Lesson 128
Romans Chapter Ten
The Faithfulness of God
Within the framework, that is,
Outline of Chapter 10
1. 10:1-13 Justification the
Method [by faith]
a. 10:1-5 Method as practiced
by
b. 10:6-13 Method as taught
by Scripture;
2. 10:14-15 Justification the
proclamation
- 4 times he states
the message of justification; gospel must be proclaimed
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His point here is this; if we have a message, what good is it if people don't
hear it? Don't know what it is?
3.
10:16-21 Response
to the message of justification.
1. 10:1-13 Justification the Method [by faith]
This section answers
the question how is man justified?
In v.1-5 how it is
viewed by
There is a sense
that
In v.6-13 how God
views it as taught by Scripture;
When you think
Justification, you
need to think of a proper standing before God,
our position as Believer's; one of the most important BD’s we need to
know and understand.
- How do we get
it? By what means is it achieved?
Let's
examine 10:1-5,
The "for"
that begins vs:2 says here we have the reason for vs 1.
Paul once again lays
bare his intense personal desire for the spiritual future of
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"For I bear them [
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Some documentation that Paul had been down this same road.
Acts 22:1-5; Gal. 1:13-14; 1
Tim. 1:13
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But one day he gave it all up, his
intense zeal redirected, all as a result of a discovery Phil. 3:6-10
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"they have a
zeal for God but not in accordance with knowledge."
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How does Israel/mankind begin
with a zeal for God but not according to the standard of God, therefore not on
the basis of truth? How is it
manifested?
In verse 3 we see
that it is by law performance; a works system; that is religion.
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"For" [gives reason
for their lack of full/accurate knowledge; they were seeking God on the basis
of their own agenda, their own way!
"For not knowing about God's
righteousness, and seeking to establish their own," [a strong statement of religious zeal]
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So it begins then with zeal + ignorance + sincerity = works to impress God
[great definition of religion]
These are the
religious crowd; the nice people/sincere people; not the hell raising
lascivious crowd at all;
They should have
known God's viewpoint about their own righteousness since the prophet Isaiah
made that clear 64:6 "filthy rags"
- In this first part
of vs:3 there are 2 parallel ideas;
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logical connection; if your ignorant of God and His
word, DVPT; your going to run off in the wrong direction, pursuing your own
thing; all to your detriment.
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So where did they end up? Those seeking
to establish their own
righteousness? In pride
and arrogance! last
phrase of vs:3
"they
did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God."
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10:4 points our the fundamental doctrinal error in
their thinking and approach to righteousness and therefore to God.
te,loj can mean 2 things; 2 differing nuances to "end" are pertinent
#1
end in the sense of termination,
finished, cessation;
#2
end in the sense of a purpose,
goal, objective;
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When you examine the law and the believer's relationship to it in this age;
what do we know? What have we already learned?
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The point is that the Law or any law system has nothing to do with acquiring
righteousness, being justified before God!
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Look at Gal 3:24-25
see a blending of the two meanings of telos.
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And when we are measured by that standard we clearly do not measure up!
When we realize
that, the law has done its job!
"we are no longer under a tutor" In what sense?
1.
We are not locked in or controlled by
the Law's rules; [regardless of how good the rules are, which Paul develops in
Gal 5]
2.
We are positively free to live within
the life and righteousness that Jesus Christ provides.
3.
We are to be positively under the
control of the Holy Spirit,
4.
Point is the law cannot give righteousness, it only leads the sinner to the Savior who
can give the righteousness needed.
Christ is "the end of the law" in the
sense that through His death and resurrection, He has terminated the ministry
of the Mosaic Law for those who believe, for the C/A believer.
The righteousness of
the law is fulfilled in the life of the believer through the power of the
Spirit who indwells each believer, Rom. 8:4.
Reformed theology
attempts to keep the Gentiles under the Law--if not as a means of acquiring
righteousness, [salv.] then as "a rule of life," that's
where all the trouble has arisen.