So Hammond, Whitby, and many others. Let every soul be subject to the supreme powers— An admonition peculiarly needful for the Jews. We live in the time prior to that day when Christ will sum up all things in Himself (Ephesians 1:10). So in. Besides this distinct assertion, that the second advent of Christ was not to occur before the revelation of the man of sin, there are several other predictions in the writings of Paul, which necessarily imply his knowledge of the fact, that the day of judgment was not immediately at hand, 1 Timothy 4:1-3; Romans 11:25. Wake up starting each day. We must be ready to meet the Lord and to give an account of our stewardship to Him (cf. 2., p. 319,)‹71› and is, therefore, often equivalent to the phrases, and indeed, the more, etc. It is important that we follow God"s will carefully because the final phase of our salvation will take place very soon (i.e, glorification, cf. In the past we entered into salvation when we were accounted as righteous by faith, when we became reconciled to God through Christ (Ephesians 2:8-9). This may be seen as referring back to what has just been said concerning love for one’s neighbour as a life to be lived out daily, but more probably it has in mind the content of the whole passage Romans 12:1 to Romans 13:10 with its emphasis on committing oneself to God as a living sacrifice, and being totally transformed, living a life of love. Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed. It was a divine time, a special and crucial time). (Witham). Now is your salvation nearer than when you believed. N.A.S.B. "Paul recognized the critical nature of the times. The Christians at Rome had received many instructions as well as several reasons for being obedient. That is more readily acknowledged to be from God than these. Paul is essentially saying get ready, man-up, its time to get serious about our faith. This document has been generated from XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language) source with RenderX XEP Formatter, version 3.7.3 Client Academic. Wake Up, Man Up – Romans 13:11-14. by Bryant Evans on April 27, 2011. Power, in the singular number, is the supreme authority; powers are they who are invested with it. With regard to this point, we may remark —. Alford was a Calvinist, conservative and premillennial, though not dispensational. Verses 12 to 14 delve more deeply into this action. (Ephesians 5:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8) "Few Christians are ever as wide awake as they should be." Subject to the governing authorities: The connection between Romans 12 and Romans 13is clear. Romans Commentary Recommended. (Whiteside p. 263), "for now is salvation nearer to us than when we first believed"-eternal salvation, since they already had the forgiveness of their sins. To awake out of sleep - of stupid, fatal indifference to eternal things: For now is our salvation - `the salvation,' or simply 'salvation' (in the sense of Romans 5:9-10; Romans 8:24). This illustrates chronos time. We are not to understand the expressions, day of the Lord, the appearing of Christ, the coming of the Son of man, in all cases in the same way. by Grant | Mar 21, 2014 | Romans | 0 comments. The same urgency should be with us today. You might do things for which you had never found the time before. Saved here is used in the sense of our being set completely free – body, soul, spirit – in Eternity. Here Paul chose the second term (kairos), a word associated with special times (see the illustration in the preceding paragraph). They lived at a crucial point in history! And that; and do that which I have been urging. James Rosscup writes that "This was the great work in the life of the versatile Dean of Canterbury. To awake out of sleep; it is already time that you should awake out of sleep. Of the renderings we give, the former is favored by the order of words in the original. Now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. He reminds the Christia… Besides, the comparison between the night and the day does in my judgment dissipate every doubt on the point. They are all from God, who con… 2. What is the meaning of such expressions must be determined by the context, in each particular case. Wake Up, Cast Off, And Dress Up! a. He speaks of it as if conceptually and practically standing in close connexion with the close of human earthly existence, whether individual or general. Further, even if Paul had a personal hope that the Lord would soon return, that did not interfere with his so writing that his teaching corrected the errors of others, because it was itself inspired. He was under no illusions about the permanence of his present opportunity of preaching the gospel without let or hindrance, but he was determined to exploit it to the full while it lasted." "They (the apostles) asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? Here Paul added another reason for obeying God's will: "salvation" was "nearer" than "when they first believed" (became a Christian). Read Introduction to Romans 11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. We do not follow a God of chaos, each doing whatever we want. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed," etc., 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3; and 2 Thessalonians 2:5, "Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I told you these things?" Knowing the time, i.e. Knowing the season; since ye know the season. 