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In our verse by verse study of Romans last time we finished Rom 5:2; our expanded translation is "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."
We then started and short study of the doctrine of the glory of God where we noted that we cannot understand 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 God's Word of truth.
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 when we believe in Jesus Chris while we are still sinners. Rom 5:8;
God's glory teaches us doctrine that becomes wisdom. 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.
Confidence of Glory is used to describe the indwelling of Christ and its implications. Col 1:27; "To whom the God decreed to make known what is the wealth of the glory of the mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope (confidence) of glory."
We have Jesus Christ indwelling us, in addition to God's perfect righteousness that is imputed to us.
The indwelling of Jesus Christ is the guarantee of our escrow blessings from the justice of God the Father; these blessings are deposited in Christ who is the escrow officer for their conveyance.
Glory is used to describe the spiritual maturity of the believer. Mature believers form the basis for the recognition of God's glory. Eph 1:5-6; "Having predestined us with the result of our appointment as adult sons for Himself through Jesus Christ, in accord with the benevolent purpose of His will,
v6 resulting in the praise of glory from the source of grace, from which He has freely given to us in the Beloved."
We recognize the glory of God when we learn doctrine and the integrity of God pursues us on the basis of grace for the purpose of blessing us.
The riches of spiritual maturity are from the glory of God. Eph 1:17-18; "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom even from the source of revelation by means of knowledge from Him...
v18 that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, in order that you all may have a permanent knowledge, knowing what is the hope of His calling (maximum blessing]) and what is the riches from the source of the glory, the inheritance of His saints.
Eph 3:16; "In order that He might give you according to the riches from His glory, to become strong by means of power through His Spirit in the inner man."
Phil 4:19; "Now my God shall supply all of your needs in accord with His riches in glory by means of Christ Jesus."
The spiritually mature believer has received this glory, 1Pet 1:7-8. Receiving glory is God's blessing from the glory of God's integrity to mature believers.
Glory also is used to describe the strategic victory of Jesus Christ in the angelic conflict. Heb 2:10; "To have led to glory many sons and to pioneer of their salvation through suffering to completion."
God brings many sons to glory by judging our sins in Jesus, so that, when we believe in Jesus, we can enter into a relationship with His glory and be perfected through suffering.
When we believe in Jesus Christ we receive the imputation of God's perfect righteousness, that is the predicate and the potential for our blessing from God's integrity.
There are other applications of the word glory but this is sufficient for our study at this time.
Rom 5:3; "And not only this, but we also glory in our tribulations also." It begins with "ou monon de." The first word, "ou" (not) is an objective negative that denies the reality of an alleged fact.
"ou" is combined with the adverb "monon" and the particle "de" so we have "ou monon de" that forms and ellipsis that is properly translated (and not only this).
There is no demonstrative pronoun but when you put these three words together it forms an idiom. Because of the ellipsis the correct translation is not a word for word literal translation the word "this" comes from the supplementation of the adverb.
We do not only boast or brag in hope (confidence) in the glory or the integrity of God but we also boas or brag in something else. It comes with an adversative conjunction "alla" (but) along with the adjunctive use of "kai" (but also) or "(but we also).
Next we have a repetition of the previous verb, the present middle subjunctive of the verb "kauxaomai" that means to boast, to glory, to have pride in, to brag about or to express esprit decor about one's self, some thing, or some person.
The present tense is a perfective present that refers to the continuation of the existing results that come from adjustment to God's justice in spiritual maturity but this time it is expressed in the context of pressure, adversity, and suffering.
The middle voice is an indirect middle that emphasizes the agent who is a mature believer who produces the action of the verb.
We see from this that maturity adjustment to God's justice includes the principle of glorying, boasting, bragging, or expressing esprit décor for God in times of suffering and difficulty.
The Bible doctrine resident in the soul of the believer who attains maturity adjustment to God's justice is used for the expression of esprit décor while we are enduring the suffering.
The subjunctive mood is hortatory because the apostle Paul who is the writer is exhorting his readers including us today to join him in the action of expressing esprit décor when we are suffering pressures, tragedies, disasters, heartaches, the adversities while we are living in the devil's world in our weak sin and death infused mortal bodies.
Then the prepositional phrase "en"(in) plus the locative of "thlipsis" (pressure and affliction) means pressures, afflictions, distressing circumstances, trials, oppression, persecution "And not only this, but also let us boast, brag and express esprit décor when we are enduring pressures and suffering.
"knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance" the nominative masculine plural of the present active participle from the verb form "oida" (to know). It means to know something about someone, or to come to know, or to understand.
The present tense is a perfective present that refers to the status of the continuation of existing results from maximum doctrine resident in the soul of the mature believer.
The active voice: the mature believer produces the action of the verb through the application of Bible doctrine resident in his soul. The participle is circumstantial. The nominative plural of the participle refers to those believers who have attained maturity adjustment to God's justice.
The conjunction "hoti" (that) which follows is used after verbs of cognizance. It explains the content of that perception. Plus the nominative singular definite article which is used as a demonstrative pronoun to indicate a specific affliction, trial, pressure, adversity, or some sort of distressing circumstance.
The nominative singular subject "thlipsis" (tribulation) means pressure, affliction, persecution, mental distress plus the present middle indicative from katergazomai" (produces) it means to achieve, to produce, to create, bring about, or prepare someone for something.
The customary present tense denotes what habitually occurs to a mature believer. The middle voice: this is a deponent verb that is active in meaning, and pressure, persecution, oppression, trial, afflictions, distressing circumstances produce the action of the verb.
The singular direct object of the noun "hypomone" (perseverance) that can also mean endurance, fortitude, or steadfastness. The Greek word refers to being active not passive in the process so it refers to proactive activity recalling doctrine.
It means courageous endurance under pressure through the recall of doctrine that actively opposes, defies and resists evil.
It also is used to describe heroism when facing physical torture. "Hypomone" describes the basic attitude of the mature believer who has courage and integrity under pressure to resist regardless of the consequences.
"Hypomone" is expressed in two directions. When expressed toward God it means courage, honor and integrity from recall of resident doctrine that depends upon divine solutions while viewing life from the truth of divine viewpoint.
When it is directed toward man and toward the world it connotes honor, courage, and integrity when under pressure from persecution, oppression, or adversity because the mature believer rejects and opposes the lies of human viewpoint.
Expanded Translation Rom 5:3; "And not only this, but also let us boast in adversities: knowing that that pressure (persecution, oppression, trial, affliction, distressing circumstances) brings about perseverance, courage, honor, and integrity in the pressures of life."
We see here that maximum doctrine resident in the soul plus adversity results in courage, honor, and integrity when under pressure.
This verse explains that spiritual advance is always tested by adversity. As we advance spiritually from doctrine resident in the soul the doctrine must be tested to strength so as we grow spiritually a certain amount of adversity is necessary to test our doctrinal recall and application in order to validate our spiritual advance.
It takes pressure, suffering, adversity, testing, and distressing circumstances, to deploy the integrity of God's Word to develop courage, honor and integrity.
Lesser sufferings prepare the believer for the bigger ones.
God's justice must provide undeserved suffering, both as a part of the advance to maturity and then in maturity for every believer who is growing for them to recognize and appreciate God's integrity in the application of doctrine.
In the next verse we will see that the objective is hope that means to have absolute confidence in God for everything we need.
Under great adversity Bible doctrine resident in the soul of the mature believer not only produces the courage, the honor, the integrity under pressure, but while it is doing so it intensifies hope that is characterized by occupation with the person of Christ. 1Pet 1:6-7;