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Any person who has not yet believed and confessed Jesus can do so and be saved.
9 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.
10 One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness,
and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.
11 For the Scripture says, Everyone who believes on him
will not be put to shame,
12 since there is no distinction between Jew and Greek,
because the same Lord of all richly blesses all who call on him.
13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Summarize this content from pages 77-78 of the PSG to provide more insights:
“Confessing Jesus as Lord is the same as acknowledging that
He is God.
This would have been difficult for the Jew
and a primary reason
they were rejecting Jesus.
But salvation is not possible without confessing, ‘Jesus is Lord.’
Confession is an external sign of one’s acceptance of Him,
but accepting Jesus goes beyond simple lip service.
Faith demands that you believe in your heart that God
raised him from the dead.
Salvation involves both believing and outwardly confessing. .Ultimately, confession and belief are two sides of the same coin.”
Everyone who accepts Jesus will not be put to shame-
not face His wrath and punishment at the final judgment.
Romans 10:12-13 removes any doubt that the door of salvation
is open, but faith in Jesus is the key to anyone who wants
to receive His gift of redemption.