From The Grace New Testament Commentary (Revised Edition) By Zane Hodges National Israel has been blinded (11:1-10) 11:1. Paul asks whether God is through with Israel: God hasn’t cast away His people, has He? And Paul emphatically denies it: Far from it! This question is relevant even today. Over the centuries of Christian history, right

By Zane Hodges From The Grace New Testament Commentary (Revised Edition) Israel’s Need for Righteousness (10:1-4) 10:1. Though it is true that Israel is under God’s wrath, Paul strongly affirms that his desires for Israel are positive. The desire of his heart, as well as his prayer to God, is that their spiritual situation might

From The Grace New Testament Commentary (Revised Edition) By Zane Hodges Introduction: Paul’s Grief for Israel (9:1-5) 9:1-2. Paul strongly asserts that he is telling the truth about his concern for the spiritual state of Israel. He forcefully adds, I am not lying, and my conscience bears witness with me in the Holy Spirit. Paul’s

From The Grace New Testament Commentary (Revised Edition) By Zane Hodges The Spiritual Resurrection of our Mortal Body (8:1-13) 8:1. The statement of this verse succinctly expresses the core of Christian victory. In referring to the issue of servitude to sin (katakrima), Paul has reference to the problem discussed in the previous chapter and in

From The Grace New Testament Commentary (Revised Edition) By Zane Hodges Our relationship to the law has ended (7:1-6) 7:1. Paul is now addressing those who know the law, in particular, Jewish believers and Gentiles who may have been connected with the synagogues before coming to faith in Christ. The law only has authority over

From The Grace New Testament Commentary (Revised Edition) By Zane Hodges Our Union with Christ in His Death and Resurrection (6:1-11) 6:1-2. Paul dismisses a false conclusion. Should we continue in sin so that grace may become greater? Far from it! Such a conclusion is unthinkable precisely because Christians have died to sin. Significantly, the

From The Grace New Testament Commentary (Revised Edition) By Zane Hodges The Description of this Victory (5:1-5) 5:1. The first of the results of by-faith justification is the blessing of peace with God. When God justifies a sinner who believes in Jesus, a fundamental peace is established between the sinner and God. The nature of

A Concise Commentary From The Grace New Testament Commentary (Revised Edition) By Zane Hodges God’s Righteousness Is Attested in the OT (4:1-25) 4:1. Now that Paul has made clear that righteousness comes “through faith in Jesus Christ” (cf. 3:21ff), he returns to the idea of OT authentication. The words what…Abraham our father has obtained state

A Concise Commentary From The Grace New Testament Commentary (Revised Edition) By Zane Hodges The Decisive Witness of Scripture against Humanity (3:1-20) 3:1-2. There is much advantage from every point of view (in every way) for Jews. But Paul is not interested in pursuing all the advantages that are alluded to by the words much

By Zane Hodges, edited by Bob Wilkin The Universality of This Manifestation (2:1-5) 2:1. Paul now addresses himself to a would-be judge (you who pass judgment). He is without a defense for himself because he does the same things which he judges. Paul draws on the vices found in 1:24-32. He certainly does not mean