ACC ~ Romans 5 v9

MUCH MORE BY HIS BLOOD THAN OUR FAITH. ORIGEN: Paul shows by this that neither our faith without Christ’s blood nor Christ’s blood without our faith can justify us. Yet of either of these Christ’s blood justifies us much more than our faith. That is why, in my opinion, having said above that we are justified by faith, Paul now says that we are justified by his blood “much more.”COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS.

SAVED BY HIM FROM WRATH. AMBROSIASTER: Paul says this, because if God allowed his Son to be killed for sinners’ sake, what will he do for those who have been justified except save them from wrath, that is, preserve them unharmed from the deception of Satan so that they will be safe on the day of judgment, when revenge will begin to destroy the wicked. For since the goodness of God does not want anyone to perish, he has shown mercy on those who deserved death in order to increase the honor and glory of those who understand the grace of God. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

PRESERVING THE RIGHTEOUS. PELAGIUS: If Christ loved sinners so much, how much more will he now preserve the righteous! We must be careful not to make him unclean by our sinning, as the apostle himself tells the Hebrews. PELAGIUS’S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS.

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