God's Righteousness Comes Through Faith In Christ (Romans 10)

Text: Romans 10

Theme: The gospel reveals the righteousness of God...

4. In Election (9-11)
A) Of Ancient Israel (9:1 - 11:10)

Though she is God's chosen people, Israel has not yet been
spiritually saved as a nation, because she seeks to establish
her own righteous by keeping the Law, rather than subject
herself to the righteousness of God through faith in Christ
(1-3). The Law was designed to make men see their inability
to meet God's standards, and need for a sin-bearing substitute
(Christ) to die in their place (4).

Apart from the Law, God's righteousness comes through faith in
Christ. When men hear the gospel, and believe He died for their
sins and rose from the dead, they will call upon Jesus as God, to
save them from their sin (5-13).

Since God saves men by the faith which comes from "hearing...the
[preached] word of Christ" (14-17), missionaries must evangelize
the lost. By temporarily hardening Israel against the gospel
(18-21;
cf. 9:14-18; 11:7), and choosing to save Gentiles (who did not
even seek after God's righteousness), God is provoking Israel
to jealousy, and showing that His righteousness comes by
grace, through faith, apart from human merit (18-21).

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Have you heard Christ died for our sins, and God raised Him
from the dead? Did you know God saves you from hell and
gives you eternal life through faith in this finished work alone,
not your merits (Jn. 3:16; 1 Cor. 15:1-3; Eph. 2:8-10; 2 Thess.
1:8-9)? This is so man cannot boast, and God alone gets the
glory (Eph. 2:8-9).
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--
Have you heard Christ died for our sins, and God raised Him
from the dead? Did you know God saves you from hell and
gives you eternal life through faith in this finished work alone,
not your merits (Jn. 3:16; 1 Cor. 15:1-3; Eph. 2:8-10; 2 Thess.
1:8-9)? This is so man cannot boast, and God alone gets the
glory (Eph. 2:8-9).
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