For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. Accordingly we do not hear of salvation as such in Romans 3:1-31. Now, positively: "Faith cometh by hearing." To turn a blind eye may be in some few cases a virtue; in most cases it is folly. In the Fourth Book of Maccabees there is an amazing incident. He refused. Here, again, the apostle takes up what he had but announced in chapter 1 the righteousness of God. According to Cottrell, the logic runs something like this: Most Jews have not believed, even as Isaiah says. 20 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. Now, I know this is not authoritative, so dont go Greek or Postal on me. There are some who fancy that faith cometh by feeling. The word is nigh thee, [even] in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 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. "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." The gospel at its height in no wise weakens but maintains the moral manifestation of what God is. The law demanded, but could never receive righteousness from man. 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. How would faith be likely to come to you? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? How welcome the gospel ought to be to those to whom it was preached, because it showed the way to salvation, Romans 10:15; Romans 10:15. "Paul, a bondman of Jesus Christ" an apostle "called," not born, still less as educated or appointed of man, but an apostle "called," as he says "separated unto the gospel of God, which he had promised afore by his prophets." A man may be well aware that some habit, some indulgence, some way of life, some friendship, some association must have disastrous results; but he may simply refuse to look at the facts. Linked is the text of Beza's 1598/1599 edition, courtesy of The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts. God, therefore, had not cast off His people, but was employing the interval of their slip from their place, in consequence of their rejection of Christ, to call the Gentiles in sovereign mercy, after which Israel as a whole should be saved. "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. "Oh, come over here and sit on Grandpa's lap. It was laid down that no food must be cooked on the Sabbath. Faith then (conclusion from Romans 10:16, . 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." 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. Why, I am precisely in that condition?" There is a lot of saying and calling on and confessing and proclaiming, and a lot hearing, words and names and reports. 3). Romans 10:16-18 Commentary | Precept Austin Is public confession necessary for salvation (Romans 10:9-10)? If slurred over, as it too often is in souls, it invariably leaves practical obedience lame, and halt, and blind. But this is not the full extent of salvation. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. "Faith cometh by hearing.". Such revealings of the thoughts and intents of the heart will occur in any God-sent preaching of the gospel, just because the Word pierces to the dividing of soul and spirit, and lays bare the secrets of the soul. How much soever there be of the wit and wisdom of the world, those that are not the people of God are, and in the end will be found to be, a foolish people. (iii) There is the ignorance which is in essence a lie. The legal institutions were associated with temporal judgment. We are heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ. 17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. I am crazy about this little doll, but it is necessary for me to get her close to me to provoke her to jealousy.Now that is exactly what God is seeking to do to the Jews. To subscribe to this RSS feed, copy and paste this URL into your RSS reader. Of these only a remnant would be saved. It was for this then that Paul describes himself as apostle. Here was the very truth that every Jew, as such, denied. For me, I dont think we should apply such a narrow interpretation of this verse because faith really does come from the written word coming alive in our heart. The believer is not put under law, you will observe, but under grace, which is the precise reverse of law. Although based mainly on late manuscripts of the Byzantine text-type, Erasmus' edition differed markedly from the classic form of that text, and included some missing parts back translated from the Latin Vulgate. Paul said, "It is eliminated." I.e., one of the necessary prerequisites for faith must be missing. Hearing here is not the same as "hearkening" in the preceding verse, but refers merely to the sense of hearing, and should not even be understood as excluding "reading"; for a deaf person still might learn the word of God through reading it, as a blind person might learn it through yet another sense, that of touch. There the prophet points out how welcome those are who bring the good news of good things. 18 But I say, Did they not hear? Those of a Jewish background, as a whole, didnt want to hear and heed Gods will. He had indeed before declared, that of itself it is of no avail; but that when it pleases the Lord to work, it becomes the instrument of his power. Amplified So faith comes by hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the preaching [of the message that came from the lips] of Christ (the Messiah Himself). Now there is a tremendous failure some place of getting the message out.For how can they call on Him who they don't believe in? Personally I support the usage of Word of Christ, because this particular verse refers to where faith comes from. And how can they hear if nobody tells them? First of all the apostle points out that death has come in, and that this was no consequence of law, but before it. He was debtor both to the Greeks and the barbarians, both to the wise and to the unwise; he was ready, as far as he was concerned, to preach the gospel to those that were at Rome also (ver. Nevertheless, what is in nowise the same as what was or what will be. But there is more, which Paul afterwards insisted on. 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. He was the promised Messiah, born King of the Jews. he may be carried to fullness. Law works wrath because it provokes transgression; grace makes the promise sure to all the seed, not only because faith is open to the Gentile and Jew alike, but because God is looked to as a quickener of the dead. 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. No more the preacher's voice, saying, "Turn ye, turn ye, why will ye die!" (b) It is the normal title of the Roman Emperors. Are there any canonical examples of the Prime Directive being broken that aren't shown on screen? Although circumcision began with Abraham, manifestly it had nothing to do with his righteousness, and at best was but the seal of the righteousness of faith which he had in an uncircumcised state. And by the foolish nation I will anger you.". 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." Moreover, He gave up the knowledge of God that had been handed down from father to son (ver. What could be conceived closer or more even than this? To conclude, Romans 10:9-10 is not establishing public confession as a prerequisite for salvation. Zion shall yet behold her mighty, divine, but once despised Deliverer; and when He thus comes, there will be a deliverance suited to His glory. Those that will be found faithful have need to be very bold. 