Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Romans 10:9
If thou confess with thy mouth — Even in time of persecution, when such a confession may send thee to the lions.
If thou confess with thy mouth — Even in time of persecution, when such a confession may send thee to the lions.
Verse Romans 10:9. _THAT IF THOU SHALT CONFESS_, c.] Acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ as the only Saviour. _Believe in thy heart_ that he who died for thy offences has been _raised_ for thy justifica...
THAT IF THOU SHALT CONFESS - The word here rendered “confess” ὁμολογέω homologeō is often rendered “profess”; Matthew 7:23, “Then will I profess to them, I never knew you;” Titus 1:16;...
CHAPTER 10 _ 1. Israel's Condition. (Romans 10:1 .)_ 2. Righteousness by Works and by Faith. (Romans 10:5 .) 3. The Gospel Published Abroad. (Romans 10:14 .) 4. Israel's Unbelief. ...
THE NEW WAY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. Romans 10:5. The legal plan was Do, and thou shalt live (Leviticus 18:5). Romans 10:6. But there is a deeper secret: behind the deed _the heart,_ voiced by _the mouth;_...
Brothers, the desire of my heart for the Jews and my prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. I do say this for them--that they do have a zeal for God, but it is not a zeal which is based on...
THE MISTAKEN ZEAL (Romans 10:1-13)...
WITH. Greek. _en_. THE LORD JESUS. Jesus as Lord. Compare John 13:13; 1 John 4:15. LORD. App-98. JESUS. App-98. BELIEVE. App-150. HATH. Omit. RAISED. See Romans 4:
_that if thou shalt_, &c. Here the contents of the "utterance" are given in more detail. _confess with thy mouth_ i.e., practically, "submit to and own Him as supreme for thee." See, for the demand of...
E. Romans 9:1 to Romans 11:36. THE REJECTION OF THE GOSPEL BY ISRAEL The theme of Romans 1:16-17 has been worked out; it has been shown that the Gospel is a power of GOD unto salvation for them that b...
The reasonableness of such a submission is shown, and the relation of Christ to law explained, by the contrast between righteousness when sought as result of law, and righteousness resulting from fait...
ὍΤΙ = because. ὉΜΟΛΟΓΉΣΗΙΣ. Cf. Matthew 10:32 (|[204] Lk.); 1 Timothy 6:12; Hebrews 13:15; 1 John 2:23. [204] | parallel to
ΌΜΟΛΟΓΉΣΗΣ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΌΜΟΛΟΓΈΩ (G3670) соглашаться, признавать, провозглашать. Как юридический термин, это слово указывает на публичное объявление, имеющее юридическую силу и связывающее сто...
DISCOURSE: 1890 GOSPEL SALVATION Romans 10:8. _That is, the word of faith, which we preach; that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in thine heart that God hath ra...
THAT IF THOU SHALT CONFESS, &C.— St. Paul had told them, Romans 10:4. (says Mr. Locke) that the end of the law was to bring them to life by faith in Christ, that they might be justified, and so be sav...
_TEXT_ Romans 10:1-13. Brethren, my heart's desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved. Romans 10:2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according...
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. THAT IF THOU SHALT CONFESS, [ hoti (G3754) ea...
__ God's Sovereignty-National 25 A comparison of Hos_2:23 with Hos_1:9-11 shows that this is not an _ interpretation _ but an _ illustration_. God, in His sovereign mercy, will reverse the sentence...
10:9 Lord, (d-11) Or '[the] Lord Jesus.'...
ISRAEL REJECTED THROUGH LACK OF FAITH In Romans 9 St. Paul, defending the gospel against objections founded upon the fact that it had been rejected by the Jews as a whole, showed that God had never bo...
CONFESS] i.e. at baptism; in daily life; and in persecution: cp. Matthew 10:32. THE LORD JESUS] RV 'Jesus as Lord,' i.e. as King and God: see on Matthew 10:12, and John 20:28;...
PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS ROMANS _HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 10 THE LAW AND *FAITH 10:1-13 V1 *Brothers and *sisters, my greatest desire is for the people from *Israel to accept *...
