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. chap. The degree of the one and the other. But in the glory which shall be revealed in us, the powers of man shall be, beyond all our present conception, exalted and enlarged. That far-off reality is here made a motive of patient endurance of sufferings and tribulations. Cosack.). He does not only say it is rest, as He does in another place (2 Thessalonians 1:7). K.J.V. But the apostle spoke more particularly of the Church in that age, when the sufferings of its members were peculiarly aggravated (2 Corinthians 4:8; 1 Corinthians 4:9-13; 2 Corinthians 6:4-5; Romans 8:35; Hebrews 10:32-34; Heb_11:36-38). Insignificant in comparison with. Bibliography"Commentary on Romans 8:18". No one who is saved will suffer in eternity. Jesus Christ must needs suffer to enter into His glory. οὐκ ἄξια κ.τ.λ. What trouble there is to get wealth, and when gotten what trouble for fear we lose the hoarded treasure! 8:18 For I reckon - This verse gives the reason why he but now mentioned sufferings and glory. And so, indeed, it is. 1870. "Calvin's Commentary on the Bible". (1-9) Their privileges as being the children of God. Proud member BibliographyGill, John. 1863-1878. Wow this one of my favorite scripture,whatever condition we are in it 's not over yet God has the last Word. (18-25) Their assistance from the Spirit in prayer. Prosperity is to be measured by the amount of true happiness. This clear aim in view, guaranteed by the “ possession of the first fruits of the Spirit” (verse 23), causes the present sufferings to be only of momentary consequence (verse 18); the Christian longs for heaven (verse 23), and this homesickness is termed the blessedness of hope (verse 24). See 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. - Webster's BibleWhy, what we now suffer I count as nothing in comparison with the glory which is soon to be manifested in us.- Weymouth BibleFor I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.- World English BibleAnd Y deme, that the passiouns of this tyme ben not worthi to the glorie to comynge, that schal be schewid in vs.- Wycliffe BibleFor I reckon that the sufferings of the present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory about to be revealed in us;- Youngs Literal Bible. The time of such a glorification of the redeemed will be at the second coming of Christ and following the judgment of the final day. "Commentary on Romans 8:18". 2. How vastly different are the sentence of the word and the sentiment of the world, concerning the sufferings of this present time! II. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the la… What is the glory to be revealed. 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. We shall be included in the radiance of the coming glory which will put in the shadow the present sufferings. Suffering Christians have the true prosperity.—Prosperity is to be measured by the amount of peace. Prosperity is to be considered in relation to the end. 2. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/gsc/romans-8.html. It has grown into a proverb--Misfortunes come in troops! Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Thus it will be displayed at once for us and in us; this is expressed by the εἰς ἡμᾶς. In Hebrews 11:25-26, there is a similar course of reasoning. The carnal man may, by the power of Divine grace, be made subject to the law of God, but the carnal mind never can; that must be broken and driven out. Benson. No doubt because he would have them verify his calculation themselves, each making it over again for himself. First, for the matter of it, it is glory. Believers have been brought into a state of safety; but their comfort consists rather in hope than in enjoyment. Realisation. Thank God.—Dr. It may be mentioned as a further circumstance attendant on suffering, that the causes of grief are seldom single. It would have been quite natural to have spoken of “the glory that should be shown to us,” as of the object which we are all reaching to in heaven; but it was a far higher range of thought when it dwelt on “the glory that should be shown in heaven in us.” For what is that “glory” which is to make heaven? https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/fam/romans-8.html. "Commentary on Romans 8:18". These are not the things by which the world induces us to love and serve it. (Compare the “for” in verse 19). To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use our convenient, Haldane's Exposition on the Epistle to the Romans, 1 Corinthians 15:20; 1Co_15:43; 1Co_15:49; 1Co_15:51, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, For I reckon, that the sufferings of this present time, are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us, Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament, Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary, II. Bernard amplifies this—de Convers. Temporal good things with eternal good things, that we may draw off our hearts from the one to the other, and so check the delights of sense (Hebrews 10:34; Psalms 16:11; John 5:44). It was not so from the beginning, neither was there necessity that it should be so, “not willingly” (verse 20). V. Present sufferings are proportioned to our present powers of enduring; but the glories of the future world, to another state of faculties, a very different order of capacities. 3. iv. 1876. The sufferings of this present time will have an end. He realized Christianity and the mind of the Spirit constitute the only realistic choice. 20  For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, • Epistle to the Romans Wikipedia Article . ], The glory which shall be revealed in us , [ eis (Greek #1519) heemas (Greek #2248)]. "Commentary on Romans 8:18". 1. and he will answer in the spirit of my text. π. θ. For I reckon, that the sufferings of this present time,.... By "this present time" may be meant, the then present age, in which the apostle lived; which was an age in which the people of God suffered much, as was foretold by Christ, and which was necessary for the confirmation of the Gospel; for grace and strength answerable to their trials were given them; and the power of God was visibly to be seen in the supporting of them; though this was not the only suffering age: wherefore by the present time may be understood, the present time of life here on earth; which is a time of suffering, and which cannot well be otherwise, considering the world in which we are, and the nature of it, the state and condition of our souls, and the constitution of our bodies, and the many enemies we have about us; but then this present time of life is the only suffering time to the saints, for no sooner are they removed from hence, but they are in heaven, where neither wicked men nor devils can reach them, where their souls are freed from sin and unbelief, from doubts and fears, and everything that is distressing; and after the resurrection there will be no more diseases nor death in their bodies; and this present time is but a short time, a little while, and all sufferings will be at an end; wherefore they. II. Not in all that profess Christianity. ‘Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; Thou hast holden me by Thy right hand; Thou shalt guide me with Thy counsel, and afterwards receive me to glory.’ ‘In Thy presence is fullness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.’ ‘Thou hast put gladness in my heart more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. But in the future state of glory there is no admixture of suffering; it is a state of pure fruition; a scene of unimpaired beatitude. BibliographyWhedon, Daniel. Little souls, superficial minds, reckon it as wisdom to argue away the mass of sufferings, or at least to belittle them, to conceal the dark shadows with rosy veils, and to place opposite a longer account of pleasures. ; Polyb. Unquestionably the same to which David looked (Psalms 17:15). Men may justify themselves, though the accusations are in full force against them; but if God justifies, that answers all. But let eternity be taken into the account, and all the seeming inequalities will vanish: the godly will be recompensed for their sufferings; and the wicked will receive the due reward of their impieties.

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