romans 10:8 17 commentary

"Righteousness" never means mercy, not even the "righteousness of God." 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. (2.) "For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified." 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. What were the principles of it? 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. This, they say, would at least make men moral and keep them sober: whereas even in this they err against the light; for it has been proved by history that such preaching makes men worse and worse. He fell and a soldier kicked him. The word for Lord is kurios ( G2962) . Nevertheless, what is in nowise the same as what was or what will be. The end of the law was to bring men to perfect obedience, and so to obtain justification. for he came to bring everyone who believes and trusts into a right relationship with God. To prove this point Paul quotes two passages. StudyLght.org. This do, and thou shalt live. Alas! If you wish to be saved by the law you must do its commands and you shall live. Not only God, but also our fellow men, must know what side we are on. There is no language where their voice is not heard. The future must be brought in by the grace of God; and this he accordingly gives us at the close of Romans 11:1-36. Chapter 10Now Paul again reaffirms his love and desire for his brethren after the flesh. But I say, [Paul said,] Have they not heard? This is where so many religious people even sincere Christians go astray. Poor dear heart, if you can but trust Christ, even though the feeblest possible manifestation of it should be the only thing visible, namely, your calling upon God in prayer, it must and shall save you. He shall not be ashamed of his hope in Christ; he shall not be disappointed of his end. Whoever you are, God's promise is to you that if you call upon the name of the Lord you will be saved. No, my dear friend, do not say that even in your thought. So therefore it addressed itself to the obedience of faith; not by this meaning practice, still less according to the measure of a man's duty, but that which is at the root of all practice faith-obedience obedience of heart and will, renewed by divine grace, which accepts the truth of God. the Jew was none the better for this, unless there were the submission of his conscience to God. For He said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life, and no man can come to the Father but by me" ( John 14:6 ). Let the cross pass. The thing is done for us, and we have only to accept. Once it was far otherwise. There the prophet points out how welcome those are who bring the good news of good things. Abraham is the proof of the value of faith in justification before God. But if you and I are as he was, "poor sinners, and nothing at all," we may, with firm and resolute grip, lay hold upon the other line, "But Jesus Christ is my all in all." Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. i. ( Romans 10:14-15 ). 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. Hence, what he is here discussing is not remission of sins, but deliverance from sin. This might seem an exaggeration: the gospel had not been carried throughout all the earth, not even to all the lands that were known to the inhabitants of the Graeco-Roman world. God, therefore, having not the least hindrance to the manifestation of what He can be and is in merciful intervention on behalf of the worst of sinners, manifests it is His righteousness "by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe" (ver. Here it is not merely the negation of law and of circumcision, but we have the positive side. It was a message that went out from God to sinners as such. Your name is not on the list." Some wonder why Paul didnt mention the crucifixion in this passage. Sufficient then for pacifying minds, and for rendering certain our salvation, is the word of the gospel; in which we are not commanded to earn righteousness by works, but to embrace it, when offered gratuitously, by faith. The righteousness of God, then, could now go forth in virtue of His blood. Oh, how nice you look today. A man is responsible for failing to know what he might have known. The meaning is, that the doctrine was already so familiar, and so well understood, that it was actually in their mouth, that is, their language, their common conversation. The condition of the Roman saints called for a setting forth of the gospel of God; but this object, in order to be rightly understood and appreciated, leads the apostle into a display of the condition of man. God is revealing a righteousness of His own in the gospel. 4. a. It was the Son of God not merely as dealing with the powers of the earth, Jehovah's King on the holy hill of Zion, but after a far deeper manner. Wrapping everything up into one, the gospel says, "Trust thou in the Lord Jesus Christ, and thy sins shall be forgiven thee, and thou shalt be saved." If a man kept the law perfectly, even Moses concluded that such a person would live (be saved). gospel of God. (a.) If you find him in it will not much matter where you find him, in heaven or in the deep, for he must be almighty everywhere. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. The way to heaven up the steep sides of Sinai is inaccessible to trembling feet like ours. "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." (iii) The third objection is a restatement of the first: But, what if I insist that they never got the chance to hear? The Jews were the last in the world to take such ground as this. Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 Instead, we gain it by confessing and believing in the person and work of Jesus Christ. So one of the first works of the gospel is silencing the questions of our unbelief. 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. This it was before it was his prayer. He does not say that if you have broken the law you may still live by some other means. 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. They have a zeal of God. or, Who shall descend into the deep?" The doctrine of faith therefore, which reposes on the cross, establishes law, instead of making it void, as every other principle must (verses 27-31). At the close of that period he rose into the air, ascending high. Up also his body rose on the light of the third day; and he sojourned for forty days among his disciples. But there is more than this in Romans 4:1-25 He takes up a third feature of Abraham's case; that is, the connection of the promise with resurrection. a. Isaiah is very bold: Isaiahs bold prophecy was a warning that Israel ignored, making them more accountable. You may now believe in Christ and live eternally. Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! "But if [for so it should be read] thou art named a Jew," etc. 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. It will be observed therefore, that in this connection the apostle shows the place both of conscience and of the law, that God in judging will take into full consideration the circumstances and condition of every soul of man. 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. 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. Paul's joy and boast were in the gospel of God. Israel responsible for its own loss (9:30-10:21). Thou art my hiding-place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. 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. It is implied in this wish that they might be convinced and converted; he could not pray in faith that they might be saved in their unbelief. The shedding of His blood was absolutely necessary: without that precious expiation all else had been vain and impossible. Charity teaches us to have the best opinion of persons, and to put the best construction upon words and actions, that they will bear. Jesus did not bleed and die to be a superfluity to us: he cattle to meet a grim necessity. But I say, did not Israel know? But it is quite possible for the unconverted to be tenacious of the truth, yet unrighteous in their ways; and so much the worse for them. He brings out the peculiar glories of Israel according to the depth of the gospel as he knew and preached it; at least, of His person who is the object of faith now revealed. How could the Jews say that this meant themselves? This is applied in the two chapters that follow. And I love it. Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Did they venture to plead that it must be not only the same father, but the same mother? All are condemned to death (5). So Paul concludes his argument by citing two Old Testament texts to prove his case. He is not studying an historical personage, however great; he is living with a real presence. The excellency of the gospel above the law. This was no question of legal obedience, although the law came from Jehovah. He bade them read that chapter, "Let not your hearts be troubled"; and, as they read it, he did not take the verses, and apply them to himself. 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. Which we preach - Which is proclaimed by the apostles, and made known to Jews and Gentiles. God has done all that is necessary, and we receive His gift of righteousness by faith" (Vol. For it may have been noticed from chapter 3 to chapter 5, that nothing but fitness for the glory of God will do now. It is sinful shame that makes people deny Christ, Mark 8:38. Next, what the gospel says: "But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise," and so on. And how shall they preach unless they are sent? It is in our mouth--we are reading it daily; it is in our heart--we are, or should be, thinking of it daily. You will find that story in the first volume of my sermons. No man that rested in Christ, and Christ alone, ever was ashamed of his hope; and none ever shall be. In verse 11 of that chapter, Moses tells Israel that Gods commands are not beyond their grasp as if they could find them only by ascending to heaven or crossing the sea. Clarke's Commentary Verse Romans 10:8. They did not know it, because they would not; they shut their eyes against the discoveries of it, and love darkness rather. We should take notice of that which is commendable even in bad people. This was true even before Moses time (see Romans 4:13 and the example of Abraham). The point is best understood by examining the source of Pauls information. Cold desires do but beg denials; we must even breathe out our souls in every prayer. 1-8 at the best online prices at eBay! As to those who have been called home, how have they died? Moses saith, "I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people," etc. They have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. I have never been down-hearted at anything my life; certainly not at the thought of dying. 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