Romans 10
Israel's zeal for God is not based on knowledge, and they have not submitted to God's justice, instead trying to establish their own. The end of the law is Christ, who brings justice to all who believe. Salvation comes through believing in one's heart and confessing with one's mouth that Jesus is Lord. Not everyone has heard or believed the Gospel, and faith comes from hearing the Word of Christ, which has been preached to the whole world, but Israel has not known or responded to it.
1Brothers, certainly the will of my heart, and my prayer to God, is for them unto salvation2For I offer testimony to them, that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge3For, being ignorant of the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own justice, they have not subjected themselves to the justice of God4For the end of the law, Christ, is unto justice for all who believe5And Moses wrote, about the justice that is of the law, that the man who will have done justice shall live by justice6But the justice that is of faith speaks in this way: Do not say in your heart: "Who shall ascend into heaven?" (that is, to bring Christ down)7"Or who shall descend into the abyss?" (that is, to call back Christ from the dead)8But what does Scripture say? "The word is near, in your mouth and in your heart." This is the word of faith, which we are preaching9For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved10For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation11For Scripture says: "All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is over all, richly in all who call upon him13For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved14Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him? Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him? And in what way will they hear of him without preaching15And truly, in what way will they preach, unless they have been sent, just as it has been written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelize peace, of those who evangelize what is good!16But not all are obedient to the Gospel. For Isaiah says: "Lord, who has believed our report?17Therefore, faith is from hearing, and hearing is through the Word of Christ18But I say: Have they not heard? For certainly: "Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth, and their words unto the limits of the whole world.19But I say: Has Israel not known? First, Moses says: "I will lead you into a rivalry with those who are not a nation; in the midst of a foolish nation, I will send you into wrath.20And Isaiah dares to say: "I was discovered by those who were not seeking me. I appeared openly to those who were not asking about me.21Then to Israel he says: "All day long I have stretched out my hands to a people who do not believe and who contradict me.
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