romans 10:8 17 commentary

For information about the word heart (kardia), see the commentary on verse 1. i. 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. In heaven it will fill us perfectly; but there is no more perfect joy there, nor anything. Not so, says the apostle; it is because of the evil of the nature, not of the law. These dear ones at this hour look back upon me and say, "Go on: preach the same gospel to others; for we found it blessed truth to die upon." There never can be solid peace with God without both. The scope of the apostle in this part of the chapter is to show the vast difference between the righteousness of the law and the righteousness of faith, and the great pre-eminence of the righteousness of faith above that of the law; that he might induce and persuade the Jews to believe in Christ, aggravate the folly and sin of those that refused, and justify God in the rejection of such refusers. If you get extreme on the Calvinistic side and into election and predestination and all, then you have lost the center of truth. "I am not ashamed," etc. Did they venture to plead that it must be not only the same father, but the same mother? He must know not only Christ the martyr: he must know Christ the victor, too. But he meets their proud exclusiveness in another way. is the double prophecy. It is in your mouth and in your heart." Further, he would have real difficulty in believing that the way to God was open to everybody. (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) These things are matters of conscience, and depend much for their solution on the degree to which souls have attained. The old man refused. Or let's put on our asbestos suits and descend into hell and bring the Messiah back from the grave. I thank God he could say that of my religion: it did this for my dear friend it made him a happy man, whose pleasure it was to please others: and now he has passed away in full sunlight into a still brighter noon. May God bless you and may God work in your life this week in a very special way. A man is responsible for failing to know what he might have known. Angels saw him and wondered. It was meant to make sin exceeding sinful. It is an appeal to them to see that their zeal is misplaced. Suppose you cannot walk on the sea, like Peter: never mind; you are not called to do it. May you begin to experience greater victory in your walk with Jesus Christ as you yield yourself to that touch of God and as He molds and shapes you into that person He wants you to be, and as He conforms you into the image of Jesus Christ. The feet speak of activity, motion, and progress, and those who are active and moving in the work of preaching the gospel have beautiful feet. Paul adapts Moses language to suit his own purpose, which is to describe "the righteousness which is of faith," not to show how it can be established from the Old Testament. c. But the righteousness of faith: This is based on Jesus, and we dont have to work to get Jesus. Next, what the gospel says: "But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise," and so on. First, in 10:8b, he uses rema ("the word") to explain faith. 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. The direction is "unto all;" the application is, of course, only to "them that believe;" but it is to all them that believe. It was a message that went out from God to sinners as such. Let me call your attention again to its force. Then, in Romans 10:8b-13, Paul reinforces faith by talking about its content and benefit. Just as the sun in the heavens is not for one people or land alone, no more is the gospel. For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. When a man has lost all hope he throws the reins upon his neck and runs into all manner of iniquity, judging that he may as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. Let us not stumble at the starting-point, but leave room for the due extent and depth of "salvation" in the gospel. For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God." Chapter 10Now Paul again reaffirms his love and desire for his brethren after the flesh. We accordingly are dead, says he, to the law; not (as no doubt almost all of us know) that the law dies, but that we are dead to the law in the death of Christ. 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. The soul therefore now is represented for the first time as already justified and in possession of peace with God. 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. If you wish to be saved by the law you must do its commands and you shall live. 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. Paul has been saying some hard things about the Jews. "The just shall live by faith" (not by law). And the ceremonies shadowed forth Christ as fulfilling the righteousness, and bearing the curse of the law. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may bear it, and do it? Now, your hope lies wholly in what this Son of God did in his descent and ascent. But after the flood man as such was put under certain conditions the whole race. "Oh, God surely loves all mankind, and God loves the Buddhist and God loves the Mohammed, and God loves everybody." "The word is near you. The strength and sincerity of his desire. For they're ignorant of God's righteousness and they are going about to establish their own righteousness.I had a Jewish fellow one night as we were talking say to me, "Well, Chuck, my father is a very religious man. All of Pauls teaching of Gods election and right to choose does not diminish mans responsibility. But now he turns around and says, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." His language conveys the main idea which Paul wished to do, that the doctrine was plain and intelligible. This brings in the contrast with the other Head, the Lord Jesus Christ, whom we have here not as One bearing our sins in His own body on the tree, but as the spring and chief of a new family. One does not have to climb to heavenas though one couldto bring it down. That same energy of the Holy Ghost which had displayed itself in Jesus, when He walked in holiness here below, was demonstrated in resurrection; and not merely in His own rising from the dead, but in raising such at any time no doubt, though most signally and triumphantly displayed in His own resurrection. How far? Does this sort of faith enable men to face death with courage? Seventh day adventist Bible Commentary reference series volumes 1-10. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. If God has made you feel yourself a sinner, then Christ is such a Savior as you need and you may have him at once: the only difficulty lies in the way being so easy that you can hardly think it can be so. If you get out on the extreme and, unfortunately, some people do. Great preachers have known this. Read this verse, "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out." i. (b.) But it is a word one must believe with all his hearta word he must believe enough to give up all hopes of self-righteousness and submit his whole being to it in faithful, obedience. Inductive Bible study on Romans chapter 10. Romans 10:14-17. In fact, when Paul wrote the letters to Timothy and Titus, he spoke of the faith several times (see 1 Timothy 1:19 b; 3:9; 4:1, 6; 5:8; 6:10, 12, 21; 2 Timothy 3:8; 2 Timothy 4:7; Titus 1:13; Titus 2:2). The meaning is not what was executed on Christ, but what is in virtue. All that I have and all that I am I would give to escape from the righteous wrath of God. There is nothing about law there; it is all based on faith. If what is possible? Because this information was in the hands of the Hebrews, the Israelites did not need to go beyond the sea (verse 13) or send someone up to heaven (verse 12) to receive information about Gods will. He loved even here at the threshold to show the breadth of God's grace. A person cannot believe unless they hear. You asked, "Who shall descend into the deep?" But what does it say? It is a great piece of condescension for a proud heart to be content to be beholden to free grace; we are loth to sue sub forma pauperis--as paupers. I know that he would have said to me, Give them Christ crucified, and salvation by grace through faith, as plainly as ever you can; for when he was sore sick and in the very agony of death, he repeated as his dying creed, and in his own quaint way he added, "They may talk as much as ever they like, but the whole of it lies in Jack the Huckster's verse. 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. It is just as clear as ever the law was, and quite as sharply distinct. II. Again, we cannot neglect the emphasis on personal responsibility. Was it possible to limit this to Israel? Not only was Abraham justified without law, but apart from that great sign of mortification of the flesh. Click on the different category headings to find out more. I was found by those who did not seek Me; He shall own that once glorious seat of royalty in Israel. Paul ably demonstrated in the first several chapters of Romans how futile this is. This is the first ground. Christianity is belief plus confession; it involves witness before men. The chapter closes with the day of the Lord in its practical force on the Christian walk. Moses saith, "I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people," etc. No man can say that they were not desperately in earnest about their service to God. Then he knows that Jesus will blot out his transgressions, and create in him a clean heart, and restore him to himself again, though now, like David, his sin is ever before him. . If a man called Jesus kurios he was ranking him with the Emperor and with God; he was giving him the supreme place in his life; he was pledging him implicit obedience and reverent worship. (Barclay), ii. It is for the saints to learn, of course; but it is that which goes out in its own force and necessary aim to the need of man a divine righteousness, which justifies instead of condemning him who believes. 8.What does it say? Confess with your mouth: Confession has the idea of agreeing with. The rest of the epistle takes up the practical consequences of the great doctrine of God's righteousness, which had been now shown to be supported by, and in no wise inconsistent with, His promises to Israel. It was not merely better light in the conscience, which might be elsewhere, as is supposed in the early verses of our chapter; but the Jew's position was directly and unquestionably one of divine tests applied to man's estate. There the prophet points out how welcome those are who bring the good news of good things. Verse 9 seems to be directly connected to Deuteronomy 30:14 (it may be helpful to read this verse a second time). Thus, they are seeking for a righteousness from works, their good works, and they have rejected that righteousness that God has established for them. Romans 10:5-9 . How are they to believe in him of whom they have not heard? I am sure we should not. "The righteousness which is of faith," or believing, "speaketh on this wise, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, All who confess Christ as Lord, and believe in His resurrection, will be saved. Beware that you do not confound it with souls being quickened, or even brought into joy. First, he cites Isaiah 28:16: "Every one who believes in him will not be put to shame." To profess this doctrine was, therefore, virtually to profess all the truths of the Christian religion. Ask those who have seen them die. But now they were; and thus God vindicated Himself perfectly as to the past. 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