Romans 6:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

I speak

Because

Romans 8:26

Romans 15:1

Hebrews 4:15

For as ye

1 Peter 4:2

Unto iniquity

Hebrews 12:15

Now yield

Romans 6:13

Unto holiness

Romans 6:22

General references

Colossians 3:7

Bible References

I speak

but say you, "if our unfaithfulness displays the veracity of God, what shall we say? is it not injustice in God to inflict punishment?"

is this only the voice of reason? does not the law express the same too?

besides, my engaging with those monsters, as I may say, at Ephesus, what advantage was it to me? if the dead don't rise, "let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die."

Brethren, I speak according to the practice of men; contracts between men, when once ratified, cannot be disannulled or altered afterwards by any man.

Because

The spirit likewise softens our afflictions: for being at a loss to apply for the most proper relief; the spirit it self affects us with those pious ejaculations, which we can't well express.

I add, we that are better inform'd ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not study our own pleasure.

not an high priest who is incapable of compassionating our miseries; since he was exposed to the same trials as we are, sin only excepted. let

For as ye

neither yield your members as instruments to iniquity: but yield yourselves unto God, as being alive after having been dead; and your members as instruments of righteousness.

and such were some of you: but you have been washed, you have been sanctified, you have been justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the spirit of our God.

in which you formerly liv'd, influenc'd by the customs of this world, and by the prince of the aerial powers, the spirits that now actuate the incredulous:

Mortify therefore your sensual appetites, fornication, impurity, irregular passions, wicked desires, and that licentiousness practised by idolaters.

so that for the future he does not pass the rest of this life in gratifying his sensual passions, but in conformity to the divine precepts.

Unto iniquity

by no means. know ye not, that to whom ye subject your selves vassals at command, his vassals you are whom you thus obey; the vassals either of sin to destruction, or of obedience to justification?

Your levity is very indecent: don't you know that a little leaven infects the whole mass?

be not deceived : "vicious conversation corrupts good morals."

discountenance such as hold vain irreligious discourse; for they will grow bold in impiety,

take care not to deprive yourselves of the divine favour: and that no poisonous root spring up, and spread a general infection among you.

Now yield

neither yield your members as instruments to iniquity: but yield yourselves unto God, as being alive after having been dead; and your members as instruments of righteousness.

Unto holiness

but now being set free from sin, and actually in the service of God, the present advantage you reap is holiness, and the future everlasting life.

General references

among whom you had your conversation, when you followed their practices.