They too should live. Here was the very truth that every Jew, as such, denied. This was the key to their difficulties this alone, and fully explains their coming ruin as well as God's solemn warnings. As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, faith comes by hearing [ the thing heard], First, he cites Isaiah 28:16: "Every one who believes in him will not be put to shame." of it. instructive and interesting manner the links that grace practically forms and maintains between the saints of God. Now hearken. You already have it; all you have to do is obey it (Vol. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Then call upon the Lord, and you shall be saved. No, we will find out next week as we move into Romans 11:0 that God still has a plan whereby He is going to bring salvation to the Jew. When we drift away from it, we become confused, and we begin dividing, bickering and fighting among ourselves. Those that were under the law were to do all themselves, Do this, and live; but the gospel discovers the greatest part of the work done already, and what remains cut short in righteousness, salvation offered upon very plain and easy terms, brought to our door, as it were, in the word which is nigh us. Accordingly we do not hear of salvation as such in Romans 3:1-31. 8 But what saith it? I would like to boast about what I have done, the dangers that I have braved for God, the sacrifices that I have made, the dedication that took me through those dark, smelly, dangerous swamps. Here it is not merely the negation of law and of circumcision, but we have the positive side. There is a kind of telegraphic quality about the writing. He that believeth will not make haste (so the prophet has it)--will not make haste to run away from the sufferings he meets with in the way of his duty, will not be ashamed of a despised religion. Thy salvation rests in Jesus, rest thou in Jesus. In the fourth verse this could not be absent; in the first verse it ought not to be present. Possession of it is not dependent on some act of Herculean proportions, such as ascending into the heavens or crossing the sea. We went astray from the womb, speaking lies; we were rebellious to our parents in our childhood, and wayward in our youth; in our early manhood we were carried about with this passion and with that, and since then all kinds of evils have led us astray. The law demanded, but could never receive righteousness from man. He here shows the fatal mistake that the unbelieving Jews were guilty of, which was their ruin. "This wail of despair takes many forms: one man puts it thus: "What doings can I perform by which I can be saved? Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! This is the essential point. Cold desires do but beg denials; we must even breathe out our souls in every prayer. 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. 16). Say not even in thy heart that by these doings or feelings thou canst be saved. 2. So when the other grandkids come over, I make a big to do over them, exaggerated. They have plenty of, Zeal for God, but not according to knowledge, iii. Never lose the balance. This God has wrought in Christ. Paul's joy and boast were in the gospel of God. 1. But it is very plain and easy: The word is nigh thee. It must be further observed, that lest the minds of men, being led away by crafts, should wander from the way of salvation, the limits of the word are prescribed to them, within which they are to keep themselves: for it is the same as though he had bidden them to be satisfied with the word only, and reminded them, that in this mirror those secrets of heaven are to be seen, which would otherwise by their brightness dazzle their eyes, and would also stun their ears and overpower the mind itself. Ed. He loved even here at the threshold to show the breadth of God's grace. How shall they hear without a preacher? It is exquisite the delicate love with which he singles out distinctive features in each of the saints, men and women, that come before him. "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. 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. At least they have a zeal for God, Paul says. What have you to say to that?" We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. Jesus has come down: years ago be left the glories of his Father. We, O Antiochus," he said, "who live under a divine law, consider no compulsion to be so forcible as obedience to our law." The "word of faith" means the message that righteousness comes by faith. What blindness! I will move you to anger by a foolish nation.. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek ( Romans 10:11-12 ): Quite a statement for Paul a Hebrew of the Hebrews to make--no difference between the Jew and the Greek, that is, as far as salvation is concerned. And how shall they preach unless they are sent? Is he one of those that we elected? In thy mouth - This is taken from the Septuagint. Moses is saying that God's law is not inaccessible and impossible; it is there in a man's mouth and life and heart. Romans 10:17, NASB: So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. This is the first ground. It is true Christ is in heaven; but we may be justified and saved without going thither, to fetch him thence, or sending a special messenger to him. He and his wife, Adrian, are beautiful people. That is - This is the use which the apostle makes of it; not that Moses referred to the gospel. "Not so," replies the apostle. Jesus died my soul to save, my lips shall still repeat, for Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe. What did they say to Ishmaelites as joint-heirs? which we preach; being sent, commissioned, qualified, and assisted by Christ thereunto; which shows the agreement between Moses and the apostles of Christ; for the word which he spoke of, they preached, and indeed said no other things than what the prophets and Moses said should come, that Christ should suffer in the stead of his people, and rise again for their justification; the sum of which is delivered in Romans 10:9. 14:1 - 15:14. To the contrary, the salvation of God is as near them as their own mouths and hearts. There is no simple mind that can evade the plain force of this last expression. He says his prayers every day. "No, I am not." in your mouth -- --when you confess Him. As they watched him rising higher, and yet higher, at last a cloud received him: he has gone up to the Father's throne, as the sinner's Savior: at the throne he stands to-day to intercede for sinners, and from that throne he bends to comfort those who come to him. I have had almost thirty years among you, and God has been very gracious to us, so that we have lost very few comparatively by death; but now many are going home, and, according to the course of nature, many of our honored brethren and sisters will soon follow. Ah, then the heart foolishly cries, "I must know a great deal; as much as if I had been to heaven and seen for myself, or as if I had dived into the depths and made discoveries there." Nor does this in the slightest degree weaken the principle of law. The righteousness of faith, on the other hand, is easily available to all men upon the conditions mentioned in the next phrases. I cannot get lower than that, can I? No man can tell. The righteousness of Christ imputed, secures the soul, the better part, from death. He can meet the sinner, but He justifies the believer; and in this, instead of trenching on His glory, there is a deeper revelation and maintenance of it than if there never had been sin or a sinner. Here I shall be very brief. Not that any part of the truth has escaped: it is the fatal brand of that "great house" that even the most elementary truth suffers the deepest injury; but as to this truth, it seems unknown altogether. All the world was guilty before God. This time Paul quotes Psalms 19:4: "Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world." Anybody being able to . Take the Sabbath law. Moses says nothing about wearing phylacteries, or washing hands, or offering incense, or performing ceremonies in order to righteousness. Him who came in humiliation, according to their prophets, they might despise; but it was vain to deny that the same prophets bore witness to His divine glory. 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. Rather does it add to his guilt: such is man's evil state and will. (James 2:10-11). Romans 16:1-27; Romans 16:1-27 brings before us in the most. It is the thing which troubles a renewed conscientious soul above all, because of his surprise at finding the deep evil of the flesh and its mind after having proved the great grace of God in the gift of Christ. Did they fall back on Abraham? In both Old and New it is the same substantial testimony. He observes Sabbath; he loves God. It must also be noticed, that the word, by which we have a firm and calm trust as to our salvation, had been set forth even by Moses: This is the word of faith. 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? "Stop a minute," said he. All that I have and all that I am I would give to escape from the righteous wrath of God. Paul makes no attempt to resolve this dilemma; and the fact is that there is no resolution of it. But I say, did not Israel know? c. How beautiful are the feet: No wonder those who preach have beautiful feet they partner with God for the salvation of men. and how can they hear without a preacher? Back when Jay Leno was hosted the Tonight Show, he frequently did "man-on-the street" interviews. It is the same form of expression exactly as in the beginning of Romans 5:1-21 "being justified by faith" ( ). He at the same time unfolds the essential difference between the righteousness of faith and that of law. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, alone is capable of performing the mighty works of salvation required by humanitys sinfulness, and He has already done them. He laughs at all our comeliness, he knows that it is a hollow cheat, a vile sham. At the same time the apostle does allude to that mystery which was not yet divulged at least, in this epistle; but he points from the foundations of eternal truth to those heavenly heights that were reserved for other communications in due time. "Ah, well," says one, "I know I must undergo a singular experience-either I must be carried right away to heaven with delirious delight, or be plunged into the waves of hell in frightful despair." Angels saw him and wondered. They get so extreme in the election predestination and all, they get so extreme that there are some