Rom.
10:5-11.
(5)
For Moses says that the man who does the righteousness which is of the law will
get life by it.
(6)
But the righteousness which is of faith says these words, Say not in your
heart, Who will go up to heaven? (that is, to make Christ come down:)
(7)Or,
Who will go down into the deep? (that is, to make Christ come again from the
dead:)
(8)
But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart:
that is, the word of faith of which we are the preachers:
(9)
Because, if you say with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and have faith in
your heart that God has made him come back from the dead, you will have
salvation:
(10)
For with the heart man has faith to get righteousness, and with the mouth
he says that Jesus is Lord to get salvation.
(11)
Because it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has faith in him will
not be shamed.( Basic English Version Bible)
The self-condemned
sinner need not perplex himself how this righteousness may be found. When we speak
of looking upon Christ, and receiving, and feeding upon him, it is not Christ
in heaven, nor Christ in the deep, that we mean; but Christ in the promise,
Christ offered in the word. Justification by faith in Christ is a plain
doctrine. It is brought before the mind and heart of every one, thus leaving
him without excuse for unbelief. If a man confessed faith in Jesus, as the Lord
and Savior of lost sinners, and really believed in his heart that God had
raised him from the dead, thus showing that he had accepted the atonement, he
should be saved by the righteousness of Christ, imputed to him through faith.
But no faith is justifying which is not powerful in sanctifying the heart, and
regulating all its affections by the love of Christ. We must devote and give up
to God our souls and our bodies: our souls in believing with the heart, and our
bodies in confessing with the mouth. The believer shall never have cause to
repent his confident trust in the Lord Jesus. Of such faith no sinner shall be
ashamed before God; and he ought to glory in it before men.
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us; to let us know of your decision to follow Christ, we shall be glad to hear
from you. Plus, we shall send you a free salvation package to help you begin
your journey with Jesus.
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