Faith, in such a case, does not depend upon the will at all; you are convinced by hearing, and you become a believer. Indeed they have. It only takes a minute to sign up. That is the first necessity for the sinner with God. 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. 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. Let us not stumble at the starting-point, but leave room for the due extent and depth of "salvation" in the gospel. 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. To whom, then, did the law address itself? What baptism sets forth is more than that, and is justly found, not in Romans 3:1-31, but inRomans 6:1-23; Romans 6:1-23. Site design / logo 2023 Stack Exchange Inc; user contributions licensed under CC BY-SA. All through this section Paul has been driving home the personal responsibility of the Jews. Never lose the balance. Your name is not on the list." Make sure when you post blogs about the Bible to post accurate. The sweet love of Jesus has an omnipotence in it to win souls. 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. Rather, it is asserting that, when someone trusted Christ and subsequently confessed Him as Lord, knowing that persecution was sure to come, that individual gave evidence of genuine salvation. Time was when none of the English, nor French, nor of any other nation believed in the Saviour. Now, when you call upon the name of the Lord, God doesn't go down the list and say, "Let's see. All Israel shall be saved. It was all a matter of law and achievement. Romans 1:1-32. Conscience will cry aloud "I heard the gospel of grace, and I heard the arguments which proved it true, but I rejected a gospel which God himself proclaimed, a gospel which was genuine on the face of it, a gospel full of such love as ought to have melted a rock, a gospel that was brought to me without money and without price, a gospel that was pressed upon me from my infancy to my hoar hairs I rejected it, I wilfully rejected it, not because it was not true, but because I would believe a lie, and would not believe the living God." The time of God's patience is here called a day, lightsome as a day and fit for work and business, but limited as a day, and a night at the end of it. Browse other questions tagged, Start here for a quick overview of the site, Detailed answers to any questions you might have, Discuss the workings and policies of this site. So then, you must admit that faith comes by that report ex akoes, and therefore this report or message is necessary. When it is said that faith cometh by hearing, it is not meant that all who hear actually believe, for that is not true; but that faith does not exist unless there is a message, or report, to be heard or believed. Isaiah was very bold, and he said, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that ask not after me. From the suitabilty of the gospel to the sinner, many have been by God's Spirit led to saving faith in Jesus, and so faith has come by hearing. or who hath first liven to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? It is not so alone; but in His death, unto which I am baptized, I am dead to sin. If His grace attract, His truth humbles, and leaves no room for vain boasting and self-confidence. His patience in making these offers: All day long. It was laid down that he must lift no burden which weighed more than two dried figs. But then again he intimates that the nature of the gospel is involved in the publishing of the glad tidings. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The ground taken by a Jew for supposing God exclusively for Israel was, that they had the law, which was the measure of what God claimed from man; and this the Gentile had not. Then he enlarges, and points out that there is a remnant of grace in the worst of times. as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! Nevertheless there is in this passage something of permanent value. And this leads us to see not only where there was an analogy with those who believe in a promised Saviour, but also to a weighty difference. Well, I am sorry. But besides this he adds "to faith." It is not said to be revealed in the gospel. Accordingly, in the end of the chapter, he shows that this is most true as applied to the moral judgment of the Jew; that uone so much dishonoured God as wicked Jews, their own Scripture attesting it; that position went for nothing in such, while the lack of it would not annul the Gentile's righteousness, which would indeed condemn the more unfaithful Israel; in short, that one must be a Jew inwardly to avail, and circumcision be of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, whose praise is of God, and not of men. Just always find it is better to do a check up from the neck up.always believe the best. Without God, without Christ, and strangers to the covenant of promise. For example, Genesis 22:6. Moreover, men saw Christ, and yet pierced him and blasphemed him. A person cannot believe unless they hear. Romans 10:10 Translation & Meaning What does this verse really mean? The latter clause in the first verse of the authorised version mars the sense. "The man has not got anything like settled peace with God; perhaps he hardly knows his sins forgiven; but at least he is a saved soul." But oh, thank God we have a message to tell to the nations. Him who came in humiliation, according to their prophets, they might despise; but it was vain to deny that the same prophets bore witness to His divine glory. But there is much more in Christ than that to which too many souls restrict themselves, not less to their own loss than to His dishonour. He told me how that they now feel that their good works will make them acceptable to God. Consequently, in view of the chain of prerequisites listed earlier, some will say that Israels unbelief must have something to do with that chain. Those that welcome the message cannot but love the messengers. The whole history of Israel, past, present, and future falls in with, although quite distinct from, that which he had been expounding. Love is the great debt that we owe, which never can be paid, but which we should always be paying. (iv) The fourth objection is: "But what if Israel did not understand?" 