This is not something to smile at, but to admire. Compare Peter's use in1 Peter 2:10; 1 Peter 2:10. Not, of course, that the Roman saints were in this condition; but that God, writing by the apostle to them, seizes the opportunity to lay bare man's state as well as His own grace. (i) The first objection is: "You cannot call on God unless you believe in him. We all know where it is and must be for the Christian. Whoever will in the whole world believe in Christ may do so; he is neither too old or too young, or too rich, or too poor, or too wicked, or too moral; if he will but trust Christ he shall be saved, and he is fully allowed and permitted, yea, commanded to believe and live. His soul scarce descended among the shades before it quitted them for ever; that day he died he was in Paradise, and the thief was with him there as a trophy. Rules for the conduct of Christians to one another, as members of the Christian church, Rom. Moses spoke a word that had to be obeyed, but Paul proclaims a word that must be believed. The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart. Instead of having to go to great lengths to achieve righteousness by the law, we can immediately receive righteousness by faith, by trusting in the word of the gospel. The subserviency of the law to the gospel (Romans 10:4; Romans 10:4): Christ is the end of the law for righteousness. c. But the righteousness of faith: This is based on Jesus, and we dont have to work to get Jesus. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. And mark the force of it whosoever." then, go out to Gentiles? Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 He and his wife, Adrian, are beautiful people. Faith is easy compared to a lifetime of slavish obedience to the Law. Hence, therefore, it was in no way limited to any particular nation, such as those that had already been under the law and government of God. It is with that objection Paul deals; and, as he deals with it in its various forms, on each occasion he clinches his answer with a text from scripture. Even the saints there would have been all the better for the gospel. If it were possible that man could be saved any other way, the cross would not be necessary. (325) It is the word which requires faith, and is received by faith; or it is the word entitled to faith, worthy of being believed; or it is the word which generates and supports faith. Such men have never been wanting since the truth has shone on this world; still less are they now. The soul of prayer is the heart's desire. And he says to Israel: "All the day I have stretched out my hands to a people who are disobedient and contrary.". In essence this passage is an appeal to the Jews to abandon the way of legalism and accept the way of grace. Now God must have reality in the man himself. (16-17) The testimony of Isaiah 53:10. This knowledge was readily available and known to all. If what is possible? They are generally gentlemen in good health, with regular incomes and sweet tempers, and so they soon reach their imaginary sinlessness vain creatures that they are; but you never get any of that among the poor, suffering, tried people of God. The soul may feel the blood of Jesus to be a yet deeper want; but this alone does not give peace with God. Strange as it was, this too was foretold. And what led to the call of Abraham, of whom we hear much in the epistle to the Romans as elsewhere, was the departure of man into idolatry. It is not the mercy of God., Many have contended that so it is, and to their own great loss, as well as to the weakening of the word of God. Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. He could not have remitted heretofore. Being Pure, blazing, glorious Godhead, "Light of lights, very God of very God," on a sudden they found him in a stable hanging on a woman's breast. The inner man is dealt with, and searched through and through. Rightly does Paul take this as granted; for the doctrine of the law does by no means render the conscience quiet and calm, nor supply it with what ought to satisfy it. He never said a word more than he felt; yet that was the style of man. They're both true. (b) It is the normal title of the Roman Emperors. 8 But what saith it? I have tried my best; and so I close by bidding you hear WHAT EXPERIENCE SAITH. Here it is not merely the negation of law and of circumcision, but we have the positive side. The answer is found in this portion of our epistle (that is, from the middle of chapter 5). The gospel, instead of treating this as a light matter, alone vindicates God in these eternal ways of His, in that which must be in him who stands in relationship with God. Nothing less, I am persuaded, than this full blessing is the line that God has given to those who have followed Christ without the camp, and who, having been set free from the contracted ways of men, desire to enter into the largeness and at the same time the profound wisdom of every word of God. The information in this verse is a rather loose quotation from Deuteronomy 30:12-14 (it would be best to read these verses). "The righteousness which is of faith," or believing, "speaketh on this wise, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? It was undeniable that the Gentiles did not seek the Lord, nor ask after Him; and the prophet says that Jehovah was found of them that sought Him not, and was made manifest to them that asked not after Him. Following up with the teaching of the olive-tree, he carries out the same thought of a remnant that abides on their own stock, and points to a re-instatement of the nation, And I would just observe by the way, that the Gentile cry that no Jew ever accepts the gospel in truth is a