, from what he had said, and as instantly answers it. Romans 3:1-31. Romans 15:1 … Dedication to Simon Grynaeus. This objection he therefore raises in his own person, in order to remove it himself immediately, Romans 3:2 ff. Chapter 1. 3:1-8 The law could not save in or from sins, yet it gave the Jews advantages for obtaining salvation. Romans 3:1 f. is that which the Jew has “over and above” the Gentile. For God Will Judge People as Sinners (3:7-8). 4 Not at all! The profit, or, ‘benefit,’ of circumcision. 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