"Commentary on Romans 8:18". Sanctification is but the deepening and broadening of our conversion, and it is carried on through suffering. We may suffer through fires, inundations, earthquakes, famines, pestilences, inclement seasons. What then would he take for the glory that it revealeth? Greathouse thus expressed it: Charles Hodge connected this verse with the remainder of the chapter thus: [27] William M. Greathouse, op. The apostle adds εἰς ἡμᾶς, in and for us. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ges/romans-8.html. Those that will be saved hereafter, they must be sanctified now. (Vincent p. 92). Thus we shall find the Scripture to express it (2 Corinthians 4:17; Hebrews 10:37; 1 Peter 1:6; 1Pe_5:10). It shall be revealed; therefore as yet it is hid, and so it is. In us and upon us, or, ‘to usward,’ as the phrase is rendered in Ephesians 1:19. Glory. Romans 8:18. We can measure our strength in the contemplation of temporal calamities, but not in the prospect of eternal ruin. Suffering is the royal road, for by it the King passed into His glory. Finding the new version too difficult to understand? In Romans 8:19-22 there is the first testimony—the sighing of creation; in Romans 8:23-25 the second, the yearning hope of Christians themselves, related as it is to the possession of the first fruits of the Spirit; and in Romans 8:26 f. the third, the intercession of the Spirit which helps us in our prayers, and lends words to our longing. Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward. Even when we may be reduced to the greatest possible distress, still we retain hope, which operates with a resisting force against the assaults of adversity. Secondly, we may here take notice of the dispensation, as it is said to be such as shall be revealed in us. 20. The Stoics aimed high; but the road they took was paved with crushed desires, with petrified affections, and strewn with the ashes of distinguished loves. The Gospel According to Mark. Such being the two states of suffering and of glory as viewed distinctly, let us now bring them under our review, [Sufferings, of whatever kind, are painful to flesh and blood; but when estimated according to the word of God, they are light, mixed, and momentary. yea, we shall see the Lamb of God, that very Jesus who was crucified for us, seated on his throne; and we shall behold the Father also face to face: we shall see him as he is, in all the brightness of his glory. The sufferings of the saints are but for a time, but their glory is eternal; nor is there any comparison to be made between them by way of merit, for there is no manner of proportion between the one and the other, nor can the one have any causal influence upon the other. So Paul says that "the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us." The principle which guided the apostle to his conclusion is to bring eternity into every calculation, and to judge of everything as it affects our eternity. 1896. For I reckon; i.e. But, secondly, it may be a metaphor taken from arithmetic; I reckon, that is, I make account. To be done forever with all the sorrows, troubles, and afflictions of this life; all the pains and aches of the present clay tabernacle; all the darkness, bondage, and misery of the body of sin and death; to be perfectly holy in body and soul, being in both without spot, or blemish, or any such thing, and ever to enjoy uninterrupted union and communion with the Father, Song of Solomon , and blessed Spirit—O what a heaven lies before the believing saints of God as the end of their faith in the salvation of their souls! God attempers His chastisements to our weakness; and, in general, so mingles goodness with severity, as even, amidst our sorrows, to call forth our thanksgivings. 1. IV. 1. Sermon Romans 8:18-39 Just Hoping By Richard Niell Donovan In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul writes: "But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The joy experienced by the saved in eternity far outweighs the temporary pain faced by God's people. They are nothing in degree. He does not only say it is rest, as He does in another place (2 Thessalonians 1:7). ἐπί, Romans 1:18; ἐν, Galatians 1:16 : εἰς implies the shedding of the glory upon us from an external source: for the thought cf. The things that are temporal are seen; the sufferings are present: but the things that are eternal are not seen; the glory is to be revealed. Secondly, he had experience. εἰς ἡμᾶς] on us, so that we are those, upon whom (reaching unto them) the ἀποκάλυψις takes place. They are subject to interruptions and intervals of repose. Not worthy to be compared; the word properly signifieth that part of the balance which goeth down: q.d. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bcc/romans-8.html. your sufferings are not only for this present time, but for eternal ages; your worm will never die, your fire never be quenched, but you shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord. Sufferings— Mentioned as being with Christ in Romans 8:17. Our vessels will then be wonderfully enlarged, and rendered capable of containing a large measure of felicity and glory. BibliographyHodge, Charles. 