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Romans: A Structural, Thematic, & Exegetical Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

Encounter Romans on its own terms. Paul’s majestic letter to the Romans has impacted generations of readers. Christians regularly turn to it as a foundation for theology and practice. All too often, however, individual verses are pulled from their context or later doctrinal formulations are mapped onto the text. Are we truly understanding Paul? What if we return to Romans on its own terms? ...

those referenced here in v. 23 receive the designation “objects of mercy.” That is, they are still dehumanized objects, but at least they are the subjects of God’s compassion. And as objects, they have been subject to God’s formation. But because he anticipated their restoration, he worked (somehow) in their lives to prepare them to receive the salvation that comes through the gospel, even before they did so.72 Then what they are shown in v. 23 is “the riches” of God’s “glory.” It could be argued
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