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In our verse by verse study of Romans we have completed Rom 5:2 with the 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 have take up a study of the doctrine of the glory of the God.
Last time we noted that 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 literal word for word translation the word "this" comes from the supplementation of the adverb.
We do not only boast or brag in hope (absolute confidence) in the glory or the integrity of God but we also boast 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 comes from adjustment to God's justice in spiritual maturity but this time it is expressed in the context of an environment 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 when we are experiencing 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 boasting or 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) that includes distressing circumstances, trials, oppression, persecution "And not only this, but also let us boast, brag and express esprit décor when we are enduring the adversities of 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 that is resident in the soul of the mature believer.
The active voice: the mature believer produces the action of the verb through the application of the Bible doctrine that is 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 from metabolized doctrine.
The conjunction "hoti" (that) which follows is used after verbs of cognizance. It explains the content of the perception. Plus the nominative singular definite article "ho" (the) makes it monadic so it is used as a demonstrative pronoun to indicate specific afflictions, trials, pressures, adversities, or some other specific distressing circumstances.
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 work to create, bring about, or prepare someone for something.
The customary present tense denotes what habitually occurs to a mature believer. The middle voice of the deponent verb is active in meaning that explains that 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 the proactive activity of recalling doctrine using the faith rest drill.
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 when under pressure to resist regardless of the overt 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 thinking.
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 demonic human viewpoint thinking.
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 in order for it to be proven so as we advance spiritually from metabolized doctrine resident in the soul we should expect to be tested because as we grow spiritually a certain amount of adversity is necessary to test our doctrinal recall and application in order to demonstrate and to overtly reveal our spiritual advance.
It takes pressure, suffering, adversity, testing, and distressing circumstances, to reveal the integrity of God's Word by demonstrating courage, honor and integrity in difficult situations.
The smaller 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 and veracity through the application of doctrine.
In the next verse we will see that the objective is hope that means to have absolute confident expectation in God for everything we need in spite of our suffering.
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 as it does so it simultaneously intensifies hope (absolute confidence) that is characterized by occupation with the person of Christ. 1Pet 1:6-7;
Rom 5:4; "And perseverance, proven character" The connective conjunctive particle "de" (and) plus the nominative singular subject "hypomone" (perseverance).
"Hypomone" (perseverance) produces the action. The indicative mood is declarative for unqualified statement of fact. Next the accusative singular direct object from the Greek substantive "dokime" (proven character) that means tested and revealed integrity so it is translated as (proven character) or (demonstrated integrity).
"and hope" again the postpositive conjunctive particle "de" (and) connecting the two clauses in a sequence of cause and effect. Plus the nominative singular subject "dokime" (proven character) that would ordinarily be an adjective but the Greeks used adjectives for substantives.
It means proven character or demonstrated integrity. Plus the accusative singular direct object from the noun "elpis" (hope) in the sense of confident expectation of blessing from God's integrity.
Remember that "elpis" (hope) also means prospect, or confident expectation; therefore it refers to the prospect or confident expectation of direct blessing from God's justice that is a viewpoint that has been developed from maturity adjustment to God's justice from metabolized doctrine.
Expanded Translation Rom 5:4; "And perseverance (courage under pressure) proven character (demonstrated integrity); and proven character hope (absolute confident expectation of blessing from God's justice)"