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. "What are you?" From the Septuagint, Deuteronomy 30:14. Rather he means to say the same thing about the system of grace ("the righteousness which is of faith") that Moses says about the law. Moses claimed for the law which God had given to the people through him that it was clear, and within the range of their knowledge and understanding. The word is near you -- --easily accessible. It is close to you; it is as close as your mouth. Not so, says the apostle. Listen. The righteousness of the law required absolute sinless perfection achieved through flawless obedience; however, the righteousness that is of faith does not make requirements that are impossible for sinners. Ask those who have seen them die. God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever would believe in Him would not perish but can know the eternal life of God and the glory of God's eternal kingdom and can share as children of God, heirs of God, joint-heirs with Jesus Christ, kings and priests in that glorious age that is coming. The past history of Israel was sketched inRomans 9:1-33; Romans 9:1-33; the present more immediately is before us inRomans 10:1-21; Romans 10:1-21. Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! It means we recognize that Jesus is God, that He is the Messiah, and that His work on the cross is the only way of salvation for mankind. Yes, they did hear. 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. 5. "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus. Have as many good works as you can cram into your life, but never tell anybody about them, or think anything of them. Jesus has already come to the earth and brought us the information we need to serve God and find heaven. Paul quoted Moses again (Deuteronomy 30:14) to reaffirm the fact that the great lawgiver taught that salvation came by faith. What baptism sets forth is more than that, and is justly found, not in Romans 3:1-31, but inRomans 6:1-23; Romans 6:1-23. They become angry and envious when they see their supposedly ignorant Gentile neighbours accepting the gospel, but they themselves will not listen to it (19-21). I am not sure, for I know little about it." But the Jew might argue that it was an unjust thing in principle this gospel, these tidings of which the apostle was so full; for why should one man affect many, yea, all? (iii) But a man must not only believe in his heart; he must confess with his lips. They set up the golden calf, and thus cast off the true God, their God, even in the desert. 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. 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. It is God Himself who, infinitely glorified in the Lord that expiated our sins by His one sacrifice, remits them now, not looking for our victory, nor as yet even in leading us on to victory, but by faith in Jesus and His blood. The apostle refers to Isaiah to show that God would "lay in Zion a stumbling-stone." Romans 10:8-17 8 But what does it say? 17 So then [ therefore] The words "so then" indicate the consequence of those who believe the message. An evil pronouncement .read more. It may well be that what we have here is the notes of some address which Paul was in the habit of making to the Jews to convince them of their error. And this was powerfully corroborated by the testimony of another great name in Israel (David), in Psalms 32:1-11. This word of faith is our message, that, if you acknowledge with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and if you believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Jesus wept over Jerusalem. The latter clause in the first verse of the authorised version mars the sense. "For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified." But I say, did Israel not know? 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. Such a man would necessarily be saved because there would be no sin to condemn him. Did they fall back on Abraham? ". Granted that it is so, at once and fully. He loved even here at the threshold to show the breadth of God's grace. i. To prove this point Paul quotes two passages. He fell and a soldier kicked him. Saul of Tarsus was a notorious persecutor of Christians before Jesus confronted him on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-20). That it is not at all hard or difficult. This was the key to their difficulties this alone, and fully explains their coming ruin as well as God's solemn warnings. It is not as if we have to ascend into heaven or descend into the abyss to gain Jesus. 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. He spent the whole night in trying to cheer and comfort others: he had no trembling thought about himself. But Paul's answer is: "Israel may have failed to understand; but the Gentiles did not. to deal with the whole posterity of Adam as involved in death because of one, their common father, who could deny the consistency of one man's saving? The same was true of the doctrine requiring faith in Christ. 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. Would we follow up the heights of heavenly truth, would we sound the depths of Christian experience, would we survey the workings of the Spirit of God in the Church, would we bow before the glories of the person of Christ, or learn His manifold offices, we must look elsewhere in the writings of the New Testament no doubt, but elsewhere rather than here. 1. In light of what Moses said, Pauls teaching (justification by faith) was not a new concept. Do some great brave wonderful marvelous thing. It is not our effort which wins us goodness. It is true that Christ was in the grave, and it is as true that he is now in heaven; but we need not perplex and puzzle ourselves with fancied difficulties, nor must we create to ourselves such gross and carnal ideas of these things as if the method of salvation were impracticable, and the design of the revelation were only to amuse us. 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. (324) The righteousness of faith is evidently the it in this question: See Romans 10:6. Conceivably, God could have chosen any means for the message of salvation to come, such as angelic messengers or directly working without a human preacher. To this day there are strict orthodox Jews in this country who will not poke or mend a fire on the Sabbath or switch on a light. 5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. 