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. "Their voice is gone out to all the earth, and their words to the boundaries of the inhabited world." And, of course, the way we build up ourselves in the most holy faith is through the Word. Not only was Abraham justified without law, but apart from that great sign of mortification of the flesh. How could the Jews say that this meant themselves? Truth lies in the center between extremes. The inner man is dealt with, and searched through and through. and so faith has come. But the Jew might argue that it was an unjust thing in principle this gospel, these tidings of which the apostle was so full; for why should one man affect many, yea, all? For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. But this is not all; and the objection of the Jew gives occasion for the apostle to bring out a fuller display of what God is. He shall come to Zion, says the other. Not just saving faithbut throughout our walk with God, the totality of Gods Word becomes real in our lives as we appropriate it. He was Emmanuel, yea, the Jehovah, God of Israel. Romans 10:17 is a well known verse on the centrality of preaching: "So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God" (AV). 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. If one would not, another would. Those that confess Christ before men, he will confess them before the Father and His angels. "Incline your ear and come unto me, hear and your soul shall live." It is not meant that Paul knew nothing of this; but that the ground of inference, and the general theory built up, are alike mistaken. And the blessedness of the gospel is, that it is (not merely an exercise of mercy, but also) divinely just. 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. What a well-turned sentence! By a draught of water. It quite suffices for practical purposes for you to tell me to go to the tap or the fountain. see RSV, NIV, etc. Christi) is consistent with the Vulgate. I do desire ever, as a preacher, to feel that it is not my word but God's word that saves souls; we are to explain it and expound it, but we are not to add to it, take from or conceive that we can improve it. The apostle applies this according to divine wisdom. And he is father of circumcision in the best sense, not to Jews, but to believing Gentiles. Under such a melancholy consideration it is good for us to go to God and make our complaint to him. Darby's English Translation. Believe in him as your risen Saviour, declare him to be your Lord, and you will receive from God the righteousness that saves (9-10). There. Paul was entirely ready to admit that the Jews were zealous for God; but he also saw that their zeal was a misdirected thing. It would sometimes puzzle rather than instruct an enquirer if we were to go into the full details of a matter. Learn how your comment data is processed. Complete Jewish So trust comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through a word proclaimed about the Messiah. The word for Lord is kurios ( G2962) . , . What He does is to pierce and penetrate the man's conscience. So then faith cometh by hearing Preaching the Gospel is the ordinary means of salvation; faith in Christ is the result of hearing the word, the doctrine of God preached. Then he quotes Deuteronomy 30:12-13. I hope that brethren in Christ will bear with me if I press on them the importance of taking good heed to it that their souls are thoroughly grounded in this, the proper place of the Christian by Christ's death and resurrection. If you came to look after the good corn, you would care little for the gaudy poppies of a flaunting eloquence so much regarded by the men of these days. ", Tischendorf 8th Edition: " , But now he turns around and says, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Why is christou translated God in KJV Romans 10:17? ", Westcott and Hort (1881): " , 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. When the preacher takes up one by one the soul difficulties which prevent man from seeing what faith is, and keep him away from looking to Christ, and when he tries to show, as he should, that all the hope of the sinner lies out of himself, none of it in himself, that all his help for salvation is laid upon one that is mighty, even Jesus Christ the Son of God, and that he must look away from his own feelings, and prayings, and doings, and even away from his own believings as any ground of confidence, and must rest simply and alone upon the one sacrifice of Jesus; it has often happened that faith has come through the hearing of such an explanatory word. Romans 10:17: "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God" (KJV), or "So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ" (NASB)? Having long sought goodly pearls of truth, the illuminated eye catches the gleam of the gospel and discerns it to be a priceless gem. 