Shepherds Bible Romans chapter 10

CHAPTER 10

1. Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they
might he saved.

# Think back to that third verse in the previous chapter. Think of all
that love and the many works, the service that Paul had done for God.
He loved his own people so much that he would have been separated
from his God, if by doing so, he could have saved them. In my thirty
years of teaching, I have not known any who truly love and serve God
that have not had this same compassion and a greater love for others
than they even have for themselves.

2. For I hear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not
according to knowledge.

# They have a zeal for God, but they don’t have a zeal for the
knowledge. Now unfortunately, that’s what’s wrong with our people
today. They go and listen to what a man says, but they don’t check it
out for themselves. They don’t study the Word themselves, and only
this will keep you from being deceived in this day.

3. For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to

establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto
the righteousness of God.

# l beg you to study the Word and prove it to yourselves.

4. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that
believeth.
# In other words, Christ accomplishes everything that the law could
not accomplish. Now there’s a qualification there “to everyone that
believeth.” Or, to those that believe in Christ, but let us be cautious.
Believe in which Christ? It is especially important in this hour to know
that it must be the Christ that was crucified on the cross, because He
was the Son of God. It is not the Kenite messiah that everyone is
waiting for at this time, and who is none other than Lucifer himself.
This error comes about in ignorance, as Paul says here. They have not
sought the knowledge; they do not study His Word. They are not the
elect. Only the elect will he aware of this false identity.

5. For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That

the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

# Moses brought the law. Now man could be saved by them, except
that living by them is not possible.

6. But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say

not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring
Christ down from above:)

# Righteousness is of faith in Christ, or not to those who think they

have to literally see him in order to believe.

7. Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ
again from the dead.)

# On the same thought that is in verse 6. how are you going to reach
Him, if not by faith?
8. But what saith it? The Word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in
thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

# And Paul asks, what is the truth of it? What he’s saving here is that
Christ is with us in our mouth and our heart through the Holy Spirit.
Being the elect, He is with us in spirit, guiding us and watching us.

# Remember also that He said, Touch not mine elect. Understand this.
Not only is He with us, but soon when you’re delivered up before this
whole world to witness for Him, He will speak through you. You don’t
have to be an orator or a scholar. He will speak through you, and your
reward for this is that your people will hear your words. During the
millennium, you will walk among them teaching, and they’ll turn back
to the real Father and to the true Christ. There won’t be any more tears
or hurt. Soon afterward, they will make their choice, when Satan is
loosed yet a little while, which is the second testing.

9. That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou
shalt be saved.

# If you believe in the Lord Jesus and own up to your belief, you shall
he saved. Remember of course, believing in Him requires obeying His
commands.

10. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the
mouth confession is made unto salvation.

11. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on Him shall not he
ashamed.
# I refer you back on this word “ashamed” to the lost verse of the
preceding chapter.

12. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the
same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

# “Rich” refers to the fact that the Lord has ample love for all who call
on Him.

13. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

# Remember awhile ago Paul said all were not Israel which were of
Israel, that all the seed of Abraham was not Israel. Now remember that
son of Abraham and Hagar that was not the seed of Isaac.
This verse is telling us that he also shall be saved, if he believes,
because God has ample love for everyone. Know that when He speaks
through you, it is for the very purpose of gathering everyone to love
Him, so they may have salvation. He is a God of love and his richness in
love is ample.

14. How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed?
and how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? and
how shall they hear without a preacher?

# Why doesn’t the world believe in Him today?.. because they believe
in a Kenite messiah. They haven’t heard of Yahshua, because men
teach and preach a Kenite messiah, so if they don’t believe in him, how
are they going to call on Him?

15. And how shall they preach, except they he sent? as it is written,
How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and
bring glad tidings of good things!

# Paul speaks here of the elect, those who teach the true Messiah,
Jesus, the Christ. It says how beautiful those that tell the gospel of
peace: and this means the full truth wherein there is no confusion.
They don’t preach hell and damnation, that God is going to fry everyone
like a piece of bacon, but rather the fact that He is just and He will
judge no one in their ignorance.. the fact that in the millennium, all will
know the truth before they are judged.

# Why are the feet mentioned here? We walk on our feet, and this
refers to those who are coming; or to put it another way it refers to the
elect who will be teachers during the millennium and speak the truth,
which constitutes the glad tidings mentioned in this verse.

16. But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord,
who hath believed our report?

17. So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.

# You understand by faith in the Word of God. This speaks of those

who have “ears to hear”.

18. But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all
the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

# And Paul says here, this faith carries you right through the time
when you are delivered up or the end of the world that is. Your voice
will be heard all over the world at the time of this great trial, which I
believe will be televised internationally. Rebuttal to Satan will be made
by the true Christ Jesus speaking through your lips.
19. But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you
to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will
anger you.

# “A foolish nation”, or a nation that didn’t understand.

20. But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought
Me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after Me.

# How was He found by someone who sought Him not? They were
chosen.

21.But to IsraelHesaith, All day long I have stretched forth My hands

untoa disobedient and gainsaying people.

#Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for, but the elect have.