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Romans - ch 10 v 1 - 20
- Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.
- For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
- For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
- For Christ is the fulfillment1 of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
- For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, "The one who does them will live by them."2
- But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Don't say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'3 (that is, to bring Christ down);
- or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?'4 (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)"
- But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;"5 that is, the word of faith, which we preach:
- that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
- For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
- For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed."6
- For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.
- For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."7
- How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?
- And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!"8
- But they didn't all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"9
- So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
- But I say, didn't they hear? Yes, most certainly, "Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world."10
- But I ask, didn't Israel know? First Moses says, "I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, with a nation void of understanding I will make you angry."11
- Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who didn't seek me. I was revealed to those who didn't ask for me."12
- or, completion, or end
- Leviticus 18:5
- Deuteronomy 30:12
- Deuteronomy 30:13
- Deuteronomy 30:14
- Isaiah 28:16
- Joel 2:32
- Isaiah 52:7
- Isaiah 53:1
- Psalm 19:4
- Deuteronomy 32:31
- Isaiah 65:1
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