Day 332 - Romans 10 - 12

ONE-YEAR JOURNEY OF THE BIBLE
Day 332 - Romans 10 - 12 (The Role of Public Confession in Salvation)
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"if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.  For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame."  For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him.  For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved." (Romans 10:9-13)

Many professing Christians say that they live their Christian lives by their deeds and not by their words.  I would say that is well and good as long as they are not ashamed to speak out for Christ whenever the need arises.

The importance of using our words and not just our actions in order to authenticate our faith is emphasize in our text above.  The apostle Paul declares with all boldness that a person is saved by believing in his heart as well as confessing with his mouth that Jesus is Lord and that God has raised Him from the dead to be the Savior of all who call on His name.

Pauls teaching regarding the role of believer's of public confession of faith in salvation raises an obvious dilemna for many professing Christians who refuse to publicly acknowledge their faith in Christ.  For example, are those who refuse to obey Christ's command to be baptized really saved considering the baptism is the ultimate public confession of faith of the believer?

I am not in any position to say who are those who are saved or not.  What I am in a position as a minister of the Lord Jesus Christ is to warn all to escape the punishment of sin by confessing with their mouth and believing in their hearts that Jesus is Lord as Romans 10:9 clearly teaches.

Have you confessed with your mouth and believed in your heart that Jesus is Lord and Savior?  If not, I urge you for your own soul's sake, do it now while you still can for the Bible says, " Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2b)."