Romans
8:12-25
(Romans 8:12-17)
(Romans 8:14-27)
(Romans 8:14-17)
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- Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
- Chapter IV, The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110).
- Similitude IV, Shepherd of Hermas. (c.145)
- IV.IX.2, V.VIII.1, V.X.2, V.XXXII.1, V.XXXVI.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter XI, Exhortation to the Greeks, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- IV.7, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- Chapter XI, Against Hermogenes, Tertullian (c. 205)
- Chapter X, Chapter XL, Chapter XLVI, On the Resurrection of the Flesh, Tertullian (c. 211)
- V.14, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- Chapter XIII, Scorpiace, Tertullian (c. 213)
- Chapter XVII, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
- I.VII.5, II.IX.7, III.V.1, 4, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- VI.XXX, VII.XIII, VII.XV, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
- I.17, I.24, I.31, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Origen. (c.228)
- I.LVII, IV.XCV, V.XIII, V.XLIX, VI.LXX, VII.XXXVIII, VII.L, VII.LII, VII.LXV, VIII.V, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- XI.6, XIII.26, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
- Epistle LV -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
- Epistle LXXVI -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 255)
- On the Advantage of Patience -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 256)
- Epistle LXXX -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 257)
- V.1, Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320).
- Chapter XXV, Proslogium, Anselm of Canterbury, 1077-1078.
- From Martin Luther's Bible Commentary (1545).
- From the
Geneva Notes.
- "...if the rest of the world looks for a restoring, groaning as it were for it and that not in vain, let us also sigh, indeed, let us be more certainly persuaded of our redemption to come, for we already have the first fruits of the Spirit."
- From
Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- "The miseries of the human race, through their own and each other's wickedness, declare that the world is not always to continue as it is."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "This, therefore, and the Spirit of adoption, are one and the same Spirit, only manifesting itself in various operations, according to the various circumstances of the persons."
-
The Spirit of Bondage and Adoption (Rom 8:15). Sermon by John Wesley.
- "...the natural man neither conquers nor fights; the man under the law fights with sin, but cannot conquer; the man under grace fights and conquers, yea, is 'more than conqueror, through him that loveth him'."
- "The
Christian--A Debtor," Romans 8:12, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1856.
- "The gospel softened the breast of Paul, and made him forget all national animosities, otherwise, one of the down-trodden race would not have called his oppressor, 'brother.'"
- "The
Sons of God," Romans 8:16-17, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1860.
- "They are sternly holy; they are, like him, ready to forgive, but they can by no means tolerate iniquity, nor hear that sin should live in their presence."
- "Creation's Groans and the Saint's Sighs," Romans 8:22,23, Charles H.
Spurgeon, 1868.
- "The whole creation is fair and beautiful even in its present condition. I have no sort of sympathy with those who cannot enjoy the beauties of nature."
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "'Abba' is the Syro-Chaldaic word for 'Father'; and the Greek word for that is added, not surely to tell the reader that both mean the same thing, but for the same reason which drew both words from the lips of Christ Himself during his agony in the garden."
- From
The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "Paul was writing to the Romans, among whom the adoption of children, not their own by nature, was common. They would understand this to mean that those converted, or born again, are adopted as children of God."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
Romans 8:12-14, Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- "To become children of God is to experience transformed relationships in a new community created by resurrection."
- Pulpit Fiction, with podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- Commentary, Romans 8:14-17 | Robert Doyle Smith | PhD Professor of Theology, Olivet Nazarene University | A Plain Account, 2016
- "The belief that women can hold any ministry position becomes eroded if they are never selected to fill positions of leadership. While Pentecost provides good theological rationale for ordaining women as elders, our actions may unintentionally create a climate that makes it difficult for women to hear the call of the Holy Spirit and for the church to accept women ministers."
- Commentary,
Romans 8:12-17, Arland J. Hultgren, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
- "...the preacher will do well to bring up the fact that there is feminine, indeed maternal, imagery for God in the Bible also (Deuteronomy 32:18; Isaiah 42:14; 49:15; 66:13). That imagery is also used to speak of God in an intimate way, not to define God by gender."
- "Three-In-One Plus One!" David Lose, ...in the Meantime, 2015.
- "...what does it mean for us to live knowing we are God's beloved children, adopted and chosen and named co-heirs with Christ?"
- Lectionary Greek, Rob Myallis, 2015.
- "Worshipping the Unity," Porter Taylor, The Liturgical Theologian, 2015.
- "The Family of God. Yes, That Means You," Melissa Bane Sevier, Contemplative Viewfinder, 2015.
