ACC ~ Romans 2 v7

GLORY AND HONOR. IRENAEUS: God has given that which is good, and those who do it will receive glory and honor because they have done good when they had it in their power not to do so. But those who do not do it will receive the just judgment of God, because they did not do good when they had it in their power to do so. AGAINST HERESIES 4.37.1.

PATIENCE IN DOING GOOD. ORIGEN: In saying this, Paul indicates that those who desire to do good will have to struggle and will suffer for it. … Therefore patience is necessary. COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS.

AND IMMORTALITY. AMBROSIASTER: Now Paul predicts the just judgment of God, as he has declared it will be for the good; that is to say, for those who, recognizing that the patience of God is designed partly for concealment and partly for greater revenge on those who do not correct themselves, repent of their previous works and live rightly, armed with confidence in their faith in God that they will not have to wait long before receiving their promised reward of eternal life. For God will give them glory and honor. And to avoid invidious comparisons with this life, where there is another kind of glory and honor, Paul added “immortality,” so that people would realize that the glory and honor which they will obtain will be of a different order altogether. … For in this life honor and glory are frequently lost, for the one who gives them, what he gives and the one who receives them are all mortal. But on the day of God’s judgment honor and glory will be given to the immortal so that they will be eternal. For this same substance will be glorified by a certain change of properties. Therefore, those who seek eternal life are not merely those who believe correctly but those who live correctly as well. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

ETERNAL REWARDS TRANSCEND ALL WE HAVE BELOW. CHRYSOSTOM: Here Paul stirs up those who had fallen away during the persecutions and shows that it is not right to trust in faith only. For God’s tribunal will demand deeds as well. But note that when he talks about what is to come, he cannot say exactly what the blessings will be but talks in general terms of glory and honor. For because the rewards transcend everything which we have here below, there is no image he can use to illustrate them, but instead he takes things which give us a picture of brightness and sets them before us. … Glory, honor and life are things men strive for, but what God promises us are much better still because they are incorruptible and immortal. See how he has opened the door to the resurrection of our body by speaking of immortality. … For all of us will rise immortal but not all to glory. Some will rise to punishment and others to life. HOMILIES ON ROMANS 5.

PATIENCE IN WELL-DOING. PELAGIUS: The reward for well-doing is awaited with patience because it is not given in this life.The glory is that with which the saints will shine like the sun. Nothing is greater than the honor of the children of God, on account of which they will judge even the angels. PELAGIUS’S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS.

THE REWARD IS ETERNAL. THEODORET OF CYR: Well-doing is for a time, but the reward is eternal. Moreover, eternity applies not only to life but to honor, glory and immortality as well. Paul wanted to show that there are many rewards for those who are good. INTERPRETATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS.

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