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Romans 8 — Sermon Preparation
Paul describes life in the Spirit, adoption as God's children, creation's groaning for glory, and the certainty that nothing can separate believers from God's love. Below is a research summary for Romans 8, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Romans 8 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| πνεῦμα | pneûma | G4151 | 20 | ghost, life, spirit, mind |
| σάρξ | sárx | G4561 | 13 | carnal, flesh |
| κτίσις | ktísis | G2937 | 5 | building, creation, creature, ordinance |
| φρόνημα | phrónēma | G5427 | 4 | mind |
| ἁμαρτία | hamartía | G266 | 5 | offence, sin |
| νόμος | nómos | G3551 | 5 | law |
| ἐλπίς | elpís | G1680 | 4 | faith, hope |
How preachers through history handled this text
83 public-domain excerpts on Romans 8, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Believers may be chastened of the Lord, but will not be condemned with the world. By their union with Christ through faith, they are thus secured. What is the principle of their walk; the flesh or the Spirit, the old or the new nature, corruption or grace? For which of these do we make provision, by which are we governed? The unrenewed will is unable to keep any commandment fully. And the law, besides outward duties, requires inward obedience. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Romans 8:1–9 (Public Domain)
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