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Summary of
Romans
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Romans 9 |
Romans 10 |
Romans 11 |
Past
Election |
Present
Rejection |
Future
Reception |
God's Sovereignty
Israel's Election by God |
Man's responsibility
Israel's Rejection of God |
God's Ways Higher
God Not Rejecting Israel |
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10:12 For there is
no
distinction
between
Jew and
Greek; for the
same Lord is
Lord of
all,
abounding in
riches for
all who
call on Him; |
Greek:
ou
gar
estin (3SPAI)
diastole
Ioudaiou
te
kai
Hellenos,
o
gar
autos
kurios
panton,
plouton (PAPMSN)
eis
pantas
tous
epikaloumenous (PMPMPA)
auton;
Amplified: [No one] for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek.
The same Lord is Lord over all [of us] and He generously bestows His
riches upon all who call upon Him [in faith].
ESV: For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same
Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
ICB: That Scripture says "anyone" because there is no difference between
Jew and non-Jew. The same Lord is the Lord of all and gives many
blessings to all who trust in him.
NIV: For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord
is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,
NKJV: For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same
Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him.
NLT: For 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.
Phillips: And that "whoever" means anyone, without distinction
between Jew or Greek. For all have the same Lord, whose boundless
resources are available to all who turn to him in faith.
Wuest: For there is not a distinction between Jew and Greek.
For the same Lord is over all, constantly rich toward all those who
call upon Him.
Young's Literal: for there is no difference between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord
of all is rich to all those calling upon Him, |
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FOR THERE IS NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN JEW AND GREEK: ou gar estin
(3SPAI) diastole Ioudaiou te kai Hellenos: (3:22,29,30;
4:11,12;
9:24;
Acts 10:34,35;
15:8,9;
Galatians 3:28;
Ephesians 2:18-22;
Ephesians 3:6;
Colossians 3:11)
Although in (Ro10) Paul is
addressing primarily Jews, he again stresses that the gospel applies
equally to Greeks and, indeed, to all who call on the Lord Jesus.
FOR THE SAME
LORD IS LORD OF ALL: o gar autos kurios panton: (14:9;
15:12;
Acts 10:36;
1 Corinthians 15:47;
Philippians 2:11;
1 Timothy 2:5;
Revelation 17:14;
19:16)
There is not one God to the Jews, more kind, and another to the
Gentiles, Who is less kind. The promise is the same to all, who call on
the name of the Lord Jesus as the Son of God, as God manifest in the
flesh. All believers thus call upon the Lord Jesus, and none else will
do so humbly or sincerely.
In
Our Daily Bread
we read the following
devotional entitled "Different--Yet Alike"
God, whose creative imagination is
inexhaustible, delights in diversity. Billions upon billions of
snowflakes fall every year, yet no two are exactly alike.
Wilson Bentley was so fascinated by this infinite variety that with the
help of a photomicrograph he devoted himself to taking pictures of these
exquisite crystals. They show that each snowflake is usually a hexagon
with six tips or dendrites forming a perfectly symmetrical design. Yet
there are no duplicates! What awe-inspiring evidence that God delights
in diversity!
That same sense of wonder fills our hearts as we think about the
diversity of human beings with all their ethnic and cultural
differences. Yet men and women everywhere, whether dark-skinned Pygmies
or tall, blond Scandinavians, are basically the same. All have the same
anatomical structure, the same emotions, the same needs, and the same
sin-stained nature.
We are also the same in our need of salvation. And there is just one
way. Anyone, anywhere, anytime, who calls on Jesus Christ in faith
experiences the destiny-changing wonder of God's redemptive love (Rom.
10:13). The one and only Savior has been provided for all of us. --VCG
There's no difference--all are
sinners,
God has made it plain;
Yet we all can have salvation--
Christ for us was slain. --Hess
No one's so good that he can save
himself; no one's so bad that God can't save him.
ABOUNDING IN
RICHES FOR ALL WHO CALL UPON HIM: plouton (PAPMSN) eis pantas tous epikaloumenous (PMPMPA)
auton: (14:9;
15:12;
Acts 10:36;
1 Corinthians 15:47;
Philippians 2:11;
1 Timothy 2:5;
Revelation 17:14;
19:16)
(14:9;
15:12;
Acts 10:36;
1 Corinthians 15:47;
Philippians 2:11;
1 Timothy 2:5;
Revelation 17:14;
19:16) |
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10:13 for
"WHOEVER WILL
CALL ON THE
NAME OF THE
LORD WILL BE
SAVED." |
Greek:
Pas
gar
os
an
epikalesetai (3SAMS)
to
onoma
kuriou
sothesetai. (3SFPI)
Amplified: For everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord [invoking
Him as Lord] will be saved.(5)
ESV: For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be
saved."
