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Romans 10:8
But what saith it? The Word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth and in thy he art, that is, the Word of faith, which we preach;
But what saith it? The Word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth and in thy he art, that is, the Word of faith, which we preach;
Verse Romans 10:8. _BUT WHAT SAITH IT? THE WORD IS NIGH THEE_] There is no occasion to seek _high_ or _low_ for the saving power; the word of reconciliation is nigh. The way of salvation is now both...
BUT WHAT SAITH IT? - That is, what is the language of the doctrine of justification by faith? Or what is to be done according to that doctrine? THE WORD IS NIGH THEE - This is still a use of the langu...
CHAPTER 10 _ 1. Israel's Condition. (Romans 10:1 .)_ 2. Righteousness by Works and by Faith. (Romans 10:5 .) 3. The Gospel Published Abroad. (Romans 10:14 .) 4. Israel's Unbelief. ...
THE NEW WAY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. Romans 10:5. The legal plan was Do, and thou shalt live (Leviticus 18:5). Romans 10:6. But there is a deeper secret: behind the deed _the heart,_ voiced by _the mouth;_...
THE MISTAKEN ZEAL (Romans 10:1-13)...
Brothers, the desire of my heart for the Jews and my prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. I do say this for them--that they do have a zeal for God, but it is not a zeal which is based on...
WORD. Greek. _rhema._ See Mark 9:32. These quotations are from Deuteronomy 30:12. FAITH. the faith. App-150. PREACH. App-121....
_The word_ More precisely, THE UTTERANCE; i.e. of the terms of the covenant. Alike the elder and later Covenants were not obscure enigmas, but could be recited by human lips and assented to as "just a...
E. Romans 9:1 to Romans 11:36. THE REJECTION OF THE GOSPEL BY ISRAEL The theme of Romans 1:16-17 has been worked out; it has been shown that the Gospel is a power of GOD unto salvation for them that b...
The reasonableness of such a submission is shown, and the relation of Christ to law explained, by the contrast between righteousness when sought as result of law, and righteousness resulting from fait...
ΤῸ ῬΗ͂ΜΑ ΤΗ͂Σ ΠΊΣΤΕΩΣ = the word in which faith, as the principle of righteousness, expresses itself. The actual ῥῆμα is Κύριος Ἰησοῦς: it is the expression of a faith which believes with the whole he...
ΈΓΓΎΣ (G1451) рядом, используется с _dat._ ΠΊΣΤΕΩΣ _gen. sing. от_ ΠΊΣΤΙΣ (G4102) вера. Obj. _gen._, послание евангелия, касающееся веры (RWP). ΚΗΡΎΣΣΟΜΕΝPRAES. _ind. act. от_ ΚΗΡΎΣΣΩ (G2784) пропов...
DISCOURSE: 1890 GOSPEL SALVATION Romans 10:8. _That is, the word of faith, which we preach; that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in thine heart that God hath ra...
THE WORD IS NIGH THEE— The original 'Ρημα, often signifies _word,_ but sometimes _affair, business;_ and so does דבר _deber_ in the Hebrew,—the word used by Moses, Deuteronomy 30:14. In this place the...
_TEXT_ Romans 10:1-13. Brethren, my heart's desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved. Romans 10:2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according...
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; BUT WHAT SAITH IT? [it saith] - continuing the quotation from , THE WO...
__ God's Sovereignty-National 25 A comparison of Hos_2:23 with Hos_1:9-11 shows that this is not an _ interpretation _ but an _ illustration_. God, in His sovereign mercy, will reverse the sentence...
10:8 preach. (c-25) Lit. 'herald,' as vers. 14,15....
THE WORD OF FAITH] i.e. which announces faith as the method of salvation....
ISRAEL REJECTED THROUGH LACK OF FAITH In Romans 9 St. Paul, defending the gospel against objections founded upon the fact that it had been rejected by the Jews as a whole, showed that God had never bo...
PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS ROMANS _HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 10 THE LAW AND *FAITH 10:1-13 V1 *Brothers and *sisters, my greatest desire is for the people from *Israel to accept *...
