Clear, then, as possible it must be to every man among us who will think, that if the only way of salvation by the works of the law is by the keeping of the law in its entirety, then that road is closed against us, and the sooner we have done with it the better; for then we shall turn our thoughts in the right direction, and travel on the way which the Lord in great mercy has prepared for us. Jesus died my soul to save, my lips shall still repeat, for Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe. The information in this verse is a rather loose quotation from Deuteronomy 30:12-14 (it would be best to read these verses). 2. 3). Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. The whole history of Israel, past, present, and future falls in with, although quite distinct from, that which he had been expounding. 10:1-13 Brothers, the desire of my heart for the Jews and my prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. The excellency of the gospel above the law. This he shows, Romans 10:5; Romans 10:5. But how, argues he, could this stand, seeing that Abraham had another son, just as much his child as Isaac? It is not among the Gentiles, but in the honoured centre of the polity of Israel. The believer is not put under law, you will observe, but under grace, which is the precise reverse of law. He is not studying an historical personage, however great; he is living with a real presence. We cannot speak of the state of things before the flood as a dispensation. Paul's Discourse of Righteousness; The Method of Salvation. Here is where the passage becomes really difficult. 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. It is such milk for babes that I have known people refuse such plain truth because they were not willing to be treated like little children. His life and death pointed in one direction. This passed away with man when he sinned. Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. This is as certain and clear as the utterance of that dreadful roll of thunder which has just now left on your minds the thought, "He that doeth these things shall live by them.". Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. 8 But what saith it? Now, what Paul declared of the Jew then is still true today. The only way to keep right and humble is to be nothing, and let Jesus be all in all. Nothing can be more simple and essential. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. No man among us doubts that if he had performed the law of God the Lord would give him life; but it is equally certain that if we have believed in the Lord Jesus Christ we have eternal lire. "No, not if you pluck out my eyes, and consume my bowels in the fire. He can be yours through faith right where you are (6-8). StudyLght.org. The offering up of this desire to God. This was not a direct and intrinsic effect, of course, but the result of spiritual dealing for the soul. (b.) They have plenty of, Zeal for God, but not according to knowledge, iii. Accordingly, then, he confronts the unquestionable truth, admitted by every Israelite, of the universal havoc by one man everywhere with the One man who has brought in (not pardon only, but, as we shall find) eternal life and liberty liberty now in the free gift of life, but a liberty that will never cease for the soul's enjoyment until it has embraced the very body that still groans, and this because of the Holy Ghost who dwells in it. So Paul's first answer is: "You cannot say there was no messenger; Isaiah describes these very messengers; and Isaiah lived long ago.". The righteousness of faith, on the other hand, is easily available to all men upon the conditions mentioned in the next phrases. They will not accept that the way of salvation for them is the same as for the Gentiles - through faith in Christ (30-33). But I say, [Paul said,] Have they not heard? Jesus did not bleed and die to be a superfluity to us: he cattle to meet a grim necessity. Just as I lean all my weight upon this rail so do I lean my soul wholly upon Christ. Back when Jay Leno was hosted the Tonight Show, he frequently did "man-on-the street" interviews. They tried him with their various attainments, depressions, anxieties, quibbles, and questions; but still the huckster would not budge. (b) It is the normal title of the Roman Emperors. Also, Gods word works in the Christian (1 Thessalonians 2:13). It is salvation that the gospel exhibits and tenders--saved from guilt and wrath, with the salvation of the soul, an eternal salvation, which Christ is the author of, a Saviour to the uttermost. But this is not the full extent of salvation. 2. ii. He had bought the truth and would not sell it, and so he stuck to. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. He was Emmanuel, yea, the Jehovah, God of Israel. Sin is our not wanting the gifts of . 15), "because we are not under the law, but under grace?" He shows that, on the responsible ground of being His nation, they were wholly ruined. For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Having descended all that length he went lower still. The apostle shows them with astonishing force at the starting-point that he was far from slighting their privileges. For whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved ( Romans 10:12-13 ). For it may have been noticed from chapter 3 to chapter 5, that nothing but fitness for the glory of God will do now. As to those who have been called home, how have they died? The latter clause in the first verse of the authorised version mars the sense. He speaks of the sovereignty of God having elected that it might stand by election. The meaning of verse 6 is a little more difficult. In hours of dire distress and great heaviness of spirit, of which I know enough, I prove the power of faith in Jesus. It is the going forth of His richest blessing. But this one is a special little