falsehood. The gospel means His glad tidings for man. Also, Gods word works in the Christian (1 Thessalonians 2:13). This is the key word of early Christianity. There was no part of heathenism practically viewed now, so corrupting as that which had to do with the objects of its worship. He bade them read that chapter, "Let not your hearts be troubled"; and, as they read it, he did not take the verses, and apply them to himself. already. Law works wrath because it provokes transgression; grace makes the promise sure to all the seed, not only because faith is open to the Gentile and Jew alike, but because God is looked to as a quickener of the dead. The day hastens when the Redeemer shall come to Zion. I had no difficulty in answering that question. The question then is raised in the beginning ofRomans 3:1-31; Romans 3:1-31, If this be so, what is the superiority of the Jew? The gospel or the system of grace or "the righteousness which is of faith" is not difficult to find or to accede to. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. Unlike verse 5, Paul does not say, "Moses says" or "Moses writes." It is a holy balancing pole: we can walk the narrowest line with this in our hands, and fear no fall. God is not far from each one of us (Acts 17:27) because His will is right at our fingertips. Can it cry? It was the Lord giving us the profit of sorrow, and ourselves bowing to the way and end of God in it, so that the result of tribulation should be rich and fruitful experience. God was not satisfied alone. Because for He has revealed Himself to us. For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness are going about to establish their own righteousness, and they have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. "Don't scold," said one. It is in our mouth--we are reading it daily; it is in our heart--we are, or should be, thinking of it daily. I want a righteousness which would need as much labor to produce as a climb to heaven would need; and I require an expiation for sin as great as though a man were plunged into the abyss itself, and there were made to suffer the divine anger. Because this word is so important, Paul said it was preached (present tense). For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. It is close to you; it is as close as your mouth. Romans 10:17, ESV: So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. There must be a radical submission to the righteousness of God, putting away our own righteousness. This might seem an exaggeration: the gospel had not been carried throughout all the earth, not even to all the lands that were known to the inhabitants of the Graeco-Roman world. Moses writes that the man who works at the righteousness which comes from the law shall live by it. Finally he comes to two other witnesses; as from the Psalms, so now from the law and the prophets. Its remarkable that Paul found something good to say about these Jewish people who persecuted him so mercilessly. Beware that you do not confound it with souls being quickened, or even brought into joy. For He said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life, and no man can come to the Father but by me" ( John 14:6 ). It was laid down that he must lift no burden which weighed more than two dried figs. Can your faith pray? The apostle is therefore plainly in presence of the broadest possible grounds of comparison, though we shall find more too. "I am dying by fiery torments for thy law's sake," he prayed to God. In stormy weather our beauty and glory soon turn pale; when the devil meets us face to face, he cracks up our tinsel perfection with a blow. This passed away with man when he sinned. Notice, first, what Moses said. This is the faith which saves the soul. (Spurgeon). If God has blessed your ministry or other holy work, the devil whispers, "You are a pretty fellow; you have done wonders"; and up you will go if you are not steadied by the firm conviction that you may not glory, since you are nothing at all in yourself, and your sole help is in Jesus your Lord. THE DESTRUCTION OF EXCUSES ( Romans 10:14-21 ), 10:14-21 How are they to call on him on whom they have not believed? Possession of it is not dependent on some act of Herculean proportions, such as ascending into the heavens or crossing the sea. 3). If slurred over, as it too often is in souls, it invariably leaves practical obedience lame, and halt, and blind. Jesus died my soul to save, my lips shall still repeat, for Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe. You cannot believe in him unless you hear about him. If you want to live by the law (find life through the law), you must do the law and do it completely and perfectly. This accordingly leads, as connected with the deliverance of the body, to the inheritance we are to possess. The way to heaven up the steep sides of Sinai is inaccessible to trembling feet like ours. The consequences are thus pursued; first, the general place of the believer now, in all respects, in relation to the past, the present, and the future. (1.) 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. The language of faith says, Do nothing. Now the fact that Jesus went to the cross is God's witness before the world that there is only one way that a man can come to God, and that is by the cross of Jesus Christ. Now it is the positive power of God in raising up from the dead Him that was delivered for our offences, and raised again for our justifying. "For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek" (ver. In such a condition what has been found in Jesus is too often misused to make a kind of difference, so to speak, between the Saviour on the one hand, and God on the other ruinous always to the enjoyment of the full blessing of the gospel. Every mouth was stopped; the Jew by his own oracles, as the Gentile by their evident abominations, shown already. Yes, but this is another principle. gospel of God. (325) The contrast, by which the difference between the law and the gospel appears, is indeed to be understood: and from this distinction we learn, that as the law demands works, so the gospel requires nothing else, but that men bring faith to receive the grace of God. Nevertheless Gods normal way of bringing people to Jesus Christ is through the preaching of the gospel. A good wish (Romans 10:1; Romans 10:1), a wish that they might be saved--saved from the temporal ruin and destruction that were coming upon them--saved from the wrath to come, eternal wrath, which was hanging over their heads. But thus the way is now clear for bringing the Jew into the discussion. In the end the soldiers so pitied him that they brought him dressed meat, which was not pork, and told him to eat it and say that he had eaten pork. How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times, 4 Ways the Parable of the Sower Encourages Spiritual Growth. We may request cookies to be set on your device. (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? Salvation supposes not this only, but a great deal more. I do not mean by this its truth merely, but its exquisite suitability; so that the opening address commences the theme in hand, and insinuates that particular line of truth which the Holy Spirit sees fit to pursue throughout. A man cannot be blamed for not knowing what he never had a chance to know; but he can be blamed for neglecting to know that which was always open to him. Throw thyself upon him now; even as a babe casts itself upon its mother's breast. The man who does those things shall live by them, ascend into heaven or descend into the abyss, But what does it say? It is "the power of God unto salvation." The answer is, that this will not do one whit better; for when we come down to the next generation, it is apparent that the two sons of Isaac were sons of the same mother; nay, they were twins. Let me refer in passing to a few points more in the introduction, in order to link them together with that which the Spirit was furnishing to the Roman saints, as well as to show the admirable perfectness of every word that inspiration has given us. Nothing can be more simple and essential. "Christ's Prayer for his People.". Now what is this word of faith? For it may have been noticed from chapter 3 to chapter 5, that nothing but fitness for the glory of God will do now. Now you won't get that on television, nor will you get that in your evening newspaper, watching the news or reading Time Magazine. Man became the object, first, of general dealings of God under Noah; next, of His special ways in the calling of Abraham and of his family. (iii) There is the ignorance which is in essence a lie. Moses does not allow any person to dream that under the law he can be saved in any other way than by perfect obedience thereto. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. The righteousness of God, then, could now go forth in virtue of His blood. This was the key to their difficulties this alone, and fully explains their coming ruin as well as God's solemn warnings. Not only is God's righteousness revealed, but also His wrath. Next, what the gospel says: "But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise," and so on. So there must be confession with the mouth. There never was a sinner yet to whom God said, "You must not trust my Son": on the contrary, it is written, "Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out." Then, from ver. Cold desires do but beg denials; we must even breathe out our souls in every prayer. The way of the law was not easy. As Cottrell says, "The word of faith is another shorthand expression for the entire way of grace" (Vol. See an instance of this pride in the Pharisee, Luke 18:10; Luke 18:11. What, then, is its voice? for what follow are manifestly his words, in Deuteronomy 30:14. the word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart; which is to be understood not of the law, for Moses himself is not speaking of the law only, but either of the whole word of God, both law and Gospel; or particularly of the Gospel, which holds forth those special blessings and promises of grace, pardon of sin, and circumcision of the heart, which are mentioned in the context, as what should be bestowed upon the people of the Jews in the latter days; and so is rightly applied by the apostle to the then dispensation, and is to be understood of the Gospel; which was nigh both in the ministration of it, by the apostles, to Jews and Gentiles, and in the application and experience of it; it was not only "in the mouth" of the preachers, but also of the hearers of it, by a hearty and sincere confession; and "in [their] hearts", being attended with the power of God, and received in the love of it, was truly believed in, and cordially embraced; that is, the word of faith. All of Pauls teaching of Gods election and right to choose does not diminish mans responsibility. First Moses said, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation and I will anger you ( Romans 10:19 ). 3). 4. He shows that, on the responsible ground of being His nation, they were wholly ruined. As I was walking out of the room God said, "I didn't ask you to reconcile it; I only asked you to believe it." Thus corruption not only overspread morals, but became an integral part of the religion of men, and had thus a quasi-divine sanction. He quotes from Joel, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. When a person comes up to me and says, "Oh, I have the hardest time trusting God," what they are really saying is, "I really don't know God very well." It was not our effort which brought Christ into the world or raised him from the dead. It is in your mouth and in your heart." He is not studying an historical personage, however great; he is living with a real presence. 