- "Together. That's the operative word."
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, Stan Mast, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, illustration ideas, 2015.
- "Paul is not suggesting that if we don't suffer with Christ, we won't have his glory, as though our suffering somehow earns us that glory. He is simply saying that our union with Christ by the work of the Spirit will always involve us in suffering as well as in glory."
- "Majestic and Merciful," Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer.
- "When we encounter the God who is majestic and merciful, what matters is humility and honesty. When we can have the courage to respond in this way, we find ourselves connected to the source of all life, all love, and all joy. And we find ourselves somehow more connected to ourselves, and to everything and everyone around us."
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2015.
- Commentary,
Romans 8:12-25, J.R. Daniel Kirk, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2014.
- "We become agents of resurrection as we pursue our own sanctification, as we lay down our lives so that others might live (2 Corinthians 4:12), and as we treat the earth like an eternal partner in the life that God has in store for those who love Him."
- "Labor Pains," Alyce M McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, 2014.
- "It is interesting that Paul, writing to what was probably a predominantly male audience, would have invoked the imagery of a pain that has never been felt by males."
- "Reduced to Tears," Stacy Stauls, Day 1, 2014.
- "First
Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary," Pentecost 6, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
- "Even self assurance is not based on fetching the certificate of membership or recalling an even of the the past, but a sense of oneness or otherwise with the being of God the Spirit moving within our lives (8:16)."
- Commentary,
Romans 8:14-17, Mark Tranvik, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "As a wise, older pastor once told me, the 'Spirit brings us to where the pain is.'"
- "Bearing Witness," Rick Fry, 2013.
- "First
Thoughts on Year C Epistle Passages in the Lectionary," Pentecost, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
- "The inheritance is not a place or a gift or a reward, but God and God's glory. And God's glory is not golden shiny streets, but God's own being. The glow and glory of God is what we celebrate in God. Paul is saying: our hope is nothing other than to share in that life."
- Commentary,
Romans 8:12-17, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
- "The Apostle Paul does not explain the Trinity -- how God is three-in-one and one-in-three -- and no systematic explanation is to be found in the other biblical writers, either."
- Commentary, Romans 8:12-17 (Trinity B), Elisabeth Johnson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
- "Whatever evil or suffering we face, we have the blessed assurance that God will see to the completion of our adoption, and nothing in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:38-39)."
- "First Thoughts on Passages on Year B Epistle Passages in the
Lectionary," Trinity, William Loader, Murdoch
University, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "Paul has written our passage after making a major argument about what is a liberating spirituality and what is not."
- Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
- Commentary,
Romans 8:12-25 (Pentecost 5A), Mary Hinkle Shore, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
- "In Greek, even more than in English, the word for "flesh" (sax) points to something different from that to which the word for "body" (soma) points."
- "Paul, Evolution and the Labor Pains of Creation," Carl Gregg, Patheos, 2011.
- "The same God whose Creation causes flowers to bloom, that helped craft the evolution of pre-atomic particles into molecules and into ever-increasing stages of complexity, is also the same God whose 'Spirit helps us in our weakness.'"
- Commentary,
Romans 8:12-25 (Pentecost 10A), Marion L. Soards, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
- "Paul sees the fate of humanity and the fate of creation as being inseparably bound to each other, for he understands that both are creations created by the one creator God. But, God's good news has been already given in Jesus Christ, so that the outcome is set in such a way that in the present we may live by hope."
- Commentary,
Romans 8:14-17 (Pentecost C), Beverly Gaventa, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "Anyone who reads this commentary has heard it hundreds of times: 'I'm spiritual but not religious.'"
- The Groaning of Creation, Light in August: Romans 8:18-39, Sheldon Tostengard, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1987.
-
Commentary,
Romans 8:18-23, Herbert R. Marbury, The African American Lectionary,
2009.
- "Wherever we see God transforming the decay around us into new life, we see the signs of God?s redemption."
- "Life through the Spirit," "The Future, Glory," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
- "The Whole Creation Has Been Groaning," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Apocalyptic Vision" Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2010. (Romans 8:19-23)
- "The Virtue of Hope," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Heaven and Hell," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2002.
- "Siding With the Spirit (Romans 8:1-17)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the
Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "The great danger faced by the church today is not that of 'secular humanism' but that of 'religious humanism'?seeking to serve God and to please Him in the power of our own flesh, rather than 'according to His Spirit'."
- "From Groaning to Glory (Romans 8:18-27)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at
the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "The so-called 'mid-life crisis' is that time when men come to grips with the reality of the futility and corruption of fallen creation."
