It was a message that went out from God to sinners as such. But we have had it fully in Romans 3:1-31. Paul didnt just care, he prayed. Was he not himself, says Paul, a proof to the contrary? This is applied in the two chapters that follow. It is simple; indeed, so simple that people try to obscure it in order to understand it. He shall own that once glorious seat of royalty in Israel. 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. He observes Sabbath; he loves God. Many times people say, "Oh, I wish I had more faith," and I think that oftentimes we almost insult God by our lack of faith.I have heard people pray, "Oh, Lord, help me to believe. The way of salvation is now both plain and easy. Amen, so let it be. 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. Righteousness can be gained by sinful men, but it can only be secured by faith and not by deeds. The law is magnified and made honourable by the death of Christ; and the doctrine of faith in his death and resurrection is fully proclaimed, and amply proved to be effectual to the purpose for which it was revealed. Calling for mischief or injury to fall upon a person. It was undoubtedly enough for present purposes. 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. A Jew would find it hard to believe that the way to God was not through the law; this way of trust and of acceptance was shatteringly and incredibly new to him. Then he quotes Deuteronomy 30:12-13. There seems to be more than a tinge of implied rebuke against the self-righteousness of the Jews who have rejected Christ Jesus and the gospel. The Gentiles the despised heathen were to be brought in; the self-satisfied Jews are left behind, justly and beyond question, if they believed the law and the prophets. Ed. Romans 10:17, NASB: So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. What saith the gospel? That it is not at all hard or difficult. You will get the foreboding of this world with all of its problems. The idea of salvation by works sits like an awful incubus upon the breast of humanity, and presses out of the soul all hope, thus robbing man of strength to attempt true holiness. The latter clause in the first verse of the authorised version mars the sense. 2. (324) For the purpose of removing the impediments of faith, he has hitherto spoken negatively: but now in order to show the way of obtaining righteousness, he adopts an affirmative mode of speaking. And where? There are several texts from which it may be gathered that believers shall not be put to shame. (Spurgeon). For the Jew stumbling at Jesus Christ going about by works trying to establish a righteousness before God.Paul declares they just haven't made it and can't make it for they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God and Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes. The gospel means His glad tidings for man. You can check these in your browser security settings. This was no question of legal obedience, although the law came from Jehovah. But how, argues he, could this stand, seeing that Abraham had another son, just as much his child as Isaac? Once, again, though your faith should only be strong enough to lead you to pray, yet it shall save you, for "Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved." i. For, essentially associated as He is with the glory of God the Father, the full deliverance of souls from the realm of death was His also. There never can be solid peace with God without both. It is hard singing when your father is dying, but it was not hard to him. The ground taken by a Jew for supposing God exclusively for Israel was, that they had the law, which was the measure of what God claimed from man; and this the Gentile had not. Observe, the gospel is not simply remission of sins, nor is it only peace with God, but "the power of God unto salvation." 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. They grasped the meaning of this offer all right, when it came to them unexpectedly and unsought." It is true that Israel did not accept the good news from God, and in their refusal they were simply running true to form; history was repeating itself. "Whosoever believeth in him hath everlasting life." by all that remains of the ancient world. b. Going to where Jesus went (the abyss/Hades/the realm of the dead, verse 7) is also unnecessary. Did the Jews take the ground of exclusively having that word of God the law? There the prophet points out how welcome those are who bring the good news of good things. Increase of privileges can never avail without the soul's self-judgment before the mercy of God. But "justification of life" goes farther, though involved in the latter, than the end of Romans 4:1-25; for now we learn that in the gospel there is not only a dealing with the guilt of those that are addressed in it; there is also a mighty work of God in the presenting the man in a new place before God, and in fact, too, for his faith, clearing him from all the consequences in which he finds himself as a man in the flesh here below. [1.] The Jews have indeed heard this message, so they have no excuse (18). They're both true. The past prepared the way, as it is said here, "which God had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures, concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, [here we have the great central object of God's gospel, even the person of Christ, God's Son,] which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh" (ver. Hence, as is shown later in the chapter, Adam is a head characterized by disobedience, who brought in death, the just penalty of sin; as on the other hand we have Him of whom he was the type, Christ, the obedient man, who has brought in righteousness, and this after a singularly blessed sort and style "justification of life." He was the promised Messiah, born King of the Jews. They have rejected God. Judge ye whether any one of us has fulfilled the whole law. There is a legal maxim which says that genuine ignorance may be a defence, but neglect of knowledge never is. ", Oh, but this is a very blessed thing to have to say to you. Consequently the call of God, and not the birth simply makes the real difference. All that which is done for us is already done to our hands. From verse 14 there is an advance. of But, suppose I still say: "Can it be that they have not heard?" For whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.. 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. "Oh, come over here and sit on Grandpa's lap. Thy salvation rests in Jesus, rest thou in Jesus. 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. No, my dear friend, do not say that even in your thought. Compare Romans 10:14; Romans 10:14. Nevertheless, what is in nowise the same as what was or what will be. To this then the apostle comes, after having spoken of the divine favour shown himself, both when a sinner, and now in his own special place of serving the Lord Jesus. 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. We should take notice of that which is commendable even in bad people. I have tried my best; and so I close by bidding you hear WHAT EXPERIENCE SAITH. Thirdly, we shall consider what the Scripture saith: "Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed." 