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. Text Note: Romans 10:17: "word of God" or "word of Christ"? - Jeff Riddle 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. It was an instance of the great wickedness of the Jews that they were thus enraged; and this in Deuteronomy is the matter of a threatening. For "every one who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.". The judgments of God will fall on man as man, but the heaviest blows are reserved for Christendom. When they see the way God has blessed the Christian believer and their love for God and for the Lord Jesus Christ, that they'll be provoked to jealousy, when they see the Gentiles receive the covenant and the grace and the blessings and the glory of God.As we were studying the book of Romans recently I sought to illustrate this by this beautiful, sharp, darling, little granddaughter of mine, who I love so greatly, as I do all my grandchildren. Lord, who hath believed, c. In answer to this. Romans 10:17 NASB. So Paul's first answer is: "You cannot say there was no messenger; Isaiah describes these very messengers; and Isaiah lived long ago.". (that is, to bring Christ down), or, 'Who shall go down into the deep abyss?' The wrath of God abideth on you. God doth not save any nor reject any because they are Jews, nor because they are Greeks, but doth equally accept both upon gospel terms: There is no difference. He has set two things side by side; everything is of God, and everything is of human choice. The law cannot make a person righteous before God, nor can it give a person a righteous standing before God. "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." However, Seeing Jesus in the New testament aswell as seeing Jesus in the old Testament (shadows and types) will cause you to gain faith. greek - In Romans 8:28 do "all things work together" or does "God work 17.Faith then is by hearing, etc. What was to be the stumbling-stone? It is not merely a call then; but as we have by our Lord Jesus Christ our access into the favour wherein we stand, so there is positive boasting in the hope of the glory of God. Before I hear it I am prepared to believe it on the testimony of God. Line-By-Line Order: Verse-Reference. 18 But I say, Have they not heard? And that word is the message of faith which we proclaim. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? To every person, whoever he may be, though nursed in the bosom of the church, and introduced to that church by the most solemn ritual, we are bound to say, you must hear as well as others, and you must believe as the result of that hearing as well as others, or else you will remain short of saving grace. Why in the Sierpiski Triangle is this set being used as the example for the OSC and not a more "natural"? All the while God is wanting the Jews to come elbowing, which is a trait for them anyhow, to come on in and get close.Moses said, "I will provoke you to jealousy by them that were not my people. saith one. But this one is a special little angel. All the Jews have not, all the Gentiles have not; far the greater part of both remain in unbelief and disobedience. God established that they had to bring an animal and kill the animal in their stead, that their sins must be transferred onto the animal and the animal slain. Their sins had been passed by. Israel responsible for its own loss (9:30-10:21). There was no law there or then; for Abraham died long before God spoke from Sinai. (d) In the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures it is the regular translation of the divine name, Jahveh or Jehovah. 34 RSV, NRSV, and NJB all use the word "justified." KJV, NKJV, NASB all use the word "righteousness." 35 "Salvation" (soteria) is used five times in Romans, and "save"(sozo) is used eight . 2. What Does the Greek Word Kurios (Lord) Mean? - Blue Letter Bible Living By Faith: Commentary on Romans & 1st Corinthians, Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible. The entrance of God's word giveth light. If the text was sufficient for Paul; it will, I trust, be sufficient for you. One of them, the Apostle Paul, lost his position, which was one of great eminence, and spent his whole life in toil, and suffering, and reproach, and ended with a bloody death because of what he preached, and thus he proved that he was a sincere, honest, upright man. The like passage we have, Nahum 1:15, which, if it point at the glad tidings of the deliverance of Israel out of Babylon in the type, yet looks further to the gospel, the good news of our salvation by Jesus Christ. Aside from here, sound (phthongos) is found only in 1 Corinthians 14:7. Romans 10:17 Cleaned up a little we get So the reality of things hoped for comes out of a message that is heard, and this message is heard as a spoken word coming through and from the total message of God. He begins with the great epoch of the dispensations of God (that is, the ages since the flood). When a person comes up to me and says, "Oh, I have the hardest time trusting God," what they are really saying is, "I really don't know God very well." he bears long, but he will not bear always. You say, "Chuck, that is too narrow. The name given to the succession of printed Greek texts of the New Testament which constituted the translation base for the original German Luther Bible, the translation of the New Testament into English by William Tyndale, the King James Version, the Spanish Reina-Valera translation and most other Reformation-era New Testament translations throughout Western and Central Europe. It is not God seeking, or man bringing righteousness. Remember that word of Christ, it is one of the most terrible I know of, "if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins." In John's gospel Jesus met a woman at a well in Samaria. There never was an hour since Israel's existence as a nation that God has not had His remnant of them. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? 10:17 is the only instance of in the NT. The Holy Ghost, who now gives the soul its consciousness of deliverance from its place in Christ, is also the witness that the body too, the mortal body, shall be delivered in its time. But then again he intimates that the nature of the gospel is involved in the publishing of the glad tidings. Salvation is so close to every one of you tonight. 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. Ah! ( Romans 10:5-8 ). On the contrary, the doctrine of faith establishes law as nothing else can; and for this simple reason, that if one who is guilty hopes to be saved spite of the broken law, it must be at the expense of the law that condemns his guilt; whereas the gospel shows no sparing of sin, but the most complete condemnation of it all, as charged on Him who shed His blood in atonement. All rights reserved. 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. I wonder what my response would be if I came home in the evening and said, "Honey, I have decided to take you out for dinner tonight, thought we would go out and get prime rib." "Oh, God surely loves all mankind, and God loves the Buddhist and God loves the Mohammed, and God loves everybody." (dia rematos Christou, through the word of Christ, in some texts is only found here and is not conclusive.) All Israel shall be saved. What the gospel is: It is the gospel of peace; it is the word of reconciliation between God and man.