You won't get glad tidings of good things. ( Romans 10:15 ). 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." Romans 14:6. Lanier (p. 75) pointed out, The message is FROM Christ; ABOUT Christ. Youngs Literal so then the faith [is] by a report, and the report through a saying of God. The word for Lord is kurios ( G2962) . Faith comes through faith in Christ Jesus. The problem is that none is able to keep the law perfectly. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. But what does it say? 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. The Latin Vulgate is largely the work of St. Jerome, who, in 382, translated Rom.10:17 as: "ergo fides ex auditu auditus autem per verbum Christi" - or word of Christ. Did not Israel know that the Gentiles were to be called in? It was meant to make sin exceeding sinful. What a well-turned sentence! 10:17 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants] , . He can be yours through faith right where you are (6-8). 10:16-18: But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. It is his word, sent by his direction. And the message they proclaim is the good news concerning Jesus Christ (16-17). I know in my own case I would have given all I had, if I might but have been informed what I must do to be saved. Although written in Greek, Paul clearly has the Hebrew verb shama in mind. Sin had left its crimson stain, but He washed me white as snow." "Oh, God surely loves all mankind, and God loves the Buddhist and God loves the Mohammed, and God loves everybody." First, he raises the question, "Has God cast away his people?" Now I take this opportunity of pressing on all that are here to beware of contracted views of "salvation." More insights from your Bible study - Get Started with Logos Bible Software for Free! "Ah," says one, "but some preachers are not only bold, but rough in their expression." But I say, Did not Israel know? Notify me of follow-up comments by email. The shame was the necessary consequence for going astray. He and his wife, Adrian, are beautiful people. That same energy of the Holy Ghost which had displayed itself in Jesus, when He walked in holiness here below, was demonstrated in resurrection; and not merely in His own rising from the dead, but in raising such at any time no doubt, though most signally and triumphantly displayed in His own resurrection. Not so, says the apostle; it is because of the evil of the nature, not of the law. (4.) Someone might have said, The Jews didnt respond to the gospel because they didnt have an adequate opportunity to hear the message. Although this objection would not have been valid (Colossians 1:23), Paul responded to it by appealing to Psalms 19:1-14. Welcome to Bible Hermeneutics SE and thank you for your contribution. Thus the proof was complete. The truth is, those are altogether mistaken who call it so. Apparently the meaning is: "What if the message was so difficult to grasp that even when Israel did hear it they were unable to grasp its significance?" It was about eating pork. 13). Commenting on, Christ Here I am not going to give a translation but a substitution using an analogy used in John 1:1. For the proof of this he urges two arguments:--. 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. KJV So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. The subject terminates with the grand truth which must never be obscured by details that we are to receive, one another, as Christ has received us, to the glory of God. Has He mercy only for guilty Israel? First, he quotes Leviticus 18:5 where it says that, if a man meticulously obeys the commandments of the law, he will find life. The theory now-a-days is that all preachers worth hearing by this refined generation must be profound thinkers, and inventors of improved theologies. Accordingly, in chapter 2 the Holy Spirit shows us man satisfying himself with pronouncing on what is right and wrong moralizing for others, but nothing more. Because if you know God well you will have no problem trusting in Him at all.How can you know God? There the truth is held, and apparently with firmness too. Those who are saved will confess Christ as Lord . The apostle writes with the full assertion of his own apostolic dignity, but as a servant also. He was "declared," says the apostle, "to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead" ( , ver. If you want your faith increased, study the Word of God. Did they venture to plead that it must be not only the same father, but the same mother? How can I control PNP and NPN transistors together from one pin? Oh, unhappy soul! He could not have remitted heretofore. What does it mean that faith comes by hearing (Romans 10:17)? Let it not be! higher, if so high, in this epistle. There is no need to explain to me before I drink that the water is supplied by a company, and forced to the spilt by sundry machines, having been first extracted from the great fountains beneath by artesian wells, or drawn from the river at Thames Ditton. The whole passage Romans 9:1-33; Romans 10:1-21; Romans 11:1-36 is a condemnation of the Jewish attitude to religion. It is but ask and have; what would we have more? It is no strange thing, but it is a very sad and uncomfortable thing, for the ministers of Christ to bring the report of the gospel, and not to be believed in it. , . 18). 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. By a draught of water. There is no need of dwelling now on "salvation" as employed in the Old Testament, and in some parts of the New, as the gospels and Revelation particularly, where it is used for deliverance in power or even providence and present things. 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. How far? The Law cannot give faith. 16). And was not that a time of love indeed, to be often remembered with a great deal of thankfulness? Why should this be so strange and incredible to you? "But if [for so it should be read] thou art named a Jew," etc. This is why so few ancient Greek bronze originals survive, and why we often have to look at ancient Roman copies in marble (of varying quality) to try to understand what the Greeks achieved. Beware of those endeavors of men today to broaden the gate. The apostle shows them with astonishing force at the starting-point that he was far from slighting their privileges. He begins with the great epoch of the dispensations of God (that is, the ages since the flood). And he gives his reason: "For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, The just shall live by faith." Let me refer in passing to a few points more in the introduction, in order to link them together with that which the Spirit was furnishing to the Roman saints, as well as to show the admirable perfectness of every word that inspiration has given us. Make sure when you post blogs about the Bible to post accurate. 