◄ Romans 10 Devotional Commentary ►

Romans 10:1

Paul dedicated three whole chapters to set-out, in sequential order, God's programme for Israel. Chapter 9 reminds us of Israel's past history, their tremendous privileges, and precious promises, while chapter 11 rejoices in their election by grace, their future hope, and eventual salvation.

Here in chapter 10, Paul outlines the state of the nation during the present Church dispensation. It summarises Israel's stumbling and the read more...

Romans 10:4

The Jews had a zeal for the Lord and a passion for the Law, for they desired to be righteous in their own eyes. However, their view of righteousness differed entirely from the perfect, godly righteousness that the Lord desires of His children.

The purpose of the Law was to reveal unrighteousness and to bring a sinner to repentance before a holy God, but the Word of God identifies two types of righteousness: one that stems from a read more...

Romans 10:9

For three whole chapters, Paul gives a lengthy but beautiful discourse on the gospel and its relationship to Israel.

In chapter 9 Paul recounts Israel's past history, and focuses on the sovereignty of God and His unchangeable promises to Israel, their divine election, and God's changeless plan, particularly in connection with Israel. In chapter 11 he describes Israel's future hope, and reaffirms the plans that God will one day read more...

Romans 10:10

Paul points out that it is with the heart that a person believes unto righteousness. Salvation is not merely based on a whim, an intellectual exercise, or the acquisition of some factual head-knowledge. Salvation must rest on a genuine, bona fide heart-faith in God and His Son, Jesus Christ Who was sent by the Father be the sacrifice for the sin of the whole world. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved," Paul told the Philippian read more...

Romans 10:13

This beautiful truth nestles in the midst of the section in Romans where Paul expresses his deep desire that all his fellow Israelites, who had not accepted Jesus of Nazareth as their Messiah, would come to saving faith in Him as the Messiah of Israel and the Saviour of the world.

Paul recognised Israel's zeal for the Lord and yet also pointed out that they based their righteousness on 'doing' the works of the Law rather that read more...

Romans 10:14

Perhaps one of the most beautiful, yet simple, universal declarations of the good news of the gospel of grace, is found in the book of Joel: "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord, will be delivered."

Originally, this was a proclamation to the nation of Israel in the Old Testament which was reiterated to the men of Israel in the book of Acts... following Christ's Resurrection from the dead. And then this good read more...

Romans 10:16

The most meticulous and thorough presentation of the glorious gospel of Christ is found in the book of Romans. It also details man's depravity, humanities estrangement from God, and man's reconciliation back to God. The book of Romans could be called the seedbed for all Christian doctrine, giving systematic, step-by-step teaching of the fundamentals of our faith.

Paul pounds home the truth that God's gracious offer of read more...

Romans 10:17

The good tidings of great joy that ignite faith in the man or woman who is dead in their sins and at enmity with their Creator, is peace with God and reconciliation with our Heavenly Father. Our reconciliation comes through the blood of Jesus Christ which cleanses us from all sin, but faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the message of Christ, the incarnate Word of God.

Throughout the centuries, this call to peace with God read more...

Romans 10:19

The book of Romans guides us, step by step, through the innate depravity of sinful man and our great need of a Saviour. He talks of God's gracious offer of salvation and walks us through the treasures of justification and sanctification, election and adoption, and he opens up the wonderful identification truths where Christ's resurrected life is imparted to us and we are positioned in Him. Paul then goes on to explain that in Christ we are dead to sin and read more...