The latter clause in the first verse of the authorised version mars the sense. There is no mystery or obscurity about it. Possession of it is not dependent on some act of Herculean proportions, such as ascending into the heavens or crossing the sea. There is nothing like the grace of God for producing the truest humility, the humility that not only descends to the lowest level of sinners to do them good, but which is itself the fruit of deliverance from that self-love which puffs itself or lowers others. Do not suppose that you can be a believer and conceal your faith. Granted that it is so, at once and fully. Thirdly, we shall consider what the Scripture saith: "Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed." Jesus Christ, the Son of God, alone is capable of performing the mighty works of salvation required by humanitys sinfulness, and He has already done them. The law has not come to an end in the sense of no longer reflecting Gods standard or no longer showing us our need for a Savior. Thus the discussion of Abraham strengthens the case in behalf of the uncircumcised who believe, to the overthrow of the greatest boast of the Jew. This were indeed to deny the value of His death, and of that newness of life we have in Him risen, and a return to bondage of the worst description. (14-15) The necessity of the preaching of the gospel. If ever we are to bring men to the Christian faith, our attitude must be the same. All who confess Christ as Lord, and believe in His resurrection, will be saved. If salvation for man is possible by any other means, if man can be saved by the law, if man can be saved by his own efforts, by his good works, if a man can be saved by sincerity, then, God, let this cup pass from Me. The Gentiles the despised heathen were to be brought in; the self-satisfied Jews are left behind, justly and beyond question, if they believed the law and the prophets. You know what Cardinal Bellarmine said: he was a great antagonist of Luther, and thought that we might trust in our works; but, looking it all over, he admitted that inasmuch as no man could be quite sure that he had done enough good works, it was perhaps best on the whole and safest to trust altogether to the blood and merits of Jesus Christ. The way of salvation is now both plain and easy. Salvation supposes not this only, but a great deal more. To these then he wishes, as was his wont, the fresh flow of that source and stream of divine blessing which Christ has made to be household bread to us: "Grace and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ" (ver. "Whosoever." Christ has already done that and has returned gloriously by His resurrection from the dead. Romans 10:8-17 8 But what does it say? Bible > Commentaries > Romans 10:9 . I cannot get lower than that, can I? The future must be brought in by the grace of God; and this he accordingly gives us at the close of Romans 11:1-36. 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." Jesus came into the world to save real sinners, not sham sinners; for he is a real, and not a pretended Savior. 17.) For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 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." 1. I have always felt obliged to the Cardinal for that admission; because the best is good enough for me, and since trusting in Jesus is the safest, I intend to stick to it even to the end. For information about the word heart (kardia), see the commentary on verse 1. 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. The whole work is done. Here it is not merely the negation of law and of circumcision, but we have the positive side. How can they hear about Him unless someone preach to them? To say that faith-righteousness says these things simply means it is characterized by them. When you and I are no longer sinners, Christ is no longer our Savior; when you and I no more need him, then we shall not have him. 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. 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. (9-13) How Gods righteousness is gained by faith. 2 Corinthians 2:14-16, 3:4-5, 5:18-21, Exodus 19:6 Hebrews 4:14-16, Psalm 32:8 Romans 5:10-11, James 2:14-17 Proverbs 4:1-9, John 14:26 Romans 10: . I would like to boast about what I have done, the dangers that I have braved for God, the sacrifices that I have made, the dedication that took me through those dark, smelly, dangerous swamps. He at the same time unfolds the essential difference between the righteousness of faith and that of law. This is what made the gospel to be so sweet and precious, and, what is more, absolutely necessary, if he would escape certain and eternal ruin. He could not have remitted heretofore. If a Jew is wealthy enough he will sometimes install a time switch to switch on the lights at dusk on Sabbath without his doing so himself. ( Isaiah 53:1.) What a title, then, God gives me now in beholding Christ, no longer dead but risen, to have it settled before my soul that I am in Him as He now is, where all questions are closed in peace and joy! Whatever Gods purposes may be, the Jews are still responsible for their own loss. I have never been down-hearted at anything my life; certainly not at the thought of dying. This is further illustrated (Romans 10:10; Romans 10:10), and the