It is not so alone; but in His death, unto which I am baptized, I am dead to sin. Thou sayest, "Who shall ascend into heaven?" 17.) Do not leave that out. Romans 10:17, NLT: So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ. "No, not if you pluck out my eyes, and consume my bowels in the fire. Back when Jay Leno was hosted the Tonight Show, he frequently did "man-on-the street" interviews. For "every one who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.". To hold the truth in unrighteousness would be no security. If you crawl on your knees for five miles to kiss the statue you can be spared several days of purgatory. Paul's answer is: "Israel's disbelief was only to be expected, for, long ago, Isaiah was moved to say in despair: 'Lord, who has believed what we have heard?'" The garment is woven already; put it on; Christ gives it to you. It was for her he cared, and for those about him as for himself, all was rest. It is against the "unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness." Nothing less, I am persuaded, than this full blessing is the line that God has given to those who have followed Christ without the camp, and who, having been set free from the contracted ways of men, desire to enter into the largeness and at the same time the profound wisdom of every word of God. It was a message that went out from God to sinners as such. 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. Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! It is not the awakening of conscience, however real; neither is it the attraction of heart by the grace of Christ, however blessed this may be. Not in our descending, but in Christ's descending our hope is to be found. Be he Jew or be he Gentile, his only righteousness by law must come through the doing of the law. It is no longer in our power to dream of a perfect, life-long obedience. This he shows further, Romans 10:3; Romans 10:3, where we may observe. Following up with the teaching of the olive-tree, he carries out the same thought of a remnant that abides on their own stock, and points to a re-instatement of the nation, And I would just observe by the way, that the Gentile cry that no Jew ever accepts the gospel in truth is a falsehood. "Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death; that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life." But they have not all obeyed the gospel. How blessed it is when a child of God has actually fallen into sin, God keep us so that we never may, but if guilt is on the soul, what is a poor creature to do? Even the word of faith; the gospel and the promise of it, called the word of faith because it is the object of faith about which it is conversant, the word which we believe;--because it is the precept of faith, commanding it, and making it the great condition of justification;--and because it is the ordinary means by which faith is wrought and conveyed. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. When a man is at length awakened to a sense of sin he cries, "I long to be saved! Now I ask you to listen to WHAT THE GOSPEL SAITH. 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." First, he quotes Leviticus 18:5 where it says that, if a man meticulously obeys the commandments of the law, he will find life. But what saith it? I need not speak about it this morning: I believe it, and rejoice in it: but it is not at all contrary to this precious truth. He shows that, on the responsible ground of being His nation, they were wholly ruined. If what is possible? Cottrell cites Leon Morris in summary: "The righteousness of faith does not demand that we be supermen; it does not set some impossible task before us. (1-3) Israels refusal to submit to the righteousness of God. Such is the principle. The meaning is not what was executed on Christ, but what is in virtue. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. But when Paul emphasizes the need to believe that God has raised him from the dead, it is not that we believe the resurrection as opposed to the cross, but encompassing the work of Jesus on the cross. Have done with every other confidence. Unlike verse 5, Paul does not say, "Moses says" or "Moses writes." "Righteousness" never means mercy, not even the "righteousness of God." The things about which we are in doubt are far fewer than we would like to think. 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." Finally he comes to two other witnesses; as from the Psalms, so now from the law and the prophets. Truth lies in the center between extremes. a. They are really rebelling against God's path of righteousness, having established now their own righteousness by works, as Paul here declares. He quotes from Joel, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:5-9 . "Sing" said he. But unto Israel he said, All day long I have stretched forth my hand unto a disobedient and gainsaying people ( Romans 10:20-21 ). As he whom we sorrow for today could die peacefully, and even merrily, so shall you and I if we rely on the same Savior. 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. Surely if equal birth-tie could ensure community of blessing if a charter from God depended on being sprung from the same father and mother, there was no case so strong, no claim so evident, as that of Esau to take the same rights as Jacob. And this was powerfully corroborated by the testimony of another great name in Israel (David), in Psalms 32:1-11. Their opposition to the gospel is from a principle of respect to the law, which they know to have come from God. They have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God, that is, they have not yielded to gospel-terms, nor accepted the tender of justification by faith in Christ, which is made in the gospel. The problem is that none is able to keep the law perfectly. 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. I am sure we should not. It is God who now makes known a righteousness to man, instead of looking for any from man. But what does it say? " was true, accordingly, before the law, right through the law, and ever since the law. It is here that you will find a great failure of Christendom as to this. The answer is, that this will not do one whit better; for when we come down to the next generation, it is apparent that the two sons of Isaac were sons of the same mother; nay, they were twins. No, you see, this opens the door to every man no matter who you are, predestined or not, elected or not, chosen or not. 