# Romans 10 📖: Salvation for All Who Call [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[-Romans Overview]] | [[Romans 09]] | [[Romans 11]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] > [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]] > [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] > [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]] > [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] > [[#💬 Discussion Questions]] > [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🔗 Related Passages]] > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[#📂 Internal Notes]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) ### Righteousness By Faith Alone **Principle**: All Have a Chance for Salvation. [[#Verse 01.]] Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God on behalf of my fellow Israelites is for their salvation. [[#Verse 02.]] For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not in line with the truth. [[#Verse 03.]] For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. [[#Verse 04.]] For Christ is the end of the law, with the result that there is righteousness for everyone who believes. [[#Verse 05.]] For Moses writes about the righteousness that is by the law: “.” [[#Verse 06.]] But the righteousness that is by faith says: (that is, to bring Christ down) [[#Verse 07.]] or (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). [[#Verse 08.]] But what does it say? “” (that is, the word of faith that we preach), [[# Verse 08]] But what does it say? “**_The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart_**” (that is, the word of faith that we preach), [[Deuteronomy 30]] [[#Verse 09.]] because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. [[#Verse 10.]] For with the heart one believes and thus has righteousness and with the mouth one confesses and thus has salvation. [[#Verse 11.]] For the scripture says, “.” [[#Verse 12.]] For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him. [[#Verse 13.]] For . ### Israel’s Rejection of the Message **Principle**: All have a chance for salvation. [[#Verse 14.]] How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to them? [[#Verse 15.]] And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “.” [[#Verse 16.]] But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says, “” [[#Verse 17.]] Consequently faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the preached word of Christ. [[#Verse 18.]] But I ask, have they not heard? Yes, they have: . [[#Verse 19.]] But again I ask, didn’t Israel understand? First Moses says, “.” [[#Verse 20.]] And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, “.” [[#Verse 21.]] But about Israel he says, “” ## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ###### Verse 16. ###### Verse 17. ###### Verse 18. ###### Verse 19. ###### Verse 20. ###### Verse 21. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights 1. "End" in 10:4 translates *telos*, which can mean goal or fulfillment as well as termination. 2. "Jesus is Lord" (10:9) was one of the earliest Christian confessions (1 Corinthians 12:3; Philippians 2:11). 3. In 10:13 Paul quotes Joel 2:32, where "Lord" refers to the Lord God of Israel, and applies it to Jesus. 4. In 10:6-8 Paul draws on Deuteronomy 30:11-14 to show that God's word is near, in the mouth and in the heart. 5. In 10:5 Paul quotes Leviticus 18:5 about living by the law. 6. Romans 10:15 quotes Isaiah 52:7: how beautiful are the feet of those who proclaim good news. 7. In 10:18 Paul quotes Psalm 19:4, a psalm about creation's voice, to say the message has gone out to the whole world. 8. In 10:19-21 Paul quotes Moses (Deuteronomy 32:21) and Isaiah (65:1-2) to show Israel had been told God would reach other nations. 9. Isaiah 53:1, "Lord, who has believed our report?", is quoted in 10:16 and also in John 12:38. 10. Zeal was a badge of honor in Judaism, recalling figures like Phinehas (Numbers 25:11-13). Paul describes his own former zeal in Philippians 3:6. ## 🧠 Chapter Summary > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter Christ is the end of the law, bringing righteousness to everyone who believes (10:4). He is the risen Lord we confess, and everyone who calls on His name will be saved (10:9, 13; Acts 4:12). ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 💬 Discussion Questions 1. Paul says Israel had zeal for God that was not in line with the truth (10:2). How can sincere religious effort miss God's righteousness? 2. Confessing with the mouth and believing in the heart go together (10:9-10). Why do both matter? 3. How can people believe in One they have never heard of (10:14-15)? Who might God be sending you to? ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - 📖 verse 4: Christ is the end of the law, bringing righteousness to everyone who believes. - 📖 verse 9: Confess Jesus as Lord and believe God raised Him from the dead, and you will be saved. - 📖 verse 13: Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. - 📖 verses 14-15: People cannot believe without hearing, and they cannot hear unless someone is sent to preach. - 📖 verse 17: Faith comes from hearing the message about Christ. ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 [[Leviticus 18#Verse 05.|Leviticus 18:5]] - The one who does the law will live by it (quoted in 10:5). - 🔗 [[Deuteronomy 30#Verse 11.|Deuteronomy 30:11-14]] - The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart. - 🔗 [[Deuteronomy 32#Verse 21.|Deuteronomy 32:21]] - God will make Israel jealous by those who are not a nation. - 🔗 [[Isaiah 52#Verse 07.|Isaiah 52:7]] - How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. - 🔗 [[Isaiah 53#Verse 01.|Isaiah 53:1]] - Who has believed our message? (quoted in 10:16). - 🔗 [[Isaiah 65#Verse 01.|Isaiah 65:1-2]] - Found by those who did not seek Me; holding out My hands to a stubborn people. - 🔗 [[Joel 02#Verse 32.|Joel 2:32]] - Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. - 🔗 [[Matthew 10#Verse 32.|Matthew 10:32]] - Whoever confesses Me before others, I will confess before My Father. - 🔗 [[Matthew 28#Verse 18.|Matthew 28:18-20]] - The Great Commission: go and make disciples of all nations. - 🔗 [[Acts 02#Verse 21.|Acts 2:21]] - Peter quotes Joel at Pentecost. - 🔗 [[Philippians 02#Verse 09.|Philippians 2:9-11]] - Every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection 📝 SOAP: [[Romans 10 - SOAP|I Pledge Allegiance to the King]] ## 📂 Internal Notes [[SeriesOverview- The Mission (Romans)]]