KwabaseRoma 3:6

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

6 Nakanye! Oko ubengathini na uThixo ukuligweba ihlabathi?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

God forbid: Romans 3:4

for then: Genesis 18:25, Job 8:3, Job 34:17-19, Psalms 9:8, Psalms 11:5-7, Psalms 50:6, Psalms 96:13, Psalms 98:9, Acts 17:31

Reciprocal: Genesis 12:13 - Say Genesis 18:23 - Wilt Joshua 7:8 - what shall Joshua 22:29 - God forbid Joshua 24:16 - General 1 Kings 21:3 - The Lord 2 Chronicles 19:7 - no iniquity Psalms 96:10 - judge Psalms 119:137 - General Psalms 145:17 - righteous Isaiah 10:22 - with Jeremiah 12:1 - Righteous Mark 16:16 - that believeth and Romans 2:16 - God Romans 9:14 - Is there unrighteousness 1 Corinthians 6:15 - God Galatians 2:17 - God Galatians 3:21 - God forbid

Gill's Notes on the Bible

God forbid, for then how shall God judge the world?] חלילה, "far be it"; such a notion is detestable and abominable, nor can it be fairly deduced from what is asserted; for it is the unrighteousness of his own people, on whom he takes no vengeance personally, and not the unrighteousness of others, on whom he does take vengeance, which commends his righteousness; and supposing it was that of others, God cannot be unrighteous in performing his threatenings, in a way of righteousness: moreover, unrighteousness is sin, and does not of itself but by accident, illustrate the righteousness of God; wherefore God is not unjust in punishing it; for how should God "judge the world?" whereas nothing is more certain than that he will do it, and that this will be done in righteousness; which could not be, was he unrighteous in taking vengeance; which will be one considerable part of that righteous judgment.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

God forbid - Note, Romans 3:4.

For then - If it be admitted that it would be unjust for God to inflict punishment.

How shall God ... - How will it be right or consistent for him to judge the world.

Judge - To “judge” implies the possibility and the correctness of “condemning” the guilty; for if it were not right to condemn them, judgment would be a farce. This does not mean that God would condemn all the world; but that the fact of judging people implied the possibility and propriety of condemning those who were guilty. It is remarkable that the apostle does not attempt to explain how it could be that God could take occasion from the sins of people to promote his glory; nor does he even admit the fact; but he meets directly the objection. To understand the force of his answer, it must be remembered that it was an admitted fact, a fact which no one among the Jews would call in question, that God would judge the world. This fact was fully taught in their own writings, Genesis 18:25; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Ecclesiastes 11:9. It was besides an admitted point with them that God would condemn the pagan I world; and perhaps the term “world” here refers particularly to them.

But how could this be if it were not right for God to inflict punishment at all? The inference of the objector, therefore, could not be true; though the apostle does not tell us how it was consistent to inflict punishment for offences from which God took occasion to promote his glory. It may be remarked, however, that God will judge offences, not from what he may do in overruling them, but from the nature of the crime itself. The question is not, what good God may bring out of it, but what does the crime itself deserve? what is the character of the offender? what was his intention? It is not what God may do to overrule the offence when it is committed. The just punishment of the murderer is to be determined by the Law, and by his own desert; and not from any reputation for integrity and uprightness which the judge may manifest on his trial; or from any honor which may accrue to the police for detecting him; or any security which may result to the commonwealth from his execution; or from any honor which the Law may gain as a just law by his condemnation. Nor should any of these facts and advantages which may result from his execution, be pleaded in bar of his condemnation. So it is with the sinner under the divine administration. It is indeed a truth Psalms 76:10 that the wrath of man shall praise God, and that he will take occasion from people’s wickedness to glorify himself as a just judge and moral governor; but this will be no ground of acquittal for the sinner.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 3:6. APOSTLE. God forbid — μη γενοιτο, by no means. God cannot be unjust; were he unjust, he could not be qualified to judge the world, nor inflict that punishment on the unfaithful Jews, to which I refer.