He was a man of rare common sense, straightforward and downright in his aims, and most pithy in his speech, with such a mixture of mother-wit that he might have been taken for John Ploughman's brother, as indeed he was. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Do not suppose that anything is wanted as to doings or feelings in order to complete the righteousness which is wrought out by the Lord Jesus, and imputed by God to the believer. Anyone who thinks that justification by faith is a new concept needs to re-study the Old Testament and the book of Romans. Does this sort of faith enable men to face death with courage? Then Isaiah says, greatly daring: "I was found by those who did not seek me. To a disobedient and contrary people.. Alas! They ought to have known better: they had every chance to know better; but they rejected the appeal of God. Now as to the test of death. Paul was well aware of that; at this very time he was planning the evangelization of Spain, a province where the name of Christ was not yet known (c.f. By keeping the law? Now you won't get that on television, nor will you get that in your evening newspaper, watching the news or reading Time Magazine. It is true Christ is in heaven; but we may be justified and saved without going thither, to fetch him thence, or sending a special messenger to him. . But Paul's answer is: "Israel may have failed to understand; but the Gentiles did not. It will be observed therefore, that in this connection the apostle shows the place both of conscience and of the law, that God in judging will take into full consideration the circumstances and condition of every soul of man. Obedience to the gospel required under Gods system of grace ("the righteousness which is of faith") is the obedience that trusting faith always produces not the obedience of works of merit. The righteousness of Christ imputed, secures the soul, the better part, from death. Hence the faithful derive from this passage remarkable consolation with regard to the certainty of the word; for they may no less safely rest on it, than on what is actually present. We have had justification, both by blood and also in virtue of Christ's resurrection. So therefore it addressed itself to the obedience of faith; not by this meaning practice, still less according to the measure of a man's duty, but that which is at the root of all practice faith-obedience obedience of heart and will, renewed by divine grace, which accepts the truth of God. This would not have been just. This brings out a most emphatic truth and special side of Christianity. He still loves the Jews, independent as far as God's way of righteousness and all, but God still loves them, and thus, He blesses you, and says, "Oh, come and receive the kingdom and into the joys and the blessings and all." Now I ask you to listen to WHAT THE GOSPEL SAITH. g. All who call upon Him: Again, note the emphasis on human responsibility. We accordingly are dead, says he, to the law; not (as no doubt almost all of us know) that the law dies, but that we are dead to the law in the death of Christ. But what is testified by Christian baptism is Christ's death. Knowing God we come to believe and trust in God. No, you see, this opens the door to every man no matter who you are, predestined or not, elected or not, chosen or not. They set up the golden calf, and thus cast off the true God, their God, even in the desert. Gentiles, who have no law, are justified by faith, and Jews can be too, if they will believe instead of trying to win Gods favour through keeping the law. for what follow are manifestly his words, in Deuteronomy 30:14. the word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart; which is to be understood not of the law, for Moses himself is not speaking of the law only, but either of the whole word of God, both law and Gospel; or particularly of the Gospel, which holds forth those special blessings and promises of grace, pardon of sin, and circumcision of the heart, which are mentioned in the context, as what should be bestowed upon the people of the Jews in the latter days; and so is rightly applied by the apostle to the then dispensation, and is to be understood of the Gospel; which was nigh both in the ministration of it, by the apostles, to Jews and Gentiles, and in the application and experience of it; it was not only "in the mouth" of the preachers, but also of the hearers of it, by a hearty and sincere confession; and "in [their] hearts", being attended with the power of God, and received in the love of it, was truly believed in, and cordially embraced; that is, the word of faith. It is "revealed," and this too "from heaven." Not in our descending, but in Christ's descending our hope is to be found. No apostle had ever yet visited Rome. When we speak of looking upon Christ, and receiving Christ, and feeding upon Christ, it is not Christ in heaven, nor Christ in the deep, that we mean; but Christ in the promise, Christ exhibited to us, and offered, in the word. The believing and the confession of that believing in God's own way are never to be separated, for "With the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." b. I was found by those who did not seek Me: It is strange that Israel, for the most part, rejected their own Messiah. 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. 2. I hear him say so at this moment; and I answer him, "Dear brother, we will be with you speedily.". In both Old and New it is the same substantial testimony. There they were recorded, and Jack was a new man and a saved man. It may well be that what we have here is the notes of some address which Paul was in the habit of making to the Jews to convince them of their error. a. It is not merely a call then; but as we have by our Lord Jesus Christ our access into the favour wherein we stand, so there is positive boasting in the hope of the glory of God. Paul deals with that objection by quoting Isaiah 52:7. of Romans 10:9-10 are of prime importance. The apostle refers to Isaiah to show that God would "lay in Zion a stumbling-stone." To my mind this word of Moses is conclusive that none of us can possibly live by the works of the law. And how shall they hear without a preacher? Because this information was in the hands of the Hebrews, the Israelites did not need to go beyond the sea (verse 13) or send someone up to heaven (verse 12) to receive information about Gods will. Anybody being able to . As they watched him rising higher, and yet higher, at last a cloud received him: he has gone up to the Father's throne, as the sinner's Savior: at the throne he stands to-day to intercede for sinners, and from that throne he bends to comfort those who come to him. Do not try to climb the heavens or search the depths, for