Romans Chapter 10 Vs. 15

 

The Message of Salvation to All

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! Rom 10:15

How beautiful are... The 8th Old Testament prophecy fulfilled in Romans (Rom. 10:15; Isa. 52:7). Next, Rom. 10:16. This prophecy is only partially fulfilled in New Testament ministers. They cannot now say of Zion, "Thy God reigneth." In the Millennium they will say this, so the passage will then be fully fulfilled.

Paul’s main point in this series of rhetorical questions is that a clear presentation of the gospel message must precede true saving faith. True faith always has content, the revealed Word of God. Salvation comes to those who hear and believe the facts of the gospel.

Isa. 52:7 “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!”

It is the message of good news which those feet carry that is so welcome.

When one believes in Christ, he “calls” on Him. Believing, in turn, is based on hearing, and hearing is based on someone preaching… and how can they preach unless they are sent? (Since the Gr. word kēryssō, “preach,” means “to be a herald, to announce,” it is not limited to proclamation from a pulpit.) Carrying God’s gracious offer involves human beings whom God has brought to Himself and then uses as His heralds. They share God’s message of salvation because He will save everyone who calls on His name. Paul quoted from Isa. 52:7 concerning the eagerness of the bearers of good news. Those who bear it have beautiful… feet, that is, their message is welcome. In Isa. 52:7 the messenger announced to Judah that God had ended their Exile in Babylon (cf. Isa. 40:9-11). But Paul applied Isa. 52:7 to the Jews of his day to whom the gospel was being given.