--- title: "Romans 10 - Study King James Bible with the church pulpit commentary" description: "Read Romans 10 with the church pulpit commentary commentary. 1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not ac" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/the-church-pulpit-commentary/romans/10" --- [ Read](/kjv/romans/10)[ Commentary](/study/romans/10)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/romans/10) Audio 1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 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. 4 For Christ *is* the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. 5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. 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*:) 7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) 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; 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. 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 be ashamed. 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. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 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? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be 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! 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. 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. 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. 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. 21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people. [Romans 9](/study/romans/9) [Romans 11](/study/romans/11) ## Commentary To verse 1 *‘THE HEART’S DESIRE AND PRAYER’* ‘Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.’ [Romans 10:1](/kjv/romans/10/1) Observe, it begins with the ‘heart’s *desire*,’ and this issues in a *prayer*. The source of the prayer is in the recesses of the heart. **I. The Apostle’s desire**.—I appeal to you, ‘Are you saved?’ Has that religion you profess given you peace with God? Has it brought you to know Christ as *your* Saviour? Many have just enough religion to make them *miserable*. Search and see what *yours* is. Has it brought you to Jesus? **II. Zeal without knowledge**.—‘I bear them record, they have a zeal for God’—a noble testimony! Oh, to have a *zeal for God!* Would that we saw more of it. Would that there were less stagnation. But mark how the text goes on—‘but not according to knowledge.’ Do you not see it is possible to be very zealous about religion, and yet *ignorant of God?* Here were people who bore the high and holy name of Israel; people *very* religious, excessively zealous, and yet *without God*. How awful to think of religion *without* Christ; religion without a broken heart for sin; religion that has never taken man out of self into Christ. Religion *without God*—this is the terrible nightmare of multitudes. A zeal for God, but ignorant. What is *your* religion? **III. And what is the result of this ignorance?**—‘They being ignorant of God’s righteousness’—Christ, the righteous One, coming into the world to take the place of the unrighteous one—‘they being ignorant’ of this, ‘*go about* to establish their own righteousness.’ Man feels his need of a righteousness. He is not fit to stand before God. So he ‘*goes about*’ his good deeds to quiet his conscience; he ‘*goes about*’ his thoughts, comparing himself with an unreal standard. And what for? That he may get a righteousness on which he may rest. He tries to get a resting-place, but he cannot. And why? Because ‘they have not *submitted* themselves to the righteousness of God.’ ‘*Submitted*’—it is the *bending* of the soul to something it never had before. It is accepting, as a little child, Christ as our righteousness, and renouncing for ever every other trust. **IV. The remedy**.—‘Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.’ Here is the remedy. The first word answers it all—*Christ*. Christ is the end of the law, the end of everything. Come and take Christ, and then you have it. Christ is a great Saviour. Take this Saviour as yours; and do it now. Submit yourself. ‘Come, and He will in no wise cast you out.’ Rev. F. 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