-
"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."
- Commentary,
Romans 8:12-14, Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- 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).
- Aasgaard, Reidar, "Paul as a Child:
Children and Childhood in the Letters of the Apostle," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Bolt, John, "The Relation between
Creation and Redemption in Romans 8:18-27,"Calvin Theological
Journal, 1995.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Braaten, Laurie J., "The Groaning Creation: The
Biblical Background for Romans 8:22," Biblical Research, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Carlson, Richard P.,
"Between Text and Sermon: Romans 8:12-17," Interpretation, 2004. (See also,
Romans, issue focus for
Interpretation, 2004.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Dillon, Richard J.,
"The Spirit as Taskmaster and Troublemaker in Romans 8," The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Eastman, Susan,
"Whose Apocalypse? The Identity of the Sons of God in Romans 8:19,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Epperly, Bruce G., "Who Prays? A Process-Relational
Reflection on Petitionary Prayer," Encounter, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Foskett, Mary F., "Biblical Images of Adoption and Asian Adoptees in America,"
Semeia,
2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gianoulis, George C., "Is Sonship in Romans 8:14-17 a
Link with Romans 9?" Bibliotheca Sacra, 2009.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Goetz, Ronald,
"Cosmic Groanings," The Christian Century, 1987.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hauerwas, Stanley and John Berkman,
"The Chief End of All Flesh," Theology Today, 1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hill, Edmund, "Construction of Three
Passages from St Paul," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1961.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Johnson, Elisabeth Ann,
"Waiting for Adoption: Reflections on Romans 8:12-25," Word & World, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Keesmaat,
Sylvia C.,
"Exodus and the Intertextual Transformation of Tradition in Romans 8:14-30,"
Journal for the Study of the New Testament,
1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lawson, J. Mark, "Romans 8:18-25: The
Hope of Creation," Review
& Expositor, 1995.
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 - Longacre, Robert E. and Wilber B.
Wallis, "Soteriology and Eschatology in Romans,"
Journal of the Evangelical
Theological Society, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Moo, Douglas J., "Nature in the New Creation: New
Testament Eschatology and the Environment," Journal of the
Evangelical Theological Society, 2006. Section on this text
begins on p. 459.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Okamato, Joel P., "Homiletical Helps on LW Series B -
Epistles," Concordia Journal, 2006. (Section on this text
begins on p. 223.)
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 - Powery, Emerson B., "The Groans of 'Brother Saul': An
Exploratory Reading of Romans 8 for 'Survival'," Word & World,
2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Schumacher, William K., "Homiletical Helps on
LSB Series A - Epistles," (Romans 8:12-17, 18-27 begins on page 117),
Concordia Journal, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Talbert, Charles H.,
"Tracing Paul's Train of Thought in Romans 6-8," Review & Expositor,
2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Tostengard,
Sheldon, "Light in August," Word & World,
1987. (Section on this text begins on p 317)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wasserman, Emma, "Paul
among the Philosophers: the Case of Sin in Romans 6-8," Journal
for the Study of the New Testament,
2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Webster, Brian L. and David R. Beach, "The Place of
Lament in the Christian Life," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Aasgaard, Reidar, "Paul as a Child:
Children and Childhood in the Letters of the Apostle," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 2007.
- Sermons:
- "Pacing in the Waiting Room," the Rev. Joseph Evans (PCUSA), Day 1, 2014.
- "It's Coming," the Rev. Joseph Evans, Day 1, 2011.
- "Slanted Truth," the Rev. Shannon Johnson Kershner, Day 1, 2006.
- Proper 9, AKM Adam, Flesh and Bones, 2001. (Download is one long PDF file for book of sermons.)
- "Christ's Spirit and Convincing Us We Are God's Children," "Christ's Spirit and the Earth," from a series of sermons on the book of Romans by Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Washington.
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Pentecost C, 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.
- "How Does Your Garden Grow?" Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
- "God's Spirit Makes Us Sure That We Are His Children," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Romans 8:18, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds.
- Hymns and Music:
- “Creator God, You Made the Earth,” an original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, 2001. This hymn celebrates God’s creation, Sabbath, healing/salvation by Jesus for creation (Romans 8:12-25) and the Church. Tune: ST. COLUMBA 8.7.8.7 (The King of Love My Shepherd Is)
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Romans 8:12, 15, 16, 17, 22. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- "Resurrection Power," "Fight the Good Fight," "Siblings of the Risen Prince," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Romans
