He did not say, "Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O my friends, for the hand of the Lord hath touched me." 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." 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. (i) The first objection is: "You cannot call on God unless you believe in him. First, in 10:8b, he uses rema ("the word") to explain faith. Wishing and woulding, if that be all, are not praying. 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. It must be further observed, that lest the minds of men, being led away by crafts, should wander from the way of salvation, the limits of the word are prescribed to them, within which they are to keep themselves: for it is the same as though he had bidden them to be satisfied with the word only, and reminded them, that in this mirror those secrets of heaven are to be seen, which would otherwise by their brightness dazzle their eyes, and would also stun their ears and overpower the mind itself. They set up the golden calf, and thus cast off the true God, their God, even in the desert. c. Establish their own righteousness: This effort shows Israels lack of knowledge and that they are ignorant of Gods righteousness. d. Glad tidings of good things: Obviously, the salvation Isaiah prophesied about could not be salvation through works or the law. Sin had left its crimson stain, but He washed me white as snow." Keep to it. This was no question of legal obedience, although the law came from Jehovah. 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). He was God over all blessed for ever, as well as their Messiah. They are really rebelling against God's path of righteousness, having established now their own righteousness by works, as Paul here declares. What was it? Hence it is, as he says, herein revealed "from faith," or by faith. But what saith it? The way of salvation is now both plain and easy. If I had a sense of sin as deep as that of lost souls in hell, I could hope that I should be saved." 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. Yes, and I find a self-denying, Christ-exalting faith to be good in times of jubilation and success. The apostle has come now to the nature. 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. "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! God send us more like him men to whom religion is for home consumption. He refused. The excellency of the gospel above the law. God is proved thus divinely consistent with Himself in Christ Jesus, whom He has set forth a mercy-seat through faith in His blood. ( Romans 10:14-15 ). His death is instead of the death of our souls: his life is the life of our spirits. Not a pretty toy for Sundays, but food to live upon; a common-sense hope; a blunt man's religion that he can carry into business. Paul deals with that objection by quoting Isaiah 52:7. 3. Let man be what he might, or where he might, God's good news was for man. For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God." And I heard Keith giving his testimony on television the other night and he said that living here in southern California, going to UCLA and all, he was twenty-four years old before he ever heard about Jesus Christ. Time was when none of the English, nor French, nor of any other nation believed in the Saviour. or who hath been his counsellor? Why would they not allow such a pretension? The rest of the chapter (7-25) is an instructive episode, in which the impotence and the misery of the renewed mind which attempts practice under law are fully argued out, till deliverance (not pardon) is found in Christ. There was no law there or then; for Abraham died long before God spoke from Sinai. Suppose you cannot walk on the sea, like Peter: never mind; you are not called to do it. c. But the righteousness of faith: This is based on Jesus, and we dont have to work to get Jesus. What, then, is its voice? To profess this doctrine was, therefore, virtually to profess all the truths of the Christian religion. I want a righteousness which would need as much labor to produce as a climb to heaven would need; and I require an expiation for sin as great as though a man were plunged into the abyss itself, and there were made to suffer the divine anger. There the truth is held, and apparently with firmness too. 1. But God has established the way through Jesus Christ. Yes, but this is another principle. (that is, to bring Christ down from above:): In Moses sermon these words mean the law that he commanded Israel to obey was not some far off impossibility requiring heroic superhuman efforts to discover and obey. That is, the Jews did not need to wonder about or ask how God would treat those who obeyed and disobeyed. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. 8.What does it say? It means we recognize that Jesus is God, that He is the Messiah, and that His work on the cross is the only way of salvation for mankind. "To all that be at Rome, beloved of God, called saints" (ver. Having received, having heard, having known the grace of God through Jesus Christ, we are now obligated to let the world know of that same grace.I have a very good friend, Keith Erickson, whom I love in the Lord. We have God and man in presence, so to speak. In hours of dire distress and great heaviness of spirit, of which I know enough, I prove the power of faith in Jesus. Here you have it, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." 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. For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. "Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized unto Jesus Christ were baptized unto his death?" God has given us His word. Proud member For Isaiah said, Lord, who has believed our report? They are merely persons who plume themselves on their orthodoxy, but in a wholly unrenewed condition. YOU see by this mourning that our church has been bereaved. But there was far more in Jesus. a. Well, I can't either, but God didn't call me to reconcile it, He just called me to believe it.I tried to reconcile it for years until I was in such mental gymnastics I was worn out. All Reading Plans / Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous) / Genesis 21:8-21 (The rescue of Hagar and Ishmael); Psalm 86:1-10 16-17 (Prayer for deliverance); Romans 6:1b-11 (Buried and raised with Christ in baptism); Matthew 10:24-39 (The cost of discipleship) ( English Standard Version) June 25, 2023. Also, Gods word works in the Christian (1 Thessalonians 2:13). Christ is the end of the moral law in that he did what the law could not do (Romans 8:3; Romans 8:3), and secured the great end of it. Confessing the Lord Jesus--openly professing relation to him and dependence on him, as our prince and Saviour, owning Christianity in the face of all the allurements and affrightments of this world, standing by him in all weathers. It is sinful shame that makes people deny Christ, Mark 8:38. ( Romans Commentary) Paul's main point is the ready availability of Good News. They give us the basis of the first Christian creed. 2. instructive and interesting manner the links that grace practically forms and maintains between the saints of God. Of course, it could hardly be the law: that was the boast of Israel. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. e. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation: These two together (belief and confession) result in righteousness and salvation. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. This existential pain is deepened and furthered by the divisions between Paul and his own people as he simultaneously argues his claims for inclusion of the Gentiles within God's salvific plan. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. 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.". You already have it; all you have to do is obey it (Vol. Go to Jesus for everything. why am I still under bondage and misery from the constant evil of my nature, over which I seem to have no power whatever? God has condemned the flesh. and therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? 17.) There is laid down the most essential of all truths as a groundwork of salvation; namely, expiation. 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. There is no need to bring Christ down to find out what God wants. The gospel, instead of treating this as a light matter, alone vindicates God in these eternal ways of His, in that which must be in him who stands in relationship with God. When God gives you growth in grace and fruitfulness in good works it will be your safety to be as little as ever you were, and to trust in nothing but the work of the Lord. (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead. 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