angel. Do not suppose that anything is wanted as to doings or feelings in order to complete the righteousness which is wrought out by the Lord Jesus, and imputed by God to the believer. Ask those who have seen them die. Christ's work of redemption deserves that God should act as He does in the gospel. It was not only his heart's desire, but it was his prayer. We have God and man in presence, so to speak. Then Isaiah says, greatly daring: "I was found by those who did not seek me. Where lies the value of belonging to the circumcised people of God? Believing in the heart that God raised him from the dead. The law is written in the ten commandments; you know them; and if you desire to live by them you must keep them. Jesus came into the world to save real sinners, not sham sinners; for he is a real, and not a pretended Savior. I do not come to-day with a gospel veiled in mystery and shrouded in doubt; I do not bring a message which you cannot understand or receive; neither do I come with "ifs" and "buts" and "peradventures," but with this, "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Was it not sure and evident that Israel could not take the promise on the ground of mere connection after the flesh? 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. Was it possible to limit this to Israel? "Not so," replies the apostle. Faith comes by hearing, hearing by the Word of God. The conies are a feeble folk, yet have they their habitations among the rocks: they are safe, but they keep to their hiding place. What blindness! Conscious deliverance, to be solid according to God, must be in the line of His truth. If he had to die, his fathers would receive him "holy and pure." (1.) Why should this be so strange and incredible to you? The law is magnified and made honourable by the death of Christ; and the doctrine of faith in his death and resurrection is fully proclaimed, and amply proved to be effectual to the purpose for which it was revealed. Yes, and I find a self-denying, Christ-exalting faith to be good in times of jubilation and success. There is nothing about law there; it is all based on faith. Christ is the end of the ceremonial law; he is the period of it, because he is the perfection of it. Yes, but this is another principle. ", But all have not obeyed the good news. I will move you to anger by a foolish nation.. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. Salvation supposes not this only, but a great deal more. What have you to say to that?" And this lies in the fact that Abraham believed God before he had the son, being fully persuaded that what He had promised He was able to perform. Is It Ok for Christians to Follow Zodiac Signs? 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. Hence it is wholly apart from the law, whilst witnessed to by the law and prophets; for the law with its types had looked onward to this new kind of righteousness; and the prophets had borne their testimony that it was at hand, but not then come. One night he collared some young people to ask them questions about the Bible. There could be but one satisfactory answer. Sin was in the world between Adam and Moses, when the law was not. The truth is not difficult to be understood and embraced. and therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 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. To call Jesus kurios ( G2962) was to count him unique. Proud as you may be of that which distinguishes you, it is hard to make sin and death peculiar to you, nor can you connect them even with the law particularly: the race of man is in question, and not Israel alone. 21). But did this satisfy the apostle? We went astray from the womb, speaking lies; we were rebellious to our parents in our childhood, and wayward in our youth; in our early manhood we were carried about with this passion and with that, and since then all kinds of evils have led us astray. Now, your hope lies wholly in what this Son of God did in his descent and ascent. He was in the end killed. 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. People cannot come to Jesus without the right information about the gospel, but information alone is not enough to save anyone. and how can they believe in him in whom they have not heard? Besides this, which seems to be a most comprehensive expression for embracing every sort and degree of human iniquity, we have one very specifically named. 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. 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. Concerning profession: It is with the mouth that confession is made--confession to God in prayer and praise (Romans 15:6; Romans 15:6), confession to men by owning the ways of God before others, especially when we are called to it in a day of persecution. Because of Jesus Christ, man is no longer faced with the task of satisfying God's justice; he need only accept his love. Grace in the soul is its new nature; the soul is alive to God, and has begun its holy happiness which shall endure for ever. a. The strength and sincerity of his desire. Paul had no difficulty in granting that, but the zeal was misdirected and misapplied. No Gentile would do it who had not ceased worshipping the emperor as Kurios. Thus the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against (not only the open ungodliness of men, but) the orthodox unrighteousness of those that hold the truth in unrighteousness. IV. It is not a question of His mercy merely; for this weakens the truth immensely, and perverts its character wholly. He shall never have cause to repent his confidence in reposing such a trust in the Lord Jesus. He observes Sabbath; he loves God. 6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? Now listen. The word of faith - The doctrine which requires faith, that is, the gospel; compare 1 Timothy 4:6. 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. A man cannot be blamed for not knowing what he never had a chance to know; but he can be blamed for neglecting to know that which was always open to him. Go to Jesus for everything. Oh, my bearer, our salvation lies in this! 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. He shall own that once glorious seat of royalty in Israel. To this day there are strict orthodox Jews in this country who will not poke or mend a fire on the Sabbath or switch on a light. 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. So that this was no other than what Moses and the prophets said should be, Ro 10:20, and the chapter is closed, Ro 10:21, with another passage out of the same prophet in the next verse, showing the rejection of Christ and his Gospel by the Jews, and which justifies their being cast off by him, of which the apostle treats largely in the next chapter. There is nothing now to be done, but a work in us; this must be our care, to look to our heart and mouth. He was God over all blessed for ever, as well as their Messiah. The stumbling-stone was their despised and rejected Messiah. Here you have it, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." Some wonder why Paul didnt mention the crucifixion in this passage. It is even as close as your mouth. Hence, therefore, it was in no way limited to any particular nation, such as those that had already been under the law and government of God. Wuest, quoting Robertson on Jesus Christ is Lord: No Jew would do this who had not really trusted Christ, for Kurios in the LXX is used of God. 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. Do not try to climb the heavens or search the depths, for Christ has already come down from heaven to earth, has been crucified, buried and raised from the dead. * I scarcely knew what to preach from this morning; but at last I settled in my mind that I would raise a memorial to my departed friend by preaching a sermon which should be connected with himself. But we have had it fully in Romans 3:1-31. The earth, or, at least, the Jewish nation, had been familiar with such dealings of God in times past. speaketh on this wise: In these verses (6-8), Pauls language is clearly based on the Septuagint rendering of Deuteronomy 30:11-14 where Moses enumerates the blessings that accrue to Israel if she keeps the law. You see how simple God has made it? It was the Lord giving us the profit of sorrow, and ourselves bowing to the way and end of God in it, so that the result of tribulation should be rich and fruitful experience. 2 170). I. Paul here professes his good affection to the Jews, with the reason of it (Romans 10:1; Romans 10:2), where he gives them a good wish, and a good witness. "This wail of despair takes many forms: one man puts it thus: "What doings can I perform by which I can be saved? 16). Till the cross, well might a converted soul be found groaning in misery at each fresh discovery of evil in himself. God send us more like him men to whom religion is for home consumption. Saul of Tarsus was a notorious persecutor of Christians before Jesus confronted him on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-20). It must not be, assumed too readily. The point is best understood by examining the source of Pauls information. 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. Clearly, then, such ground is untenable. It was a very great thing, especially, when the profession of Christ or Christianity hazarded estate, honour, preferment, liberty, life, and all that is dear in this world, which was the case in the primitive times. It didnt surprise God or His prophets. Who bring glad tidings of good things!. 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. But if it were so, He had not done with them. 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. Thy salvation rests in Jesus, rest thou in Jesus. But there was far more in Jesus. I'm sorry you can't accept it, but that is the way it is. What saith the gospel? a. Not thus does God deal with souls. As He is the spring of our joy, He is the power of sympathy in our sorrows, and the believer knows both. He shall not be ashamed of his hope in Christ; he shall not be disappointed of his end. which we preach; being sent, commissioned, qualified, and assisted by Christ thereunto; which shows the agreement between Moses and the apostles of Christ; for the word which he spoke of, they preached, and indeed said no other things than what the prophets and Moses said should come, that Christ should suffer in the stead of his people, and rise again for their justification; the sum of which is delivered in Romans 10:9. God is gracious, but holy; He is faithful, but righteous. How are they to proclaim the good news unless they are sent to do so? for what follow are manifestly his words, in Deuteronomy 30:14. the word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart; which is to be understood not of the law, for Moses himself is not speaking of the law only, but either of the whole word of God, both law and Gospel; or particularly of the Gospel, which holds forth those special blessings and promises of grace, pardon of sin, and circumcision of the heart, which are mentioned in the context, as what should be bestowed upon the people of the Jews in the latter days; and so is rightly applied by the apostle to the then dispensation, and is to be understood of the Gospel; which was nigh both in the ministration of it, by the apostles, to Jews and Gentiles, and in the application and experience of it; it was not only "in the mouth" of the preachers, but also of the hearers of it, by a hearty and sincere confession; and "in [their] hearts", being attended with the power of God, and received in the love of it, was truly believed in, and cordially embraced; that is, the word of faith. 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