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." Anybody being able to . Unbelief is a non-submission to the righteousness of God, standing it out against the gospel proclamation of indemnity. The whole Jewish approach was that by this kind of obedience to the law a man earned credit with God. He takes their own books, and proves from one of them (Deuteronomy) that in the ruin of Israel the resource is not going into the depths, nor going up to heaven. For information about the word heart (kardia), see the commentary on verse 1. Verse 19. This is a state of mind, and not the necessary or immediate fruit of Romans 3:1-31, but is based on the truth of Romans 4:1-25 as well as 3. Never lose the balance. This was not suitable to the character of the epistle; but the glory of God he does. For there is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus. What is nigh us may be easily obtained. The first is Moses himself. For Christ is the end of the whole system of law. 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. and how shall they preach unless they be sent? Moses is saying that God's law is not inaccessible and impossible; it is there in a man's mouth and life and heart. I am crazy about this little doll, but it is necessary for me to get her close to me to provoke her to jealousy.Now that is exactly what God is seeking to do to the Jews. God is revealing a righteousness of His own in the gospel. But he meets their proud exclusiveness in another way. Sin had left its crimson stain, but He washed me white as snow." If it was the Lord's will that I should die in the street at this moment, I would cheerfully go." That is quite true, because Isaiah says: "Lord, who has believed what they heard from us?" Love is the great debt that we owe, which never can be paid, but which we should always be paying. In the next chapter (Romans 10:1-21) he carries on the subject, showing in the most touching manner his affection for the people. Jesus died my soul to save, my lips shall still repeat, for Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe. There must be a radical, ii. The "word of faith" is the gospel Paul preaches and has explained in detail in Romans one through eight. The believer is not put under law, you will observe, but under grace, which is the precise reverse of law. "I am not ashamed," etc. already. Nevertheless the apostle does not expressly mention heaven here. What have you to say to that?" It was not merely, that he had better light. To question the need for bringing someone from the deep was a denial of Jesus resurrection (CBL, Romans, p. 163). Here now we have the basis for missionary activity by the church. But that wasnt their only problem. how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! The contrast of Christ with Adam takes in man universally as well as the Christian; and man in sin, alas! But this one is a special little angel. Paul deals with that objection by quoting Isaiah 52:7. When the substance comes, the shadow is gone. Take his counsel. He could not have remitted heretofore. 14, 15). It is not doing, but believing; therefore it is what is proclaimed to them, and what they receive and believe. He suffered agonizing pain, but his peace was as deep as the sea. For belief with the heart is the way to a right relationship with God, and confession with the mouth is the way to salvation, For scripture says, "Every one who believes in him will not be put to shame," for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord over all, and he has ample resources for all who call upon him. of While there were people who could read, the ordinary first-century citizen depended rather on being able to hear something. (Morris). But now to faith all this is gone not lightly, but truly in the sight of God; so that he may live on a Saviour that is risen from the dead as his new life. Verse 9 seems to be directly connected to Deuteronomy 30:14 (it may be helpful to read this verse a second time). (d) In the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures it is the regular translation of the divine name, Jahveh or Jehovah. It is sinful shame that makes people deny Christ, Mark 8:38. It is as equally simple to the Jew as it is to the Greek. So I have found by my making over my other grandchildren she'll come elbowing her way in to get close to Grandpa. All of Pauls teaching of Gods election and right to choose does not diminish mans responsibility. ii. Bible Book List. Christ is thus the end of the law for righteousness, that is, for justification; but it is only to every one that believeth. First, We need not go to heaven, to search the records there, or to enquire into the secrets of the divine counsel. 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. 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. There. And how can they believe in Him unless they hear about Him? "What shall we sing?" Thus, how can your father have the forgiveness of sins which is essential for fellowship with God?" They too should live. Another, despairing of deliverance by his doings, runs upon his feelings, and cries, "If I am to be saved, surely I shall need to experience joys like those which are felt by spirits before the throne. The words, which we preach, are added, that no one might have the suspicion that Paul differed from Moses; for he testifies, that in the ministration of the gospel there was complete consent between him and Moses; inasmuch as even Moses placed our felicity in nothing else but in the gratuitous promise of divine favor. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. He says rema is "the word of faith" that is proclaimed by the followers of Jesus. To make his point Paul uses two Old Testament quotations. It was not only his heart's desire, but it was his prayer. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. the Jew was none the better for this, unless there were the submission of his conscience to God. (iii) There is the ignorance which is in essence a lie. 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. He has put the two things together, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved." Because for He has revealed Himself to us. ( Romans 10:5-8 ). 