churches that will not put a scripture on the board out in front, lest some sinner who has not been elected might walk by and believe in Jesus Christ and get saved when he wasn't predestined to do so.Don't get extreme. Well, I can't either, but God didn't call me to reconcile it, He just called me to believe it.I tried to reconcile it for years until I was in such mental gymnastics I was worn out. Calling for mischief or injury to fall upon a person. The gospel replies, if you did ascend to heaven what would you do there, without Christ, the anointed Savior? But natural conscience, although it may detect evil, never leads one into the inward possession and enjoyment of good never brings the soul to God. It was laid down that, in the event of sickness, measures might be taken to keep the patient from becoming worse, but not to make him better. All are condemned to death (5). The law ends for the believer in the sense that our obedience to the law is no longer the basis for our relationship with God. If we fail to equip ourselves for a task when every chance is given to us to equip ourselves adequately for it, we must stand condemned. Romans 10:14-17. "Paul, a bondman of Jesus Christ" an apostle "called," not born, still less as educated or appointed of man, but an apostle "called," as he says "separated unto the gospel of God, which he had promised afore by his prophets." The information in verse 8 makes the point even more forcefully. You will get the foreboding of this world with all of its problems. "Shall we sin," says he, proceeding yet farther (ver. In this chapter are contained an account of the two righteousnesses of faith and works, a summary of the Gospel of Christ, a description of the grace of faith, in the nature, use, and means of it, and several testimonies concerning the calling of the Gentiles; and whereas the apostle knew that this, as well as what he had said in the latter part of the preceding chapter, that the Jews had not attained to the law of righteousness, but stumbled at the stumbling stone, would be offensive to his countrymen the Jews; wherefore that it might appear that he said this not out of disaffection and ill will to them, he declares his sincere regard unto them, and the great respect he had for them, by calling them "brethren", by expressing his good will to them, by praying for the salvation of them, Ro 10:1, by bearing testimony of their zeal for God, Ro 10:2, though he faithfully observes to them, that it was an ignorant zeal, of which ignorance he gives an instance, Ro 10:3, particularly in the attribute of God's righteousness; from which ignorance arose all their misconduct in religious things, especially in the article of justification; hence they sought to be justified by their own righteousness, and rejected the righteousness of Christ, and then points out to them the true end of the law, for righteousness which is Christ, Ro 10:4, which if they had known would have set them right, and which is another instance of their ignorant and misguided zeal: this leads him on to what he had in view, which was to give an account of the two righteousnesses he had suggested in the latter part of the former chapter, the righteousness of the law, which the Jews sought for and found not, and the righteousness of faith, which the Gentiles without seeking for enjoyed; and this account he gives in the words of Moses, for whom they had the greatest regard: the description of the former is given in his words, in Ro 10:5, which suggest the impossibility of keeping the law, and obtaining life by it, and therefore it is a vain thing to seek for righteousness by the works of it; the latter is described, Ro 10:6,7, by the certainty of it, being wrought out by Christ, who came down from heaven, fulfilled the law, and died, and rose again from the dead; and by the plainness and evidence of it, as revealed in the Gospel, Ro 10:8, the sum of which Gospel is, that whoever believes in Christ and confesses him shall be saved, Ro 10:9, which faith and confession, when genuine, are with the heart and mouth agreeing together; the consequences of which are righteousness and salvation, comfortably apprehended and enjoyed, Ro 10:10, and that the above is the sum of the Gospel, and that there is such a connection between faith and righteousness, and between confession and salvation, is confirmed, Ro 10:11, by a testimony from the prophet, Isa 28:16, which being expressed in such a general manner, as to extend to every believer, whether Jew or Gentile, reasons are given, Ro 10:12, in support of such an explanation of that passage, taken from the equal condition of all, there being no difference between them naturally, from the universal dominion of God over them, and from his liberal communication of grace and goodness to all that call upon him; which last reason is confirmed, Ro 10:13, by a passage of Scripture in Joe 2:32, on occasion of which, the apostle proceeds to treat of the calling of the Gentiles, and of the means of it, the preaching of the Gospel, which was necessary to it, which is made out by a train of reasoning after this manner; that seeing salvation is only of such that call upon the name of the Lord, and there could be no calling upon him without believing in him, and no believing without hearing, and