Romanos 10
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Romanos 10:1
Since Paul wants to liberate the Jews from the law, which is a veil over their faces, but does not want to appear to desire this out of any hatred for Judaism, he shows his love for them and says many good things about the law. But he teaches that the time for obeying the law has come to an end and by doing this bears witness that he is concerned for them, if only they will listen to him and not assume that he is their enemy. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
Romanos 10:3
Paul says that the Jews did not accept Christ because they were mistaken, not because there was any malice on their part. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
Romanos 10:5
Paul says this because the righteousness of the law of Moses did not make people guilty as long as they kept it. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
Romanos 10:7
The quotation is from Deuteronomy [30:12], but the last phrase is the apostle's own addition. He says that someone who does not doubt about the hope which is in Christ has the righteousness of faith. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
Romanos 10:8
This is said in Deuteronomy [30:14] in order to show that belief [in Christ] is not all that foreign to our mind or to our nature. Even though we cannot see him with our eyes, what we believe is not out of harmony with the nature of our minds and our way of speaking. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
Romanos 10:10
What Paul previously spoke about he now makes clear. The rule of faith is to believe that Jesus is Lord and not to be ashamed to confess that God raised him from the dead and has taken him up to heaven with his body, whence he will come again. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
Romanos 10:11
On the day of judgment, when everything will be examined and all false opinions and teachings will be overthrown, then those who believe in Christ will rejoice, seeing it revealed to all that what they believed is true and what was thought to be foolish was wise. For they will look at others and see that they alone are glorified and wise, when they had been considered contemptible and crazy. This will be the real test, when rewards and condemnation are decreed. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
Romanos 10:12
Paul says that in general everyone is lumped together because of unbelief or else exalted together because of their belief, because apart from Christ there is no salvation in God's presence, only punishment or death. For neither the privileges of their ancestors nor the law can do the Jews any good if they do not accept the merit and promise made to them. Neither do the Gentiles have anything to boast about in the flesh, if they do not believe in Christ.…Paul says that God bestows his riches not on those who believe but on those who call upon him, so that after believing the mind will not cease to ask God for what it has been taught to ask the Lord for. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
Romanos 10:13
God himself, when he was seen by Moses, said to him: "My name is the Lord." This is the Son of God, who is said to be both a messenger and God. The Son is not to be confused with the Father from whom all things come, but is to be acknowledged as the One through whom all things come and to whom all things belong. He is called God because the Father and the Son are one. He is also called an angel, because he was sent by the Father to announce the promised salvation. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
Romanos 10:14
As I said above, you have to believe first if you are going to have the faith to ask for anything. It is obvious that Christ cannot be believed in if he is not obeyed. It is likewise clear that whoever rejects a preacher does not accept the one who sent him either. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
Romanos 10:15
Nobody can be a true apostle unless he is sent by Christ, nor will he be able to preach without a mandate to do so, for his testimony will not reflect his signs of power.Paul quotes the prophet Nahum. By talking about feet he means the coming of the apostles who went round the world preaching the coming of the kingdom of God. For their appearance enlightened mankind by showing them the way toward peace with God, which John the Baptist had come to prepare. This is the peace to which those who believe in Christ are hastening. Then St. Simeon, seeing the discord in the world, rejoiced at the coming of the Savior, saying: "Lord, now let your servant depart in peace," because the kingdom of God is peace, and all discord is taken away when everyone bows the knee to the one God. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
Romanos 10:17
It is obvious that unless something is said, it can neither be heard nor believed. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
Romanos 10:18
They heard but they did not want to believe. For there are some who, in spite of the fact that they hear, do not believe. For they hear but do not understand, because their heart is blinded by wickedness. … If the sound of the gospel has gone out to the entire world, it is not possible that the Jews have not heard it, and so none of them can be pardoned from the sin of unbelief. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
Romanos 10:19
Paul means here that of course Israel knew.… They all heard but they did not all believe.The jealousy of the Jews arose from their envy at seeing a people which earlier had been without God and barbarous claim the Jewish God as their own and receive the promise which had originally been made to the Jews.… Nothing destroys a man so much as jealousy, which is why God made it the avenger of unbelief, because that is a great sin. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
Romanos 10:20
Having made us aware of the words of Moses to talk about the rejection of the Jews, Paul here adds the testimony of the prophet Isaiah in order to make his point clearer still.… Isaiah here is speaking in the role of Christ. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
Romanos 10:21
Here Israel refers to the Israel of the flesh, those who are children of Abraham but not according to faith. For the true Israel is spiritual and sees God by believing in him. "All day long" means "always."This passage may also refer to the Savior, who held out his hands on the cross to plead forgiveness for those who were killing him. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES