"For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek" (ver. To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers. 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. Living By Faith: Commentary on Romans & 1st Corinthians, Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible. ", Tischendorf 8th Edition: " , The way of the law was not easy. What, then, is its voice? It is not in any degree settled as to itself by His blood. 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. It was in order to this that the gift of tongues was at the very first poured so plentifully upon the apostles, Acts 2:1-47. Now it is clear that that obedience could be given only by a man who was desperately in earnest about his religion.
Greek Reverse Interlinear Layout for Romans 10:7 There is water as well as blood, and to that, not to this, the washing here refers. 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 whole Jewish approach was that by this kind of obedience to the law a man earned credit with God. People have gone and preached the gospel to various nations, but as Isaiah noted long ago, not everyone has wanted to hear heavens message. If God had absolutely cast away His people, would there be such mercy? There is a disposition continually to imagine that what is frequently spoken of must be understood; but experience will soon show that this is not the case. Did they fall back on Abraham? Did the Jews take the ground of exclusively having that word of God the law? Even when the Lord was upon the earth, there were many unbelievers (John 12:37-41). I am sure the sleepy one is not likely to do so, and I am pretty clear that the juryman who is most likely to get at the truth will be the man who, when he gets away from the court, having heard attentively all the time, takes home the notes of the evidence, weighs it, and makes comparisons, and endeavors to sift out the truth. "Yea verily, their sound went forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world." as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! But more than this "Whosoever shall call." In point of fact, as he had hinted before, their true tenure was the call of God, who was free, if He pleased, to bring in other people. Well then, faith does not come and cannot come by such hearing. "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." 17.) Faith cannot be washed into us by immersion, nor sprinkled upon us in christening; it is not to be poured into us from a chalice, nor generated in us by a consecrated piece of bread. Therefore it is here for the first time that we find salvation spoken of in the grand results that are now brought before us in Romans 5:1-11. Along with this he gathers testimonies from more than one prophet. All then that believe, though uncircumcised, might claim him as father, assured that righteousness will be reckoned to them too. In the rest of chapter 15 the apostle dwells on the extent of his apostleship, renews his expression of the thought and hope of visiting Rome, and at the same time shows how well he remembered the need of the poor at Jerusalem. Has He mercy only for guilty Israel? You are right when you say this particular verse (Rom 10:17) refers to faith's origin, but the words that Paul is using come from the Septuagint version of Isa. By the cross God has a deeper moral glory than ever a glory that He thus acquired, if I may so say. One day I was in my office studying Romans, and I was just so upset I put my Bible down and I said, "God, I can't reconcile it," and I walked out of the room. "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness" (ver. And in a like manner, the males abandoned the natural use of the female and were inflamed with their desire for each other. In heaven it will fill us perfectly; but there is no more perfect joy there, nor anything. The material in verse 18 was written to deal with another possible objection. The whole Bible is full of shadows and typs of Jesus from Genesis to revelations. The apostle writes with the full assertion of his own apostolic dignity, but as a servant also. When God established His covenant with Israel, God established the various offerings that they must bring to Him for their sins. 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. That is true--but no one ever has. God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever would believe in Him would not perish but can know the eternal life of God and the glory of God's eternal kingdom and can share as children of God, heirs of God, joint-heirs with Jesus Christ, kings and priests in that glorious age that is coming. First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by [them that are] no people, [and] by a foolish nation I will anger you. Was not this our own particular case? Now, in what way would you go to work to get faith in him? I hope that brethren in Christ will bear with me if I press on them the importance of taking good heed to it that their souls are thoroughly grounded in this, the proper place of the Christian by Christ's death and resurrection. 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. Christi) is consistent with the Vulgate. He refused. Here was the very truth that every Jew, as such, denied. The argument of the objector is, that God could not justly condemn people for not believing the gospel. Oh for hearers who only need to know the gospel, and the evidence of it, and then consent thereto, saying, "It is the truth of God, I cannot quarrel with it; I joyfully receive it." This point touches the heart of Israels problem. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. God has condemned the flesh. No fresh revelations from God can nullify those which preceded them; but as the prophets looked onward to what was coming, so is the gospel already come, supported by the past. b) Romans 10:14, 17 i) In order to have faith, we must hear from God. The things about which we are in doubt are far fewer than we would like to think. Did the Jew fancy that the gospel makes very light of Abraham, and of the then dealings of God? There is nothing about law there; it is all based on faith. There are words that God spoke that are recorded, and there are Words of Christ that were spoken by him and recorded. What have you to say to that?" Romans 10:17 Interlinear: so then the faith is by a report, and the report through a saying of God, Bible > Interlinear > Romans 10:17 eBibles Free Downloads Audio Romans 10:17 Romans 10 - Click for Chapter 17 686 [e] 17 ara 17 17 So 17 Conj 3588 [e] h - Art-NFS 4102 [e] pistis faith [is] N-NFS 1537 [e] ex from Prep 189 [e] How beautiful! Upon what ground? You cannot believe in him unless you hear about him. Hence therefore, the apostle, with divine wisdom, opens this to us before the blessed relief and deliverance which the gospel reveals to us. Your father is not offering sacrifices. The middle column agrees with the Greek (per verbum Dei); the final column (per verbu(?) For the truth is that God has in Christ condemned sin, and this for sin definitely; so that He has nothing more to do in condemnation of that root of evil. Ypu will not gaing faith by studying the ten commandments. The very quotation from Isaiah, therefore, goes to confirm the objection in Romans 10:14;Romans 15:0. The word faith translated from the original Greek means persuasion, credence, and conviction. 10:1 Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is, that they may get salvation. Not only God, but also our fellow men, must know what side we are on. If you will go around and knock on a hundred doors a day and peddle the magazines and wake people up, continue this faithfully, and you will be saved. Confess Jesus Christ as Lord. But what does it say? Such is the principle. It is his word, sent by his direction, and therefore if withheld by him, those who did not believe could not be blamed. If a fire has to be poked a Gentile is employed to do it. No matter how high the sainthood of the professing Christian, his child (when capable of understanding) must for himself become a personal believer in Jesus. I may, on the other hand, accept it not at all because I have myself perceived the apparent truth of it, but because of the person who tells it to me. As He is the spring of our joy, He is the power of sympathy in our sorrows, and the believer knows both. Man despised at first the outward testimony of God, His eternal power and Godhead, in the creation above and around him (verses 19, 20). Christ was crucified with his hands stretched out. It is not only a blessing in its own direct character, or in indirect though real effects, but the Giver Himself is our joy, and boast, and glory. The answer is complete enough for him; it meets the case at once. 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 ). I was wondering if youre seeing manifestations of the Holy Spirit flowing through your life as a result of obeying the principles you are teaching here. And she gives me the worst time because she knows how totally she has me wrapped around her little finger. He had this, of course, in a revelation that was from God; he had law; he had prophets; he had divine institutions. But if we have not the Spirit, we are not His. No more sermons, no more invitations of grace. Something must be done by us, that we may reap of this bounty; and it is as little as can be, we must call upon him. Then he enlarges, and points out that there is a remnant of grace in the worst of times. This was the key to their difficulties this alone, and fully explains their coming ruin as well as God's solemn warnings. ); and hearing of faith, i.e., message of faith, Galatians 3:2. They give us the basis of the first Christian creed. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 10:1 Brethren, the delight of my own heart and my supplication which I address to God for them is for salvation. The righteousness of God, then, could now go forth in virtue of His blood. And when you are dealing with an anxious person, it will suffice to say to him, "Faith cometh by hearing;" further information can be supplied under happier circumstances. He was God over all blessed for ever, as well as their Messiah. This is a state of mind, and not the necessary or immediate fruit of Romans 3:1-31, but is based on the truth of Romans 4:1-25 as well as 3. It cannot come otherwise than by such a message; in other words, unless there is something made known to be believed. Such moral judgments will, no doubt, be used to leave man without excuse; they can never suit or satisfy God. 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. Yes, God is sovereign. But if it were so, He had not done with them. ", Ah, remember, though your present state is terrible it is not all. In the same way faith comes by hearing. Now the fact that Jesus went to the cross is God's witness before the world that there is only one way that a man can come to God, and that is by the cross of Jesus Christ. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. This maintains both the glory and the moral universality of Him who will justify the circumcision by faith, not law, and the uncircumcision through their faith, if they believe the gospel. 18). Barbara Aland et al., eds., The Greek New Testament (4th ed. So Paul concludes his argument by citing two Old Testament texts to prove his case. This verse summarizes the thought of Romans 10:14-16. (iii) The third objection is a restatement of the first: But, what if I insist that they never got the chance to hear? In the Fourth Book of Maccabees there is an amazing incident. His blood cleanses from sin, but your sin remains upon you. When it is said that faith cometh by hearing, it does not mean that all who hear actually believe, but that faith does not exist unless there is a message, or report, to be heard and believed. There is satisfaction; but the work of Christ goes a great deal farther. Our children, even if we are far advanced in grace, will still be "shapen in iniquity." And as it is for obedience of faith, it was not in anywise restricted to the Jewish people "among all nations, for his (Christ's) name: among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ" (verses 5, 6). They beat up on him the other day. 