FAITH: Comes by Hearing the Word of God
Romans 10:10: For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
FAITH: Comes by Studying the Word of God
The Good News is the ultimate both in simplicity and mystery. We will never completely understand it in this world. Yet it is so simple that a twelve-year-old can understand enough to truly come to Christ. In simplest terms, what does Romans 10:9, 10 require? It requires a belief in two things: First, that “Jesus is Lord.” C. E. B. Cranfield writes: “The confession that Jesus is Lord meant the acknowledgment that Jesus shares the name and the nature, the holiness, the authority, power, majesty and eternity of the one and only true God … there is expressed in addition the sense of His ownership of those who acknowledge Him and of their consciousness of being His property.…” And secondly, Romans 10:9, 10 requires that you believe that God raised Christ from the dead. Further, true faith always leads to confession. Jesus said, “For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.” Do we believe like that? 1
FAITH: Comes by Obeying the Word of God
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 1 John 4:15
My soul is at rest with You, because You have forgiven all my sins. Thank You Jesus!
FAITH: Comes by Experiencing the Transforming Work of God
May the words of my mouth express my heart and soul’s commitment to live for Christ.
FAITH: Comes by Praying with the Word of God
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: John 1:12
Dear Father, thank You for adopting me into Your family for all eternity. Amen!
1. Hughes, R. K. (1991). Romans: righteousness from heaven (p. 187). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
