), O LORD my God. It still goes on trying, as if it feels things should be different and better; but it never succeeds. The word here for slavery is douleia, which indicates any kind of bondage. Meditation or "chewing the cud" of the Scripture (cf Mt 4:4, Job 23:12-note, Jer 15:16) so to speak is a vanishing discipline in our fast paced, hi tech, low touch society, but a spiritual discipline which God promises to greatly bless (See Ps 1:1-note, Ps 1:2-note, Ps 1:3-note, Joshua 1:8-note, cf Ps 4:4, 19:14, 27:4, 49:4, 63:6, Ps 77:6, 77:12, Ps 104:34, Ps 119:15, 119:23, 119:27, Ps 119:48, 119:78, Ps 119:97, 119:99, Ps 119:148, 143:5, Ps 145:5) From the preceding passages which "organ" of our being is most often involved/engaged in meditation? Romans 8:18, CSB: "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us." (NLT - Tyndale House), Phillips: The whole creation is on tiptoe to see the wonderful sight of the sons of God coming into their own. Next time you see a beautiful rose, remember that it was Adam's sin that put the thorns on the rose. 2:19. It was God’s good pleasure, that when man sinned and became estranged from his God, all creation, which was under him, should be subjected to the “bondage of corruption” along with him, in decay and disease and suffering, death, and destruction, everywhere,—of bondage, with no deliverer. Corruption is phthora, that which is perishable, that which decays. Everything here is blighted, and subject to storm, or to decay, or to sudden death, or to calamity of some sort. Scripture Reference— Romans 16:1, 2. The idea is that the one set free is at liberty, capable of movement, exempt from obligation or liability, and unfettered. 10 All the land will be changed into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem; but Jerusalem will rise and remain on its site from Benjamin's Gate as far as the place of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's wine presses. It is the very opposite of "the divine nature. We must understand this. Our future in Christ, as God's children and heirs of His kingdom, is everything we long for. ", Isaiah speaks of the millennium in Isaiah 11:6-9. Colossians 2:22 (note) (which all refer to things destined to perish with the using)-- in accordance with the commandments and teachings of men? In hope is the word elpis, which carries the meaning of confidence, expectation. (See note 2 Peter 3:13). 1:2.] Next time think before you jump!) So "the creation was subjected to futility, not of it’s own will." Romans 8:20-21 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children ... Read verse in New International Version Subjected comes from the word hupotasso, to subordinate. 4:17; 2Pet. INTO THE FREEDOM OF THE GLORY OF THE CHILDREN OF GOD: eis ten eleutherian tes doxes ton teknon tou theou : Freedom (1657) (eleutheria [word study] from eleutheros = free, at liberty, capable of movement, exempt from obligation or liability, unrestrained; see study of verb form eleutheroo) describes the state of freedom, independence, liberty freed from domination, in context domination of the corrupting effects of Adam's sin. You see, because of man’s sin, no part of nature now exists as God intended it to be, and as it originally was. Here ktisis refers to what was created both animate and inanimate, the creation representing the sum total of everything created. "You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth." 2 Peter 2:12 (note) But these, like unreasoning animals, born as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, reviling where they have no knowledge, will in the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed. [⇑ See verse text ⇑] This much-loved and often-cited verse is about Paul's perspective. 8:7, 20; 10:3; 13:1, 5; 1 Co. 14:32, 34; 15:27, 28; 16:16; Eph. The ultimate corruption is eternal death, the wages of sin. 4:2; 26:4; 31:6; 38:12; 39:5; 40:4; 52:7; 62:9; 78:33; 119:37; 139:20; 144:4, 8, 11; Pr. Again, all of nature is in a current that is heading into corruption and seems to be on tiptoes waiting for the event when the sons of God are revealed. Was Subjected (5293) (hupotasso from hupó = under + tasso = arrange in orderly manner) means literally to place under in an orderly fashion. Poor old nature tries every year to defeat the "vanity" of the principle of death and decay and disintegration that is in it. You might even get a small journal and begin to keep notes on what the Spirit illuminates and how this truth can be applied to your daily life. (Satan) (1Jn 5:19), The "squatter" has authority only temporarily for Jesus prophesied (in the context of alluding to His coming crucifixion) that…, Now judgment is upon this world (On one hand the judgment refers to Christ as bearing the believer's sins and the judgment they deserved and on the other hand is judgment upon all who reject His bearing their sins and who will suffer their own judgment). 1:22; 5:21, 24; Phil. One by one, as we march, our comrades vanish from our sight, seized by the silent orders of omnipotent death. (Isaiah 32:15, Ro 11:26-note), (At the return of the Redeemer described above God says) I will pour out water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring, And My blessing on your descendants And they will spring up among the grass Like poplars by streams of water.' Romans 8:20. It’s interesting that so many environmental agencies are making noble attempts to turn the tide of corruption that has devastated both man and his environment since the fall. The cow and the bear feeding, their young ones lying down together; the lion eating straw like the ox; children playing over the serpent’s hole: “They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.” (Verse by Verse). (Genesis 3:15), This first shadow of the gospel of Jesus Christ (see gospel in the OT - Gal 3:8) provided the firm foundation for hope (absolute certainty that God would do good to us and to the creation in the future) and this hope was the basis for the creation’s eager anticipation that Paul described in the previous verse (see note Romans 8:19), Romans 8:21 that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. - Lk. We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power (exousia = right and might) of the evil one. (Click The Millennium 3 for a Scriptural description -- primarily by the OT prophets -- of this 1000 year time Messianic Age on earth). That's the final command in the verse. 