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Romans
8:26-39
With thanks to page sponsor:
Adult Lectionary Class at
St Peter's Lutheran Church,
Stafford, Virginia
(Jan 07-08)
 | Reading the Text:
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit:
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Chapter VIII,
The Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians,
Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110).
(Longer Version - 4th cent interpolation) |
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II.XXII.2,
III.XVI.9,
IV.XVI.1, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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III.3, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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IV.7,
IV.14,
VII.7, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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Concerning
Flight in Persecution (paragraph 12)
Tertullian (c.
212) |
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Chapter
XXX, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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Chapter
VII,
Chapter
XIII, Scorpiace,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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Chapter
III, On Monogamy,
Tertullian
(c. 215) |
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III.I.12,
III.II.5, First
Principles (De Principiis),
Origen.
(c.225) |
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II.22, Commentary
on the Gospel of John,
Origen.
(c.228) |
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I.Preface.3, 4,
VIII.XLIII,
Against Celsus,
Origen
(c. 246) |
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XII.29,
XIII.8,
XIII.9,
XIII.27,
XIII.29,
XIV.17, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew,
Origen. (c.247) |
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Epistle VII
--
Epistle
XXV --
Cyprian of Carthage
(c. 250) |
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Chapter XV, Historia
Calamitatusm: The Story of My Misfortunes,
Pierre Abélard
/ Peter Abelard, c. 1140. |
| From
Martin Luther's Bible Commentary (1545). |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "...we are not afflicted, either by chance or to our harm, but by God's
providence for our great profit: who as he chose us from the beginning, so has he
predestined us to be made similar to the image of his Son: and therefore will bring us in
his time, being called and justified, to glory, by the cross." |
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| How
the Spirit Enables Us to Pray, Thomas Boston (Puritan, c 1700)
| "Let no man think that a readiness and flowing of expression in prayer, is
always the effect of the Spirit's assistance." |
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| What is that
Good that All Things Shall Work For?, Ralph Erskine, 1730.
| "In a word, as there would be no
end of speaking of all things that work together for good to them; so, there is no end of
speaking of all the good which all things work in their behalf." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "Every providence tends to the spiritual good of those that love God; in
breaking them off from sin, bringing them nearer to God, weaning them from the world, and
fitting them for heaven." |
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| From
Wesley's
Notes.
| "...the term elect was of old applied to all the members of the visible
church; whereas in the New Testament it is applied only to the members of the
invisible." |
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| Sermons by John Wesley.
| On Predestination
(Rom 8:29-30)
| "The sum of all is this: the almighty, all-wise God sees and knows, from
everlasting to everlasting, all that is, that was, and that is to come, through one
eternal now." |
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| Free Grace
(Rom 8:32)
| "That assurance of faith which these enjoy excludes all doubt and fear, It
excludes all kinds of doubt and fear concerning their future perseverance; though it is
not properly, as was said before, an assurance of what is future, but only of what now
is." |
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| Effectual
Calling, Thomas White.
| "Make the best use you can of the
means of grace." |
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| "Predestination
and Calling," Romans 8:30, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1859.
| "He hath not published the page whereon the actual names of the
redeemed are written; but that page of the sacred decree whereon their character is
recorded is published in his Word, and shall be proclaimed to thee this
day." |
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| "The
Believer's Challenge," Romans 8:34, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1859.
| "We have before us in the text the four marvellous pillars upon which the
Christian rests his hope." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "As prayer is the breath of the spiritual life, and the believer's only
effectual relief under the "infirmity" which attaches to his whole condition
here below, how cheering is it to be assured that the blessed Spirit, cognizant of it all,
comes in aid of it all." |
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| "The
Holy Spirit's Intercession," Romans 8:26, 27, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1880.
| "When Paul had alluded to that consoling subject he turned to the next
ground of comfort—namely, that we are to be sustained under present trial by
hope." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "God's great love for us is all shown through Christ. Nowhere has Paul
shown more exultation, more overflowing emotion, than in this close of a profound
argument, which shows the complete and full salvation of those who believe upon Christ and
are found in him." |
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| "A Challenge and
a Shield," Romans 8:34, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1892.
| "'Ah!' says the accuser, but you
are still sinful. What if Christ died for all your past sins? What about your present
sinfulness?'" |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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"First
Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary,"
Pentecost 10, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
| "Paul stakes everything
on God's goodness. That is also the heart of the gospel which he
preaches." |
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"Inseparable Love,"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus
Foundation.
| "The
epistle for this week contains Paul's famously debated comments about
God's election, foreknowledge, calling, and predestination. But instead of
theological speculation about who is excluded by these mysteries, his
clear interest is pastoral consolation about who is included in God's
love." |
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Those Called According to His Purpose/More Than Conquerors, Light in
August: Romans 8:18-39, Sheldon Tostengard, Word &
World Texts in Context, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1987. |
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"The Power of God's Love," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
| "What gets in the way of God’s love for
you? How can you put these things aside?" |
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| Reflection on
Romans 8:35-39, Rev. Wanda Copeland. At Environmental Reflections, Lectionary Year
A, Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, Environmental Stewardship Commission.
| "And nothing can separate us from
the love that all of creation receives from Jesus. Simultaneously, nothing can
separate us from the pain of creation as it is being destroyed." |
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"The Future
Glory," "God
Did Not Spare His Own Son,"
"The Love of
God," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
| "From
Groaning to Glory (Romans 8:18-27)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "As strange as it may sound,
groaning characterizes the life of the Spirit-filled Christian." |
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| "A Solace in
Suffering: The Sovereignty of God (Romans 8:28)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "God exercises His sovereignty
toward the Christian in such a way that everything that touches our lives has been allowed
or brought about by Him." |
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| "God's
Eternal Decree (Romans 8:29)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "There is no limit to His power,
and nothing is beyond His ability to control. We refer to this unlimited control as the
sovereignty of God. When we say that God is sovereign we are saying He is in complete
control." |
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| "The Glory
of God (Romans 8:30)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "If we view God’s glory as
the highest good, our highest good, then we will not seek any lesser
glory." |
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| "Comforting
Questions (Romans 8:31-39)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "Paul’s conclusion reminds us that biblical revelation requires a
response." |
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| "Principles
of Christian Suffering (Outline)," Thomas F. Fischer, Ministry
Health. |
| Discussions of Romans 8:27 and Romans 8:32 at the
B-Greek Archives. Follow "next in thread." |
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Romans 8:28 and "in" all things, from
the B-Greek Archive. Sort by "subject" to follow thread. |
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| Articles & Background:
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"The Spirit As Taskmaster and Troublemaker in Romans 8," Richard J.
Dillon, The Catholic Bible Quarterly, 1998.
| "This study is based, accordingly, on a
reading of Romans 5-8 as a rounded, concerted answer to the last of the
three objections of 3:1-8." |
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"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." |
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"Soteriology and Eschatology in Romans," Robert E Longacre & Wilber B
Wallis, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1998.
| "At all events we approach this epistle
not simply as an object of analysis but as a book meant to exercise a
regulative and inspirational effect upon us." |
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"Another Look at Romans 8:28," Tim Geddert, Mennonite Brethren Biblical
Seminary.
| "I once thought Romans 8:28 was about
'all things working out' and am now persuaded it is about 'God working in
all situations.'" |
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"The
Green Face of God: Christianity in an Age of Ecocide,"
Mark I. Wallace, Cross Currents 2000.
| "God the Spirit enfleshed in
creation, experiences the agony of an earth under siege. The Spirit
as the green face of God has become in our time the wounded God." |
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| "Listening with the Ear
of the Heart," Frank T. Griswold, Cross Currents, 1998-99.
| "It is our vocation to allow
Christ to use our hearts. It is our vocation to come to maturity in Christ who is our
Truth. We do so by attending to the Christ present in the truth of one
another." |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
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Dillon, Richard J.,
"The Spirit as Taskmaster and Troublemaker in Romans 8," The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1998. |
| Forbes, Chris,
"Paul's Principalities and Powers: Demythologizing Apocalyptic?"
Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2001. |
| Lamborn, Amy Bentley,
"Covenant Signs Abound," The Living Pulpit, 2005. |
| Lowry, James S.,
"Dancing on the Distant Shore of Chaos, Exodus 15:1-6, 11-13, 17-18, 20-21;
Romans 8:31-35, 36-39," Journal for Preachers, 2005. |
| Neyrey, Jerome H., S.J.,
"God, Benefactor and Patron: The Major Cultural Model for Interpreting the
Deity in Greco-Roman Antiquity," Journal for the Study of the New
Testament, 2005. |
| Olson,
Stanley N., "Romans 5-8 as Pastoral Theology," Word & World, 1986.
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| Powery, Emerson B.,
"The Groans of 'Brother Saul': An Exploratory Reading of Romans 8 for
'Survival'," Word & World,
2004.
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| Ross, J.M.,
"Further Unnoticed Points in the Text of the New Testament,"
Novum
Testamentum, 2003. (Section on Romans 8:28 begins on page 217.) |
| Talbert, Charles H.,
"Tracing Paul's Train of Thought in Romans 6-8," Review & Expositor,
2003.
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| Wilton, Carlos,
"What Cancer Teaches," Journal for Preachers, 2007. (Sermon) |
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| Reviews: |
| Sermons:
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"Wild Hope,"
the Rev. Dr. Tony Campolo,
30 Good Minutes,
Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2006. |
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"The
Witness of the Spirit to the Spirit," Paul Tillich, from The Shaking of the
Foundations, 1955. At Religion Online. |
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"Principalities
and Powers," (Romans 8:38-39), Paul Tillich. From
The New Being (1955),
at Religion OnLine. |
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"The
Paradox of Prayer," (Romans 8:26-27), Paul Tillich. From The New Being
(1955), at Religion OnLine. |
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"The
Meaning of Providence," Paul Tillich, from The Shaking of the Foundations,
1955. At Religion Online. |
| "In
God We Trust," the Rev. Dr. George B. Wirth, Day 1, 2005. |
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"Christ's Spirit and Eternal Bonding,"
"Predestination," from a series of sermons on the book of
Romans by Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church in Des Moines,
Washington. |
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"Freed for Good," Dennis Speetzen, The Clergy Journal, 2005. |
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"More than
Conquerors," the Rev. Dr. Benjamin Reaves, 30 Good Minutes,
Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2002. |
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Requiem, the Rev. Dr. A.K.M. Adam, Flesh and Bones, 2001. (Entire
book of sermons is one long pdf file. Slow connections will require long
download times.) |
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"Overcoming Worry," John Jewell,
1999. |
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"On
Winning the Biggest Battle of Life," the Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts,
Day 1, 2002. |
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"Faith to Rid
You of Your Fears," Dr. Arthur Caliandro, 30 Good Minutes,
Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1997.
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"The Patience of
Unanswered Prayer," Dr. J. Philip Wogaman, 30 Good Minutes,
Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1997. |
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"Every Penny
Counts," Dr. Nancy Hardesty, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday
Evening Club, 1993. |
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"The Wisdom of the
Body," Dr. Paul Brand, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening
Club, 1990.
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| Drama:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
| Romans 8:32, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds. |
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| Hymns and Music:
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Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate,
David MacGregor. |
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Hymns with Scripture
Allusions: Romans 8:27, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39. The Cyber Hymnal. |
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Hymnal
Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship. |
| At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke
files, projection text):
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"Long Have I
Suffered," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes. |
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Art Index: |
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Study Links and Resources for the Book of Romans |
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