2 172). Jezreel, Lo-ruhamah, and Lo-ammi were of awful import for Israel; but, in presence of circumstances so disastrous, there should be not merely a people but sons of the living God, and then should Judah and Israel be gathered as one people under one head. It will be observed therefore, that in this connection the apostle shows the place both of conscience and of the law, that God in judging will take into full consideration the circumstances and condition of every soul of man. But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? The strictness of the law showed men their need of salvation by grace, through faith. Abraham is the proof of the value of faith in justification before God. If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved: We do not gain God's righteousness by works. People cannot come to Jesus without the right information about the gospel, but information alone is not enough to save anyone. Amen, so let it be. and Jack replied, "I do not know much about these things; but this I do know and am sure of, They put him back for awhile, to try if he would grow in his knowledge, but he never went an inch beyond the first standard. If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved, Believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation, calls upon the name of the LORD shall be saved. Nevertheless, what is in nowise the same as what was or what will be. 12:1-21. The remnant proves, then, that even under judgment the rejection of Israel is not complete, but rather a pledge of future favour. There can be no one to proclaim the good news unless God commissions someone to do so." Their zeal was not according to knowledge. Confessing the Lord Jesus--openly professing relation to him and dependence on him, as our prince and Saviour, owning Christianity in the face of all the allurements and affrightments of this world, standing by him in all weathers. "For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified." 2 Corinthians 2:14-16, 3:4-5, 5:18-21, Exodus 19:6 Hebrews 4:14-16, Psalm 32:8 Romans 5:10-11, James 2:14-17 Proverbs 4:1-9, John 14:26 Romans 10: . But why talk I so? Eleazar the priest was brought before Antiochus Epiphanes whose aim was to stamp out Jewish religion. Although circumcision began with Abraham, manifestly it had nothing to do with his righteousness, and at best was but the seal of the righteousness of faith which he had in an uncircumcised state. And she gives me the worst time because she knows how totally she has me wrapped around her little finger. There is no good reason for such an assumption, but much against it. It is not the awakening of conscience, however real; neither is it the attraction of heart by the grace of Christ, however blessed this may be. It is not in any degree settled as to itself by His blood. If you get out on the extreme and, unfortunately, some people do. He has set two things side by side; everything is of God, and everything is of human choice. Jack answered, "I never get lower than I am, for I am down at the bottom. Chapter 10Now Paul again reaffirms his love and desire for his brethren after the flesh. that is, the word of faith, which we preach -- --that is, the word which men were to believe and obey for salvation (compare 1 Timothy 4:6). This he shows, Romans 10:5; Romans 10:5. For whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved ( Romans 10:12-13 ). (2.) It is through the Word of God that we come to know God. Why would they not allow such a pretension? Christ indeed did both; and so the word was nigh them, in their mouth and in their heart. Compare Romans 10:14; Romans 10:14. Paul had no difficulty in granting that, but the zeal was misdirected and misapplied. I mean to let it stand out simply before you, that the incarnation, the life, the death, and the resurrection of Christ are the one foundation upon which we must depend for eternal salvation, and upon that alone; and if we do so depend we shall most assuredly be saved. Thus the first argument shows that the rejection was not total; the second, that it was but for a season. 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. 14, 15). Psalms 19:1-14 is used in the most beautiful manner to insinuate that the limits are the world. It must possess this place because the gospel is Gods power to save us (1:16). Isaiah was very bold, and he said, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that ask not after me. The law is not destroyed, nor the intention of the lawgiver frustrated, but, full satisfaction being made by the death of Christ for our breach of the law, the end is attained, and we are put in another way of justification. $150.00 + $30 . This he shows further, Romans 10:3; Romans 10:3, where we may observe. Or, being ignorant of God's way of justification, which he has now appointed and revealed by Jesus Christ. A message of peace and of life, glad tidings of good things. He "will render to every man according to his deeds: to them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: to them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first and also of the Gentile.". Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. It has four stages of meaning. How shall they hear without a preacher? How can they call on him in whom they have not believed? From the Septuagint, Deuteronomy 30:14. May faith be increased as you study His Word. There was a most important trial of man in the person of Adam; but after this, what dispensation was there? i. There is laid down the most essential of all truths as a groundwork of salvation; namely, expiation. Hear this! So that this was no other than what Moses and the prophets said should be, Ro 10:20, and the chapter is closed, Ro 10:21, with another passage out of the same prophet in the next verse, showing the rejection of Christ and his Gospel by the Jews, and which justifies their being cast off by him, of which the apostle treats largely in the next chapter. In the first ten verses of Deuteronomy 30:1-20, Moses described the two paths that Israel could take: obedience that would result in great blessings or disobedience that would severely damage the nation. Then he quotes Deuteronomy 30:12-13. This is what Moses saith: hear it and be humbled. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? As used by Moses in this place, it evidently means that his doctrines were in their mind, or were a subject of meditation and reflection. That mode of living which will do for the depths is safe for the heights. The future must be brought in by the grace of God; and this he accordingly gives us at the close of Romans 11:1-36. Secondly, We need not go to the deep, to fetch Christ out of the grave, or from the state of the dead: Into the deep, to bring up Christ from the dead. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. They wanted Jerusalem to be shut down completely on the Sabbath day, and he just let their sections be shut down but allowed cars to be driven in other sections. The thing is done for us, and we have only to accept. Charity teaches us to have the best opinion of persons, and to put the best construction upon words and actions, that they will bear. He was "declared," says the apostle, "to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead" ( , ver. I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.". 8 But what saith it? This were indeed to deny the value of His death, and of that newness of life we have in Him risen, and a return to bondage of the worst description. As positively as the law utters its promise and threat, so positively and unalterably doth the gospel deliver its decree. Of whom does it declare all this? This is an important consideration because Paul specifically applies the allusions he makes to Deuteronomy 30 to "the righteousness which is of faith," whereas Moses is clearly talking about the law and obedience to it. Further, he would have real difficulty in believing that the way to God was open to everybody. If it was the Lord's will that I should die in the street at this moment, I would cheerfully go." Who bring glad tidings of good things!. But there is a third. You say, "Well, I can't reconcile that with God's divine election." But this is not all; and the objection of the Jew gives occasion for the apostle to bring out a fuller display of what God is. (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead. Sufficient then for pacifying minds, and for rendering certain our salvation, is the word of the gospel; in which we are not commanded to earn righteousness by works, but to embrace it, when offered gratuitously, by faith. The meaning of verse 6 is a little more difficult. Since the word of God is in our mouth, "confession" (homologeo) of Christ is almost automatic. Have done with doings, and feelings, and trust yourself with Christ. A passage like this may seem strange to us and unconvincing; and it may seem that some at least of the texts Paul quotes have been wrenched out of their context and made to mean what they were never intended to mean. That is quite true, because Isaiah says: "Lord, who has believed what they heard from us?" Even those that seek a place of separation to the Lord outside that which is now hurrying on souls to destruction are, nevertheless, deeply affected by the condition of that Christendom in which we find ourselves. And the blessedness of the gospel is, that it is (not merely an exercise of mercy, but also) divinely just. Consequently the door is as open to the Gentile as to the Jew. This was no question of legal obedience, although the law came from Jehovah. The relationship between God and man is no longer the relationship between a creditor and a debtor, between an earner and an assessor, between a judge and a man standing at the bar of judgment. Their opposition to the gospel is from a principle of respect to the law, which they know to have come from God. They give us the basis of the first Christian creed. "What shall we then say that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? Includes cross references, questions, verse by verse commentary, outline, and applications on Romans 10. Did the call of God. God was rather provoking Israel to jealousy by the call of the Gentiles. Moses saith, "I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people," etc. Faith in God means believing in and trusting in the greatest hopethat God became man, lived a perfect life, died a sacrificial death for your sins, and rose again to glory so that you could have. But what saith it? One is from Deuteronomy 32:21 where God says that, because of Israel's disobedience and rebellion, he will transfer his favour to another people, and they will be forced to become jealous of a nation which has no nation. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Thus it is a mistake to suppose that saints may not be benefited by a better understanding of the gospel, at least as Paul preached it. 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