Romans 10:5-13

 Scripture Verse

Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.” ⁶ But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) ⁷ “or ‘Who will descend into the deep?’’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). ⁸ But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: ⁹ If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰ For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. ¹¹ As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” ¹² For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, ¹³ for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Our faith is to be rooted in the Lord.

In the opening verse of Chapter 10 Paul writes: “Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved.”

Righteousness originates with God, but true submission to that righteousness is not possible, as it says in verse 4, Christ is the end of the law of righteousness for everyone who believes.

Now that we live in the time of the Resurrection of Christ, we are no longer bound to live solely by the Old Covenant of the Law of Moses, but instead, we are to live by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. By faith, we must know that Jesus is the unique Savior, whose Resurrection proves that He is the victor: He is the Lord of life. Therefore, we must know whose side we are on. We are not to be put to shame, as the source of our belief is Jesus Christ, who said that he had “not come to destroy the law, but to fulfill it.” The promise of salvation is open to everyone, regardless of their origins or beliefs. The passage is an appeal to the Jews to abandon legalism and adopt the way of grace. Furthermore, it is an appeal to listen to the prophets, who long ago declared that faith is the only way to reach God and that the way is open to everyone.

“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”