Romans 10:6-8 "But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into Heaven ? (that is, to bring CHRIST down from above:) or, Who shall descend into the deep ? (that is, to bring up CHRIST again from the dead.) But what saith it ? The WORD is night thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the WORD of faith, which we preach;"
Doing religious works, striving to keep the Law in hopes of procuring GOD's acceptance, or embarking on a supposed quest to "discover the path to GOD," as so many today are purporting to do, cannot secure GOD's righteousness. One cannot "discover" the SAVIOR through one's own pursuits, on one's own terms, or by one's own particular beliefs concerning the way to attain salvation (vv.6-7). No, it is already "nigh thee" (v.8 pictured at top of post) in the clear testimony of GOD's inspired WORD. This was true for Israel in the Old Testament dispensation of Law, and it is likewise true for all mankind in this present dispensation of the grace of GOD (Ephesians 3:1-12). GOD's salvation -- based upon JESUS CHRIST's perfect person and finished work as it is accurately presented from the written WORD of GOD -- must be accepted by faith. The search is over !
The LORD has clearly revealed in HIS WORD the exact requirement for salvation from an eternity in the Lake of Fire (believe on/trust in HIM alone to be saved) and the wonderful provision HE has made readily available to all the world (HIS substitutionary death on the cross). The religious Jew could secure a "righteous" standing before GOD by turning from the arrogant religion of works described above and by humbly accepting the "WORD of faith" -- the glorious gospel message preached by the Apostle himself (v.8 pictured at top of post). Paul proceeded to explain this conversion experience in terms, and with Old Testament Scripture texts, that the Jew would understand. Consider the mechanics of this new birth experience, which takes place at a moment in time, and the life-long transformation process of the sinner saved by GOD's grace in Romans 10:9-10. DWC
Your servant in CHRIST,
Julie
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