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. Their crowning glory was precisely what they would not hear of. The things of the gospel are good things indeed, the best things; tidings concerning them are the most joyful tidings, the best news that ever came from heaven to earth. higher, if so high, in this epistle. The theory now-a-days is that all preachers worth hearing by this refined generation must be profound thinkers, and inventors of improved theologies. Now, in what way would you go to work to get faith in him? 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. The soul therefore now is represented for the first time as already justified and in possession of peace with God. Paul said, "It is eliminated." Observe, The gospel is given us not only to be known and believed, but to be obeyed. But the righteousness which stems from faith speaks like this--"Do not say in your heart, 'Who shall go up into heaven?' It causes faith IN Christ and obedience TO Christ. If people want more faith, they need more exposure to the Bible because Gods word is how our faith is increased. There are persons yet alive who teach that a babe may be regenerated by certain aqueous processes, and be thereby placed in "a state of salvation." I am not saying that you should not read the Bible. Yes, but this is another principle. He can be yours through faith right where you are (6-8). The consequences are thus pursued; first, the general place of the believer now, in all respects, in relation to the past, the present, and the future. and what is that regeneration worth which leaves a person an unbeliever, and, consequently, "condemned already, because he hath not believed on the Son of God?" For it may have been noticed from chapter 3 to chapter 5, that nothing but fitness for the glory of God will do now. , . Nevertheless, what is in nowise the same as what was or what will be. The whole passage Romans 9:1-33; Romans 10:1-21; Romans 11:1-36 is a condemnation of the Jewish attitude to religion. He must know not only Christ the martyr: he must know Christ the victor, too. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. cf parallel expression Luke 3:2; John 3:34; Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 6:5; Hebrews 11:3. This proves that to the regular ministry there must be a regular mission and ordination. That is true--but no one ever has. But this is the very thing that has happened, as it stands written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news of good things. Only the study of Christ. There was somewhat as yet lacking to the saints there; but even this was ordered of God to call forth from the Holy Ghost an epistle which more than any other approaches a complete treatise on the fundamentals of Christian doctrine, and especially as to righteousness. In the next chapter (Romans 10:1-21) he carries on the subject, showing in the most touching manner his affection for the people. There is then the solemn truth also of divine wrath. If we spent our time in nothing else but just explaining the text, "He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved," we might achieve a blessed life-work, and perhaps might see greater results than when our ministry takes a wider range. Personally I support the usage of Word of Christ, because this particular verse refers to where faith comes from. Faith, also, comes in to many by hearing, when we detail the experience of those who have tasted and handled the good word of life; when the preacher or teacher tells how he trusted in Jesus, and found pardon, peace, and life eternal; when he is able to point to others who have felt the same, some of whom, perhaps, were even greater offenders than the person addressed, then conviction and faith are wrought in the mind. How are they to proclaim the good news unless they are sent to do so? It is an appeal to listen to the prophets who long ago declared that faith is the only way to God, and that that way is open to every man. The polite form of kurios meaning, "Sir," is used. Observe. Such are saved souls. A great present-day preacher called preaching "pleading with men." It is with that objection Paul deals; and, as he deals with it in its various forms, on each occasion he clinches his answer with a text from scripture. There was no law there or then; for Abraham died long before God spoke from Sinai. They have longed to be saved, and they have been told that Jesus the Son of God condescended to come into this world and to take upon himself the form of man, and as man to be partaker of our infirmities, and to offer himself as a sacrifice in the room, place, and stead of sinners; they have, moreover, been told that whosoever trusts in this substitutional sacrifice shall be saved, and straightway they have believed. It is Paul's one desire that the Jews may be saved. He that thus calls upon him shall be saved. And here it may be repeated that it is no question of pardoning the sinner, but of condemning the fallen nature; and this so as to give the soul both power and a righteous immunity from all internal anguish about it. There was no part of heathenism practically viewed now, so corrupting as that which had to do with the objects of its worship. And when you are dealing with an anxious person, it will suffice to say to him, "Faith cometh by hearing;" further information can be supplied under happier circumstances. Though you should see all the angels in heaven, it would not prove that you would go to heaven, any more than my having seen the Pope's body guard would be a proof that I shall be made a Cardinal. If the text was sufficient for Paul; it will, I trust, be sufficient for you. Abraham is the proof of the value of faith in justification before God. 33 That justification and eternal life are mutually inclusive terms is evident elsewhere in Romans (1:17; 5:17, 21; 6:23; 8:10). Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him,"If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. The Gentiles have heard it (Romans 10:18; Romans 10:18): Have they not heard? The past prepared the way, as it is said here, "which God had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures, concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, [here we have the great central object of God's gospel, even the person of Christ, God's Son,] which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh" (ver. 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. How are they to hear without someone to proclaim the good news to them? Such is the principle. But natural conscience, although it may detect evil, never leads one into the inward possession and enjoyment of good never brings the soul to God. So Paul's first answer is: "You cannot say there was no messenger; Isaiah describes these very messengers; and Isaiah lived long ago.". Why in the Sierpiski Triangle is this set being used as the example for the OSC and not a more "natural"? The wrath of God could not possibly be glad tidings. The righteousness which is of faith, what does it say to us? For Christ is the end of the whole system of law. Sin was in the world between Adam and Moses, when the law was not. Youngs Literal so then the faith [is] by a report, and the report through a saying of God. We ought therefore to bear in mind, that if a soul be not brought into conscious deliverance as the fruit of divine teaching, and founded on the work of Christ, we are very far from presenting the gospel as the apostle Paul glories in it, and delights that it should go forth. Why is "christou" translated "God" in KJV Romans 10:17? Their problem is not that they have not heard or understood it, but that they have refused to believe it (see v. 16). The dispute is between the Word "Rhema" of God as translated in the KJV versus the Word "Rhema" of Christ. I know the answer will be that "the promise is to us and to our children," but it will be well for the objector to reply to himself by completing the quotation "even to as many as the Lord your God shall call." By keeping the law? Stretched forth my hands as offering reconciliation--come let us shake hands and be friends; and our duty is to give the hand to him, 2 Chronicles 30:8. Romans 10:17 This 'hearing' is the written word coming alive in our heart. 3). That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and nothing more: the new-born nature is not transmissible from father to son like a natural temperament or a cast of countenance. Then follows a warning against those who bring in stumbling-blocks and offences. And I was mad because I had been trying so long to do it and tie ends together. For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God." These read:1, . There would be no remnant if justice took its course. No more sermons, no more invitations of grace. There is no language where their voice is not heard. But I say, Have they not heard? They must admit they are helpless sinners and accept the righteousness of God through Christ (10:1-4).The language of law says, Do all this and you will live. Those are blessed indeed who are thus at once brought unto faith by the statement of the gospel. . Thanks, Honored my Brother! Faith Hebrews 11:1 states that faith is the substance of things hoped for One possible alternate for the word substance is the word reality, so it could be restated as the reality of things hoped for. TheHolman Christian Standard Bible actually translates it this way. I want to be saved in deed and of a truth." What he meant was: "Christ is the end of legalism." Paul makes no attempt to resolve this dilemma; and the fact is that there is no resolution of it. There are persons who when they have heard the gospel preached have not at first believed it, but if it has pleased the Spirit of God to lead the minister to show that the gospel is of divine appointment, that the way proclaimed is ordained by God himself, and that God has set the sanction of his promise upon it "He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved" and has also set upon it the second sanction of his threatening "He that believeth not shall be damned" then they have yielded and given over all further question. and how shall they hear without a preacher? 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. There could be but one satisfactory answer. "Come unto me all ye that labor." Jesus said my sheep hear my voice if you are a believer then you hear him.He speaks through his spirit .When the spirit enlightens his written word for a ministry situations or just for your spiritual growth you have to take action on it .He can also speak through your ear or mind to give you direction.WhenHe speaks we can have the faith that causes us to take action. You are quite willing to believe in him, but you cannot blindly follow any man, for there are thousands of quacks and impostors. 53:1 where refers to YHWH; hence "word of God" is appropriate here. Now it is clear that that obedience could be given only by a man who was desperately in earnest about his religion. These are superstitions, you tell me, and scarcely need to be mentioned here; very well then, we will have done with them, and treat of superstitions which linger in our own congregations. His witness to our spirit is this, that we are children of God. No. For all this, as he presses further, there was the weightiest reason possible. Yet, nevertheless, there are hundreds and thousands who are awakened, and seriously enquiring, to whom this is a great difficulty "How can I get the faith which gives me possession of Christ Jesus, and brings me salvation?" ( Romans 10:5-8 ). Hear you what God the Lord speaketh, and hear nothing else. Amen. And he says to Israel: "All the day I have stretched out my hands to a people who are disobedient and contrary.". Commentary on the discrepancy is found in Latin at the bottom of the page for the interested Latin reader. All they have wanted has been merely to be informed of the way of salvation. It is "revealed," and this too "from heaven." Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. Here it indicates the gospel message was like that of the starry sky proclaiming Gods glory to all the earth (Vincent, 3:117). And this is a very right and acceptable kind of faith. So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. James made note that faith in God was not something special: "You believe that there is one God. On the other hand, I may hope for faith if I am listening to the true gospel, the very word of God, though the man who speaks it may be of stammering lips, and his voice may be disagreeable to my ear, and there may be much about his manner that does not commend itself to me. 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. He waits to be gracious. It appears to be thought possible to infuse grace by sacraments. First, as to practical holiness, it is not merely that Christ has died for my sins, but that even in the initiatory act of baptism the truth set forth there is that I am dead. It might be more or less any man's lot to learn. 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). In vain will you preach Romans 3:1-31, or even 4 alone, for souls to know themselves consciously and holily set free. Faith arises in the heart of a person when he believes the message of the gospel. But there is a third. "Ho, every one that thirsteth," etc. The second passage is from Isaiah 65:1 where God says that, in a strange way, he has been found by a people who were not looking for him at all. Thus one could not fail to see these two weighty inferences: the bringing in to be God's sons of those that had not been His people, and the judgment and destruction of the great mass of His undoubted people. 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. Every mouth was stopped; the Jew by his own oracles, as the Gentile by their evident abominations, shown already. There Isaiah asks the Lord "who has believed what he has heard from us?" (Isaiah 53:1). They too should live. In John's gospel Jesus met a woman at a well in Samaria. When God established His covenant with Israel, God established the various offerings that they must bring to Him for their sins. However, it does not. Therefore it is here for the first time that we find salvation spoken of in the grand results that are now brought before us in Romans 5:1-11. He must not only know about Christ: he must know him. 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. 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. The shame was the necessary consequence for going astray. This was not suitable to the character of the epistle; but the glory of God he does. If he had to die, his fathers would receive him "holy and pure." So then faith cometh - This I take to be clearly the language of the objector. Very few have, few to what one would think should have believed it, considering how faithful a report it is and how well worthy of all acceptation,--very few to the many that persist in unbelief. I can well understand their singing, "I do believe, I must believe in such a friend as this." Verse 17. It was the boast of the Jews that the law spoke about them; that the Gentiles had no right to it, and were but presuming on what belonged to God's chosen people. participle. They cannot preach except they be sent, except they be both commissioned and in some measure qualified for their preaching work. From the very first we have these characteristics of the epistle disclosing themselves. He quotes also from Isaiah "Whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed." How beautiful! ( Romans 10:14-15 ). I may hear a man descant upon the gospel with all the eloquence that can be commanded by the most fluent tongue, yet if my faith comes to me because the man spoke pathetically, or poetically, or argumentatively, or rhetorically, it is a poor miserable faith; being, of the power of the flesh, it will die, and so prove itself unlike the faith which springs from the incorruptible word of God, for that liveth and abideth for ever.
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