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. Those are blessed indeed who are thus at once brought unto faith by the statement of the gospel. The grace of faith is absolutely necessary to the duty of prayer; we cannot pray aright, nor pray to acceptation, without it. Accordingly he tells them now what reason he had to speak thus strongly, not of the more advanced truths, but of the good news. 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. Are there any canonical examples of the Prime Directive being broken that aren't shown on screen? Romans 10:17 . (b) It is the normal title of the Roman Emperors. The extent is what God Himself, so to speak, possesses the universe of God, whatever will be under Christ: and what will not? ); and hearing of faith, i.e., message of faith, Galatians 3:2. And where? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by [them that are] no people, [and] by a foolish nation I will anger you. If the good news of God goes out to man, entirely blotting out the difference between a Jew and a Gentile, what becomes of His special promises to Abraham and to his seed? Confess Jesus Christ as Lord. We have had justification, both by blood and also in virtue of Christ's resurrection. Beneath it there runs the conviction that there are certain kinds of ignorance which are inexcusable. For what remains unsolved by and in Christ? Would you ever say "eat pig" instead of "eat pork"? There is a lot of saying and calling on and confessing and proclaiming, and a lot hearing, words and names and reports. There is mutual confirmation. She addressed Him as kurios (sir). Now you won't get that on television, nor will you get that in your evening newspaper, watching the news or reading Time Magazine. Or, peace is put in general for all good; so it is explained here; it is glad tidings of good things. With many a want of candor is another reason why faith does not come by hearing. A Jew would find it hard to believe that the way to God was not through the law; this way of trust and of acceptance was shatteringly and incredibly new to him. It is not, as in Ephesians 2:1-22, dead in sins, which would be nothing to the purpose. Hearers only; faithless, graceless, Christless! 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. God is proved thus divinely consistent with Himself in Christ Jesus, whom He has set forth a mercy-seat through faith in His blood. There is a great trial going on, as you know, in the Tichborne case. To set the whole matter clearly, we will suppose that you are laboring under a very serious disease, and a physician professes to heal you. The consequences spiritually are blessed to the soul; how much more is it to Teach the source from which all flows! Their crowning glory was precisely what they would not hear of. Now, if it was righteous in God (and who will gainsay it?) Now, faith in Christ is like faith in anyone else, it comes to us by the same kind of mental processes, and is based upon simple principles and plain matters of fact, and needs no vision of the night. 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. Eutychus may fall from the third loft and be taken up for dead, but he is not likely to become a believer by sleeping, even though Paul should be the preacher. Romans 12:1-21 looks at the mutual duties of the saints. As He has given us through the blood of Jesus full remission, as we shall be saved by this life, as He has made us know even now nothing short of present conscious deliverance from every whit of evil that belongs to our very nature, as we have the Spirit the earnest of the glory to which we are destined, as we are the vessels of gracious sorrow in the midst of that from which we are not yet delivered but shall be, so now we have the certainty that, whatever betide, God is for us, and that nothing shall separate us from His love which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 3. It was a message that went out from God to sinners as such. "He resisted," says the writer, "even to the agonies of death, for the law's sake.". There is entrance into favour, and nothing but favour. First of all, the groundwork of it is laid in the first four verses, the last of them leading into every-day walk. Here, then, it is not a question at all of pardon or remission. Verse 17. It is no longer a question of man's guilt, but of his nature. (b.) "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus. Romans 10:17 New International Version 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. Christ indeed did both; and so the word was nigh them, in their mouth and in their heart. Did this seem to treat the law that condemned as an evil thing? 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. Come with the intent to find faith in Jesus; cry to God to make his word effectual to our salvation, and then hearing will be quite another business with you. The question then is raised in the beginning ofRomans 3:1-31; Romans 3:1-31, If this be so, what is the superiority of the Jew? There is only one gospel (Galatians 1:6-7) and this is the truth (Galatians 2:5). see RSV, NIV, etc. Wonderful to think the Spirit of God associates Himself with us in it all, deigning to give us divine feelings even in our poor and narrow hearts. God's righteousness was now manifested as to the past sins He had not brought into judgment through His forbearance, and yet more conspicuously in the present time, when He displayed His justice in justifying the believer. Thus, we have spoken of it negatively. Truth lies in the center between extremes. The Lord save you all, for Christ's sake. 53:1 where refers to YHWH; hence "word of God" is appropriate here. But thus the way is now clear for bringing the Jew into the discussion. May faith be increased as you study His Word. Would that the Lord would give us hearts to remember, as well as eyes to see, according to His own grace! Even the demons believe that and shudder" (James 2:19, NIV). Let the cross pass. So, then, faith comes from hearing, and hearing comes from the word which comes from Christ and which tells of him. This is all perfectly true true of a Jew as of a pagan true of any unrenewed man that never heard of a Saviour. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 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. If slurred over, as it too often is in souls, it invariably leaves practical obedience lame, and halt, and blind. Romans 8:1-39 displays this comforting truth in its fulness. The believer is not put under law, you will observe, but under grace, which is the precise reverse of law. Does anyone care? I took notes and now I truly have a better understanding. sequential (one-line) endnotes in plain tex/optex. I will not so say; but I am persuaded that faith often comes by hearing the simple declaration that God accepts sinners, not for what they are in themselves but for what Christ is, and that when sinners believe in Jesus they are saved there and then, and are acceptable with God through Jesus Christ his dear Son. Perhaps the preacher has not so much stated the gospel, and brought forward its authority, as explained it. He shall come, says one Testament, out of Zion. Now it is the positive power of God in raising up from the dead Him that was delivered for our offences, and raised again for our justifying. In the beginning ofRomans 2:1-29; Romans 2:1-29 we have man pretending to righteousness. Their problem is not that they have not heard or understood it, but that they have refused to believe it (see v. 16). The things about which we are in doubt are far fewer than we would like to think. The quickening power of God therefore was here set forth, of course historically in a way connected with this life and a posterity on earth, but nevertheless a very just and true sign of God's power for the believer the quickening energy of God after a still more blessed sort. Man is only so much the worse for knowing the truth, if he holds it ever so fast with unrighteousness. Christ is come, and has changed all. May the Spirit of God assist us while we meditate upon the way by which faith cometh. And I was mad because I had been trying so long to do it and tie ends together. Such has been their singular fruit of promise; such even in the midst of all their misery it is at present. It is close to you; it is as close as your mouth. In either case the gospel is in view. (that is, to bring Christ again from among the dead)." Yes, God has chosen and elected and predestined. To lump the whole canonized collection of works that tell about the story of Christ (ie: The Bible), as THE word of God, is a misrepresentation. Now it is clear that that obedience could be given only by a man who was desperately in earnest about his religion. Christ was crucified with his hands stretched out. No more sermons, no more invitations of grace. What He does is to pierce and penetrate the man's conscience. Along with this he gathers testimonies from more than one prophet. namely, in the eyes of those that hear them. The legal institutions were associated with temporal judgment. It is no longer blood, but death Christ's death and resurrection. For all this, as he presses further, there was the weightiest reason possible. 10:17 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition , . "Incline your ear and come unto me, hear and your soul shall live." Second, he cites Joel 2:32: "All who call upon the name of the Lord shall be delivered." James made note that faith in God was not something special: "You believe that there is one God. But he meets their proud exclusiveness in another way. The typical covenant secured outward privileges to the children born after the flesh, but under the covenant of grace the blessing is secured to the spiritual and not to the natural seed. But I say, [Paul said,] Have they not heard? They cannot say God has rejected them. 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. Even the demons believe that and shudder" (James 2:19, NIV). Romans 10:10 Translation & Meaning What does this verse really mean? Thus the introduction opened with Christ's person, and closes with God's righteousness. Embedded hyperlinks in a thesis or research paper, Generic Doubly-Linked-Lists C implementation. 10:17 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881 , . But more than this "Whosoever shall call." The first words express the design of the apostle through these verses, that there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles, but they stand upon the same level in point of acceptance with God. It is true that Israel did not accept the good news from God, and in their refusal they were simply running true to form; history was repeating itself. Learn how your comment data is processed. 3). Conscious deliverance, to be solid according to God, must be in the line of His truth. ", SBL Greek New Testament (2010): " , Now, when you call upon the name of the Lord, God doesn't go down the list and say, "Let's see. Thus the deliverance is not merely for the joy of the soul, but also for strength in our walking after the Spirit, who has given and found a nature in which He delights, communicating withal His own delight in Christ, and making obedience to be the joyful service of the believer. The wrath of God abideth on you. 2 For I bear them record that they have a a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. God sought by His work among the Gentiles the pouring out of His grace and love and blessings, to provoke the jealousy of the Jew, so that the Jew will seek after God through Jesus Christ. But what is testified by Christian baptism is Christ's death. If it were possible that man could be saved any other way, the cross would not be necessary. [a.] And, then, when its great command is stated, namely, simple trust in Jesus, the soul perceives the suitability of the way of grace. Thanks, Honored my Brother! It is the summary of what he had said before, Romans 10:14; Romans 10:14. The Bible tells us " So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God " ( Romans 10:17 NKJV). So I would say to you when you hear us preach, sift the sermon afterwards, turn our sermons over, pick holes in them if you like, and find out our mistakes; but oh, do search into the truth, and be not content till you find it. May you begin to experience greater victory in your walk with Jesus Christ as you yield yourself to that touch of God and as He molds and shapes you into that person He wants you to be, and as He conforms you into the image of Jesus Christ. For they do not realize that a man can only achieve the status of righteousness by God's gift, and they seek to establish their own status, and so they have not submitted themselves to that power of God which alone can make them righteous in his sight. Both meanings could have been in Pauls mind. In fact you should read the entire Bible because it is the Word of God. Ypu will not gaing faith by studying the ten commandments. "For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. I must confess this is the first teaching on Romans 10:17 that actually makes sense to me.

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