1685. “Far from it,” was the reply; “I am seventy, and so far I have had the blessing of perfect health, and I have never felt the sting of poverty; my home is happy, and if I have any regret in leaving this world, it is the parting with my wife and children.” “Whence then, brother, your longing to die?” Francis asked. ‘I reckon,’ spoken by one who knew what sufferings meant. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/cal/romans-8.html. Mysteries of the Hour. We have to “fill up that which is behind of the sufferings of Christ.” Dwelling in the believer Christ has still to meet the temptations of the devil and the contradictions of sinners. Observe, 2. III. BibliographyPrice, Brad "Commentary on Romans 8:18". A perfect and glorious state of body (Philippians 3:21; 1 Corinthians 15:20; 1Co_15:43; 1Co_15:49; 1Co_15:51; Ephesians 1:19-20; Colossians 3:4; 1 John 3:2). 5. "not worthy to be compared"-Paul dismisses the suffering of the present time because he has his eye on incomparable glory. 1874-1909. Sin is condemned, (1) By the spotless life of Christ. Everything has in it an eternity of consequence. In whom this glory will be revealed; or who have a right to expect it? 4. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ice/romans-8.html. Galatians 3:23, 1 Peter 5:1. εἰς ἡμᾶς. 18.I indeed judge, (258) etc. Fourthly, the first-fruits of the Spirit, and the beginnings of glory here in this present life, these are an evidence hereof unto us. * 1 Hence, now there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. American Tract Society. Are we not apt to exaggerate the sufferings of a time of open persecution, as compared with calmer times? 1835. Compare Romans 3:28; 2 Corinthians 11:5; Philemon 3:13. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/vnt/romans-8.html. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/cpc/romans-8.html. 1. Romans 8:18 Future Glory. Our trek-leader is leading us to glory (Hebrews 2:10), and it will be revealed when we behold Him in His glory. 1974. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/romans-8.html. And yet we cannot travel to the end of such infinite glory. Sense is too strong for reason without faith; and faith cannot do its office without the Spirit. This case is perfectly clear. All other rights reserved. The δόξα comes to us, therefore, from without (with Christ descending from heaven; comp. Romans 8:31 -39 . Insignificant in comparison with. ROMANS . (a) The sufferings of the early Christians of St. Paul’s time. In order to encourage the Israelites to sustain the difficulties that presented themselves to their entry into Canaan, God sent them of the fruits of the land while they were still in the desert. Copyright StatementThe Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament. As a most urgent reason, why we should take care that in all our sorrows we suffer as Christians. 1851. What is the glory to be revealed. There we shall behold all the angelic hosts with the spirits of just men made perfect (how bright and blessed an assembly must that be!) Glory may be revealed to a man, which himself has no interest in. 3. All rights reserved. Paul again used a word, pathemata, which means sufferings for any reason and in any form because we are His sons. Ferguson. Something of the same kind is found in 2 Corinthians 4:17-18, and 1 Corinthians 2:9. It is a reckoning, not a full realisation. Temporal good for eternal evil (Hebrews 11:25). καιρὸς, a short time; the present and future are opposed to each other.— πρὸς, to be compared with) that is, if they be compared together.— εἰς ἡμᾶς, with respect to [towards] us; comp. They must be placed in contrast, as to their--. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/gsc/romans-8.html. And what a source of joy does this principle open to the Christian! He acted upon his persuasion, and throughout his life accepted hardships, braved dangers, endured persecution, animated by the blessed hope of victory and of glory. 1871-8. This verse commences a new division of the subject, which is continued to Romans 8:25. But Christians have, also, consolations peculiar to themselves, and proportioned to their sorrows. For I reckon — This verse gives the reason why he but now mentioned sufferings and glory. But the apostle brings before us the glory that shall be revealed in us, as if he would compare the poor accommodation of the roadside inn where the traveller passes the night, with the enduring blessedness of the home. If Bible revelation be true, yes. ‘Lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone, the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/gsb/romans-8.html. Prosperity is to be considered in relation to the end. put first, as in reff., but apparently not, as De W., for the sake of emphasis. 1. But that glory will then be experienced for all eternity. Copyright © Broadman Press 1932,33, Renewal 1960. 