ICB: The Scripture says, "Anyone who asks the Lord for help will be
saved."
NIV: for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
NKJV: For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved."
NLT: For "Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
Phillips: For: 'Whoever
calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved'.
Wuest: For whoever
shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved.
Young's Literal: for every one -- whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he
shall be saved.' |
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FOR WHOEVER WILL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED:
Paul quotes verbatim from the
Septuagint (LXX) of
Joel 2:32
to prove this salvation is open to everyone. It is interesting that in
the original Hebrew the verse is translated as follows by the NAS...
"And it will come about that
whoever calls on the name of the LORD will be delivered; for on
Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as the LORD
has said, even among the survivors whom the LORD calls. (note the last
phrase speaks to God's sovereignty in salvation - He calls).
The prayer promises of Scripture are restricted to the people of God,
with one notable exception, the "whoevers" who call out for
salvation.
Paul had already proved that “there is no distinction” in condemnation
(Ro3:22) now affirms “there is no difference” in salvation. Instead of
the Jew having a special righteousness of his own through the Law, he
was declared to be as much a sinner as the Gentile he condemned.
Read the following
devotional from
Our Daily Bread
entitled "Call On His Name"...
Bible teacher Gary Burge stood at one
end of a long, empty Gaza street. He was in Israel to do research for a
book about Palestinian believers, and he wanted to talk to a Dr. Hassan
at the Ali Arab hospital. The hospital was at the other end of the
street, so he started walking. He soon discovered why the street was
empty. On one side was the Israeli militia; on the other were
Palestinian youths.
Halfway up the street, the calm was shattered by angry shouts, the
chaotic clatter of rocks bouncing off plastic military shields, and the
pop of rifles firing rubber bullets. Burge broke into a run. As he
reached the hospital, he shouted desperately, "Dr. Hassan! I have come
to see Dr. Hassan!" The door opened slightly, and a hand pulled him
inside. Burge had called the name of the one who could save his life.
For sinners, "there is no other name under heaven given among men by
which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). Jesus is that name, "the name which
is above every name" (Phil. 2:9). We are all born in sin. We have no
hope of ever saving ourselves (Eph. 2:8-9). Our situation is desperate.
The only way of escape is to call on Jesus, who promises to save us from
all our sin. But we must ask Him.
How about you? Have you called on His name? --DCE
No other name can save me,
No other name beside,
But Jesus Christ the risen Lord,
The One they crucified. --Brandt
To get into heaven, it's who you know
that counts.
This entire section emphasizes the difference between “Law
righteousness” and “faith righteousness.” The contrasts are seen in the
following summary.
RIGHTEOUSNESS
BY THE LAW |
RIGHTEOUSNESS
BY FAITH |
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Only for
Jew |
For
“whosoever” |
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Based on
works |
Comes by
faith alone |
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Self-righteousness
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God’s
righteousness |
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Cannot save |
Brings
salvation |
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Obey the
LAW |
Call on the
LORD |
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Leads to
pride |
Glorifies
God |
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10:14
How
then will they
call on Him in
whom they have
not
believed ?
How will they
believe in Him
whom they have
not
heard ? And
how will they
hear
without a
preacher ? |
Greek:
Pos
oun
epikalesontai (3PAMS)
eis
on
ouk
episteusan? (3PAAI)
pos
de
pisteusosin (3PAAS)
ou
ouk
ekousan? (3PAAI)
pos
de
akousosin (3PAAS)
choris
kerussontos? (PAPMSG)
Amplified: But how are people to call upon Him Whom they have not
believed [in Whom they have no faith, on Whom they have no reliance]?
And how are they to believe in Him [adhere to, trust in, and rely upon
Him] of Whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a
preacher?
ESV: But how are they to call on him in whom they have not
believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never
heard?[3] And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
ICB: But before people can trust in the Lord for help, they must believe
in him. And before they can believe in the Lord, they must hear about
him. And for them to hear about the Lord, someone must tell them.
NIV: How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And
how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how
can they hear without someone preaching to them?
NKJV: How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And
how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how
shall they hear without a preacher?
NLT: But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in
him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about
him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?
Phillips: Now how can they call on one in whom they have never
believed? How can they believe in one of whom they have never heard?
And how can they hear unless someone proclaims him?
Wuest: How is it possible then that they shall call upon the
One in whom they did not believe? Moreover, how is it possible that
they will believe on the One concerning whom they did not hear? And
how is it possible that they shall hear without one who proclaims?
