Romans
5:1-11
(Romans 5:1-5)
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- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- II.22, IV.22, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- V.13, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- Chapter XIII, Scorpiace, Tertullian (c. 213)
- IV.XXVIII, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- Epistle LI -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
- From Martin Luther's Bible Commentary (1545).
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "The foundation of hope is an assured testimony of the conscience, by the gift of the Holy Spirit, that we are loved by God, and this is nothing else but that which we call faith, from which it follows that through faith our consciences are quieted."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "A right sense of God's love to us, will make us not ashamed, either of our hope, or of our sufferings for him."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "And patience works more experience of the sincerity of our grace, and of God's power and faithfulness."
- When
We Were Still Without Strength, from The Poor Man's Portions, Robert
Hawker, c. 1800.
- "Did Jesus then look upon you, call you, strengthen you when you were without strength, and has he helped you to this hour?"
- "Love's Commendation," Romans 5:8, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1856.
- "The Old, Old Story," Romans 5:6, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1862.
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "We first get [hope] by looking away from ourselves to the Lamb of God; next by looking into or upon ourselves as transformed by that 'looking unto Jesus'."
- "For Whom did Christ Die?" Romans 5:6, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1874.
- From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "The peace of Christ is so sweet, and the hope of the saint so glorious, that the Christian can even exult in present suffering."
- "Justification by Faith," Romans 5:1, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1914.
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
Romans 5:1-5, Cynthia Briggs Kittredge,
Preaching This
Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- "As the prophetic tradition affirms, the Spirit is God's gift of the new creation making the people of God ready for the new age."
- Commentary, Romans 5:1-5 | Rev. Fredrick Amolo | Lecturer, Africa Nazarene University | A Plain Account, 2016,
- "As Christians rejoice in God's glory, the unavoidable participation in the suffering and afflictions of life cultivates true Christian faith in patience and hope."
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2016.
- Lectionary Greek, Rob Myallis, 2016.
- "Suffering. Together." Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2016.
- "Have you ever found yourself arguing with Paul's words here in Romans? Why or why not?"
- Pulpit Fiction, with podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- Commentary,
Romans 5:1-5, Mary Hinkle Shore
,
Preaching This
Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "In the space of five verses, the second reading for Trinity Sunday mentions God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit."
- "From Suffering to Hope," Henry G Brinton, ON Scripture, 2013.
- "Hope," sermon discussion from Frederick Buechner, Frederick Buechner Blog. Justification, from Whistling in the Dark.
- "The past and the future. Memory and expectation. Remember and hope. Remember and wait. Wait for him whose face we all of us know because somewhere in the past we have faintly seen it, whose life we all of us thirst for because somewhere in the past we have seen it lived, have maybe even had moments of living it ourselves. Remember him who himself remembers us as he promised to remember the thief who died beside him. To have faith is to remember and wait, and to wait in hope is to have what we hope for already begin to come true in us through our hoping."
- Commentary,
Romans 5:1-5, Cynthia Briggs Kittredge,
Preaching This
Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- "Paul," sermon discussion from Frederick Buechner, Frederick Buechner Blog.
- "And how long was the whole great circus to last? Paul said, why, until we all become human beings at last, until we all 'come to maturity,' as he put it; and then, since there had been only one really human being since the world began, until we all make it to where we're like him, he said - 'to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ' (Ephesians 4:13). Christs to each other, Christs to God. All of us. Finally. It was just as easy, and just as hard, as that."
- "First
Thoughts on Year C Epistle Passages in the Lectionary," Trinity, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
- "So for Paul peace is about being in a right relationship with God, not as some distant judge nor as someone who is trying to draw us up into himself, but as one who is expansively living love out into the universe."
- Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
- Commentary,
Romans 5:1-11 (Lent 3A), Lucy Lind Hogan
,
Preaching This
Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
- "I wonder if we are drawn, in part, to Paul's letters because of their immediacy and transparency."