13.armor of light; let us, as in the day, walk in a becoming manner, etc. Some will have the sense to be, that our salvation is now nearer, when the gospel is preached, and Christ offers us his graces, than when we believed the Messias was to come. Romans 8:19; Romans 8:23, “the manifestation of the sons of God,” “the redemption of the body;” Luke 21:28, “your redemption draweth nigh.”). Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. Book Notes Barnes' Book Notes Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Book Notes Robertson's Book Notes (NT) Commentaries Adam Clarke Barnes' Notes Forerunner Commentary Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown John Wesley's Notes Matthew Henry People's Commentary (NT) … "To ‘sleep' indicates unconcern. When we will be saved. Paul assumes that his audience has heard his epistlein its entirety, not piecemeal as we do in worship. And this is in the light of the fact that our salvation ( the final redemption of our bodies and enjoyment of the life to come) is nearer now than it was at that time when we began to believe. Ex. It is not necessary to supply anything; the sense is: and ye should the rather do this, i.e., Move one another’ (Romans 13:8), as afterwards expanded. All besides, whatever it be, the state of heathenism or of imperfect and lukewarm Christianity, is like the torpor of sleep. We prefer this rendering as more exact. www.easyenglish.bible. (), As every day passes by, we are that much closer to eternal life. Knowing the time - Taking a proper "estimate" of the time. There are three leading interpretations of this clause. Our salvation.—That blissful participation in His kingdom which the Messiah at His Second Coming should inaugurate for His people. 11.Moreover, know the time, that it is even now the very time for us to awake from sleep; for nearer now is our salvation than when we, 12.believed: the night has advanced, and the day has approached; let us then cast away the works of darkness, and let us put on the. Another example of kairos is Romans 5:6 (Jesus died at the right time or "season"). пояснение к 8:23). It cannot, therefore, be inferred from such declarations as "the day of the Lord is at hand;" "the coming of the Lord draweth nigh;" "the judge is at the door," etc., that those who made them supposed that the second advent and final judgment were to take place immediately. Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. This same message still needs to be preached because the Lord's final return continues to grow closer and closer. He enters now on another subject of exhortation, that as the rays of celestial life had begun to shine on us as it were at the dawn, we ought to do what they are wont to do who are in public life and in the sight of men, who take diligent care lest they should commit anything that is base or unbecoming; for if they do anything amiss, they see that they are exposed to the view of many witnesses. Commentary on Romans 13:11-14 - Working Preacher from Luther Seminary First Sunday of Advent In this brief but extremely rich passage, Paul tells us that as Christians we are all “morning people.” The time is just before dawn, the sky is brightening, the alarm is ringing, day is at hand. ‘First believed’ is a correct paraphrase, indicating the single act of faith with which the Christian life began. And this. In Romans 13:8-14, Paul proposes a radically different response to a similar type of deadline—one every Christian must face. Kairos has been called "God time" because it occurs in places where key events, crucial times, special times, and decisive times are described. You might travel to places you have always wanted to see. You must do this. It would not be difficult to understand why you would want to spend your last days indulging yourself. This presupposes that the early Jesus believers were continuing to meet with Judean non-believers within the synagogues. While this explanation is certainly true, the text says "salvation," not death. K.J.V. —Each passing moment draws us nearer to the gates of blessedness. But the particles at the beginning, And this, are to be read by themselves, for they are connected with what is gone before; as we say in Latin Adhoec — besides, or proeterea — moreover. Commentaries for Romans Chapter 13 The duty of subjection to governors. high time. See notes on, Even though Paul knew (by inspiration) that the Lord would not come in his lifetime (. Christians need a wake up call! So also God or Christ is said to come to any person or place, when he makes any remarkable exhibition of his power or grace. 11 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. Some such as Allen have argued this is not the proper meaning of the text. ‘and do this’, but while that thought is certainly included, the emphasis is more of ‘have this in mind’ or ‘have this attitude because --.’. But of the times and seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you, for ye yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night," 1 Thessalonians 5:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:2. The day of the Lord is a very familiar expression in the Scriptures to designate any time of the special manifestation of the divine presence, either for judgment or mercy; see Ezekiel 13:5; Joel 1:15; Isaiah 2:12; Isaiah 13:6, Isaiah 13:9. Then this declaration could not have been suitable to the Romans. Paul immediately explains himself by adding, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; it was the proper time to arouse themselves from their slumbers, and, shaking off all slothfulness, to address themselves earnestly to work. They lived at a crucial point in history! Here are some examples: Matthew 8:29 (demons recognize a "special time" for