A Suggestive Commentary on the New Testament. St. Luke (St. John) by W.H. Van Doren. (St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, by T. Robinson). [6 Vols. No

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871. Excerpt: ... Addressed to believers. Sin can exercise no controlling power over them. Sin loses its right to rule--1. By Christ's death; 2. Our union-with Him. God's truth and glory pledged to prevent sin ruling over a believer. With man, might is often right; with God, no right no might. Power of sin resisted in a believer by a still mightier power. Sin may harass, but not hurt; distress, but not destroy, a believer. May continue to be lodger, but not a lord in the house. Freedom from sin's dominion makes God's service sweet. For. Reason why sin shall not have dominion over believers. Under the law. Ch., Under law; spoken either of Jews or Gentiles. Believers not under sin's dominion, because not under law. The strength of sin from the law which man has broken, 1 Cor. xv. 56. Adam and mankind placed under law as a covenant of works. God's rational creatures necessarily in the first instance under law. Under law, man is dealt with according to his works. The law broken, death and the curse follow as its penalty, Gal. iii. 10. The penalty followed by the power of sin, which is death. The curse is separation from God, the source of spiritual life. Man either to be dealt with on a footing of law or grace. Christ made a curse for us that we might be no longer under law. To be out of Christ is to be under law; to be in Him, under grace. Christ made under the law, fulfilled it for His seed, Gal. iv. 4. In Him the law received its demands on us both of precept and penalty. Christ satisfying law for us removes us from its jurisdiction. Christ as the second Adam dealt with on a footing of law; hence His life; Dealt with as our Surety according to law; hence His death. In Christ the law can inflict no penalty on us, and give sin no right over us. According to law, the husband...