IF THOU SHALT CONFESS WITH THY MOUTH. — Interesting as containing the earliest formal confession of faith; that in Acts 8:37 (see Note there) is not genuine. There is no opposition between the outward...
CHAPTER 21 JEWISH UNBELIEF AND GENTILE FAITH: PROPHECY Romans 10:1 THE problem of Israel is still upon the Apostle's soul. He has explored here and there the conditions of the fact that his brethren...
Apparently this verse gives the content of what the Apostle describes as “the word of faith which we preach”. ὅτι = viz. The reference both to heart and mouth in Deut. suits his purpose, and he utilis...
MISSING GOD'S WAY OF SALVATION Romans 10:1 How earnestly the Apostle loved his own people! All their hatred of him could not extinguish the passionate devotion which he entertained for them. “Apostle...
The apostle ever had in mind the Master Himself when he spoke of the righteousness of God. The idea of that righteousness, held by Israel was due to their misunderstanding of the written law, their ig...
(6) That if thou shalt (g) confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that (h) God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (6) That is indeed true faith which...
Thou shalt be saved. To confess the Lord Jesus, and to call upon the name of the Lord, (ver. 13.) is not barely the professing of a belief in the person of Christ: but moreover implies a belief of his...
“ _Seeing that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto...
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. (6) But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thin...
The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
_CONFIRMATION_ ‘If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt he saved.’ Romans 10:9 When St. Paul speaks...
9._That if thou wilt confess, etc. _Here is also an allusion, rather than a proper and strict quotation: for it is very probable that Moses used the word _mouth, _by taking a part for the whole, inste...
Having touched on this subject, the apostle, who deeply loved his nation as the people of God, pours out his heart with respect of the doctrine which was a stumbling-stone to them. His desire, the aim...
THAT IF THOU SHALT CONFESS WITH THY MOUTH THE LORD JESUS,.... That is, if a man shall make a good, sincere, and hearty confession to God, before the church and people of God, and before the world, tha...
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Ver. 9. _That if thou shalt confess_] That is,...
_Blot the righteousness which is of faith_ The method of becoming righteous by believing; _speaketh_ A very different language from that of the law, and may be considered as expressing itself thus; (t...
CONFESS WITH THY MOUTH-BELIEVE IN THY HEART; he mentions these two things, because both are necessary to salvation-the inward faith in Christ, and the outward confession of him. THAT GOD HATH RAISED...
THAT IF THOU SHALT CONFESS WITH THY MOUTH THE LORD JESUS, AND SHALT BELIEVE IN THINE HEART THAT GOD HATH RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, THOU SHALT BE SAVED....
The universality of the righteousness of faith proved by the Old Testament:...
CONTRAST BETWEEN ISRAEL'S LAW AND THEIR NEED OF GRACE In Romans 9:1 we have seen God's sovereign title maintained in having an elect people according to grace. Now inRomans 10:1 the contrast between l...
Christ is the end (purpose, object, grand conclusion) of the law of Moses to all who believe. 5 Moses described righteousness of the law: He that keeps the commandments (requirements); Will live by...
_BECAUSE IF THOU SHALT CONFESS WITH THY MOUTH JESUS AS LORD, AND SHALT BELIEVE IN THY HEART THAT GOD RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, THOU SHALT BE SAVED: _ 'Because' -'giving. proof that the word is nigh' ...
5-11 The self-condemned sinner need not perplex himself how this righteousness may be found. When we speak of looking upon Christ, and receiving, and feeding upon him, it is not Christ in heaven, nor...
q.d. There are but these two things, which the gospel principally requires in order to our salvation: the one is, the confession of Christ with our mouths, and that in spite of all persecution and dan...
because [the gospel (and Moses) speak of the mouth and heart, because] _if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III Then he continues, "If thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shall be save...
Romans 10:9 that G3754 if G1437 confess G3670 (G5661) with G1722 your G4675 mouth G4750 Lord G2962 Jesus...
THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH IS OF THE LAW IS COMPARED WITH THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH IS OF FAITH, THAT IS, THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH RESULTS FROM FAITH IN THE MESSIAH, AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR US THROUGH HIS...
