Not only is God's righteousness revealed, but also His wrath. Nevertheless the apostle does not expressly mention heaven here. However, it does not. There are in reality very few times when we can honestly say: "I never knew that things would turn out like this." Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. He answers an objection against all this, which might be taken from the little success which the gospel had in many places (Romans 10:16; Romans 10:16): But they have not all obeyed the gospel. Christi) is consistent with the Vulgate. How far? Thus one could not fail to see these two weighty inferences: the bringing in to be God's sons of those that had not been His people, and the judgment and destruction of the great mass of His undoubted people. First, then, a man to be a Christian must have a sense of the utter uniqueness of Jesus Christ. Which was the first Sci-Fi story to predict obnoxious "robo calls"? Men have an infinite and fatal capacity for shutting their minds to what they do not wish to see, and stopping their ears to what they do not wish to hear. Stephanus's and Beza's text is that of Alexandrinus, the Byzantine witnesses, several miniscules, and a later correction of Sinaiticus that read instead (the word of God).2, Modern critical editions (SBL, UBS4, and NA28) indicate that is the superior reading. Accordingly, for the first time, the Spirit of God fromRomans 5:12; Romans 5:12 traces the mature of man to the head of the race. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. Paul wants the Jews to be saved, but they cannot be saved while trying to create their own righteousness through law-keeping. But such thoughts altogether vanish now, because, as the Gentile was unquestionably wicked and abominable, so from the law's express denunciation the Jew was universally guilty before God. But he meets their proud exclusiveness in another way. Now it is interesting that this follows Paul's declaration about how God will have mercy upon whom He will have mercy and harden those whom He will harden. Paul said, "It is eliminated." We can have the written word memorized. This is the first ground. Basically the scheme is this--in the previous passage Paul has been saying that the way to God is not that of works and of legalism, but of faith and trust. To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers. Some did not hearken. In fact, so many did not listen that Isaiah said, Who has believed our report? Paul wanted to see obedience of faith among all the nations (1:5), but this didnt happen. 17.) . Yes, God is sovereign. or who hath first liven to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? If His grace attract, His truth humbles, and leaves no room for vain boasting and self-confidence. But what does it say? This was no question of legal obedience, although the law came from Jehovah. It is not here a question of how a man is to be saved, but of God's indispensable moral judgment, which the gospel, instead of weakening asserts according to the holiness and truth of God. Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for professors, theologians, and those interested in exegetical analysis of biblical texts. hearing by the word of God -- KJ (Majority Text) haramtos theou is found many times elsewhere. The text is forgotten which saith that the heirs of salvation are born, "not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, but of God." Wuest Expanded So then, faith is out of the source of that which is heard, and that which is heard [the message] is through the agency of the Word concerning Christ. Then follows a warning against those who bring in stumbling-blocks and offences. It could not be right, therefore, to condemn those who had not obeyed the gospel because they had not heard it; and hence, not right to make salvation dependent on a condition which was, by the arrangement of God, put beyond their power. "Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." God makes Christians by calling them through the glorious gospel (2 Thessalonians 2:14; 1 Timothy 1:11). It is Paul's one desire that the Jews may be saved. How acceptable they should therefore be to the children of men for their work's sake: How beautiful are the feet, that is, how welcome are they! ( Isaiah 53:1.) Word The Greek word is Rhema and can be translated loosely as a spoken word., Christ Here I am not going to provide a translation here but a substitution using an analogy used in John 1:1. Thus the introduction opened with Christ's person, and closes with God's righteousness. "Don't scold," said one. From the first verse we have the application of the dead and risen Christ to the soul, till in verse 11 we see the power of the Holy Ghost, which brings the soul into this liberty now, applied by-and-by to the body, when there will be the complete deliverance. We have God and man in presence, so to speak. It was the boast of the Jews that the law spoke about them; that the Gentiles had no right to it, and were but presuming on what belonged to God's chosen people. Those are blessed indeed who are thus at once brought unto faith by the statement of the gospel. World (oikoumene) has the sense of inhabited earth. But now he turns around and says, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Things which are seen of the eye save not, for the things which are seen are temporal, and cannot work eternal salvation. 