their existence); Matthew 12:1 (under the Old Testament the Sabbath day was a "special time"-see too Jesus' words in verse8, another indication of why this occasion was so important); Matthew 13:30 (harvest time is a "special time"); Matthew 21:34 (there is a "season" for fruit); Mark 1:15 (the "time" had come for the kingdom of God); Luke 8:13 (temptation is a "special time" because it can destroy our relationship with God); Acts 7:20 (when referring to the "time" of Moses' birth, those in the first century were not thinking of the actual day and hour he was born. Meyer joins ‘already’ with the infinitive clause, which seems unnecessary. The numerous prophecies of the Old Testament relating to the future conversion of the Jews, and various other events, were known to the apostles and precluded the possibility of their believing that the world was to come to an end before those prophecies were fulfilled. In Romans 13:1-7, Paul is writing to Gentile believers in Rome to obey, not Roman secular/pagan authority, but to obey the God-ordained authority of the synagogue rulers in Rome. Also in this book is the example in8:18 (we must suffer for this present "time"). The doctrine in these verses Romans 13:11-14, therefore, is, “that a deep conviction of the nearness of eternity will prompt to an upright life in the contact of man with man. for now. This is the reason why it is time to be up and active, salvation is at hand. "And this"-"This do" (Con) "Be obedient to the government, reach out in love for your neighbor..this do, or, and bearing this in mind" (McGuiggan p. 389) "And let us do this, viz., live in no debt but that of love." (McGuiggan p. 389), Paul exhorted Christians in other places to be alert. The Apostle Paul seems to be doing something in chapter 13 that he has done earlier in the book of Romans. The character of a lawful civil governor, Romans 13:4. Thus with the Day dawning it is a time for stirring ourselves, and awaking out of sleep. This passage is in various ways perverted by interpreters. p. 699), "Awake out of sleep" is an exhortation to alertness in spirit, a throwing off of lethargy. In the present it is a day by day experience as God ‘works in us to will and do of His good pleasure’ (Philippians 2:13). The doctrine in these verses Romans 13:11-14, therefore, is, "that a deep conviction of the nearness of eternity will prompt to an upright life in the contact of man with man. Paul’s aim is to relate this to the vital time in which they and we are living, the period prior to the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ and the consummation of all things (compare Hebrews 9:28). We often forget this fact. And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons which the Father hath put in his own power," Acts 1:6, Acts 1:7. For you to wake up. "Now we beseech you, brethren, by (or concerning) the coming of the Lord Jesus, and our gathering together to him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind … as that the day of Christ is at hand. The word “for” shows why it is necessary to awake out of sleep. Scripture: Daniel 12:4, 1 Peter 4:7, Romans 13:11, Acts 2:42-47, Philippians 4:5 (view more) (view less) Denomination: Assembly Of God. By light he means the revelation of divine truth, by which Christ the sun of righteousness arises on us. Romans 13:11 (King James Version) A.F.V A.S.V. Even though Paul knew (by inspiration) that the Lord would not come in his lifetime (2 Thessalonians 2:3), yet he always had a strong sense of the nearness of that Day when Christ would Come! (F.F. ‘And this --.’ Many would add ‘do’, i.e. For you. 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Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 25, 2020 | 1,812 views. He himself knew that he could not know the time; and therefore he could not, and did not, teach any error on this point. Christians should love one another, Romans 13:8-10. Commentary on Romans 13:11-14 View Bible Text . The night is this period of time that we are living in—in the darkness of Satan's rule over the earth, under the governance of men, deceived by all the false religions, and so forth. At this point the interest in "clock time" diminishes and the focus is on the "special occasion." The propriety of paying lawful tribute, Romans 13:6, Romans 13:7. Romans 13:11-14 exhorts us to live in the present in light of the future return of Jesus Christ. 1. Monday, November 25 2019 / Published in 2nd Reading, Advent, Romans Romans 13:11-14 This passage comes in the latter sections of Romans that primary contains various practices of the Christian life. For now (not the same word as ‘already’) is salvation nearer to us (or, ‘is our salvation nearer’) than whom we first believed. The third and most common, as well as the most natural interpretation of this passage is, that Paul meant simply to remind them that the time of deliverance was near; that the difficulties and sins with which they had to contend, would soon be dispersed as the shades and mists of night before the rising day. Indeed in no other sense can what is said here of night and day be appropriate. considering the nature and character of the period in which we now live. The consideration by which this exhortation is enforced, is, that the night is far spent, and that the day is at hand, the time of deliverance is fast approaching. It "indicates the state of stupor, unconsciousness, and unawareness that accompanies indulging the flesh" (ibid). Some believe this verse refers to physical death instead of the Lord's final return. 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