Lesson 133
Romans Chapter Ten
The Faithfulness of God
Review:
Observations:
1. Public confession is not necessary for salvation.
2.
The most important rule of Bible study; Context, any verse pulled out of
context is inevitably misunderstood and misused.
3.
The problem passage: the one that some will be quick to pull out and hit you
over the head with, just look what it says here? Mt
10:32-33;
Intro:
Up to this point in Chapter 10
we've seen several main themes:
#1
In vs.1-5 How to miss God's righteousness and it
revolved around religious zeal, not according to knowledge, religious ignorance
and arrogance. vs:2-3
#2
In 6-13 Noted what Scripture says, what
the word says as to how righteousness is received, its near, its available.
So we had Justification its method in 1-13; that is by faith!
Now in vs:14-15 we have a focus on Justification
its proclamation.
Now the proclamation of vs:14-15
Let's look at these
verses from the standpoint of the parties involved.
#1 Unbeliever referred
to as "they" 5x's
As you would expect
when the message is heard there will be one of 2 responses.
- "not all
will heed the glad tidings" vs:16
neg. response
- then in vs:17 we'll see the positive response to the message
of faith.
#2
The messenger, the preacher,
if we think in modern day terms of a preacher and ask the
question, how shall they hear? What’s
our answer?
The khrux was the kings
mouth piece; he
didn't make up his own message; didn't ad lib the message, [loose his head if
he did] he gave exactly the message the king wanted him to say!
-
Question? Who should be a proclaimer??
In general everyone
who knows Christ, who knows the gospel should khrussw as God gives you the opportunity.
#3
The third person involved in this context is God! say where??
If someone is sent,
there must be a sender! the sender is God!
Why is it important
that we be sent by God? 2
considerations;
#1
Unless sent, we will be on your own!
The thrust of being
sent is not just go! but go
and say this! Jer. 23:16, 21-22
#2 Most go without being sent.
1 Jn 4:1
Test for approval
the message, spirit = the readout from the message communicated, whether its the gospel or teaching of Word.
This was important
during the founding of the church, time here 90-95 AD; with the numerous means
of communication today its even more important.
Observations on the logic flow of these verses:
1.
No one will call on another in who they have no confidence, that’s Paul's first point in vs:14 in
the first question asked.
2.
No one will have confidence in one of whom they know nothing!
- 2nd question; how can they believe not having heard!
3.
No one gains the needed info unless told! Need the proclaimer!
How shall they hear without a proclaimer?
4.
No one can give correct info without a correct source!
5.
The quote in vs:15 of Isa. 52:7 speaks of the attitude
and response of the one who believes towards the proclaimer.
6.
Paul uses this passage to refer to the deliverance of God from the penalty of
sin, the forgiveness of sin when they believed the report, the message of the
gospel proclaimed.
7.
The quote of Isa. 52:7 also shows us that God uses messengers to proclaim His
good news the gospel. These messengers of the gospel are the real
"beautiful people" from God's perspective.
3. 10:16-21
Response to the message of justification.
The thought flow
from vs:15 into 16 is the expectation in v.15 of the
message of good news being believed, accepted by everyone!
Vs:16
says wake up, come into reality, the religious type is content to live in their
"works" system, they're the hardest to reach with grace.
Where do you get the
clearest, the crispest account of what the God's good news to man is?? Obviously from Paul! 1 Cor 15:3-4
In fact Paul is real
dogmatic, if you don't preach the same gospel that I preach,
if you don't believe with me what the gospel is then you are accursed!
Gal. 1:6-9, how can
he say this so strongly? 11-12;