Romans 10:8-13 (TNIV)
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."
Many people believe you have to be good in order to be saved; it’s something for which you have to work. But Scripture does not support that view point at all. Paul wrote the passage from Romans that we just read, and he of all people was not good. In fact, before he became a Christian, he made it his job to punish Christians.
Paul learned something though about the power of Jesus. He learned that there is nothing we can physically do to be saved. All we have to do is say that “Jesus is Lord” and believe in your heart that God did not leave Jesus dead, but raised him back to life.
The good news is that anyone can do this. It does not matter where we are from, what our religious background has been, or who our parents are. Anyone and everyone can call on the name of Jesus and be saved. Have you?
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