1927 Young Mens Corner - page 3

YOUNG MEN’S CORNER.

had " turned the world upside down.’’ How little we know to-day of this mighty power, and how feeble are our best efforts.

Yet El Shaddai is able to use us mightily, if we but place ourselves unreservedly in His hands.

In verses 8 and 10, we see a divine order, firstly, the giving of thanks for them all and following that, the request that he might see them face to face.

The love of the Apostle toward all the churches finds its expression in incessant fervent prayer, and in this instance, that they be established. (Compare 2

Timothy 3. 15, and 3. 14-17). We see the whole-heartedness of the Apostle in verse 15, and has devotion to the service of the Master, which characterised his whole being.

In this precious gospel is laid bare a righteousness of God, not of works, but proceeding from faith, and impelling, empower-ing and energising those who possess it, to a continual living faith, a daily walk with God " by faith unto f a i t h "

E . BIRCHALL.

From BARROW-lN-FURNESS.-- At the very commencement of our study, we are bought to the name of the Apostle Paul as the writer of the epistle. This seems to have been his invariable custom in all his writings (save perhaps in the case of Hebrews, if he were the writer of that epistle). �Those to whom the Apostle is writing have never (as a church) behold his face in the flesh; though it would certainly appear from a reading of chapter 16.

that he was acquainted with certain individuals in that company.

The Apostle’s separation unto the Gospel of God dates back to his birth (see Galatians 1. 15), was confirmed in Acts 9.

15, and was actually put into operation in Acts 13. 2. �[Galatians 1. 15 does not state what he was separated to, but what he was separated from, a physical rather than a spiritual separation.----J.M.]

T h e Gospel of God in this verse would seem to be, the Gospel which emanated from God, or, God’s Gospel.

This Gospel speaks to His Son, and here we are shewn at the very beginning, both the humanity of the Lord Jesus (verse 3) " The seed of David," and His Divinity, " The Son of God " (verse 4).

The Spirit of Holiness, in verse 4, caused some difficulty.

It was thought by some to refer to His generation as found in Luke 1. 35. Others again thought that it had reference to His life, since this is a declaration of His divine character.

His m i g h t y acts of grace and love declare Him to be the Son of God " i n " power, whilst the final proof is to be found in the " re-surrection of the dead." [See comments by J.H.]

The Romans, like the Thessalonians, were not an idle people in spiritual things, for their faith was proclaimed through-out the whole world.

(Compare 1 Thessalonians 1. 7 and 9; R o m a n s 1. 8 and 16. 19.)

We cannot, But be impressed with the Apostle’s care for all the churches (2 Corinthians 11, 28), when we read of prayer on their behalf.

His longing desire was that they should be built up, strengthened and established, that God might receive the g r e a t e r glory.

Nothing would deter him from preaching the Gospel.

He s a i d himself " Woe is unto me if I preach not the Gospel " (1 Cor-inthians 9. 16), and he was prepared to go to the uttermost parts of the earth for the sake of the Name.