CHAPTER 21 JEWISH UNBELIEF AND GENTILE FAITH: PROPHECY Romans 10:1 THE problem of Israel is still upon the Apostle's soul. He has explored here and there the conditions of the fact that his brethren...
ἐγγύς σου τὸ ῥῆμά ἐστιν … τοῦτʼ ἔστιν τὸ ῥῆμα τῆς πίστεως ὃ κηρύσσομεν. What is in the lips of the preacher is near to all who hear. In Deut. the word is of course the Mosaic law; here it is the Gospe...
MISSING GOD'S WAY OF SALVATION Romans 10:1 How earnestly the Apostle loved his own people! All their hatred of him could not extinguish the passionate devotion which he entertained for them. “Apostle...
The apostle ever had in mind the Master Himself when he spoke of the righteousness of God. The idea of that righteousness, held by Israel was due to their misunderstanding of the written law, their ig...
(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 und...
_The word is near thee, is near to every one, who to be justified and saved, need but believe, and comply with the doctrine of the gospel which we preach, and make a confession or profession of it wit...
“ _But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart. Now, that is the word of faith which we preach._ ” In the passage quoted, Moses said: “Believe on him who is revealed to the...
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. (6) But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thin...
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. No apostle had ever yet visi...
8._What does it say? _(324) For the purpose of removing the impediments of faith, he has hitherto spoken negatively: but now in order to show the way of obtaining righteousness, he adopts an affirmati...
Having touched on this subject, the apostle, who deeply loved his nation as the people of God, pours out his heart with respect of the doctrine which was a stumbling-stone to them. His desire, the aim...
BUT WHAT SAITH IT,.... The Scripture; so some copies, and the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic version read, "what saith the Scripture?" the Arabic version, "what dost thou say?" or "what saith he", Moses?...
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, _even_ in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; Ver. 8. _The word is nigh thee_] Moses meant it of the law, but it more f...
_Blot the righteousness which is of faith_ The method of becoming righteous by believing; _speaketh_ A very different language from that of the law, and may be considered as expressing itself thus; (t...
THE WORD; the message of salvation through Christ. NIGH THEE; close at hand, so that it requires no toilsome labor to find it or to do it. IN THY MOUTH, AND IN THY HEART; ready at hand to be receive...
CONTRAST BETWEEN ISRAEL'S LAW AND THEIR NEED OF GRACE In Romans 9:1 we have seen God's sovereign title maintained in having an elect people according to grace. Now inRomans 10:1 the contrast between l...
Christ is the end (purpose, object, grand conclusion) of the law of Moses to all who believe. 5 Moses described righteousness of the law: He that keeps the commandments (requirements); Will live by...
BUT WHAT SAITH IT? THE WORD IS NIGH THEE, IN THY MOUTH, AND IN THY HEART: THAT IS, THE WORD OF FAITH, WHICH WE PREACH: 'But what saith it?' -'What does it say, then? This!' (Bruce p. 204) 'THE WORD...
5-11 The self-condemned sinner need not perplex himself how this righteousness may be found. When we speak of looking upon Christ, and receiving, and feeding upon him, it is not Christ in heaven, nor...
BUT WHAT SAITH IT? i.e. what saith the text in DEUTERONOMY 30:14 ? or what saith the righteousness of faith? What is its style and language? In the ROMANS 10:6,7 he did but tell us what it said not, b...
But what saith it? [Here Paul interrupts the gospel with a question. If the word of life is not in these places (heaven and Hades), where, then, is it? Where does the gospel say it is? He now resumes...
Fragments from the Lost Writings of Irenaeus ); and "the word is nigh thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart,"[67] Peter of Alexandria Canonical Epistle for the word which we believe is near us, in our...
Romans 10:8 But G235 what G5101 say G3004 (G5719) word G4487 is G2076 (G5748) near G1451 you...
But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith, which we preach,' But what does the righteousness which is of faith say? It says that ‘the w...
THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH IS OF THE LAW IS COMPARED WITH THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH IS OF FAITH, THAT IS, THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH RESULTS FROM FAITH IN THE MESSIAH, AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR US THROUGH HIS...
