Because the analigy that you are using from John 1:1 to define Christ, IS NOT Logos in Romans 10:17. "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." There are some that find a difficulty here, because the expression "to hold" means holding firmly. For the scripture says, Whosoever believes on him shall not be ashamed. The Gentiles have heard it (Romans 10:18; Romans 10:18): Have they not heard? (ii) There is the ignorance which comes from wilful blindness. Jewish religion was based on meticulous obedience to the law. They are both true, so you can't reconcile. The direction is "unto all;" the application is, of course, only to "them that believe;" but it is to all them that believe. It is not, as in Ephesians 2:1-22, dead in sins, which would be nothing to the purpose. I am not saying that you should not read the Bible. Oh, unhappy soul! In point of fact, as he had hinted before, their true tenure was the call of God, who was free, if He pleased, to bring in other people. It is for the saints to learn, of course; but it is that which goes out in its own force and necessary aim to the need of man a divine righteousness, which justifies instead of condemning him who believes. 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. I. Certainly. He spoke the fullness of Word of God, and as such they were his words remembered and written down by his Apostles and Prophets inspired to do so by the Holy Spirit; as was the TANAKH. What though he shall sound forth his word through a ram'shorn, if it be God's Spirit that giveth forth a certain sound, it shall be more profitable to your soul than though the silver trumpet should be set to the mouth of falsehood, and the sweetest music should regale your ear. Linked is the text of Beza's 1598/1599 edition, courtesy of The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts. Sometimes faith has come into men's minds by hearing the simple statement of the gospel. With some, how ever, hearing does not bring faith, because they hear without any after meditation. Is anyone listening and believing a word of it? The point is: Before you trust, you have to listen. Why? 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. By hearing - Our translation has varied the expression here, which is the same in two places in the Greek: Isaiah said, Who hath believed our report te akoe? In Romans 3:26, why not translate dikaiosuns as "justice" rather than "righteousness?". God bids them trust in Jesus, and they do so through his grace. But this is not the full extent of salvation. "The word is near you. 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. Obviously the entire Bible is the Word of God and Jesus is the Logos of God; Romans 10:17 refers specifically to the spoken word "rhema" of Christ. 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. Our hope is in the gospel (Colossians 1:23), though it often angers many in the world (1 Thessalonians 2:2). Personally I support the usage of Word of Christ, because this particular verse refers to where faith comes from. But there was far more in Jesus. To subscribe to this RSS feed, copy and paste this URL into your RSS reader. Thus it is a mistake to suppose that saints may not be benefited by a better understanding of the gospel, at least as Paul preached it. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. The language of faith says, Do nothing. I have had Bible studies in their home in Santa Monica, and Keith was by here the other day. 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. "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. There is a lot of saying and calling on and confessing and proclaiming, and a lot hearing, words and names and reports. All who wish to be saved from sin must obey the gospel (2 Thessalonians 1:8). We have had justification, both by blood and also in virtue of Christ's resurrection. Paul continues in Romans 10:17 to summarize the argument thus far: "So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ" (NASB). 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. Why should this be so strange and incredible to you? Their own Scriptures maintained, as nothing else could, that all the wretchedness which is now found in the world, and the condemnation which hangs over the race, is the fruit of one man, and indeed of one act. 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. They grasped the meaning of this offer all right, when it came to them unexpectedly and unsought." For the proof of this he urges two arguments:--. The sweet love of Jesus has an omnipotence in it to win souls. I counsel you, my occasional hearers, you who perhaps have come freshly to this city, or who reside where you have a choice of ministry, seek not that which tickles your ear, but that which your conscience approves as consistent with the word of God; and, though we or an angel from heaven should preach to you that which is not God's word, do not listen to us, for it will be mischievous to you. Separate Line. The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of the church, but of Christianity. Did the call of God. 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. (2.) But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? We have those who make laws from the written(logos)and miss the rhema, walking by tradition rather than faith. And, of course, the way we build up ourselves in the most holy faith is through the Word. As the union includes the bodies of believers as well as their souls (1 Corinthians 6:15, 16, 17, 18, 19-note), so this transforming power will ultimately extend to the former as well as to the latter (Ro 8:10, 11-note). The males created shame with each other. 