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Romans 9:30–10:21

8/19/2012

 
FYI - I won't be able to post tomorrow, so Monday's post is early.

Click here to read today's passage on Bible Gateway.

An Ironic Missions Verse
Today's reading is bit ironic because it's often used in missions presentations:

"How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” "

That's all fine and dandy, but then the next verse says this:

"But they have not all obeyed the gospel."

The top part is really true, but let's not totally take it out of context just because it's good to motivate people for missions - we need to understand what it's saying in context:  that Israel DID have it preached to them, but rejected it.  In the broad span of chapters 9-11, we're dealing with how Israel rejected the Gospel and what that means for us now as Gentiles.  Let's not forget that as we keep reading.

Questions?  Comments?



Andrei
8/20/2012 07:17:56 pm

I thought verses 6-8 were confusing; what does it mean to 'bring Christ up' or 'bring Christ down' ?

Greg
8/22/2012 06:15:36 am

Yeah - I totally understand. The concept is actually not too difficult, but the wording makes it hard to understand. Moo explains very clearly and concisely:

"In contrast to this legal righteousness, then, is the “righteousness that is by faith.” Paul uses a figure of speech, putting words from Deuteronomy 9:4 and 30:10–14 on the lips of this righteousness. The general point he wants to make about the righteousness by faith is clear enough: Through Christ’s being brought down to earth (i.e., his incarnation, Rom. 10:6) and his being brought up from the dead (10:7), God has made righteousness readily available (10:8). One does not have to ascend into heaven or plumb the depths of the sea to discover it. All one needs to do to attain righteousness is to respond in faith to the gospel as it is preached."

Douglas J. Moo, Romans, The NIV Application Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 2000), 331-32.

Andrei
8/22/2012 08:53:04 pm

Oh aight; thanks.

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8/22/2012 08:57:35 pm

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