It is not a mystical, obscure thing; it is near and familiar. That is not Christ's way. No longer does the question exist of requiring an expiation. And how shall they preach unless they are sent? 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. We cannot speak of the state of things before the flood as a dispensation. Listen, angels, you will not weary while I tell the story over again he went into Gethsemane where he put on the crimson garment of his own bloody sweat; and then to Pilate's hall, where they did falsely accuse him, and spit on him, and scourge him, and make a jest of him; and then to that cross whereon they nailed him in his nakedness, so that he hung in agony, to die in fever and in thirst, till he cried, "It is finished." Be it so then; it was a foolish nation by which Moses declared they should be angered. If you were to be saved by the law you should have begun without sin, continued without sin, and then it would be needful to end without sin. Zealous the Jews were and are. But what saith it? The resurrection was an essential of Christian belief. It is simple; indeed, so simple that people try to obscure it in order to understand it. There never was an hour since Israel's existence as a nation that God has not had His remnant of them. There could be but one satisfactory answer. It is near and not hard to attain. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. i. What the law says, it speaks to those under it. I hear him say so at this moment; and I answer him, "Dear brother, we will be with you speedily.". Both Jew and Greek were quick to give some credit to national or ethnic origin, as if being saved were a matter of being born into the right family. $9.99 + $8.50 shipping. Our need is our warrant, and if that be gone, all is gone. No, confess yourself a sinner; trust in the sinner's Savior, and you are saved. You say, "Who shall descend into the deep?" All Reading Plans / Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous) / Genesis 21:8-21 (The rescue of Hagar and Ishmael); Psalm 86:1-10 16-17 (Prayer for deliverance); Romans 6:1b-11 (Buried and raised with Christ in baptism); Matthew 10:24-39 (The cost of discipleship) ( English Standard Version) June 25, 2023. I confine myself to its doctrinal import, and the full Christian sense of the word; and I maintain that salvation signifies that deliverance for the believer which is the full consequence of the mighty work of Christ, apprehended not, of course, necessarily according to all its depth in God's eyes, but at any rate applied to the soul in the power of the Holy Ghost. The thing is done for us, and we have only to accept. Clearly, then, such ground is untenable. "The righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? They tried him many ways with their blessed experience, of which you and I have got cart-loads, perhaps waggon-loads; but he could not be drawn out of his one firm position. Because if you know God well you will have no problem trusting in Him at all.How can you know God? 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. He has put the two things together, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved." Paul ably demonstrated in the first several chapters of Romans how futile this is. That is - This is the use which the apostle makes of it; not that Moses referred to the gospel. The Rock of Ages never fails. You can check these in your browser security settings. In light of what Moses said, Pauls teaching (justification by faith) was not a new concept. We need not here enter into the details; but on the surface we see how the apostle brings all down to that which is of the deepest interest to every soul. It is not so alone; but in His death, unto which I am baptized, I am dead to sin. To the contrary, the salvation of God is as near them as their own mouths and hearts. Romans 8:1-39 displays this comforting truth in its fulness. (b) It is the normal title of the Roman Emperors. No, you see, this opens the door to every man no matter who you are, predestined or not, elected or not, chosen or not. Take his counsel. 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. (iii) There is the ignorance which is in essence a lie. Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . Of the Jew by his own confession. But that wasnt their only problem. It is not doing, but believing; therefore it is what is proclaimed to them, and what they receive and believe. we know how this was in Israel, how it might be, and has been, in Christendom. Israel responsible for its own loss (9:30-10:21). 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 day hastens when the Redeemer shall come to Zion. It was undoubtedly enough for present purposes. Angels saw him and wondered. Yes, God has chosen and elected and predestined. It is not God seeking, or man bringing righteousness. Have as many good works as you can cram into your life, but never tell anybody about them, or think anything of them. e. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation: These two together (belief and confession) result in righteousness and salvation. God is not far from each one of us (Acts 17:27) because His will is right at our fingertips. 13). You, dear friend, down the aisle there, it you trust in Christ you shall never be ashamed of your hope. From Romans 9 alone we might think that salvation is Gods doing alone, but from Romans 10 we might think that salvation is mans doing alone together we see the matter from each perspective. But now they were; and thus God vindicated Himself perfectly as to the past. God is revealing a righteousness of His own in the gospel. The discovery is made that the source of the internal misery was that the mind, though renewed, was occupied with the law as a means of dealing with, flesh. 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. Did they fall back on Abraham? It is "revealed," and this too "from heaven." He can be yours through faith right where you are (6-8). From verse 14 there is an advance. The word of faith is to be taken for the word of promise, that is, for the gospel itself, because it bears a relation to faith. The word is nigh thee There is no occasion to seek high or low for the saving power; the word of reconciliation is nigh. But we believe on Him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead. Would that the Lord would give us hearts to remember, as well as eyes to see, according to His own grace! 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. As I said the other day, Do not behave like a rat behind the wainscot, only daring to come out in the dark. Calling for mischief or injury to fall upon a person. But this is not the full extent of salvation. 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. For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. Never lose the balance. Fair-weather sailors, who go out in their little painted perfection boats, are people who have had small temptation and little soul-trouble. Then there is another and crowning part of the blessing: "And not only so, but also boasting in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the reconciliation." 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. One does not have to climb to heavenas though one couldto bring it down. This is all perfectly true true of a Jew as of a pagan true of any unrenewed man that never heard of a Saviour. No man that rested in Christ, and Christ alone, ever was ashamed of his hope; and none ever shall be. "No, I am not." The bearing of this on the contents and main doctrine of the epistle will appear abundantly by-and-by. Birthright from the same father would let in Ishmael on the one hand, as from both parents it would secure the title of Esau on the other. The inner man is dealt with, and searched through and through. That is, it is not merely pardon of past sins, but deliverance from sin, and in due time from all its consequences. To say You can be right before God if you work hard enough is not a gospel of peace, and that message does not bring glad tidings of good things. Nor does this in the slightest degree weaken the principle of law. Bible > Commentaries > Romans 10:9 . To make his point Paul uses two Old Testament quotations. 