Romans 10:9-10  Give Your Heart to God

Kowloon International Baptist Church Kowloon Tong

Harry Lucenay, Pastor

19 November 2006

The heart of God’s good news is His offer of salvation to us. Let’s explore what God says about this salvation.

If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. Romans 10: 9, 10

1. We say what we believe about Jesus. If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead… Romans 10:9

1. We make a public statement of identity with Jesus.

confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord”… Romans 10:9

The mouth gives verbal acknowledgement to what we believe.

With our mouth we recognize Jesus has the right to lordship in our lives.

2) We support our statement with our personal belief.

believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead Romans 10:9

A Christian believes not only that Jesus Christ lived, but that He lives.

He [Philippian jailer] ...asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” Acts 16:30, 31

To believe in Jesus trust every area of your life to Him.

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.

1 John 5:1

2. We receive what God gives to us. you will be saved Romans 10:9

God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

Ephesians 2:8, 9 NLT

God’s special favor is called Grace: God’s Riches at Christ’s Expense.

When we believe we express our Faith in Jesus Christ:

Forsaking All I Trust Him.

3. We accept what God says about us. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. Romans 10:10

Because of what Jesus has done for us through His death, burial, & resurrection…

1. Our faith in Jesus sets us right with God.

with your heart that you believe and are justified Romans 10:10

Justified – we are brought into a right relationship with God.

One way justification has been explained is “Just-as-if-I-had-never-sinned.” When God justifies us in Jesus we cross the point of entry for the Christian faith. Spiritual transformation makes us right with God.

I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.

Hebrews 8:12

2. Our statement of faith in Jesus identifies us with God.

with your mouth that you confess and are saved Romans 10:10

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

Romans 10:13

What Scripture confronts us with is the necessity for everyone to settle the question, “Is Jesus Lord of my life?”

The New International Version is the Bible translation used in this study unless otherwise noted. The NLT refers to the New Living Translation.