Volume 9, Book 2 (Commentary on the Romans)

DISCOURSE SIXTEEN to Rom. 9:1. In what sense did Paul desire to be excommunicated from Christ? - The judgments of some about Ap. Paul. - The True Seed of Abraham. - Everyone is called, but not everyone comes to the call. - There is no need to demand an account from God. - God does not take away free will. - In what the glory of God consists chiefly.

DISCOURSE SEVENTEEN to Rom. 10:1. What is true righteousness. - On the vice of vanity.

DISCOURSE EIGHTEENTH to Rom. 10:14-15. Resolution of Jewish objections. - The great dignity of Paul. - What kind of wills are good for the soul.

DISCOURSE NINETEEN to Rom. 11:7. Why disasters befell the Jews. - What is true wealth? - Neither the virtues nor the vices of ancestors matter to descendants. - A call for alms.

DISCOURSE TWENTY to Rom. 12:1. How our body serves as a sacrifice. "There is nothing weaker than vice. - Humility is the mother of goodness. - The harm of arrogance.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-ONE to Rom. 12:4-5. Alms should be given willingly. - Its value depends on the mood. - How to fulfill the duty of hospitality.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-TWO to Rom. 12:14. Arrogance is a source of contention. - You need to patiently endure offenses.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-THREE to Rom. 13:1. On obedience. - How to love God.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-FOUR to Rom. 13:11. Wine inflames lust and anger. - How to arrange feasts.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-FIVE to Rom. 14:1-2. On the eating of food. - Why does God punish some and not others?

DISCOURSE TWENTY-SIX to Rom. 14:14. The true cause of defilement. - The power of good or bad example.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-SEVEN to Rom. 14:24-26. Faith requires obedience, not investigation. - You need to love your enemies.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-EIGHT to Rom. 15:8. On Calling and Salvation.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-NINTH to Rom. 15:14. Humility of Ap. Paul. - Examples of philanthropy.