no hearing without preaching, and no preaching without mission, which is proved by a citation out of Isa 52:7, and no success in preaching, when sent, without the exertions of efficacious grace, as appears from the case of the Jews, who had the ministration of the Gospel to them by Isaiah, and yet all did not believe it; as is evident from Isa 53:1, and seeing the conclusion of which is, that faith comes by preaching, and preaching by the order and command of God, Ro 10:14-17, it follows, that it was proper that ministers should be sent, and the Gospel preached to the Gentiles, and that attended with power, in order that they should believe in the Lord, and call upon his name and be saved; and which method God had taken, and which he had foretold he would take, in the prophecies of the Old Testament, and which were now fulfilling: that the Gospel was preached to them, and they heard it, were matters of fact, and were no other than what should be, or might be concluded, from Ps 19:4, cited, Ro 10:18, and that the Jews could not be ignorant of the calling of the Gentiles is clear, first from the words of Moses, De 32:21, which the apostle produces, Ro 10:19, and from a passage in the prophecy of Isa 65:1. This same term occurs again in verses 14 and 15. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. The word Kurios was and is the touchstone of faith.. Does that mean then that God is through with the Jew forever? They ought to have known better: they had every chance to know better; but they rejected the appeal of God. Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness. God sought by His work among the Gentiles the pouring out of His grace and love and blessings, to provoke the jealousy of the Jew, so that the Jew will seek after God through Jesus Christ. I am afraid we say a great deal at times which rather lumbers and cumbers the gospel than makes it clear. c. Believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead: We must also believe this. (a.) It has four stages of meaning. Thus the first argument shows that the rejection was not total; the second, that it was but for a season. 14, 15). They are merely persons who plume themselves on their orthodoxy, but in a wholly unrenewed condition. It is not even enough to believe in him, as being the Son of God, and the anointed of the Lord; but we must believe on him The faith that saves is not believing certain truths, nor even believing that Jesus is a Savior; but it is resting on him, depending on him, lying with all your weight on Christ as the foundation of your hope. Now Paul here very adroitly takes these words out of the mouth of Moses, alters them somewhat, and as good as says, "It was the boast of the law that it was clear, known, and accessible to the people; but much more is this the glory of the gospel." 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. On both sides therefore the apostle is meeting the grand points he had at heart to demonstrate from their own Scriptures. How could the Jews say that this meant themselves? A great present-day preacher called preaching "pleading with men." Christ is nigh thee, for the word is nigh thee: nigh thee indeed: it is in thy mouth, and in thy heart; there is no difficulty in understanding, believing, and owning it. It might be more or less any man's lot to learn. 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 ). This also is a most important truth, my brethren, to bear in mind. Faith is to both; it is the condition of our justification (Romans 5:1; Romans 5:1), and it is the root and spring of our sanctification; in it it is begun; by it it is carried on, Acts 15:9. No trembling sinner doubts but that by the breaking of the law we are condemned: be you equally sure of it, that by not believing you are condemned. From the Septuagint, Deuteronomy 30:14. 1-8 at the best online prices at eBay! But this is not the full extent of salvation. 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." And he says to Israel: "All the day I have stretched out my hands to a people who are disobedient and contrary.". For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 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? Lectionary Calendar. Its remarkable that Paul found something good to say about these Jewish people who persecuted him so mercilessly. I can say no less. So that we have here a brief summary of the terms of salvation, and they are very reasonable; in short this, that we must devote, dedicate, and give up, to God, our souls and our bodies--our souls in believing with the heart, and our bodies in confessing with the mouth. Paul does not rejoice that they have stumbled at that stumbling stone (Romans 9:32). By the preaching of the Gospel the doctrine of salvation is nigh thee, and the saving influence is at hand: it is in thy mouth, easy to be understood, easy to be professed: and in thy heart, if thou art upright before God, sincerely desiring to be saved on his own terms, not striving to establish thy own method of justification by the law, which must for ever be ineffectual, but submitting to the method of justification which God has devised. (2.) Therein God is both vindicated and glorified. Lower than that, he descended to being "despised and rejected of men." Or what is to be done