- "First
Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary: Lent 3," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "Reconciliation does not mean Jesus paid God off so that God's honour was intact, reconciling God to us - as though God needed the therapy or needed to be satisfied (as though what sates God is not love but self-love). Rather God was doing the reconciling."
- "A New Hope," Unvirtuous Abbey, The Hardest Question, 2011.
- "Crying, waiting, hoping."
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal. Lent 3A
- Commentary,
Romans 5:1-11 (Lent 3A), Sarah Henrich, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
- "The meaning of justification, Paul's very first word in Romans 5, is that we are brought into the reconciled family of God. This love of God has triumphed over not only our human failings, but also over God's own characteristic passion for justice."
-
Commentary,
Romans 5:1-8 (Pentecost 5A), David Bartlett, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
- "We struggle to come up with a doctrine of the atonement, and all the classical solutions seem fall short. Paul was blessed by a richly unsystematic mind. His language about what Jesus does shifts from verb to verb: Christ saves; Christ justifies; Christ reconciles."
-
"First
Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary,"
Pentecost 5, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
- "...for Paul peace is about being in a right relationship with God, not as some distant judge nor as someone who is trying to draw us up into himself, but as one who is expansively living love out into the universe."
- Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, God's Saving Work in the Letter to the Romans: Lectionary Texts for the Pentecost Season, Arland J. Hurtgren, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1993.
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal. Pentecost 4A.
- "God's Love Poured in our Hearts," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
- "Our
Relationship with God: Experiencing the Future Now (Romans 5:1-5)," Greg
Herrick,
Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "God on the other hand has made it abundantly known how he feels how a relationship with us. The cross answers that question?and a host of others I might add?once and for all."
- "The Basis
and Benefits of Justification (Romans 3:27 - 5:21)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the
Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "The theme of boasting is not immediately evident in Romans 5:1-21."
- Articles & Background:
-
"Forgiveness: Taking the World to Heart," J. Randall O'Brien,
(other resources at)
"Forgiveness," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
- "The whole emphasis of the New Testament is on forgiveness of sins, reconciliation, and holy living manifested and made possible by the love of God through the Cross of Jesus Christ."
-
"Salvation Is for Life," Richard J. Foster, Theology Today, 2004.
- "Jesus and the early Apostles preached a salvation radically different from the kind of salvation being preached today. They spoke of a life in the kingdom of God encompassing all of human existence, both here and hereafter. The circumference of their message embraces 360 degrees."
-
"Romans 5-8 as Pastoral Theology," Stanley N. Olson, Word & World,
1986.
- "The unity and functions of the exhortation and assurance in Romans 5-8 are clarified when the section is understood as pastoral theology."
- "Inerrancy and
the Text-Critical Problem in Romans 5:1," Daniel B. Wallace, Professory of New
Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary.
- "How should our doctrinal beliefs affect our inquiry for the truth? That is, what is the relationship of presupposition to method?"
- "Do
Christians Have Peace with God? A Brief Examination of the Textual Problem in Romans
5:1," by Daniel B. Wallace of Dallas Theological Seminary.
- "Do Christians have peace with God? The answer is an emphatic ‘yes’! And why do we? Because we have been declared righteous by faith. The implications of this for the Christian life are vast."