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. For this (Romans 10:11; Romans 10:11) he quotes Isaiah 28:16, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed; ou kataischynthesetai. 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. The tenour of it is, Do, and live. How shall they hear without a preacher? Jesus came into the world to save real sinners, not sham sinners; for he is a real, and not a pretended Savior. Moses had so often inculcated it, that it was understood and talked about by the people, so that there was no need to search in distant climes to obtain it. The righteousness which is of faith, what does it say to us? And the cross offends people, because the cross tells you there is only one way to God. But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it." All through this section Paul has been driving home the personal responsibility of the Jews. I have had Bible studies in their home in Santa Monica, and Keith was by here the other day. He said he had no experience but this, The good elders very properly asked, "Are you converted? No, if by keeping the law, then that encourages boasting, but it is eliminated because I am saved just through simple faith in Jesus Christ. It was about eating pork. I will read his exact words to you. He was God over all blessed for ever, as well as their Messiah. But what does it say? Thereby is identification with His death. There is the balance. speaketh on this wise: In these verses (6-8), Pauls language is clearly based on the Septuagint rendering of Deuteronomy 30:11-14 where Moses enumerates the blessings that accrue to Israel if she keeps the law. Finally, Paul insists that, all through history, God has been stretching out hands of appeal to Israel, and Israel has always been disobedient and perverse. Be nothing; be nobody; and trust Him. He introduced a new religion and way of worship, to which the former must give place. The direction is "unto all;" the application is, of course, only to "them that believe;" but it is to all them that believe. Rema is different from the law or works of the law because faith informs "the word.". Horribly offensive as sin is to God, and inexcusable in the creature, it is sin which has given occasion to the astonishing display of divine righteousness in justifying believers. Paul does not raise the possibility of the message being read. No man can tell. Outside Revelation, it only occurs here and Luke 8:31. In thy mouth - This is taken from the Septuagint. If salvation for man is possible by any other means, if man can be saved by the law, if man can be saved by his own efforts, by his good works, if a man can be saved by sincerity, then, God, let this cup pass from Me. The believer in Jesus shall be saved because he is a believer; and Christ's veracity is staked thereon: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. He still loves the Jews, independent as far as God's way of righteousness and all, but God still loves them, and thus, He blesses you, and says, "Oh, come and receive the kingdom and into the joys and the blessings and all." 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. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets" (verses 20, 21). It is not believing (not to be reckoned so) if it be not with the heart. 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. And to this agreed the testimony of the prophet. We may request cookies to be set on your device. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Or, Who shall descend into the deep? We have had justification, both by blood and also in virtue of Christ's resurrection. But what does it say? " I believe that whoever you are, chosen or not, predestined or not, if you will call upon the name of the Lord you will be saved. "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. He would not therefore have them ignorant how they had lain on his heart for a visit (ver. The gospel, as now revealed in the New Testament, has linked with it, though not contained in it, the revelation of divine wrath from heaven, and this, you will observe, according to Paul's gospel. . Man is only so much the worse for knowing the truth, if he holds it ever so fast with unrighteousness. The man who does those things shall live by them: The Law of Moses makes the path to righteousness through the law plain. No, he directed the comfort to his dear wife, for she had greater need of it than he had his faith was firm. There could be but one satisfactory answer. You, up there in the gallery, however guilty you may have been, or however moral you may have been, it matters not, if your one hope is in what Christ has done, you shall never turn round on your dying bed, and cry, "I made a mistake in trusting Christ." The righteousness of faith, on the other hand, is easily available to all men upon the conditions mentioned in the next phrases. But the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against them pre-eminently. how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! That is, it is not merely pardon of past sins, but deliverance from sin, and in due time from all its consequences. It is even as close as your mouth. Nevertheless there is in this passage something of permanent value. For all this, as he presses further, there was the weightiest reason possible. He descended into the grave, so that he dwelt among the dead! 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. We are as full of evil as an egg is full of meat, and our heart is like a cage of unclean birds. As to those who have been called home, how have they died? Now it was manifested, and not promised or predicted merely. Listen to it, lost ones; you need not climb to heaven: Christ has come down from heaven to you; and if you lie among the spiritually dead to-day, or think you do, he has come down to you, and you need not enquire bow you can go up to him. 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 faith of Christ has brought divine joy into his soul; but, in point of fact, he is traversing a world of infirmity, suffering, and grief. You can also change some of your preferences. 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. Now what is this word of faith? Go to Jesus for everything. Oh, my bearer, our salvation lies in this! The sacrifices, and offerings, and purifications appointed under the Old Testament, prefigured Christ, and pointed at him; and their inability to take away sin discovered the necessity of a sacrifice that should, by being once offered, take away sin. Seventh day adventist Bible Commentary reference series volumes 1-10. He know what he did know, and to that he held fast, Well, they must take him into the church; they could not well refuse a man with such a confession of faith; and when he was in the church, walking with the brethren, he was happier than the rest of them, at which they greatly marvelled, and one said to him, "Brother Jack, don't you sometimes feel doubts and fears? For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Jewish religion was based on meticulous obedience to the law. They are a disobedient and contrary people, and all the more so because of their great responsibility before God. 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