according to that doctrine? Did the Jews take the ground of exclusively having that word of God the law? No, confess yourself a sinner; trust in the sinner's Savior, and you are saved. Go not to the loom to weave a righteousness. That is God's promise.So we have the divine sovereignty of God, but we also have the human responsibility of man, and you will not be saved unless you do call upon the name of the Lord. Who bring glad tidings of good things!. He was in the end killed. The law cannot make a person righteous before God, nor can it give a person a righteous standing before God. "The righteousness which is of faith," or believing, "speaketh on this wise, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? Witness the common joy that grace gives an apostle with saints be had never seen, so that even he should be comforted as well as they by their mutual faith. Justification by faith lays the foundation of our title to salvation; but by confession we build upon that foundation, and come at last to the full possession of that to which we were entitled. I need not speak about it this morning: I believe it, and rejoice in it: but it is not at all contrary to this precious truth. There is then the solemn truth also of divine wrath. No man that rested in Christ, and Christ alone, ever was ashamed of his hope; and none ever shall be. I. I invite your earnest attention to the first point WHAT MOSES SAITH: "Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them." (that is, to bring Christ again from the dead.) This is as certain and clear as the utterance of that dreadful roll of thunder which has just now left on your minds the thought, "He that doeth these things shall live by them.". III. Charity teaches us to have the best opinion of persons, and to put the best construction upon words and actions, that they will bear. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. 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. They are really rebelling against God's path of righteousness, having established now their own righteousness by works, as Paul here declares. When we confess the Lord Jesus, we agree with what God said about Jesus, and with what Jesus said about Himself. Paul ably demonstrated in the first several chapters of Romans how futile this is. There is no question of a people on earth, and of God's wrath breaking out in one form or another against human evil in this life. Next, what the gospel says: "But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise," and so on. 1. The Gentiles did not seem to him to be in the same position as the Jews at all. The latter clause in the first verse of the authorised version mars the sense. It is "the power of God unto salvation." There is no need of dwelling now on "salvation" as employed in the Old Testament, and in some parts of the New, as the gospels and Revelation particularly, where it is used for deliverance in power or even providence and present things. May you experience the joys of His power, of His presence, of His glory, as God day by day showers you with His goodness and with His love. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. 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. Your father is not offering sacrifices. If you get out on the extreme and, unfortunately, some people do. Obedience was possible and the consequences of obedience (Gods blessings) were sure. Seventh day adventist Bible Commentary reference series volumes 1-10. Along with this he gathers testimonies from more than one prophet. Do you mean to tell me that because my father does not believe that Jesus is the Messiah that he is lost?" First, We need not go to heaven, to search the records there, or to enquire into the secrets of the divine counsel. This was not a direct and intrinsic effect, of course, but the result of spiritual dealing for the soul. There the truth is held, and apparently with firmness too. There is the vindication of God in His ways with the Old Testament believers. No longer does the question exist of requiring an expiation. - That is, what is the language of the doctrine of justification by faith? 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. Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . "What shall we sing?" How can they hear about Him unless someone preach to them? "He that doeth those things," that is, always, without exception, with all his heart and soul and strength "he shall live by them"; but nobody else. But then again he intimates that the nature of the gospel is involved in the publishing of the glad tidings. The hope of salvation by works is black despair; yet we have a set of men on the face of the earth who are always wanting us to preach up this hopeless hope, and urging us to lay this heavy burden upon the shoulders of dying men. The downfall of man, when he thus abandoned God, was most rapid and profound; and the Holy Spirit traces this solemnly to the end ofRomans 1:1-32; Romans 1:1-32 with no needless words, in a few energetic strokes summing up that which is abundantly confirmed (but in how different a manner!) It was not merely, that he had better light. The gospel states its message as clearly as the law. But I say, [Paul said,] Have they not heard? 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