1 … I see the already half-chiselled rock out of which it shall be wrought; and I am not going to despond now, when so much already has been accomplished. Where found? Consequently, the apostle means that when he compares the miseries imposed on him by the present state of things with the glory awaiting him in the future, he does not find that the former can be of any weight whatever in the balance of his resolutions. All Rightes Reserved, Larry Pierce, Winterbourne, Ontario.A printed copy of this work can be ordered from: The Baptist Standard Bearer, 1 Iron Oaks Dr, Paris, AR, 72855. Future Glory. It is revealed at the ἀποκάλυψις (1 Corinthians 1:7, 2 Thessalonians 1:7, 1 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 1:13; 1 Peter 4:13), the glorious second coming, of Christ, and is indeed His glory of which they are made partakers. "Commentary on Romans 8:18". 3. Now, even in these general sufferings the people of God have more or less their share. Paul also pointed out that if we were to compare our sufferings with the after life, there is no comparison. The sufferings of the present may be severe. [28] Charles Hodge, Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. Romans 8:31-39 The Position in Sanctification . [“Man is born to trouble,” and every man must expect his share of it in this world: but the saints have a greater portion of it than others. μέλλ. The apostle in the text does not describe heaven; but he tells us that something wonderful might be told. And yet the solemn silence of Scripture concerning heaven is now and then all but broken. "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible". ; Polyb. (Prof. With the bitter sufferings which our Lord endured, and think of the double honour which is given us on behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him but to suffer for His sake. See 6:4 . BibliographyPhilpot, Joseph Charles. This is declared to us by inspiration, viz., that when Christ, who is our life, shall appear, we shall appear with Him in glory. The glory which shall be revealed in us. But, although our suffering is in no sense the foundation or price of the glory, the one, nevertheless, leads to the other--is a condition of, or contribution to the other, as is stated in the preceding verse. And so there is this in it, that affliction it is only for a season. Being unable to render the two relations into French by a single preposition, we have preferred to express the second, which is the most comprehensive. “I reckon” is the language of faith, which accepts its present as the sure ground of a larger experience. The sufferings of a good man cannot arise from the horrors of a guilty conscience that sees nothing in futurity but an angry God and eternal woe! Their duration. And religion summons men to take into their calculation the distant but not uncertain prospect. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bnb/romans-8.html. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/romans-8.html. Romans 8:18 Devotional. But the glory to be revealed in us will be the glory of an angel. This is why our minds must be set on things above (Colossians 3:1-3), in order that we might not be discouraged by what happens to us on earth as we await the glory that is to be revealed to us. With the perfect nature of that glory, the very imperfect nature of our present sufferings, as modified by many alleviating circumstances, renders them not worthy to be compared. p. 471E, qu. And surely the thought of consummation ought to be sufficient to swallow up all the pain of this present world. Prayer Book says Yes: "We thank Thee for our creation." Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. But the glory is that of an immortal being; a being that can die no more either in soul or body. He realized Christianity and the mind of the Spirit constitute the only realistic choice. It has a disparagement of transitoriness upon it. There is the struggle of conscience, with sin and unbelief, and the pangs of the new birth. These and the like are the expressions whereby the shortness of affliction is set forth unto us. It is a glory that must be revealed; that can be discerned only by its own splendour. But the Lord He does not do so. This was the reckoning of one who could not mistake--for the text is not merely the opinion of the apostle, but as the declaration of God Himself, for the eternal comfort of His Church. ‘I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.’. Ah, that illness; that disappointment; that loss: I see now wherefore it was sent: all was mercy. The New Testament authors demonstrate their views about Genesis 1-11 and the historicity of events a few thousand years ago. (b) Or, what is the anguish of this little life, which is being made shorter, by its own sufferings, to the rest which shall be for ever and ever, when we shall rest upon the bosom of God? There will prevail an unbroken continuity of bliss. We may “return and consider all the oppressions done under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 4:1-2), all introduced by sin, that pregnant womb. The vast disproportion between the Christian's present suffering and his future glory and happiness; the one is not worthy to be compared with the other: The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed. Christians often dwell upon their own sufferings, while they overlook the sufferings of their Lord, to whom they must be conformed. 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