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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, that the man which doeth those things shall live by them. 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:) or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Ah! that is a very different sort of thing. It does not speak about doing and living, “but the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For Moses— The Holy Spirit wisely directed the apostle to quote from Moses, for he was the lawgiver, and was looked upon by the Jews as the great representative of the law.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend late heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth these things shall live by them. That is the message of the law: “Do, and live.” But the message of the gospel is, “Live, and do;” — a very different thing. The law says, “Work to obtain life.” The gospel says, “You have life freely given to you in Christ Jesus;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, — And he does it in very brief, concise, and satisfactory terms: — Rom_10:5. That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. That is the beginning and end of the law, “Do and live.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. But the righteousness which is of faith- Is of quite another sort, for it —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. And if any man did, or could keep the law, he would live by it, but no man has ever done so, or ever will. There is no hope of life by the law.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, And being the one through whom the law was given, he knew how to describe it; and we may be sure that he made no mistake. This is his description of legal righteousness: — Rom_10:5. That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. That is it: “Do and live.” That is the law, and a...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Ver. 6, 7. But the righteousness which is of faith,.... Or "with respect to the righteousness of faith"; the other righteousness before called the righteousness of God, because God is the author of it, here the righteousness of faith, because that receives it, speaketh on this wise; the selfsame writer who describes the righteousness of the law in...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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:) Or, who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead. ) 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; That if thou shalt confess with thy...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up CHRIST again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee,-- The saving, life-giving word is not to be sought above,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) 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; That if thou...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But the righteousness which is of faith — This is quite another thing; it — Rom_10:6. Speaketh, on this wise, And it is Moses who speaks here, as in the previous verse. This is what the righteousness of faith says: —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) 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; that if thou shalt confess with thy...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
[See comments on Romans 10:6].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But what saith it,.... The Scripture; so some copies, and the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic version read, "what saith the Scripture?" the Arabic version, "what dost thou say?" or "what saith he", Moses? for what follow are manifestly his words, in Deuteronomy 30:14, the word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart; which is to be understood...