ACC ~ Romans 15 v15

BECAUSE OF THE GRACE GIVEN ME BY GOD. AMBROSIASTER: Paul says he has been given authority by the grace of God, to embolden him to write to all the Gentiles, exhorting and confirming their calling in Christ, so that he might show his concern in the service of the gospel as a teacher of the Gentiles and so that their sacrifice might be reckoned acceptable because of their sanctification in the Holy Spirit. For whatever is offered with a pure faith and a sober mind is purified by the Holy Spirit. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

WRITTEN BOLDLY. CHRYSOSTOM: Note how humble and how wise Paul is. He cut deep in the first part of his discourse, and after obtaining what he wished, now he turns to kindliness. Even without the rest of what he said, his confession of boldness would be enough to calm their anger. … He often does this in his epistles, but here even more than usual. For the Romans were of a higher rank than the others, and Paul had to bring them down to size. HOMILIES ON ROMANS 29.

[PSEUDO-]CONSTANTIUS: In this passage Paul is either humbling himself or else is saying that he is bold enough to preach to those who already possessed the preaching of Peter. THE HOLY LETTER OF ST. PAUL TO THE ROMANS.

PELAGIUS: Paul means: “I had greater confidence to write because I knew that you were sensible people, ready to accept a reasonable argument.” … Paul wrote to them not because of earthly obligations or to earn praise but to discharge the task he had received. PELAGIUS’S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS.

BY WAY OF REMINDER. THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA: Paul is telling them that he has not received anything new or wonderful which he is writing to teach them. Rather, he is just reminding them of things they have already learned. PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH.

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