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? "But if [for so it should be read] thou art named a Jew," etc. Bible in Basic English. Glad tidings of good things, but not all who hear obey. Paul continues his discussion of Israel's rejection of God's purpose which he had commenced in chapter 9: despite his . Hence, what he is here discussing is not remission of sins, but deliverance from sin. Personally I support the usage of Word of Christ, because this particular verse refers to where faith comes from. Rhema or in Greek, literally means an "utterance" or "thing said". All Israel shall be saved. So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. Even when the Lord was upon the earth, there were many unbelievers (John 12:37-41). There is evil at work, and grace does not close the eye to danger; at the same time it is never under the pressure of the enemy, and there is the fullest confidence that the God of peace will break the power of Satan under the feet of the saints shortly. rev2023.4.21.43403. Amen. The word of God is the substance of faith-creating preaching; it is by the hearing of God's word, and not by any other hearing that saving faith comes to the soul. To this remote island of Britain, one of the utmost corners of the world, not only the sound, but the words, of the gospel came within a few years after Christ's ascension. 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." Observe. Why does contour plot not show point(s) where function has a discontinuity? The whole Bible is full of shadows and typs of Jesus from Genesis to revelations. For the proof of this he urges two arguments:--. b) Romans 10:14, 17 i) In order to have faith, we must hear from God. The Holy Ghost, who now gives the soul its consciousness of deliverance from its place in Christ, is also the witness that the body too, the mortal body, shall be delivered in its time. The meaning is not what was executed on Christ, but what is in virtue. Good! His proposal commends itself to your best judgment, and you are already a stage nearer submission to his mode of operation. Or let's put on our asbestos suits and descend into hell and bring the Messiah back from the grave. They are zealous for God, yes. The like passage we have, Nahum 1:15, which, if it point at the glad tidings of the deliverance of Israel out of Babylon in the type, yet looks further to the gospel, the good news of our salvation by Jesus Christ. Did this seem to treat the law that condemned as an evil thing? God, therefore, had not cast off His people, but was employing the interval of their slip from their place, in consequence of their rejection of Christ, to call the Gentiles in sovereign mercy, after which Israel as a whole should be saved. Yet, nevertheless, there are hundreds and thousands who are awakened, and seriously enquiring, to whom this is a great difficulty "How can I get the faith which gives me possession of Christ Jesus, and brings me salvation?" This little success of the word was likewise foretold by the prophet (Isaiah 53:1): Who hath believed our report? 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For me, I dont think we should apply such a narrow interpretation of this verse because faith really does come from the written word coming alive in our heart. THE DESTRUCTION OF EXCUSES ( Romans 10:14-21 ), 10:14-21 How are they to call on him on whom they have not believed? He "will render to every man according to his deeds: to them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: to them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first and also of the Gentile.". (1) We cannot know the will of God by guessing at it. , . "How is this?" She would say, "Oh, help me to believe you, Chuck, just help me to believe you." Because of Jesus Christ, man is no longer faced with the task of satisfying God's justice; he need only accept his love. word of God -- The word from God, originating with God. For instance, if a man signs a contract without having read the conditions, he cannot complain if afterwards he finds out that the conditions are very different from what he thought they were. If the text was sufficient for Paul; it will, I trust, be sufficient for you. For Christ is the end of the whole system of law. Now it was manifested, and not promised or predicted merely. Eternal Father, thou who art mighty to save, let not one among us go down into the pit with a lie in his right hand, refusing to accept the gospel of thy blessed Son! You won't get glad tidings of good things. My soul pities you will you not pity yourselves? namely, in the eyes of those that hear them. You are quite willing to believe in him, but you cannot blindly follow any man, for there are thousands of quacks and impostors. It is a dilemma of human experience. Obeying the gospel is carefully explained in several places. Till the cross, well might a converted soul be found groaning in misery at each fresh discovery of evil in himself. of being made conspicuous. Then, in Romans 9:1-33; Romans 10:1-21; Romans 11:1-36, the apostle handles a difficulty serious to any mind, especially to the Jew, who might readily feel that all this display of grace in Christ to the Gentile as much as to the Jew by the gospel seems to make very cheap the distinctive place of Israel as given of God. For authority of what one is to preach, see 1 Peter 4:11. Jezreel, Lo-ruhamah, and Lo-ammi were of awful import for Israel; but, in presence of circumstances so disastrous, there should be not merely a people but sons of the living God, and then should Judah and Israel be gathered as one people under one head. Every good preacher is in this sense an evangelist: he is not only a messenger to carry the news, but an ambassador to treat; and the first gospel preachers were angels, Luke 