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. Conybeare and Howson translated this verse: Word of Christ instead of "word of God," as in KJV, does not alter the meaning, the word of Christ and the word of God being identical. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. It is close to you; it is as close as your mouth. But it is quite possible for the unconverted to be tenacious of the truth, yet unrighteous in their ways; and so much the worse for them. 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. 10:17 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition , . The word "of" Christ could mean the word from Him, namely, the message that He has sent us to proclaim (Romans 10:15). And mark the force of it whosoever." Faith, in such a case, does not depend upon the will at all; you are convinced by hearing, and you become a believer. 3rd-p si. NASB So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. Did they deny that they were a foolish nation? The righteousness of God, then, could now go forth in virtue of His blood. Moreover, suppose in addition to this he charges you nothing whatever, but does everything gratis, having evidently no motive of gain, but being altogether disinterested, moved only by real pity for you, and a kind desire to remove your pain and save your life. If you will just confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord. Accordingly the apostle says that boast and works are completely set aside by this principle which affirms faith, apart from deeds of law, to be the means of relationship with God (verses 27, 28). He can meet the sinner, but He justifies the believer; and in this, instead of trenching on His glory, there is a deeper revelation and maintenance of it than if there never had been sin or a sinner. The apostle applies this according to divine wisdom. Somebody must tell them what they are to believe. His blood cleanses from sin, but your sin remains upon you. 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. If the first book in the Bible showed that it was only the call of God that made Israel what they were, its second book as clearly proved that all was over with the called people, had it not been for the mercy of God. Hence, then, we find that the whole chapter is founded on this truth. But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people. The Jews have indeed heard this message, so they have no excuse (18). Observe, the gospel is not simply remission of sins, nor is it only peace with God, but "the power of God unto salvation." What is the life of a Christian but a life of prayer? If you get out on the extreme and, unfortunately, some people do. c) Ephesians 2:8-9 i) Faith is the gift of God. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. How are they to proclaim the good news unless they are sent to do so? What, then, is its voice? Even where the law was, not by it but by faith the just lived. He loved even here at the threshold to show the breadth of God's grace. The woman said to him, "Sir ( kurios ), you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Be sure to take our, Hi Bruce, welcome to BH-Stack Exchange, we are glad you are here. But after the flood man as such was put under certain conditions the whole race. And hearing - And the report, or the message ( he akoe), is by the Word of God; that is, the message is sent by the command of God. For this he appeals to two passages of the Old Testament, to show how inexcusable they are too. ); and hearing of faith, i.e., message of faith, Galatians 3:2. But what does it say? One day I was in my office studying Romans, and I was just so upset I put my Bible down and I said, "God, I can't reconcile it," and I walked out of the room. That early prophet tells Israel, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. From the very first we have these characteristics of the epistle disclosing themselves. The story of Jesus Christ passed through all of the Jewish communities around the world. Yea, verily, Their sound went out into all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world. Paul said, "It is eliminated." If the good news of God goes out to man, entirely blotting out the difference between a Jew and a Gentile, what becomes of His special promises to Abraham and to his seed? Just as the sun in the heavens is not for one people or land alone, no more is the gospel. This is important for you to understand. It is exquisite the delicate love with which he singles out distinctive features in each of the saints, men and women, that come before him. Romans 8:1-39 displays this comforting truth in its fulness. Further, he would have real difficulty in believing that the way to God was open to everybody. But what is testified by Christian baptism is Christ's death. Too many hearers are as a bag full of holes, and golden sermons will not bless them because they wilfully forget all. Now, I know this is not authoritative, so dont go Greek or Postal on me. The Jews were the last in the world to take such ground as this. 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! Faith is not a mystery juggled into us by the postures, genuflexions, and mumblings of priests. For there is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus. Because for He has revealed Himself to us. They were a disobedient gainsaying people. You are quite willing to believe in him, but you cannot blindly follow any man, for there are thousands of quacks and impostors. Is that what you come to God's house for? No, you see, this opens the door to every man no matter who you are, predestined or not, elected or not, chosen or not. Preachers and hearers are correlates; it is a blessed thing when they mutually rejoice in each other--the hearers in the skill and faithfulness of the preacher, and the preacher in the willingness and obedience of the hearers. 