order inverted, because there must first be faith in the heart before there can be an acceptable confession with the mouth. I thank God he could say that of my religion: it did this for my dear friend it made him a happy man, whose pleasure it was to please others: and now he has passed away in full sunlight into a still brighter noon. "By whom we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith." They are generally gentlemen in good health, with regular incomes and sweet tempers, and so they soon reach their imaginary sinlessness vain creatures that they are; but you never get any of that among the poor, suffering, tried people of God. In vain will you preach Romans 3:1-31, or even 4 alone, for souls to know themselves consciously and holily set free. To turn a blind eye may be in some few cases a virtue; in most cases it is folly. I mean to let it stand out simply before you, that the incarnation, the life, the death, and the resurrection of Christ are the one foundation upon which we must depend for eternal salvation, and upon that alone; and if we do so depend we shall most assuredly be saved. We should take notice of that which is commendable even in bad people. But if it were so, He had not done with them. Along with this he gathers testimonies from more than one prophet. For if the law could give a man a righteous standing before God, then it was not necessary for Christ to die. This is applied in the two chapters that follow. Next, he enters upon another branch of the truth the Spirit not as a condition contrasted with flesh (these two, as we know, being always contrasted in Scripture), but as a power, a divine person that dwells in and bears His witness to the believer. But this may be comparatively a light question. Have as many good works as you can cram into your life, but never tell anybody about them, or think anything of them. Paul ably demonstrated in the first several chapters of Romans how futile this is. But the Jews did so die. The words, which we preach, are added, that no one might have the suspicion that Paul differed from Moses; for he testifies, that in the ministration of the gospel there was complete consent between him and Moses; inasmuch as even Moses placed our felicity in nothing else but in the gratuitous promise of divine favor. How is it possible that I can be saved? He takes their own books, and proves from one of them (Deuteronomy) that in the ruin of Israel the resource is not going into the depths, nor going up to heaven. Now it was manifested, and not promised or predicted merely. No, you see, this opens the door to every man no matter who you are, predestined or not, elected or not, chosen or not. Even the saints there would have been all the better for the gospel. Having descended all that length he went lower still. 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. It is an appeal to them to see that their zeal is misplaced. Paul's joy and boast were in the gospel of God. What blindness! He is not coming according to the covenant that God established by Moses for sins to be forgiven. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge ( Romans 10:1-2 ). 3). 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. There we find Christian knowledge as to the matter introduced; but still it is the knowledge of one who is not in this state pronouncing on one who is. "Sing" said he. There was a most important trial of man in the person of Adam; but after this, what dispensation was there? The answer is, that this will not do one whit better; for when we come down to the next generation, it is apparent that the two sons of Isaac were sons of the same mother; nay, they were twins. As no keeper of the law would have been lost on any ground whatever, so no believer in Christ shall be lost on any ground whatever; as no breaker of the law could escape punishment, so no unbeliever in Christ can he saved. Of whom does it declare all this? This is a clear statement. * William Higgs, Esq., for many years a beloved deacon of the church in the Metropolitan Tabernacle, fell on asleep January 3rd, 1883, in his fifty-ninth year. To the contrary, the salvation of God is as near them as their own mouths and hearts. I can't accept it." If we fail to equip ourselves for a task when every chance is given to us to equip ourselves adequately for it, we must stand condemned. 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? Following up with the teaching of the olive-tree, he carries out the same thought of a remnant that abides on their own stock, and points to a re-instatement of the nation, And I would just observe by the way, that the Gentile cry that no Jew ever accepts the gospel in truth is a falsehood. It was already among them by the preaching of the apostles, and was a subject of conversation and of thought. He knew whom he had believed, and knew what the Lord had done for him, and he could not see a weak point in it all. (b) It is the normal title of the Roman Emperors. This was the key to their difficulties this alone, and fully explains their coming ruin as well as God's solemn warnings. Now, our flesh likes the complications, because I would like to take some credit and receive some glory for salvation. Our need is our warrant, and if that be gone, all is gone. 