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In our verse by verse study of Romans we are in Rom 5:2; where when we stopped last time we had noted the prepositional phrase, "epi" (in) plus the locative from "elpis" (hope or absolute confidence) "in hope."
This hope is a prospect or confident expectation that is related to God's integrity. In effect, hope is related to God's immutability and God irrevocable promises that develops into absolute confident expectation of more grace from God.
It means to boast in hope to glory in hope or to brag about hope, it the first stage of occupation with the person of Christ where God's integrity comes into vivid focus. The believer's temporal and eternal security from God's integrity provides all the logistical support that is required to advance to spiritual maturity in God's plan.
The result of the security of logistical grace is the advance to spiritual maturity where the believer has esprit décor in their absolute confident expectation because of the God's integrity.
"of the glory of the God" this is an appositional genitive phrase of the noun "doca" (glory) that we will develop more later.
Then the possessive genitive from "the Theos" (the God) tells us that the glory belongs to the God because the glory of the God is referring to God's integrity.
Again note the missing article in the English translation.
Rom 5:2; Expanded Translation: "Through whom also we have obtained that access by means of faith into this grace in which we stand, and so let us brag about our confidence in the glory of the God."
The concept of boasting or glorying in hope in God's glory or integrity requires that we understand the meaning of the words hope and glory.
Boasting or glorying is never commanded toward self. That indicates arrogance. Glory is directed toward God as a part of our gratitude that motivates our advance to maturity in the spiritual life.
Our boasting in God's integrity is a total lack of arrogance and freedom from ingratitude that is often related to human blessings.
Human ingratitude is all too frequent and sometimes it is provoked by the arrogance of the benefactor but God gives from total grace and perfection.
Once we understand God's unfailing integrity love for us ingratitude is not a problem so in our relationship with God's integrity ingratitude does not exist because we have gratitude as our mental attitude and thanksgiving as the expression of our mental attitude.
This means that our gratitude increases in proportion to the doctrine that we have resident in our soul's stream of consciousness. Therefore boasting in God comes from gratitude that is developed from maximum doctrine resident and circulating in the thinking of our soul's stream of consciousness.
Boasting in God is an expression of gratitude that indicates capacity for blessing from God's justice. In verse 3 we will see that this same capacity is also a blessing when we are living in times of adversity.
Another result of the justification that we have from having God's imputed righteousness that is introduced in Romans chapter 5 is pressure.
One of the great results of being justified by God is pressure in life a pressure that never entirely leaves but the pressure is mitigated somewhat by blessings from God's justice in spiritual maturity.
I believe that stoicism in our culture tends to impede our ability to glory or boast so before we move on to verse 3 we will take a brief abbreviated look at the doctrine of glory of God.
The glory of God refers God's essence or to some part of His essence.
The Greek word "doxza" means brightness, radiance, splendor, magnificence, fame, renown, honor, or glory. The equivalent Hebrew word is "kabod" that means honor, glory, riches, nobility, splendor, and majesty.
Glory always has the connotation of honor inherent in a person, that is predicated on some distinction, greatness, renown, fame, nobility, or majesty.
In our verse in Rom 5:2; glory refers to God's integrity. so in this case glory is used to describe God's attributes in total or in part.
David in recognizing God's grace and rulership over Israel states the principle of the glory of God in Ps 21:5.
There is a point when we begin to understand God for the first time. Deut 5:24, "Behold, the Lord our God has shown us His glory and His greatness." Glory refers to His integrity and greatness refers to His other attributes.
We cannot see the greatness of God until we understand the glory of God. Perceiving the glory of God comes from understanding the integrity of God that is revealed to us through relevant Bible doctrine.
The glory of God is deployed in many ways to resolve our problems.
Rom 3:23-24; tells us that everyone falls short of the glory of God because of sin because God's perfect integrity rejects all sin but he fixes that by imputing His righteousness to us while we are still sinners when we believe in Jesus Christ.
Eph 1:17; "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom even from the source of revelation by means of spirit taught knowledge of Him."
The integrity of God refers to His holiness that is comprised of His perfect righteousness and justice. God's glory is the source of the spirit taught doctrine in our thinking that causes us to be occupied with Christ.