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. verb. Thus the proof was complete. I may, on the other hand, accept it not at all because I have myself perceived the apparent truth of it, but because of the person who tells it to me. To prove this point Paul quotes two passages. Paul deals with that objection by quoting Isaiah 52:7. II. and believing comes from hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17). Even the demons believe that and shudder" (James 2:19, NIV). The extent is what God Himself, so to speak, possesses the universe of God, whatever will be under Christ: and what will not? It appears to be thought possible to infuse grace by sacraments. She addressed Him as kurios (sir). May the Lord be with you and may the blessings of the Lord surround your life as you walk with Him. 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 the Jews have not, all the Gentiles have not; far the greater part of both remain in unbelief and disobedience. But this one is a special little angel. "But if [for so it should be read] thou art named a Jew," etc. And he is father of circumcision in the best sense, not to Jews, but to believing Gentiles. He told me how that they now feel that their good works will make them acceptable to God. Yes, God is sovereign. You are unreasonable if you sit still and say, "I cannot make myself believe;" of course you cannot, but you hear, do you not, of how Christ heals sinners; you hear that he is backed by divine authority; you see that he really does save those who trust him, and what more of evidence do you want? Lord, who hath believed, c. In answer to this. Because they were sons of Abraham. Salvation supposes not this only, but a great deal more. They will never come to faith because they do but look at their face in the glass of the word, and go their way and forget what manner of men they are. This is to fall back on a principle he had already used. The meaning is not what was executed on Christ, but what is in virtue. So God's grace and mercy extended towards the Gentiles. And so with the preacher, though he be rough, if it be the truth which he speaks, only pray that it may save your soul, and be content to put up with the man's infirmity, if by any means you may attain to salvation by Jesus Christ. For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. We must not kill the spirit of the text by excessive regard to the mere letter of it, and we should do so if we excluded readings, which is a quiet hearing of the still small voice of the printed page. The words of inspired man, Prophets, or even apostles, are not equal to the actual Words of Christ or God. First, he quotes Leviticus 18:5 where it says that, if a man meticulously obeys the commandments of the law, he will find life. Some translations says the word of Christ and others the word of God. Translations differ because of a manuscript variation. Thus then, if Paul gave his own sense of Jewish privileges, there was no unbelieving Jew that rose up to his estimate of them. I can well understand their singing, "I do believe, I must believe in such a friend as this." 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. But thus the way is now clear for bringing the Jew into the discussion. Finally he brings in Isaiah, showing that, far from retaining their blessing as an unbroken people, a remnant alone would be saved. But there is a third. And how can they believe in Him unless they hear about Him? I will add another illustration. Was it possible to limit this to Israel? Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. There the prophet points out how welcome those are who bring the good news of good things. If they could feel emotions either of horror or of exquisite delight, they would then, they think, be the possessors of faith; but till they have felt what they have heard described in certain biographies of undoubtedly good men, they cannot believe, or even if they have a measure of faith, they cannot hope that it is true faith. And how shall they preach, except they be sent? 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. Living By Faith: Commentary on Romans & 1st Corinthians, Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible. Such men have never been wanting since the truth has shone on this world; still less are they now. It was not merely better light in the conscience, which might be elsewhere, as is supposed in the early verses of our chapter; but the Jew's position was directly and unquestionably one of divine tests applied to man's estate. On both sides therefore the apostle is meeting the grand points he had at heart to demonstrate from their own Scriptures. Good! and how shall they hear without a preacher? We all know where it is and must be for the Christian. No more the preacher's voice, saying, "Turn ye, turn ye, why will ye die!" It is a word that signifies the action of utterance. I think I hear the seeker after truth exclaim when he heard the gospel, "True? In fact, the KJV says obeyed the gospel.. Why don't we use the 7805 for car phone charger? He was ordered to be beaten. 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. Indeed they have. "All manner of sin and transgression shall be forgiven unto men." Romans 10:17: "So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.". (iii) The third objection is a restatement of the first: But, what if I insist that they never got the chance to hear? Does anyone care? The Gentiles did not seem to him to be in the same position as the Jews at all. How beautiful! Let me hold you." Some teach that it is only referring to saving faith that we receive when he hear the gospel preached. That is God's promise.So we have the divine sovereignty of God, but we also have the human responsibility of man, and you will not be saved unless you do call upon the name of the Lord. Without faith there is neither justice nor life that God owns; where faith is, the rest will surely follow. The objection is: But what if the Jews never heard of that? This is a state of mind, and not the necessary or immediate fruit of Romans 3:1-31, but is based on the truth of Romans 4:1-25 as well as 3. We bid you see what Jesus has done for us, in the hope that you will trust and try him for yourselves. Even the demons believe that and shudder" (James 2:19, NIV). Finally he comes to two other witnesses; as from the Psalms, so now from the law and the prophets. Jesus had come and died; Jesus had been a propitiatory sacrifice; Jesus had borne the judgment of God because of the sins He bore. And the blessedness of the gospel is, that it is (not merely an exercise of mercy, but also) divinely just. In verse 17 Paul showed how faith is created. And how can they hear if nobody tells them? I appeared plainly to those who did not enquire after me." 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. In the gospel there is revealed God's righteousness. You see how simple God has made it? "Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." 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. It is important to know this to understand the true meaning so you can have a relaitionship with Jesus. Did not God begin in love, and manifest himself to us when we did not ask after him? In either case the gospel is in view. Alas! The way of the law was not easy. Confession also has a part in salvation (Romans 10:9-10), and it destroys our allegiance to sin. However, if the OT was able to save it's hearers there would have been no need for a New Covenant; and Jesus need not have come, suffered and died fulfilling all the Law and Commandments. Moses prophetically assumes the departure of Israel from God, and his rejection of them, and . Many a hearer watches for pretty speeches and flowery metaphors, and cries, "How well he puts it! And where? The resurrection was an essential of Christian belief. Amen. And as that little remnant is ever sustained by the grace of God, it is the standing pledge of their final blessedness through His mercy, whereon the apostle breaks out into raptures of thanksgiving to God. 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). It is surprising how a belief in these things lingers still in what is called this age of light; the notion is still current that if you dream of seeing Jesus, or fancy you have seen him while awake, or if a passage of Scripture strikes you, or if you hear or imagine that you hear a voice speaking to you, you are then a believer. They have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. Romans 10:17 NASB. He refused. Not, of course, that the Roman saints were in this condition; but that God, writing by the apostle to them, seizes the opportunity to lay bare man's state as well as His own grace. It quite suffices for practical purposes for you to tell me to go to the tap or the fountain. This phrase - v - appears more than 30x throughout the NT Rom. The apostle shows them with astonishing force at the starting-point that he was far from slighting their privileges. We have nothing to do but to draw out by prayer, as there is occasion. (that is, to bring Christ again from the dead.) And how can they proclaim it unless they be sent?So the basis for missions: having heard, having believed, having known, we are now responsible to send those to tell others of this glorious salvation and righteousness that God has offered to all men, Jew and Greek, who will just simply believe on His son Jesus Christ. 11, 12). God was rather provoking Israel to jealousy by the call of the Gentiles. "Ah," says one, "but some preachers are not only bold, but rough in their expression." This is applied in the two chapters that follow. The first words express the design of the apostle through these verses, that there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles, but they stand upon the same level in point of acceptance with God. 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. (ii) The second objection is: "But, in point of fact, Israel did not obey the good news, even if your argument is true. 17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. My time, however, flies much too rapidly this morning, and I must be brief on the second very important head, namely, OBSTRUCTIONS WHICH OFTEN BLOCK UP THIS WAY. There is the vindication of God in His ways with the Old Testament believers. Therefore, Christians must be sent to proclaim it (14-15). Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. James made note that faith in God was not something special: "You believe that there is one God. Whatever Gods purposes may be, the Jews are still responsible for their own loss. 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. aor-pas-par. And we hear it on all sides. 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. Do you mean to tell me that because my father does not believe that Jesus is the Messiah that he is lost?" 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. 2 195). What could be conceived closer or more even than this? It seems incredible that a man should die like that for a law like that. 7). God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever would believe in Him would not perish but can know the eternal life of God and the glory of God's eternal kingdom and can share as children of God, heirs of God, joint-heirs with Jesus Christ, kings and priests in that glorious age that is coming.
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