Paul explains salvation in Romans 10. This chapter is a tremendous part of our salvific tradition. Christ makes it possible to be saved. Confession of Christ is central in salvation. Here is the teaching from Romans 10 from the Message...
"This is the core of our preaching. Say the welcoming word to God—"Jesus is my Master"—embracing, body and soul, God's work of doing in us what he did in raising Jesus from the dead. That's it. You're not "doing" anything; you're simply calling out to God, trusting him to do it for you. That's salvation. With your whole being you embrace God setting things right, and then you say it, right out loud: "God has set everything right between him and me!"
I love the NIV phrase on Romans 10:9. I have quoted this to those desiring to be a Christian or seeking assurance...
"That 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."
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