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 fell and a soldier kicked him. Nevertheless the apostle does not expressly mention heaven here. This, accordingly, is the essential spring of worship. 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. They must admit they are helpless sinners and accept the righteousness of God through Christ (10:1-4).The language of law says, Do all this and you will live. You are dead while you live. Faith arises in the heart of a person when he believes the message of the gospel. But hearing only is mentioned, as the more ordinary and natural way of receiving information. This famous verse builds on Paul's quote of Isaiah in the previous verse. First, One is taken from Deuteronomy 32:21, I will provoke you to jealousy. Learn more about Stack Overflow the company, and our products. O God, it is hell, it is eternal damnation. The fact is, that nothing spiritual is inherited by carnal generation. It is not God having an earthly centre, and the peoples doming up to worship the Lord in Jerusalem. In many, I do not doubt, faith has come through hearing of the condescending pity and the melting love of Jesus. Some manuscripts read "God" instead of "Christ," but "Christ" is the better attested reading. God gives faith, but it is by the word as the instrument. of it. It is insisted the fault must somehow lie with God. That is, it is the power of God unto salvation, not because it is victory (which at the beginning of the soul's career would only give importance to man even if possible, which it is not), but because it is "the righteousness of God." 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! To conclude, Romans 10:9-10 is not establishing public confession as a prerequisite for salvation. How shall a man act as an ambassador, unless he have both his credentials and his instructions from the prince that sends him? In such a condition what has been found in Jesus is too often misused to make a kind of difference, so to speak, between the Saviour on the one hand, and God on the other ruinous always to the enjoyment of the full blessing of the gospel. Except they believe that he is God, they will not call upon him by prayer; to what purpose should they? When he proclaimed his name, The Lord, the Lord god, gracious and merciful, he thereby signified not only what he was to the Jews, but what he is and will be to all his creatures that seek unto him: not only good, but rich, plenteous in goodness: he hath wherewith to supply them all, and he is free and ready to give out to them; he is both able and willing: not only rich, but rich unto us, liberal and bountiful in dispensing his favours to all that call upon him. But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. The Lord save you all, for Christ's sake. Paul makes it clear that the problem is not that Israel has not heard and understood the message about Christ. Hence also the Papal conceit respecting implicit faith falls to the ground, because it tears away faith from the word; and more detestable still is that blasphemy, that the truth of the word remains suspended until the authority of the Church establishes it. It is a personal living word to us that speaks out from the total written general message (Bible) of God.
Romans 10:17 Greek Text Analysis - Bible Hub It was not an easy thing; it must often have been made extremely inconvenient; and it must often have made life very uncomfortable. So then faith cometh - This I take to be clearly the language of the objector. You are quite willing to believe in him, but you cannot blindly follow any man, for there are thousands of quacks and impostors. He has been telling them truths which were difficult for them to hear and bear. It pronounced on the Jew then. I must confess this is the first teaching on Romans 10:17 that actually makes sense to me. What does it mean that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved (Joel 2:32; Romans 10:13)? However, if the OT was able to save it's hearers there would have been no need for a New Covenant; and Jesus need not have come, suffered and died fulfilling all the Law and Commandments. Why should this be so strange and incredible to you? What the apostle had given him in fulness was the great truth, however fundamental it may be, that I am entitled, and even called on in the name of the Lord Jesus, to know that I am dead to sin; not that I must die, but that I am dead that my baptism means nothing less than this, and is shorn of its most emphatic point if limited merely to Christ's dying for my sins. But they have not all obeyed the gospel. already. First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. Tonight whoever you might be salvation is so close to you, all you have to do is call upon the name of the Lord and you will be saved. You will soon die, and you will die without faith. and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? May the Lord be with you and may the blessings of the Lord surround your life as you walk with Him. The relationship between God and man is no longer the relationship between a creditor and a debtor, between an earner and an assessor, between a judge and a man standing at the bar of judgment. I will let my words drop rapidly without any ornament, and remind you, dear friend, that if you have been a hearer and faith has not come to you, you are, this moment, in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity.