The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans
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Overview
R. St. John Parry’s notes on the Greek text of Romans are rich with insightful observations and explanations. His introduction includes a detailed overview of the Epistle to the Romans: its genuineness, the date and place it was written, its character and contents, and its purpose. Parry also explores the history of the Roman Church and the doctrine of Justification.
Top Highlights
“Here, as in Acts l.c., the line is drawn by the act of God in raising Jesus from the dead; that marked Him off from other men and indicated consequently His true character as, not David’s son only, but Son of God.” (Page 33)
“It is not the mere sentiment of affection, but an influence of the divine activity which creates its own image in its object and vitalises it into a life like its own. A faint reflection of this divine operation is seen in the way in which a father’s or a friend’s love influences character. The fundamental passage is Joh. 17:26; cf. 1 Joh. 4:12 et passim. In S. Paul note particularly 2 Thes. 3:5 (Lft’s note) and 2 Cor. 5:14; Eph. 3:19; infra 8:35, 36.” (Page 81)
“This is not a merely general statement. As v. 8 shows, the death here is a sharing of Christ’s death: it is the voluntary self-surrender of man to the penalty of his sin, and involves penitential faith. Consequently it receives from God forgiveness, or acquittal from his sin; and sin has no more dominion over him.” (Page 94)
“The essentially personal character of the whole relation is emphasised: our boast is not in a transaction or a state, but in God Himself and by the help of our Lord Jesus Christ—so summing up the whole argument. God loved, justified through Christ, gave the Spirit, will finish what He has begun.” (Pages 82–83)
“This message is continuous with God’s earlier revelation and fulfils it, cf. Heb. 1:1” (Page 32)