Young's Literal: How then shall they call upon him in whom they did not believe? and
how shall they believe on him of whom they did not hear? and how shall
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HOW THEN SHALL THEY CALL UPON HIM IN WHOM THEY HAVE NOT BELIEVED: Pos oun
epikalesontai (3PAMS) eis on ouk episteusan (3PAAI): (1 Kings
8:41-43;
Jonah 1:5,9-11,16;
3:5-9;
Hebrews 11:6;
James 5:15)
This section of
Romans 10 brings before us the answer to the most frequently asked
questions we hear, especially from non-Christians. That question is,
"What happens to all the people who never hear about Jesus?" That
question in phrased in a variety of forms, but basically it is the
expressed concern of many -- especially when they hear Christians
talking about the uniqueness of Jesus. When we say, as Paul so strongly
says in this passage, that Jesus is Lord and it is only through him that
men come to God, immediately it raises the question, "Well, what about
those who never hear of Jesus?"
AND HOW SHALL THEY BELIEVE IN HIM WHOM THEY HAVE NOT HEARD: pos de
pisteusosin (3PAAS) ou ouk ekousan (3PAAI):
(1:5;
16:25,26;
Mark 16:15,16;
Luke 24:46,47;
John 20:31;
Acts 19:2;
Acts 26:17,18;
2 Timothy 4:17;
Titus 1:3)
Years ago there was a great evangelist named Gypsy Smith. He was born a
gypsy in England and came to Christ as a boy. Gypsy Smith used to preach
up and down this country. I remember Dr. H. A. Ironside saying that
Gypsy Smith came to Moody Church on one occasion and held meetings and
told about his conversion and about his gypsy life. The people would
sit, entranced with these wonderful stories he told. At the end of the
meeting he would give an altar call, and people would surge forward in
great numbers. Dr. Ironside said he used to wonder what they were coming
for. Did they want to be gypsies, or what? They had really been given
nothing in which to believe.
AND HOW SHALL THEY HEAR WITHOUT A PREACHER: pos de akousosin (3PAAS)
choris kerussontos (PAPMSG):
This passage is often used as the basis for
the church’s missionary program, and rightly so, but its first
application is to the nation of Israel. The only way unbelieving Jews
can be saved is by calling on the Lord. But before they can call on Him,
they must believe. For the Jew, this meant believing that Jesus Christ
of Nazareth truly is the Son of God and the Messiah of Israel. It also
meant believing in His death and resurrection (Ro 10:9-10). But in order
to believe, they must hear the Word, for it is the Word that creates
faith in the heart of the hearer (Ro 10:17). This meant that a herald of
the Word must be sent, and it is the Lord who does the sending. At this
point, Paul could well have been remembering his own call to preach the
Word to the Gentiles (Ac 13:1-3).
God could have chosen any means by which the message of salvation might
have come (angelic messengers, direct working without a human preacher),
but God’s "normal" way of bringing people to Jesus Christ is through the
preaching of the gospel.
Our Daily Bread
has an interesting illustration of
Paul's charge to all believers, entitled "The King's Message"...
On January 21, 1930, the name of
Harold Vidian became synonymous with heroism. On that day, England's
King George V was scheduled to give the opening address at the London
Arms Conference. The king's message was to be sent by radio all around
the world.
Donald McCullough, in his book The Trivialization of God (NavPress,
1995), tells us that a few minutes before the king was to speak, a
member of the CBS staff tripped over an electrical wire and broke it,
cutting off the whole American audience. With no hesitation, chief
control operator Harold Vidian grasped one end of the broken wire in his
right hand and the other in his left, thus restoring the circuit.
Electricity surged through his body. Ignoring the pain, Vidian held on
until the king had finished his address.
I see in this a challenge for Christians. The message of the King of
kings must go to the whole world. But only as we allow God's power to
pass through us can the Lord's saving gospel be transmitted. Paul wrote,
"How shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?" (Rom.
10:14). If we are willing to serve as conduits, regardless of the cost
to us, the good news will be proclaimed around the world.
Will you be a conduit for the King's message? --VCG
When I gave my life to Jesus,
He became my Lord and Friend;
Now His power is flowing through me,
As His message I extend. --Hess
The good news of Christ is the best
news in the world. In
another devotional from
Our Daily Bread
entitled "A Final Witness" we read the following story...
If you were in the midst of a
disaster, would you think to witness to people around you? John Harper
did.
Harper was a Scottish minister who was traveling by ship to preach for 3
months at Moody Church in Chicago. As the ship crossed the Atlantic, it
struck an iceberg and began to sink. Some passengers were able to reach
lifeboats, but many, Harper included, were flung into the cold Atlantic.
As the people frantically tried to stay afloat, Harper swam around
asking individuals if they knew Jesus. At one point, Harper approached a
passenger floating on a piece of debris and pleaded with him to trust
Christ. Just before Harper slipped under the icy waters for the last
time, he said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be
saved."