-
"Forgiveness: Taking the World to Heart," J. Randall O'Brien,
(other resources at)
"Forgiveness," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Bell, Daniel M., "Jesus, The Jews, and the Politics
of God's Justice," Ex Auditu, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Bird, Michael F., "Incorporated Righteousness: A
Response to Recent Evangelical Discussion Concerning the Imputation of
Christ's Righteousness in Justification," Journal of the Evangelical
Theological Society, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Clarke, Andrew D., "The Good and the
Just in Romans 5:7," Tydale Bulletin, 1990.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Cosgrove, Charles H., "Justification
in Paul: A Linguistic and Theological Reflection," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 1987.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Dana,
MaryAnn McKibben,
"Suffering, Endurance, Character, Hope, Romans 5:1-11," Journal
for Preachers, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Eisenbaum, Pamela,
"A Remedy for Having Been Born of Woman: Jesus, Gentiles, and Genealogy in
Romans," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Foster, Richard J.,
"Salvation Is for Life," Theology Today, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerial - Gathercole, Simon,
"Romans 1-5 and the 'Weak' and the 'Strong': Pauline Theoloy, Pastoral
Rhetoric, and the Purpose of Romans," Review & Expositor, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Goetz, Ronald, "The Justification of
God," The Christian Century, 1990.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Greene, John T., "Christ in Paul's Thought: Romans
1-8," Journal of Religious Thought, 1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Harrisville, Roy A.,
"Romans 5:1-5, Expository Article," Interpretation, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hultgren, Arland J., "God's Saving
Work in the Letter to the Romans: Lectionary Texts for the Pentecost
Season," Word & World, 1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Jarrard, James L., "Romans 5:6-11 -
While We Were Yet Sinners," Review & Expositor, 1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Jewett, Robert,
"The God of Peace in Romans, Reflections on Crucial Lutheran Texts,"
Currents in Theology and Mission, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Jumper, Mark A., "Post-War
Preaching," Journal for Preachers, 2007. (Section on this text is
on page 51.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Leithart, Peter J., "Justification as Verdict and
Deliverance: A Biblical Perspective," Pro Ecclesia, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Martin,
Troy W.,
"The Good as God
(Romans 5.7)," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Martinez, Felipe N.,
"Are We There Yet?" The Christian Century,
2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - McDonald,
Patricia M., SHCJ,
"Romans 5:1-11 as a Rhetorical Bridge," Journal for the Study
of the New Testament, 1990.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Nielsen, Glenn A., "Homiletical Helps on LSB Series A
- Epistles," (Romans 5:1-8 begins on page 71), Concordia Journal,
2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Olson,
Stanley N., "Romans 5-8 as Pastoral Theology," Word & World, 1986.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Porter,
Stanley E.,
"The Argument of Romans 5: Can a Rhetorical Question Make a Difference?"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Pulcini,
Theodore,
"In Right Relationship with God: Present Experience and Future Fulfillment.
an Exegesis of Romans 5:1-11," St. Vladimir's Theological
Quarterly, 1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Reid,
Marty L.,
"A Rhetorical Analysis of Romans 1:1 - 5:21 with Attention Given to the
Rhetorical Function of 5:1-21," Perspectives in Religious
Studies, 1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Schumacher, William W., "Homiletical Helps on LSB
Series A - Epistles," (Romans 5:6-15 begins on page 105), Concordia
Journal, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Thomas, Robert L.,
"Hermeneutics of the New Perspective on Paul," Master's
Seminary Journal, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - van
Dyk, "Vision and Imagination in Atonement Doctrine," Theology
Today, 1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Bell, Daniel M., "Jesus, The Jews, and the Politics
of God's Justice," Ex Auditu, 2006.
- Sermons:
- "Suffering to Hope," Charles, Fischer, III, Day 1, 2016.
- "Blessed Assurances," the Rev. William Flippin, Jr., Day 1, 2011.
- "The Penalty Is Too Great for Me to Pay," from a series of sermons on the book of Romans by Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Washington.
- "Suffering Produces Endurance, Character and Hope," Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
- "God Knows You!" the Rev. James F. Bracher, Day 1, 2005.
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2016.
- Storypath, Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story, Union Presbyterian Seminary, 2016.
- "Making Pearls," and "He Loves Me - He Loves Me Not," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
- "We Gladly Suffer," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- "Paul Writes About Faith," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
- Drama:
- "Next Day in the Garden of Good and Evil," John McNeil, dramatix.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Romans 5:5, Romans 5:8, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Romans 5:5, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- "We Love to Sound Your Praises," original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. Tune: PASSION CHORALE 7.6.7.6.D.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Romans 5:1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9. The Cyber Hymnal.
- "Sheep without a Shepherd," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, a new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes.
- Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- The Billabong, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: scroll down for hymn suggestions.
- Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Romans