3:14. As you practice interrogating the text (for, therefore, but, so that, etc) with 5W/H questions such as "What's the for explaining? Every time we linger in bad company whose insidious influence we know we cannot resist, every time we lie in bed when we ought to be up and praying, every time we read pornographic literature, every time we take a risk that strains our self-control we are sowing, sowing, sowing, to the flesh -- The Message of Galatians. (Clearly phthora here is used in an ethical sense and refers to moral decay. And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, "To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever. (Jn 12:31), And so when the Lamb Who Alone is worthy to open the Scroll, breaks the first seal (Rev 6:1-note), He sets in motion the events of Revelation (chapters 6-19) which culminate in the Second Coming of Christ as King of kings to set up the promised Messianic Kingdom on earth. From its slavery to corruption. In the future Christ will reveal the sons of God in their glorified state and at that time God will remove the curse from His creation. The heavens are telling of the glory of God and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Romans 8:19. Romans 8 in context. And yet to reiterate, no part of nature exists today as God originally intended it! (Here it refers to a general inward depravity). It was Adam's sin that made animals fear man and which brought predators and carnivores into being. In the New Testament the word always relates to a future good." Ethically phtheiro was the opposite of sozo) refers to a state of ruin or destruction with the picture of deterioration, dissolution, disintegration, ruin, perishing, decay or rotting like organic matter (breakdown of organic matter). This is the day that creation anticipates for it is the day when it will join God's children in glorious freedom from death and decay. Young's Literal: that also the creation itself shall be set free from the servitude of the corruption to the liberty of the glory of the children of God; THAT THE CREATION ITSELF ALSO WILL BE SET FREE FROM ITS SLAVERY TO CORRUPTION: hoti kai aute e ktisis eleutherothesetai (3SFPI) apo tes douleias tes phthoras : But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells (see note 2 Peter 3:13). Note that hekon is preceded by the negative Greek particle (ou - 3756) which conveys the sense of absolute negation. 1:2, 14; 2:1, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26; 3:19; 4:4, 7, 8, 16; 5:7, 10; 6:2, 4, 9, 11, 12; 7:6, 15; 8:10, 14; 9:2, 9; 11:8, 10; 12:8, When was creation subjected to futility? In other words, the creation is personified as a person who did not willing submit, but which was forced to submit (because of the entrance of sin into the creation). This entire passage in Romans is really helpful for understanding what suffering is all about particularly as a Christian. It defines the inability to reach a goal or achieve a purpose. (See notes Revelation 21:1; 21:2), John adds in the next and final chapter of the Revelation…, And there shall no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His bond-servants shall serve Him and they shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. All this happened because of man’s sin. 8:21; 1 Co. 10:29; 2 Co. 3:17; Gal. The latter seems to be the meaning - Vine, W. Collected writings of W. E. Vine. For the creature was made subject to vanity — Mankind in general, and the whole visible creation, lost their original beauty, glory, and felicity; a sad change passed on man, and his place of abode; the whole face of nature was obscured, and all creatures were subjected to vanity and wretchedness in a variety of forms. 1:1; Titus 1:2; 2:13; 3:7; Heb. 2 Peter 2:19 (note) promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. Just as man’s sin brought corruption to the universe, man’s restoration to righteousness will be accompanied by the restoration of the earth and it’s universe to their divinely intended perfection and glory. (Zech 14:9, 10, 11). By taking the time to understand its meaning, you will find a lot of wisdom for your everyday living . Look back to Romans 1:20: For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. The book of Ecclesiastes dwells long, with a mournful tone upon this vanity, this unattainment; things “putting forth the tender leaves of hope” only to have the “sudden frost” of disease and death end earthly hopes. Comment: Here phthora describes that which is subject to corruption, perishing or decay and stands opposite aphtharsia - that which is incorruptible or imperishable. For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. God Himself subjected it to the impossibility of ever getting better on it’s own. (Phillips: Touchstone). Romans 8:15 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture; also in verse 23. Nashville: Thomas Nelson or Logos). After all they did not commit the sin. 2:18) describes something that does not measure up to that for which it is intended and which fails to accomplish the purpose for which it was created. We can be certain of that. Because of man’s sin. God will set it free. Romans 8:20-21. Obviously it is not the same as Adam's sin, but sin nevertheless always effects others! 4:7; 1 Pet. The idea is that the one set free is at liberty, capable of movement, exempt from obligation or liability, and unfettered. Into the liberty (freedom) of the glory of the children of God—As Paul shows we already have liberty in Christ,—the liberty of grace. It is also called the law of increasing entropy (meaning turning inward) or the Second Law of Thermodynamics. In some way that I don't totally comprehend not only did the whole race fall into the bondage of sin and death, but the entire physical universe fell as well. 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