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. On the contrary, he says Gods word is as close to a person as his own mouth and heart. How are they to believe in him of whom they have not heard? Oh, let's all get our climbing ropes and let's all climb into heaven and let's bring the Messiah down. The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. And we hear it on all sides. Have done with every other confidence. Thus, the true God being lost, all was lost, and man's downward career becomes the most painful and humiliating object, unless it be, indeed, that which we have to feel where men, without renewal of heart, espouse in pride of mind the truth with nothing but unrighteousness. I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.". If it were possible that man could be saved any other way, the cross would not be necessary. First, he raises the question, "Has God cast away his people?" (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) Romans 10:5-9 . Because many among them had not believed his report because they did not trust in Gods word through Isaiah and other messengers of the gospel. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets" (verses 20, 21). We have God and man in presence, so to speak. (iv) The fourth objection is: "But what if Israel did not understand?" This is what made the gospel to be so sweet and precious, and, what is more, absolutely necessary, if he would escape certain and eternal ruin. First Moses says: I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation, 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. The Rock of Ages never fails. Romans 12:1-21 looks at the mutual duties of the saints. ( Romans 10:14-15 ). Listen, man. The extent is what God Himself, so to speak, possesses the universe of God, whatever will be under Christ: and what will not? But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? It is not here believing on Jesus, but on God who has proved what He is to us in raisin, from among the dead Him who was delivered for our offences, and raised again for our justification (verses 13-25). The Jews were the last in the world to take such ground as this. Thou sayest, "Who shall ascend into heaven?" Instead of waiting for some new truth to fall from heaven, or float up from the abyss, they ought to recognize that truth has already been given. 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." He shall never have cause to repent his confidence in reposing such a trust in the Lord Jesus. 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. Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness. 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. Moses says nothing about wearing phylacteries, or washing hands, or offering incense, or performing ceremonies in order to righteousness. Nothing can be more simple and essential. "The righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? Hear this! "Shall we sin," says he, proceeding yet farther (ver. To the limits of the holy land? They are zealous for God, yes. And how shall they hear without a preacher? Now I ask you to listen to WHAT THE GOSPEL SAITH. Or, Who shall descend into the deep? His death is instead of the death of our souls: his life is the life of our spirits. So also the gospel by no means involves itself in obscurity, but says, Believe and live, quite as distinctly as Moses said, "Do and live." Possession of it is not dependent on some act of Herculean proportions, such as ascending into the heavens or crossing the sea. The soul may feel the blood of Jesus to be a yet deeper want; but this alone does not give peace with God. There is really no other hope, for if you get a little bit of your own works put into the building, of your hope, you have just so much rotten timber in the fabric, and that rot will plague the whole house, and turn it into dust at the last. ( Romans Commentary) Paul's main point is the ready availability of Good News. . the word of faith -- The gospel peached by the apostles. But after the flood man as such was put under certain conditions the whole race. The application of this was more evident to the Gentile than to the Jew. It is not God having an earthly centre, and the peoples doming up to worship the Lord in Jerusalem. Now the doctrine which we saw asserted in the latter part ofRomans 5:1-21; Romans 5:1-21 is applied to both. 1. 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. 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). There were those who were good, whose balance was on the right side; there were those who were bad, whose balance was on the debit side; there were those who were in between, who, by doing one more good work, could become good. 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. That is, it is the power of God unto salvation, not because it is victory (which at the beginning of the soul's career would only give importance to man even if possible, which it is not), but because it is "the righteousness of God." Notice that Paul describes Gods word as the word (a definite article occurs in the Greek text). First, in 10:8b, he uses rema ("the word") to explain faith. But they are not even doing the works that God requires in the offering of a sacrifice. A man may be well aware that some habit, some indulgence, some way of life, some friendship, some association must have disastrous results; but he may simply refuse to look at the facts. It has four stages of meaning. 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. Ourselves nothing, Christ everything that is it. God is proved thus divinely consistent with Himself in Christ Jesus, whom He has set forth a mercy-seat through faith in His blood. What is near us may be easily reached. for on your own showing, according to that word to which we all bow, you must admit that one man's sin brought in universal moral ruin and death. 15:18-24). First, he quotes Leviticus 18:5 where it says that, if a man meticulously obeys the commandments of the law, he will find life. 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. 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. Jesus has come down: years ago be left the glories of his Father. All then that believe, though uncircumcised, might claim him as father, assured that righteousness will be reckoned to them too. Man is only so much the worse for knowing the truth, if he holds it ever so fast with unrighteousness. Once it was far otherwise. No man can say that they were not desperately in earnest about their service to God. He is not coming according to the covenant that God established by Moses for sins to be forgiven. Christianity is belief plus confession; it involves witness before men. Because this word is so important, Paul said it was preached (present tense). The way of the law was not easy. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. A soul may as truly, no doubt, be put into relationship with God be made very happy, it may be; but it is not what Scripture calls "peace with God." 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