Romans 10 Part 1

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This is amazing grace. So, here’s some questions then that might be bouncing around the Gentiles’ minds in Rome.What about the Jews? Why did they reject Jesus as their Messiah? And if God has a plan for them, how does their unbelief and rejection fit into the plan of God? So chapters 9; 10 and 11 are all about God’s plan for the Jews, for the rest of the world, and again for the Jews in the end times. All of these chapters are about that.

1) The Prayer concerning God’s Righteousness (10:1–3)

A. The prayer (10:1): Paul prays for Israel’s salvation.

B. The problem (10:2–3): Israel possesses:

1. Zeal without knowledge (10:2–3a)

2. Works without faith (10:3b)

2) The Source of God’s Righteousness (10:4–5)

A. It is found in Christ (10:4).

B. It was foretold by Moses (Lev. 18:5) (10:5)

3) The Availability of God’s Righteousness (10:6–8)

Romans 10:6 ESV

6 But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down)

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Moses explained, “Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven… . Nor is it beyond the sea…. No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it”

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In other words, the people knew what they had to do to please God. The message was as near as their mouths and hearts. No one would have to go up to heaven or cross the sea to get it so that they would know what to obey.

Study Verse by Verse with Dr. Steve Schell: The Book of Romans Romans Chapter 10

Moses was assuring Israel that God had not given them a Law filled with mystical, hidden sayings that were too “wonderful” (Hebrew) for them to understand. To make his point, he used a vivid image they would not forget. He said, “It (the Law) is not located up in heaven that you should say, ‘Who will go up to heaven for us to get it for us and make us hear it, that we may observe it?’ ” God had descended from heaven and revealed His Law in clear, straightforward language. No one could claim ignorance or pretend not to know what the statements in His Law meant.

Romans 10:7 ESV

7 “or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).

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FINDING CHRIST

Paul adapted Moses’ farewell challenge from Deuteronomy 30:11–14 to apply to Christ. Christ has provided our salvation through his incarnation (coming to earth) and resurrection (coming back from the dead). God’s salvation is right in front of us. He will come to us wherever we are. All we need to do is to respond and accept his gift of salvation.

Romans 10:8 ESV

8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);

In the Old Testament Mosses instructed Isreal to Confess Gods word and meditate on it in with the heart so they would obey it.

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Moses went on to tell Israel, “But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may observe (do) it” (Dt 30:14).

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Instead of focusing on the Law, Paul tells us that the confession of our mouth and the belief in our heart must center on the person of Jesus Christ.

Romans 10:9–10 ESV

9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

4) The Reception of God’s Righteousness (10:9–10): Both one’s heart and mouth are involved.

A. It is conceived in the heart (10:9b–10a).

B. It is confirmed by the mouth (10:9a, 10b).

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BECOMING A CHRISTIAN

Have you ever been asked, “How do I become a Christian?” These verses give the beautiful answer—salvation is as close as your own mouth and heart. People think it must be a complicated process, but it is not. If we believe in our heart and say with our mouth that Christ is the risen Lord, we will be saved.

Study Verse by Verse with Dr. Steve Schell: The Book of Romans Romans Chapter 10

In Judaism the title “Lord” (Yahweh, not adon) was reserved exclusively for God, and by telling Gentiles that they must declare Jesus as Lord, Paul is saying that to be saved, they must declare Jesus’ supremacy over all human government as well as any gods they had formerly worshipped (Ac 17:7; Php 2:9–11).

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Jesus is distinct from all other religious leaders: he is the only “Lord” to have risen from the grave. This makes Christianity more than a philosophy of life or a religious option; it is the only way to be saved.

Romans 10:11–13 ESV

11 For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

5)The Scope of God’s Righteousness (10:11–13)

A. It is impartial (10:11–12): It does not distinguish between Jews and Gentiles.

B. It is universal (10:13): Anyone calling on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Romans 10:14–16 ESV

14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?”

6) The Presentation of God’s Righteousness (10:14–15): Paul presents a compelling case for faithful witnessing.

A. A sinner must call on the Lord to be saved (10:14a).

B. A sinner must believe in order to call (10:14b).

C. A sinner must hear in order to believe (10:14c–15): Isaiah described the results: “How beautiful … are the feet of those who bring good news” (Isa. 52:7).

Mark and Mindy Gerdes set out to be on the mission field. They went to college and heard it was good to pastor a couple of years before heading out so they took a church that they thought would last a couple of years ended up being 23 years. They said they didn’t hear from God that it was time yet. That is until one day they were traveling to sleeping bear dunes and on their way they came across a major motorcycle accident and was the 3rd car to arrive on the seen. They pulled over to the side of the road and began to pray. Mark felt the Holy Spirit told him to get out of the car to pray for them but was holding back until Mindy voiced what the Holy Spirit was saying to him.

So he went up to the lady who they were doing CPR for 10 minutes and stopped because she was dead. But Mark continued to pray and she came back to life. Lord told Mark in that moment that it was no mistake that you were hear in this moment. It was a divine appointment. God also spoke to Mark in the moment that their is people in Mexico waiting for you to come because just like this situation its a matter of life and death eternally.

SHARING THE GOSPEL: ONE of the great tragedies in the twentieth century was the sinking of the Titanic. This large ship hit an iceberg and many people died as a result. There is another tragedy with the Titanic. Most of the lifeboats that held people saved from death were only half filled. They were unwilling to turn back and share in their salvation.

Romans 10:17 ESV

17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

A husband once asked his wife "I've read where the average woman speaks 20,000 words a day, and the average man speaks only 7,000 words a day. Can you tell me why?"

And she replied "The reason a woman speaks 20,000 words a day and a man speaks only 7000 words is because the woman has to repeat herself three times before the man hears what she is saying."

Thinking about this I concluded that hearing is a very important part of any relationship. Not just hearing, but hearing what is actually being said. I wrestle with this all along.

I hear everything she is saying, but I don’t always hear it in the right context.

Romans 10:17, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

It is not so much hearing as it is hearing the right thing. My faith in God is based upon hearing the word of God. What is God really saying to me? That is the basis of my faith in God.

Romans 10:18–21 ESV

18 But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for “Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.” 19 But I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says, “I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; with a foolish nation I will make you angry.” 20 Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, “I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.” 21 But of Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”