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, however, will be put to the test by-and-by. . Thus the discussion of Abraham strengthens the case in behalf of the uncircumcised who believe, to the overthrow of the greatest boast of the Jew. What canst thou need more than to rely upon the Anointed of the Lord? Commentary on Romans 8:10-17 (Read Romans 8:10-17) If the Spirit be in us, Christ is in us. 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. This he shows, Romans 10:5; Romans 10:5. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. His death is instead of the death of our souls: his life is the life of our spirits. I now plunge into my text. Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 "What shall we then say that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 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. Suppose you cannot walk on the sea, like Peter: never mind; you are not called to do it. 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. In Deuteronomy 30:11 Moses said his information was not far off, and it was not hidden from the Jewish people. ( Romans 10:5-8 ). We should say the best we can even of our worst enemies; this is blessing those that curse us. But God has established the way through Jesus Christ. Nevertheless Gods normal way of bringing people to Jesus Christ is through the preaching of the gospel. The 14th verse in Deuteronomy 30:1-20 completes the thought by saying that the Jews could do what God wanted them to do - that thou mayest do it. The soul of prayer is the heart's desire. There. People cannot come to Jesus without the right information about the gospel, but information alone is not enough to save anyone. His witness to our spirit is this, that we are children of God. 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. (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) If a man kept the law perfectly, even Moses concluded that such a person would live (be saved). It is our duty truly and earnestly to desire the salvation of our own. The objection is: But what if the Jews never heard of that? Notice, first, what Moses said. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen. 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. Seventh day adventist Bible Commentary reference series volumes 1-10. faith comes by hearing [ the thing heard], 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. "Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized unto Jesus Christ were baptized unto his death?" Then he enlarges, and points out that there is a remnant of grace in the worst of times. Hence, what he is here discussing is not remission of sins, but deliverance from sin. Consequently the call of God, and not the birth simply makes the real difference. 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by 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. As He is the spring of our joy, He is the power of sympathy in our sorrows, and the believer knows both. 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. 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. 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. For who hath known the mind of the Lord? 12:1-21. He never said a word more than he felt; yet that was the style of man. The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach: The 5th verse is a quotation from Leviticus 18:5. God has done all that is necessary, and we receive His gift of righteousness by faith" (Vol. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. The way of justification and salvation has in it no such depths or knots as may discourage us, no insuperable difficulties attending it but, as was foretold, it is a high-way, Isaiah 35:8. It is as equally simple to the Jew as it is to the Greek. Accordingly, in the end of the chapter, he shows that this is most true as applied to the moral judgment of the Jew; that uone so much dishonoured God as wicked Jews, their own Scripture attesting it; that position went for nothing in such, while the lack of it would not annul the Gentile's righteousness, which would indeed condemn the more unfaithful Israel; in short, that one must be a Jew inwardly to avail, and circumcision be of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, whose praise is of God, and not of men. All rights reserved. Then follows a warning against those who bring in stumbling-blocks and offences. Everything Paul touches in this letter he relates to God. She would say, "Oh, help me to believe you, Chuck, just help me to believe you." By the cross God has a deeper moral glory than ever a glory that He thus acquired, if I may so say. The righteousness of faith lies not in dreams and visions, delusions or depressions: it lies only in reliance upon the work of Jesus finished for you. The Gentiles did not seem to him to be in the same position as the Jews at all. This accordingly leads, as connected with the deliverance of the body, to the inheritance we are to possess. Paul was well aware of that; at this very time he was planning the evangelization of Spain, a province where the name of Christ was not yet known (c.f. (ii) There is the ignorance which comes from wilful blindness. I do say this for them--that they do have a zeal for God, but it is not a zeal which is based on a real knowledge. There is the righteousness of justification and the righteousness of sanctification. Such is the principle. Because this word is so important, Paul said it was preached (present tense). Oh yes very true, for their sound went out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world ( Romans 10:18 ). It is in Zion that He lays it. He observes Sabbath; he loves God. Rema is different from the law or works of the law because faith informs "the word.". The end of the law was to bring men to perfect obedience, and so to obtain justification. First Moses says: I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation, Not so, says the apostle; it is because of the evil of the nature, not of the law. 7). THE DESTRUCTION OF EXCUSES ( Romans 10:14-21 ), 10:14-21 How are they to call on him on whom they have not believed? God has condemned the flesh. A proud conceit of their own righteousness: Going about to establish their own--a righteousness of their own devising, and of their own working out, by the merit of their works, and by their observance of the ceremonial law. Faith comes by hearing, hearing by the Word of God.We are told in Jude that one of the ways by which we keep ourselves in that place of blessing, the blessings of God's love, is building up ourselves in the most holy faith. I will make you angry with a nation that has no understanding." Nevertheless there is in this passage something of permanent value. But besides this he adds "to faith." Great preachers have known this. Yet Israel ignored this word also, making them more accountable. Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? 8 But what saith it? Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. This is what Moses saith: hear it and be humbled. They have plenty of, Zeal for God, but not according to knowledge, iii. 2. The work thou hast to do lies within thee: the kingdom of God is within you,Luke 17:21. 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