2:13, c. This famous verse builds on Paul's quote of Isaiah in the previous verse. Why is "christou" translated "God" in KJV Romans 10:17? For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. It is not so alone; but in His death, unto which I am baptized, I am dead to sin. Thanks for explaining it so clear. In vain will you preach Romans 3:1-31, or even 4 alone, for souls to know themselves consciously and holily set free. But I say, Did not Israel know? But for the time it is held fast, though in unrighteousness. But now it is "the wrath of God from heaven;" and consequently it is in view of eternal things, and not of those that touch present life on the earth. There was somewhat as yet lacking to the saints there; but even this was ordered of God to call forth from the Holy Ghost an epistle which more than any other approaches a complete treatise on the fundamentals of Christian doctrine, and especially as to righteousness. The connection is fully owned with that which had been from God of old. Confess Jesus Christ as Lord. It is even as close as your mouth. If ever we are to bring men to the Christian faith, our attitude must be the same. But to perish for ever will be your lot as surely as you live, except you believe in Jesus and that speedily, for soon you will be out of the reach of all hearing. To find the answer we'll take a deeper look at the words. I think I hear the seeker after truth exclaim when he heard the gospel, "True? "At any rate he is a saved soul," we hear. 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. In the next chapter (Romans 10:1-21) he carries on the subject, showing in the most touching manner his affection for the people. Wandering hearts lose the benefit of the truth, and vain minds trifle away the privilege of a gospel ministry. 19 But I say, Did not Israel know? Our children, even if we are far advanced in grace, will still be "shapen in iniquity." (ii) The second objection is: "But, in point of fact, Israel did not obey the good news, even if your argument is true. The 4th verse of this psalm shows that Gods message was not hidden; it had been proclaimed far and wide. The believer is not put under law, you will observe, but under grace, which is the precise reverse of law. Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him,"If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. I can't accept it." And how shall they preach, except they be sent? That-and that alone-is saving faith." However plainly we may preach this truth, there will always be some who will misunderstand us, and as many more who will raise objections against it, as if it were their part to give an opinion, and not to do as they are bidden by the Lord. It pronounced on the Jew then. Rather, it is asserting that, when someone trusted Christ and subsequently confessed Him as Lord, knowing that persecution was sure to come, that individual gave evidence of genuine salvation. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? It only takes a minute to sign up. He is preparing a place for his people, but that place is not for you. The apostle writes with the full assertion of his own apostolic dignity, but as a servant also. Conscience will cry aloud "I heard the gospel of grace, and I heard the arguments which proved it true, but I rejected a gospel which God himself proclaimed, a gospel which was genuine on the face of it, a gospel full of such love as ought to have melted a rock, a gospel that was brought to me without money and without price, a gospel that was pressed upon me from my infancy to my hoar hairs I rejected it, I wilfully rejected it, not because it was not true, but because I would believe a lie, and would not believe the living God." However, Seeing Jesus in the New testament aswell as seeing Jesus in the old Testament (shadows and types) will cause you to gain faith. Was he not himself, says Paul, a proof to the contrary? It is important to know this to understand the true meaning so you can have a relaitionship with Jesus. Now that God has revealed Himself in the gospel, it is not what will suit man on earth, but what is worthy of the presence of the glory of God. There. Did the call of God. There is more to be said faith and obedience go together.They are not separate.You see when you obey you believe what He said and take action .That is the living faith that can move mountains.The reverse of this is not obeying and taking action so ,faith without works is dead. Paul deals with that objection by quoting Isaiah 52:7. In either case the gospel is in view. Alas! Having shown first, then, the sources and the character of the blessing in general as far as regards deliverance, the apostle sums up the result in the end of the chapter: "That as sin hath reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life," the point being justification of life now through Jesus Christ our Lord. It was laid down that no food must be cooked on the Sabbath. Faith is not a mystery juggled into us by the postures, genuflexions, and mumblings of priests. Without canvassing the statement itself they receive what God teaches, and since he hath set forth Christ to be a propitiation for sin they receive him us such: since he has said, "Look unto me and be saved," they look because God bids them look, and they are saved. We see far more reasons for belief than for doubt. The very quotation from Isaiah, therefore, goes to confirm the objection in Romans 10:14;Romans 15:0. But Paul's answer is: "Israel may have failed to understand; but the Gentiles did not. And she takes advantage of it and gives me a bad time, because she is totally independent when it comes to Grandpa.She loves to play her little independent games. Romans 10:17 NASB. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.". That the promise is the same to all (Romans 10:13; Romans 10:13): Whoever shall call--one as well as another, without exception. Paul is clear enough about the work of the Spirit in other places, and it is not needful that he should introduce that subject into every line he writes. Romans 13:1-14; Romans 13:1-14 urges their duties towards what was outside them, more particularly to the powers that be, but also to men in general. Its all about Jesus and His finished work on the cross. "Whosoever will, let him come and take the water of life freely." It is the summary of what he had said before, Romans 10:14; Romans 10:14. Do you mean to tell me that because my father does not believe that Jesus is the Messiah that he is lost?" This was what the Jews were so angry with Paul for, that he was the apostle of the Gentiles, and preached the gospel to them. When a person comes up to me and says, "Oh, I have the hardest time trusting God," what they are really saying is, "I really don't know God very well." Our hope is in the gospel (Colossians 1:23), though it often angers many in the world (1 Thessalonians 2:2). 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. b. Yes, God has chosen and elected and predestined. He was ordered to be beaten. There is entrance into favour, and nothing but favour. All the world was guilty before God. I do not mean by this its truth merely, but its exquisite suitability; so that the opening address commences the theme in hand, and insinuates that particular line of truth which the Holy Spirit sees fit to pursue throughout. Isaiah says: "I was found of them who sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me." Right on! And was not that a time of love indeed, to be often remembered with a great deal of thankfulness? Hearing (that hearing which works faith) is by the word of God. Obviously the entire Bible is the Word of God and Jesus is the Logos of God; Romans 10:17 refers specifically to the spoken word "rhema" of Christ. Conybeare and Howson translated this verse: Word of Christ instead of "word of God," as in KJV, does not alter the meaning, the word of Christ and the word of God being identical. And that word is the message of faith which we proclaim. And to this agreed the testimony of the prophet. The matter of a discourse is far more important than the manner. He was God over all blessed for ever, as well as their Messiah. Amplified So faith comes by hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the preaching [of the message that came from the lips] of Christ (the Messiah Himself). Now God must have reality in the man himself. If you get extreme on the Calvinistic side and into election and predestination and all, then you have lost the center of truth. Romans 10:17 is a well known verse on the centrality of preaching: "So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God" (AV). As noted in the above commentary, this in no way changes the point or reliability of the Scriptures. O God, it is hell, it is eternal damnation. It is "the power of God unto salvation." Does anyone care? Can the word translated as "messiah" be considered a title when referring to Jesus? But what saith it? The hearer must decide whether to believe the message about Christ, and a stubborn person can refuse to believe even in the face of overwhelming proof. I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.". It is surprising how a belief in these things lingers still in what is called this age of light; the notion is still current that if you dream of seeing Jesus, or fancy you have seen him while awake, or if a passage of Scripture strikes you, or if you hear or imagine that you hear a voice speaking to you, you are then a believer. The commission which the apostles received runs thus: Go you into all the world--preach to every creature--disciple all nations; and they did with indefatigable industry and wonderful success pursue that commission. Just as the sun in the heavens is not for one people or land alone, no more is the gospel. 21). These things are matters of conscience, and depend much for their solution on the degree to which souls have attained. The dispute is between the Word "Rhema" of God as translated in the KJV versus the Word "Rhema" of Christ. Did the Jews take the ground of exclusively having that word of God the law? In many cases the only difficulty in the way of salvation has been a want of understanding the word. It is but ask and have; what would we have more? Hence, as God's wrath is revealed from heaven, it is against every form of impiety "against all ungodliness." "Sir, tell me what I am, and where I am in the sight of God, and how I can be saved; for it will little satisfy me to wake up in hell and remember that I used to hear a fine orator. 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. Now, I know this is not authoritative, so dont go Greek or Postal on me. What a title, then, God gives me now in beholding Christ, no longer dead but risen, to have it settled before my soul that I am in Him as He now is, where all questions are closed in peace and joy! 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. If the first book in the Bible showed that it was only the call of God that made Israel what they were, its second book as clearly proved that all was over with the called people, had it not been for the mercy of God.
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