Blessed Hope Bible-Presbyterian Church

Adult Sunday School

24 May 2020
Romans 10:12-17 (KJV)

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.

Faith Cometh by Hearing

(1) The Truth Will Prevail

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?

It was sad that Israel rejected their Messiah, Jesus – the Suffering Servant foretold by
the prophet Isaiah in Isaiah 53:1 (KJV) 1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom
is the arm of the LORD revealed? The people of Israel thought that Jesus the King will
free them from being a vessel state of Rome and Israel will once again be strong again
as a nation. When He rode on a donkey into Jerusalem on the Sunday before His
crucifixion on Friday – His disciples shouted, “Blessed be the King that cometh in the
name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest” (Luke 19:38). The disciples
understood this Jesus is the King prophesied by Nathan the prophet in the Old
Testament who will sit upon David’s throne to rule forever! How can a man rule
forever? Jesus Christ, dear friends, is not a mere man, He is the Son of God, the exact
representation of God.

Matthew recorded the scene of Jesus’ coronation as King in Matthew 21:8-9 And a
very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from

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the trees, and strawed them in the way. 9 And the multitudes that went before, and
that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in
the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

By Thursday night, the Jewish establishment afraid to lose their authority turned on
Jesus, put Him on trial overnight and by early Friday morning Pilate had sentenced Him
for crucifixion for proclaiming that He is the King of the Jews, Saviour of the world.

The Apostle Paul was establishing the fact that Jesus came to solve a bigger problem
than just freeing Israel from the Roman yoke. The Jewish people need to understand
this. It is a two-thousand-year-old misunderstanding that the Apostle Paul hope will
be clarified. In His first coming, Jesus entered human history, came from heaven, to
live a perfect life, fulfilled all the laws of God on our behalf and to be betrayed to die
on the cross, to take the penalty for our sin as the prophet Isaiah declared in Isaiah 53.
Such glad tidings, the Jews, by and large, have rejected. It must not discourage God’s
people to persevere in the gospel work. We are the instruments for the gospel; God
will do the saving work!

(2) Faith Cometh by Hearing

Romans 10:11, 17 (KJV) 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall
not be ashamed…17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

The object of the Christian’s faith is Jesus Christ. Whosoever believeth in Him shall not
be ashamed but be saved. This faith to believe comes from hearing the Word of God.
We need to hear the voice of God speaking to us through His Word. When we hear
God’s Word, we get to know God and His Son, therein, we find salvation.

This is the testimony of A.B. Simpson’s conversion, the nineteenth-century preacher

and author. It was recorded in Wingspread by A.W Tozer:

“He flipped a page in an old musty volume called “Marshall’s Gospel Mystery of
Sanctification,” and suddenly his eyes were fixed on a passage that stood out like fire
from the rest: “The first good work you will ever perform is to believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ. Until you do this, all your works, your prayers, tears, and good resolutions are
vain. To believe on the Lord Jesus Christ is to believe that He saves you here and now,
for He has said, ‘Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.'” That was enough.
A heart as hungry as his and a mind as keen needed no more. With rapture he slid to
his knees and closed with the promise, and there came to his soul such a sweet restful
knowledge of sins forgiven as swept away his fears like a flood.”

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He had faith in the word of God which was declared in that writing and was gloriously
saved! It resulted in him obeying God’s Word and living his life in the light of God’s
Word, giving his life for the spreading of God’s Word. This gospel is the power of God
unto salvation, may we declare it in its entirety. Amen.