Christ
Is The End Of The Law
Brothers,
my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites
Is
that they may be Saved.
2
For I can Testify about them
That
they are Zealous for God,
But
their Zeal is not based on knowledge.
3
Since they did not know the Righteousness
That
comes from God
And
sought to establish their own,
THEY
DID NOT SUBMIT TO GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS.
4
CHRIST IS THE END OF THE LAW
SO
THAT THERE MAY BE RIGHTEOUSNESS
FOR
EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES.
5
Moses describes in this way the Righteousness
That
is by the Law:
'The
man who does these things will live by them.'
6
But the Righteousness that is by Faithe says:
'Do
not say in your heart,
'Who
will ascend to heaven?'
(That
is to bring Christ down)
7
Or 'Who will descend into the deep?'
(That
is to bring Christ up from the dead).
8
But what does it say?
THE
WORD IS NEAR YOU;
IT
IS IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART,'
THAT
IS THE WORD OF FAITH WE ARE PROCLAIMING:
9
THAT IF YOU CONFESS WITH YOUR MOUTH,
'JESUS
IS LORD,'
AND
BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART
THAT
GOD RAISE HIM FROM THE DEAD,
YOU
WILL BE SAVED.
10
FOR IT IS WITH YOUR HEART THAT YOU BELIEVE
AND
ARE JUSTIFIED,
AND
IT IS WITH YOUR MOUTH
THAT
YOU CONFESS AND ARE SAVED.
As
the Scripture says,
'EVERYONE
WHO TRUSTS IN HIM
WILL
NEVER BE PUT TO SHAME.'
For
thee is no difference between Jew and Gentile--
The
same Lord is Lord of All
And
Richly Blesses All who call on Him,
13
FOR, 'EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD
WILL
BE SAVED.'
14
How, then, can they call on the one
They
have not believed in?
And
how can they believe in the one of
Who
they have not heard?
And
how can they hear
Without
someone preaching to them?
As
it is written,
'How
beautiful are the feet of those
Who
bring Good News!'
16
But not all the Israelites accepted the Good News.
For
Isaiah says,
'Lord,
who has believed our message?'
17
Consequently,
FAITH
COMES FROM HEARING THE MESSAGE,
AND
THE MESSAGE IS HEARD THROUGH THE WORD OF CHRIST.
18
But I ask, Did they not hear?
Of
course they did:
'Their
Voice has gone out into all the Earth,
Their
words to the ends of the World.'
Again
I ask, did Israel not understand?
First,
Moses says,
'I
will make you Envious by those who are not a Nation;
I
will make you angry by a Nation that has no understanding.'
20
And Isaiah boldly says,
'I
was found by those who did not seek Me;
I
revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.'
21
But concerning Israel he says,
'ALL
DAY LONG I HAVE HELD OUT MY HANDS
TO
A DISOBEDIENT AND OBSTINATE PEOPLE.'
(Romans
10)
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