‘Because if you will confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and will believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved,” What was required in order to be saved was confessing...
Romans 10:9. BECAUSE. The word may mean ‘that' (as in E V.), indicating the purport of the word preached, but ‘because' is preferable here. We have then a proof that ‘the word is nigh.' IF THOU SHALT...
2. MAN'S RESPONSIBILITY: THE JEWS EXCLUDED THROUGH THEIR OWN UNBELIEF. For convenience we may divide this passage into two sections: (I.) Chap. Romans 9:30-33 sets forth the fact that the Jews had not...
II. _Proof that the Jews were Excluded through their Unbelief._ The section may be divided into four paragraphs: The Jews with all their religious zeal failed to recognize (1.) Christ as the end of t...
IF THOU SHALT CONFESS (εαν ομολογησηις). Third class condition (εαν and first aorist active subjunctive of ομολογεω).WITH THY MOUTH JESUS AS LORD (εν τω στοματ σου Κυριον Ιησουν). This is the read...
SAVED (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 1:16). _...
Romans 10:8 I. Confession with the mouth. Confession does not stop, though it begins, with the confession of sin, of the greatness of its guilt, and the justice of its punishment; it rapidly advances...
Romans 10:9 Belief in the Resurrection of Christ. I. That which serves for the condemnation of the unbeliever, setting at nought all his wisdom, works in every way for the good of the faithful, and s...
Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ Let this be our «heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel.» Sorrows upon sorrows have come to...
Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being...
Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ Now these people had persecuted the Apostle. Wherever he went they had followed him up; they had...
Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ Desire is the mother and the soul of prayer «my heart's desire and prayer.» These Israelites had...
Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ No curse falls from his lips, though they had persecuted him without mercy, hunted him from city...
In commenting once more upon this familiar chapter, I cannot help repeating a remark which I have made to you before that it is very significant that this tenth chapter should immediately follow the s...
This chapter is a gospel in itself; it very clearly points out the plan of salvation by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that...
Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ They had hunted Paul from city to city, but the only feeling for them that he had was a wish that...
Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ The same thing over again his deep concern for his countrymen. Romans 10:2. _For I bear them rec...
CONTENTS: Israel's failure explained by unbelief. The plan of salvation. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Moses, Isaiah, Paul. CONCLUSION: Sincerity is not a ground of safety; self-righteousness is not a gro...
Romans 10:1. _My heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ Chrysostom's comment is, my “vehement desire” for their salvation. St. Paul having declared his mind, in the...
IF YOU DECLARE. This shows the content of the message of faith that Paul preached. The duty of faith requires us to declare that Jesus is Lord (compare Acts 2:36-37). AND BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART. Paul h...
_Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ PAUL’S DESIRE AND PRAYER I. Predestination should be no barrier in the way of prayer. The text derives a speci...
_For Moses describeth the righteousness of the law._ THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE LAW I. Requires absolute obedience-- 1. In every point. 2. In the spirit as in the letter. 3. In the past as in the f...
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 10:9 IF YOU CONFESS WITH YOUR MOUTH. Such confession gives outward evidence of inward faith, and often confirms that faith to the speaker. THAT GOD RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD impli...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 10:6. SAY NOT IN THINE HEART.—Unbelief originates from self-confidence. WHO SHALL ASCEND?—Indicating unbelief in a risen Saviour. Salvation is a completed work; do not trouble...
EXPOSITION In this chapter the view of the whole subject introduced at Romans 9:30 is continued and carried out, according to which the present rejection of the Jews as a nation is traced to no absolu...
Now Paul again reaffirms his love and desire for his brethren after the flesh. Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they...
1 Corinthians 15:14; 1 John 4:2; 1 John 4:3; 1 Peter 1:21; 2 John 1:7
That [ο τ ι]. So rendered as expressing the contents of the word of faith; but better because, giving a proof that the word is nigh. Confess and believe, correspond to mouth and heart. The Lord Jesus...
Observe here, The two great and principal things which the gospel requires, in order to our justification and salvation. The first is, CONFESSION OF CHRIST WITH OUR MOUTH; that is, in all times of da...