Romans 10:6-8. The language from ‘Say not in thy heart' (Romans 10:6) to ‘in thy heart' (Romans 10:8), is that of Moses in Deuteronomy 30:12-1
2. MAN'S RESPONSIBILITY: THE JEWS EXCLUDED THROUGH THEIR OWN UNBELIEF. For convenience we may divide this passage into two sections: (I.) Chap. Romans 9:30-33 sets forth the fact that the Jews had not...
II. _Proof that the Jews were Excluded through their Unbelief._ The section may be divided into four paragraphs: The Jews with all their religious zeal failed to recognize (1.) Christ as the end of t...
Romans 10:8. BUT WHAT SAITH IT. This is inserted to introduce the positive statement of Moses; but ‘it' here refers to ‘the righteousness of faith' (Romans 10:6). THE WORD IS NIGH THEE, etc. (comp....
BUT WHAT SAITH IT? (αλλα τ λεγει?). That is "the from faith righteousness."THE WORD OF FAITH (το ρημα της πιστεως). The gospel message concerning faith (objective genitive). Only here. In contras...
Romans 10:8 I. Confession with the mouth. Confession does not stop, though it begins, with the confession of sin, of the greatness of its guilt, and the justice of its punishment; it rapidly advances...
Romans 10:8 Spiritual Exhaustion. These words were spoken to men who were speculating on mysterious subjects, and they touch, of course with necessary change, one of the troubles of this time. For ma...
In commenting once more upon this familiar chapter, I cannot help repeating a remark which I have made to you before that it is very significant that this tenth chapter should immediately follow the s...
Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ The same thing over again his deep concern for his countrymen. Romans 10:2. _For I bear them rec...
Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ No curse falls from his lips, though they had persecuted him without mercy, hunted him from city...
Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ Now these people had persecuted the Apostle. Wherever he went they had followed him up; they had...
Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being...
Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ Let this be our «heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel.» Sorrows upon sorrows have come to...
This chapter is a gospel in itself; it very clearly points out the plan of salvation by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that...
Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ They had hunted Paul from city to city, but the only feeling for them that he had was a wish that...
Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ Desire is the mother and the soul of prayer «my heart's desire and prayer.» These Israelites had...
CONTENTS: Israel's failure explained by unbelief. The plan of salvation. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Moses, Isaiah, Paul. CONCLUSION: Sincerity is not a ground of safety; self-righteousness is not a gro...
Romans 10:1. _My heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ Chrysostom's comment is, my “vehement desire” for their salvation. St. Paul having declared his mind, in the...
GOD'S MESSAGE IS NEAR YOU. "The righteousness appointed by God. is easily understood and attained" _MacKnight._ It is not to be _achieved_ but _seized!_ See Romans 10:17....
_Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ PAUL’S DESIRE AND PRAYER I. Predestination should be no barrier in the way of prayer. The text derives a speci...
_For Moses describeth the righteousness of the law._ THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE LAW I. Requires absolute obedience-- 1. In every point. 2. In the spirit as in the letter. 3. In the past as in the f...
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 10:6 Paul quotes Deuteronomy 30:12 to show the contrast between the RIGHTEOUSNESS BASED ON FAITH and the righteousness that comes from
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 10:6. SAY NOT IN THINE HEART.—Unbelief originates from self-confidence. WHO SHALL ASCEND?—Indicating unbelief in a risen Saviour. Salvation is a completed work; do not trouble...
EXPOSITION In this chapter the view of the whole subject introduced at Romans 9:30 is continued and carried out, according to which the present rejection of the Jews as a nation is traced to no absolu...
Now Paul again reaffirms his love and desire for his brethren after the flesh. Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they...
1 Peter 1:23; 1 Peter 1:25; 1 Timothy 4:6; Acts 10:43; Acts 13:38;...
The word is nigh thee. Septuagint, Very nigh thee is the word. The word is the whole subject - matter of the Gospel. See ver. 9. Moses used it of the law. See on Luke 1:37. The whole quotation in the...
But what saith he — Moses. Even these words, so remarkably applicable to the subject before us. All is done ready to thy hand. The word is nigh thee — Within thy reach; easy to be understood, remember...