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. Choose a chapter and verse from 'Romans' to begin your 'Verse-by-Verse' study of God's Word using the more than 100 commentaries available on StudyLight.org. Let me call your attention again to its force. Salvation supposes not this only, but a great deal more. Instead, we gain it by confessing and believing in the person and work of Jesus Christ. God has condemned the flesh. 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. Paul wants the Jews to be saved, but they cannot be saved while trying to create their own righteousness through law-keeping. Although there is undoubtedly that profoundness which must accompany every revelation of God, and especially in connection with Christ as now manifested, still we have God adapting Himself to the very first wants of a renewed soul nay, even to the wretchedness of souls without God, without any real knowledge either of themselves or of Him. He has set two things side by side; everything is of God, and everything is of human choice. No, he directed the comfort to his dear wife, for she had greater need of it than he had his faith was firm. That act denoted not even the washing away of our sins by the blood of Jesus, which would not apply to the case, nor in any adequate way meet the question of nature. How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? Sin was in the world between Adam and Moses, when the law was not. And he says to Israel: "All the day I have stretched out my hands to a people who are disobedient and contrary.". A voice cries "Who shall ascend into heaven?" Now he began the argument by saying that everything was of God and that men had no more to do with it than the clay had to do with the work of the potter. If God has blessed your ministry or other holy work, the devil whispers, "You are a pretty fellow; you have done wonders"; and up you will go if you are not steadied by the firm conviction that you may not glory, since you are nothing at all in yourself, and your sole help is in Jesus your Lord. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. It is in Zion that He lays it. 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. For this (Romans 10:11; Romans 10:11) he quotes Isaiah 28:16, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed; ou kataischynthesetai. 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. 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. The strength and sincerity of his desire. Ah, then the heart foolishly cries, "I must know a great deal; as much as if I had been to heaven and seen for myself, or as if I had dived into the depths and made discoveries there." If a man called Jesus kurios he was ranking him with the Emperor and with God; he was giving him the supreme place in his life; he was pledging him implicit obedience and reverent worship. (Barclay), ii. Believe in Christ as you would believe in your friend: believe that he died for sinners, and trust in him for salvation. But what does it say? We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.". Their problem is not that they have not heard or understood it, but that they have refused to believe it (see v. 16). In hours of dire distress and great heaviness of spirit, of which I know enough, I prove the power of faith in Jesus. or who hath first liven to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? There would be found a stumblingstone there. 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. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. There is nothing like the grace of God for producing the truest humility, the humility that not only descends to the lowest level of sinners to do them good, but which is itself the fruit of deliverance from that self-love which puffs itself or lowers others. This, he says, was his heart's desire and prayer, which intimates, (1.) Not so, says the apostle; it is because of the evil of the nature, not of the law. 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). He was ordered to be beaten. Thus the introduction opened with Christ's person, and closes with God's righteousness. Oh, how nice you look today. It is fit that God should be honoured with the mouth, for he made man's mouth (Exodus 4:11), and at such a time has promised to give his faithful people a mouth and wisdom,Luke 21:15. 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. There the prophet points out how welcome those are who bring the good news of good things. Sin had left its crimson stain, but He washed me white as snow." For information about the word heart (kardia), see the commentary on verse 1. All Israel shall be saved. God gave us conscience and the guidance of his Holy Spirit; and often we plead ignorance, when, if we were honest, we would have to admit that in our heart of hearts we knew the truth. Anyone can express it easily with the mouth and accept it easily with the heart. And the cross offends people, because the cross tells you there is only one way to God. (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? This is the essential point. Whosoever believed should not be ashamed; whosoever called should be saved. Let it not be! This is the first ground. Israel is indeed the only people of whom there is always a portion that believe. To the ends of the world: There is not a part of the promised land in which these glad tidings have not been preached; and there is scarcely a place in the Roman empire in which the doctrine of Christ crucified has not been heard: if, therefore, the Jews have not believed, the fault is entirely their own; as God has amply furnished them with the means of faith of salvation. (Clarke). In our concern to understand what the apostle is saying about righteousness, justification, and the like we ought not to overlook his tremendous concentration on God." (Morris) i. 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. You can check these in your browser security settings. The gospel states its message as clearly as the law. He loved even here at the threshold to show the breadth of God's grace. This do, and thou shalt live. An evil pronouncement .read more. 