Chapter 10:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Acts 1 Corinthians
Romans 10
10:1
Brethren,
1 my heart's desire and
prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
(
1) Purposing to set forth in the Jews an example
of marvellous obstinacy, he uses this declaration.
10:3 2
For they
a being ignorant of God's
righteousness, and going about to
b
establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the
righteousness of God.
(
2) The first entrance into the calling to
salvation, is to renounce our own righteousness by faith, which God freely
offers us in the Gospel.
(
a) The ignorance of the law (which we ought to
know) does not excuse anyone before God, especially those that are of his
household.
(
b) Ignorance always has pride associated with
it.
10:4 3 For
Christ [is] the
c end of the law for
righteousness to
d every one that
believeth.
(
3) The proof: the law itself points to Christ,
that those who believe in him should be saved. Therefore the calling to
salvation by the works of the law, is vain and foolish: but Christ is offered
for salvation to every believer.
(
c) The end of the law is to justify those that
keep the law: but seeing that we do not observe the law through the fault of
our flesh, we do not attain this end: but Christ heals this disease, for he
fulfils the law for us.
(
d) Not only to the Jews, but also to the
Gentiles.
10:5 4 For
Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth
those things shall live by them.
(
4) That the law is points to Christ and is
inclined to him is manifestly proved, because it propounds such a condition as
can be and is fulfilled, by none but Christ alone: which being imputed to us
by faith, our conscience is quieted, so that now no man can ask, "Who can
ascend up into heaven, or bring us from hell?", seeing that the gospel
teaches that both of these is done by Christ and that for their sake's, who
with true faith embrace him who calls them.
10:6 But the righteousness which is of faith
speaketh on this wise,
e Say not in
thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down [from
above]:)
(
e) Do not think to yourself, as men that are
doubting do.
10:8 5
But what saith it? The
f word is nigh
thee, [even] in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which
we preach;
(
5) Calling comes by the word preached.
(
f) By "word", Moses understood the law
which the Lord proclaimed with his own voice: and Paul applied it to the
preaching of the Gospel, which was the perfection of the law.
10:9 6 That
if thou shalt
g confess with thy mouth
the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that
h
God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
(
6) That is indeed true faith which is settled
not only in the head, but also in the heart of man, of which we also give
testimony by our outward life, and which serves Christ as our one and only
Saviour, even as he sets forth himself in his word.
(
g) If you profess plainly, sincerely, and
openly, that you take Jesus alone to be thy Lord and Saviour.
(
h) The Father, who is said to have raised the
Son from the dead: and this is not spoken to exclude the divinity of the Son,
but to set forth the Father's plan, with regard to our redemption in the
resurrection of the Son.
10:10 For with the heart man
i
believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation.
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i) Faith is said to justify, and furthermore
seeing the confession of the mouth is an effect of faith, and confession in
the way to come to salvation, it follows that faith is also said to save.
10:11 7 For
the scripture saith, Whosoever
k
believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
(
7) Now he proves the other part which he
propounded before in the fourth verse, that is, that Christ calls whoever he
wishes without any difference, and this confirms by a twofold testimony, (
Romans
10:4).
(
k) To believe in God is to yield and consent to
God's promise of our salvation by Christ, and that not only in general, but
when we know that the promises pertain to us, from which arises a sure trust.
10:13 8
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
(
8) True calling upon the name of God is the
testimony of true faith, and true faith of true vocation or calling, and true
calling of true election.
10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they
have not believed?
9 and how shall they
believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a
preacher?
(
9) That is, true faith, which seeks God in his
word, and that preached: and this preaching God has appointed in the Church.
10:16 10
But they have not
l all obeyed the
gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
(
10) Wherever faith is, there is also the word,
but not the opposite, namely, wherever the word is, there may not necessarily
be faith: for many refuse and reject the word.
(
l) He says this because of the Jews.
10:17 11 So
then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the
m
word of God.
(
11) A conclusion of the former discussion: we
must ascend from faith to our calling, for by our calling we came to the
testimony of our election.
(
m) By God's commandment.
10:18 12
But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth,
and their words unto the ends of the world.
(
12) An objection: if calling is a testimony of
election, were not the Jews called? Why should I not grant that, says the
apostle, seeing that there is no nation which has not been called? Much less
can I say that the Jews were not called.
10:19 13
But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to
jealousy by
n [them that are] no people,
[and] by a foolish nation I will anger you.
(
13) The defender and maintainer of the Jew's
cause goes on still to ask whether the Jews also did not know God, the one who
called them. Isaiah, says the apostle, denies it: and witnesses that the
Gospel was taken from them and given to the Gentiles, because the Jews
rejected it. In addition the apostle teaches that the outward and universal
calling, which is set forth by the creation of the world, is not sufficient
for the knowledge of God: indeed, and that the particular calling also which
is by the preaching of the word of God, is of itself of little or no efficacy,
unless it is apprehended or laid hold of by faith, which is the gift of God:
otherwise by unbelief it is made unprofitable, and that by the only fault of
man, who can pretend no ignorance.
(
n) He calls all profane people "[them that
are] no people", as they are not said to live but to die, who are
appointed for everlasting condemnation.
10:20 But Esaias is very
o
bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest
unto them that asked not after me.
(
o) Speaks without fear.
Chapter 10:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Johnson
| Luther
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Acts 1 Corinthians
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