Four years later, at a meeting of survivors of that ship, the Titanic,
the man testified that he had been saved twice that night. First, he had
trusted Christ because of Harper's witness, and second, he had been
plucked from the frigid sea.
Harper's dying wish was that he could bring hope to hopeless people. Is
that our living wish? In crisis or at ease, do we let people know about
the One who can save for eternity? Harper's final witness reminds us to
tell the good news to people who are drowning in their sin. —JDB
Help us, Lord, to be a lifeline
To a dying world today,
Bringing hope to hopeless people
As we share salvation's way. —Sper
We need to tell everyone about
Someone who can save anyone. (What
About Those Who Have Never Heard)
In
Our Daily Bread
we read about the "Undelivered
Message"...
George Sweeting, in his book The
No-Guilt Guide for Witnessing, tells of a man by the name of John
Currier who in 1949 was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in
prison. Later he was transferred and paroled to work on a farm near
Nashville, Tennessee.
In 1968, Currier's sentence was terminated, and a letter bearing the
good news was sent to him. But John never saw the letter, nor was he
told anything about it. Life on that farm was hard and without promise
for the future. Yet John kept doing what he was told even after the
farmer for whom he worked had died.
Ten years went by. Then a state parole officer learned about Currier's
plight, found him, and told him that his sentence had been terminated.
He was a free man.
Sweeting concluded that story by asking, "Would it matter to you if
someone sent you an important message--the most important in your
life--and year after year the urgent message was never delivered?"
We who have heard the good news and experienced freedom through Christ
are responsible to proclaim it to others still enslaved by sin. Are we
doing all we can to make sure that people get the message? --RWD
We who rejoice to know You
Renew before Your throne
The solemn pledge we owe You
To go and make You known. --Houghton
Keep the faith--but not to yourself.
Our Daily Bread
tells the following story about
"Brother John"...
It's only a humorous story, yet it
makes a serious point. Brother John was a timid man who dreaded speaking
in public. So he was terrified on the day it was his turn to give a
devotional message. With his knees trembling, he faced his listeners and
said, "Do you know what I'm going to say this morning?" "No," answered
the audience. He then said, "Neither do I," and he ran from the room.
The next day he was told to try again. He said, "Do you know what I'm
going to say?" This time they replied, "Yes." So he said, "Then you
don't need me to tell you." Again he fled.
He tried a third morning, saying, "Do you know what I'm going to say?"
Half his hearers shouted, "Yes!" and half shouted, "No!" "Ah," said
Brother John, "then let those who know tell those who don't know," and
again he fled.
At first, his hearers sat in silence. Then the words hit home: "Let
those who know tell those who don't know."
For 3 years, Jesus' disciples absorbed His teaching and observed His
mighty works. They had come to know Him as the way, the truth, and the
life. He was God in the flesh, the One who is "eternal life" (1 John
1:2). In the years to come, they devoted their lives to telling others
about Christ.
Today, let those who know tell those who don't. —DJD
Tell the sweet story of Christ and
His love,
Tell of His power to forgive;
Others will trust Him if only you prove
True every moment you live. —Wilson
© Renewal 1952 Rodeheaver Co.
The best news in the world is the
good news of Christ.
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10:15
How will they
preach
unless
* they are
sent ?
Just as it is
written,
"HOW
BEAUTIFUL ARE THE
FEET OF
THOSE WHO
BRING
GOOD
NEWS OF
GOOD
THINGS !" |
Greek:
pos
de keruxosin (3PAAS),
ean
me
apostalosin? (3PAPS)
kathos
gegraptai, (3SRPI)
Os
oraioi
oi
podes
ton
euaggelizomenon
(PMPMPG)
[ta]
agatha.
Amplified: And how can men [be expected to] preach unless they
are sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who
bring glad tidings! [How welcome is the coming of those who preach the
good news of His good things!]
ESV: 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!"
ICB: And before someone can go and tell them, he must be sent. It is
written, "How beautiful is the person who comes to bring good news."
NIV: And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written,
"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"
NKJV: And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written:
"How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace,
Who bring glad tidings of good things!"
NLT: And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is
what the Scriptures mean when they say, "How beautiful are the feet of
those who bring good news!"
Phillips:
And how can they hear unless someone proclaims him? And who will go to
tell them unless he is sent? As the scripture puts it: 'How beautiful
are the feet of those who preach the Gospel of peace, who bring glad
tidings of good things!'
Wuest: And how is it possible that they shall make a
proclamation except they be sent on a mission? Even as it stands
written, How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good tidings of
good things.
Young's Literal: and how shall they preach, if they may not be sent? according as it
hath been written, 'How beautiful the feet of those proclaiming good
tidings of peace, of those proclaiming good tidings of the good
things!' |
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