Christ has already come down from heaven to earth, has been crucified, buried and raised from the dead. The gospel or the system of grace or "the righteousness which is of faith" is not difficult to find or to accede to. It was about eating pork. Paul rightly observes that it all goes back to the preaching of the gospel, and preachers must be sent both by God and the Christian community at large. On both sides therefore the apostle is meeting the grand points he had at heart to demonstrate from their own Scriptures. It is God who now makes known a righteousness to man, instead of looking for any from man. At least they have a, Seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God, i. I have the deep satisfaction of saying that when our dear brethren and sisters fall asleep they reflect honor upon the gospel which we have preached. d. But what does it say? Along with this he gathers testimonies from more than one prophet. What gives glory to God like this? [2.] Do you mean to tell me that because my father does not believe that Jesus is the Messiah that he is lost?" (2.) As I said the other day, Do not behave like a rat behind the wainscot, only daring to come out in the dark. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. When the substance comes, the shadow is gone. "Ah, well," says one, "I know I must undergo a singular experience-either I must be carried right away to heaven with delirious delight, or be plunged into the waves of hell in frightful despair." Though it directs us to a better and more effectual righteousness in Christ, yet in itself, considered as a law abstracted from its respect to Christ and the gospel (for so the unbelieving Jews embraced and retained it), it owneth nothing as a righteousness sufficient to justify a man but that of perfect obedience. Directions for our behaviour, as members of civil society, Rom. Faith comes by hearing, hearing by the Word of God. As I was walking out of the room God said, "I didn't ask you to reconcile it; I only asked you to believe it." instructive and interesting manner the links that grace practically forms and maintains between the saints of God. Furthermore, To question how they could ascend into heaven in order to find a way of perfection was a denial of the incarnation of Christ. I. I invite your earnest attention to the first point WHAT MOSES SAITH: "Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them." Justification by faith has always been the way for people to come to God. Abraham is the proof of the value of faith in justification before God. Now, if it was righteous in God (and who will gainsay it?) You must carefully guard against the notion of its being a question of Paul's own experience, because he says, "I had not known," "I was alive," etc. There is satisfaction; but the work of Christ goes a great deal farther. He heard a poor woman sing somewhere, He remembered the words, and what was better, he felt their sense; and he kept on humming them to himself till God's good Spirit engraved them on his heart. The tenour of it is, Do, and live. The Jews have no reason to believe that God has rejected them. The appeal to their own inspired account of Abraham turned into a proof of the consistency of God's ways in justifying by faith, and hence in justifying the uncircumcised no less than the circumcision. Thus, their good works must outweigh their bad works. Rather does it add to his guilt: such is man's evil state and will. Nothing less, I am persuaded, than this full blessing is the line that God has given to those who have followed Christ without the camp, and who, having been set free from the contracted ways of men, desire to enter into the largeness and at the same time the profound wisdom of every word of God. All the world was guilty before God. Then he enlarges, and points out that there is a remnant of grace in the worst of times. It might be more or less any man's lot to learn. He wished his beloved ones to go to their beds; and since they would stop with him, he desired them to sing." "No, I am not." It must possess this place because the gospel is Gods power to save us (1:16). Thus the introduction opened with Christ's person, and closes with God's righteousness. How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times, 4 Ways the Parable of the Sower Encourages Spiritual Growth. But I say, did not Israel know? The things about which we are in doubt are far fewer than we would like to think. From the first verse we have the application of the dead and risen Christ to the soul, till in verse 11 we see the power of the Holy Ghost, which brings the soul into this liberty now, applied by-and-by to the body, when there will be the complete deliverance. 3). (16-17) The testimony of Isaiah 53:10. What is near us may be easily reached. "What are you?" Now the doctrine which we saw asserted in the latter part ofRomans 5:1-21; Romans 5:1-21 is applied to both. 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. No man can tell. The righteousness which is of faith, what does it say to us? He had bought the truth and would not sell it, and so he stuck to. This makes them more accountable for their rejection of the good news. Because this word is so important, Paul said it was preached (present tense). There would not be a moment of your life in which you could be at peace, for there would always be the fear that in some unguarded instant you would transgress, and lose all. Rightly does Paul take this as granted; for the doctrine of the law does by no means render the conscience quiet and calm, nor supply it with what ought to satisfy it. Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. "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. It was already among them by the preaching of the apostles, and was a subject of conversation and of thought. Jesus did not bleed and die to be a superfluity to us: he cattle to meet a grim necessity. 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. I do not come to-day with a gospel veiled in mystery and shrouded in doubt; I do not bring a message which you cannot understand or receive; neither do I come with "ifs" and "buts" and "peradventures," but with this, "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." No; clear, straight, cutting like a sharp razor, he puts before us the single sentence, "He that doeth those things shall live by them.". You asked, "Who shall descend into the deep?" But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? A proud conceit of their own righteousness: Going about to establish their own--a righteousness of their own devising, and of their own working out, by the merit of their works, and by their observance of the ceremonial law. 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