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. "What shall we sing?" Not, of course, that the Roman saints were in this condition; but that God, writing by the apostle to them, seizes the opportunity to lay bare man's state as well as His own grace. Amen, so let it be. , , The word, that is, the word of faith is nigh thee. Now I take this opportunity of pressing on all that are here to beware of contracted views of "salvation." Now what is this word of faith? At the close of that period he rose into the air, ascending high. It was laid down that he must lift no burden which weighed more than two dried figs. This accordingly leads the apostle into the earlier portion of his great argument, and first of all in a preparatory way. Thus the second man looks to excitements and feelings just as the first looked to works and self-denials. But why talk I so? "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! 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. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen. a. They set up the golden calf, and thus cast off the true God, their God, even in the desert. It is an appeal to listen to the prophets who long ago declared that faith is the only way to God, and that that way is open to every man. We accordingly are dead, says he, to the law; not (as no doubt almost all of us know) that the law dies, but that we are dead to the law in the death of Christ. But for the time it is held fast, though in unrighteousness. But natural conscience, although it may detect evil, never leads one into the inward possession and enjoyment of good never brings the soul to God. Death, and nothing short of it, rightly dissolves the bond. c. Believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead: We must also believe this. In the fourth verse this could not be absent; in the first verse it ought not to be present. 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. . The gospel or the system of grace or "the righteousness which is of faith" is not difficult to find or to accede to. Where then is boasting? This is all perfectly true true of a Jew as of a pagan true of any unrenewed man that never heard of a Saviour. The old man refused. Hence the faithful derive from this passage remarkable consolation with regard to the certainty of the word; for they may no less safely rest on it, than on what is actually present. And how shall they preach unless they are sent? We cannot speak of the state of things before the flood as a dispensation. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. And, of course, the way we build up ourselves in the most holy faith is through the Word. Though it directs us to a better and more effectual righteousness in Christ, yet in itself, considered as a law abstracted from its respect to Christ and the gospel (for so the unbelieving Jews embraced and retained it), it owneth nothing as a righteousness sufficient to justify a man but that of perfect obedience. We have the tenour of it, Romans 10:9; Romans 10:10, the sum of the gospel, which is plain and easy enough. (b.) 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." No, He has already come and brought salvation down from heaven to men. They did not understand, and believe, and consider, the strict justice of God, in hating and punishing sin, and demanding satisfaction, did not consider what need we have of a righteousness wherein to appear before him; if they had, they would never have stood out against the gospel offer, nor expected justification by their own works, as if they could satisfy God's justice. To my mind this word of Moses is conclusive that none of us can possibly live by the works of the law. Now, soul, thou hast nothing to do with asking vain questions; thou hast to accept the result of the Savior's actual performances. They are a disobedient and contrary people, and all the more so because of their great responsibility before God. They have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 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. This is what Moses saith: hear it and be humbled. 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. The Bible describes confessing Christ in two ways. the top and bottom of such an ascent must be, "to bring Christ down." Some of those zealous ones beat up the mayor in Jerusalem just a day or so ago because of some of his rulings that they felt did not coincide with their desires. Possession of it is not dependent on some act of Herculean proportions, such as ascending into the heavens or crossing the sea. This was the key to their difficulties this alone, and fully explains their coming ruin as well as God's solemn warnings. Talk not thus. 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. That is, it is not merely pardon of past sins, but deliverance from sin, and in due time from all its consequences. But the Jews did so die. (i) A man must say Jesus Christ is Lord. An Italian gentleman, who has known me since I have been at Mentone, was asked, "Are you a Catholic?" 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. What, then, is its voice? Free shipping for many products! Whoever will in the whole world believe in Christ may do so; he is neither too old or too young, or too rich, or too poor, or too wicked, or too moral; if he will but trust Christ he shall be saved, and he is fully allowed and permitted, yea, commanded to believe and live. 4. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. His soul scarce descended among the shades before it quitted them for ever; that day he died he was in Paradise, and the thief was with him there as a trophy. That is not Christ's way. Romans 4:1-8,13-17. (verses 22-32.) 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. Man goes back to the righteousness of works. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. 1. As Moses explains in v. 11, "What I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach." Faith in God means believing in and trusting in the greatest hopethat God became man, lived a perfect life, died a sacrificial death for your sins, and rose again to glory so that you could have. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believes ( Romans 10:3-4 ). When God established His covenant with Israel, God established the various offerings that they must bring to Him for their sins. We should take notice of that which is commendable even in bad people. There is no question of a people on earth, and of God's wrath breaking out in one form or another against human evil in this life. I assure you that I daily find the value of living by faith. How can they hear about Him unless someone preach to them? Yet note, that Paul opens this up into two things. Romans 10:14-17. 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. i. 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. IV. "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." 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