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. It is true God gave them that law for which they were so zealous; but they might have known that, by the appearance of the promised Messiah, an end was put to it. In the end the soldiers so pitied him that they brought him dressed meat, which was not pork, and told him to eat it and say that he had eaten pork. No; under the law it was nothing but "Do and live; leave undone and die." Thus, the true God being lost, all was lost, and man's downward career becomes the most painful and humiliating object, unless it be, indeed, that which we have to feel where men, without renewal of heart, espouse in pride of mind the truth with nothing but unrighteousness. What, then, is its voice? Also, Gods word works in the Christian (1 Thessalonians 2:13). He did not say, "Do and thou shalt live, and yet there is another way." But now, to meet the question that was raised, they pleaded the distinguishing promises to Israel. You say, "Chuck, that is too narrow. (325) It is the word which requires faith, and is received by faith; or it is the word entitled to faith, worthy of being believed; or it is the word which generates and supports faith. The believer in Jesus shall be saved because he is a believer; and Christ's veracity is staked thereon: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. What the law says, it speaks to those under it. There would be no remnant if justice took its course. Let man be what he might, or where he might, God's good news was for man. And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? Thus the first argument shows that the rejection was not total; the second, that it was but for a season. Jack answered, "I never get lower than I am, for I am down at the bottom. What glory so rich as that of the Christ Himself duly appreciated? No Gentile would do it who had not ceased worshipping the emperor as Kurios. Many times people say, "Oh, I wish I had more faith," and I think that oftentimes we almost insult God by our lack of faith.I have heard people pray, "Oh, Lord, help me to believe. It might be more or less any man's lot to learn. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. And we hear it on all sides. Undoubtedly divine judgment fell on Him; but this is not "the righteousness of God," as the apostle employs it in any part of his writings any more than here, though we know there could be no such thing as God's righteousness justifying the believer, if Christ had not borne the judgment of God. This is the substance of the matter Christ saves, and we trust. StudyLght.org. In light of what Moses said, Pauls teaching (justification by faith) was not a new concept. Well, then, suppose I say: "Did Israel not understand?" The remnant proves, then, that even under judgment the rejection of Israel is not complete, but rather a pledge of future favour. Jesus in the garden prayed, "Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me." You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. It is done. This brings out a most emphatic truth and special side of Christianity. The faith of Christ has brought divine joy into his soul; but, in point of fact, he is traversing a world of infirmity, suffering, and grief. Jesus died my soul to save, my lips shall still repeat, for Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe. 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. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. In the Fourth Book of Maccabees there is an amazing incident. (19) The testimony of Deuteronomy 32:21. The gospel, as now revealed in the New Testament, has linked with it, though not contained in it, the revelation of divine wrath from heaven, and this, you will observe, according to Paul's gospel. There was no law there or then; for Abraham died long before God spoke from Sinai. The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart. Instead of having to go to great lengths to achieve righteousness by the law, we can immediately receive righteousness by faith, by trusting in the word of the gospel. Then he knows that Jesus will blot out his transgressions, and create in him a clean heart, and restore him to himself again, though now, like David, his sin is ever before him. Hearing is a reflection of first-century life. So faith comes by hearing, hearing by the Word of God. "Ah, well," says one, "I know I must undergo a singular experience-either I must be carried right away to heaven with delirious delight, or be plunged into the waves of hell in frightful despair." Salvation isn't way off in heaven some place. If you get extreme on the Calvinistic side and into election and predestination and all, then you have lost the center of truth. It is the thing which troubles a renewed conscientious soul above all, because of his surprise at finding the deep evil of the flesh and its mind after having proved the great grace of God in the gift of Christ. (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what does it say? " Jesus has come down: years ago be left the glories of his Father. He has Gods law; all that remains is for him to obey it. It is true, it is needful for man to learn; but in nowise is it good news. This is the faith which saves the soul. (Spurgeon). Yet, how many times we take the promises of God and say, "Oh, God, just help me to believe. in order to understand this declaration: it is as plain as words can make it. I know that he would have said to me, Give them Christ crucified, and salvation by grace through faith, as plainly as ever you can; for when he was sore sick and in the very agony of death, he repeated as his dying creed, and in his own quaint way he added, "They may talk as much as ever they like, but the whole of it lies in Jack the Huckster's verse. The offering up of this desire to God. "No, not if you pluck out my eyes, and consume my bowels in the fire. Confess Jesus Christ as Lord. Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. Yet Israel ignored this word also, making them more accountable. It says that no man is forbidden to believe; "for there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him." But after the flood man as such was put under certain conditions the whole race. This passed away with man when he sinned. (that is, to bring Christ again from among the dead)." What saith the gospel? Lectionary Calendar. higher, if so high, in this epistle. Thus corruption not only overspread morals, but became an integral part of the religion of men, and had thus a quasi-divine sanction. (324) The righteousness of faith is evidently the it in this question: See Romans 10:6. YOU see by this mourning that our church has been bereaved. May you experience the joys of His power, of His presence, of His glory, as God day by day showers you with His goodness and with His love. First of all, the groundwork of it is laid in the first four verses, the last of them leading into every-day walk. Faith is to both; it is the condition of our justification (Romans 5:1; Romans 5:1), and it is the root and spring of our sanctification; in it it is begun; by it it is carried on, Acts 15:9. A good wish (Romans 10:1; Romans 10:1), a wish that they might be saved--saved from the temporal ruin and destruction that were coming upon them--saved from the wrath to come, eternal wrath, which was hanging over their heads. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. The Bible describes confessing Christ in two ways. There were those who were good, whose balance was on the right side; there were those who were bad, whose balance was on the debit side; there were those who were in between, who, by doing one more good work, could become good. Listen. 8 But what saith it? Upon our believing, that is, our humble consent to the terms of the gospel, we become interested in Christ's satisfaction, and so are justified through the redemption that is in Jesus. or, Who shall descend into the deep?" Listen, angels, you will not weary while I tell the story over again he went into Gethsemane where he put on the crimson garment of his own bloody sweat; and then to Pilate's hall, where they did falsely accuse him, and spit on him, and scourge him, and make a jest of him; and then to that cross whereon they nailed him in his nakedness, so that he hung in agony, to die in fever and in thirst, till he cried, "It is finished." 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. I will make you angry with a nation that has no understanding." Do some great brave wonderful marvelous thing. At this point we enter upon a most important part of the epistle, on which we must dwell for a little. He believed God and His word, with special approval on God's part; and his faith was counted as righteousness (ver. Directions for our behaviour, as members of civil society, Rom. a. The downfall of man, when he thus abandoned God, was most rapid and profound; and the Holy Spirit traces this solemnly to the end ofRomans 1:1-32; Romans 1:1-32 with no needless words, in a few energetic strokes summing up that which is abundantly confirmed (but in how different a manner!) Or, being ignorant of God's way of justification, which he has now appointed and revealed by Jesus Christ. (325) The contrast, by which the difference between the law and the gospel appears, is indeed to be understood: and from this distinction we learn, that as the law demands works, so the gospel requires nothing else, but that men bring faith to receive the grace of God. In the most solemn way he appeals to man with the demand, whether he thinks that God will look complacently on that which barely judges another, but which allows the practice of evil in the man himself (Romans 2:1-3). They ought to have known better: they had every chance to know better; but they rejected the appeal of God. To say You can be right before God if you work hard enough is not a gospel of peace, and that message does not bring glad tidings of good things. Again, we cannot neglect the emphasis on personal responsibility. 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. As Cottrell says, "The word of faith is another shorthand expression for the entire way of grace" (Vol. Anyone who thinks that justification by faith is a new concept needs to re-study the Old Testament and the book of Romans. Depend upon him without fear as to your present and eternal salvation. The tenour of it is, Do, and live. Scripture: Romans 10:15. Glad tidings of good things, but not all who hear obey. The Jews have indeed heard this message, so they have no excuse (18). 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