Confession and Belief

Meditating (which in the Hebrew means to growl or mutter) over Rom 10.9 this morning—a favorite verse. One might take from this verse a salvation of works—do this and be saved. We can rule that out because Paul calls it a word of faith in the same sentence (Rom 10.8). I believe that he is speaking of the inward and outward evidence of salvation here. If you confess Christ and believe in your heart, you will be saved. Salvation is not a formula of doing this or that, the "doing" stems from the "believing" and the belief is a gift of God (Eph 2.8,9). May we worship the God who gifts us with both faith and grace!