9. 네가 만일 네 입으로 예수를 주로 시인하며 또 하나님께서 그를 죽은 자 가운데서 살리신 것을 네 마음에 믿으면 구원을 받으리라
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. 사람이 마음으로 믿어 의에 이르고 입으로 시인하여 구원에 이르느니라
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.
13. 누구든지 주의 이름을 부르는 자는 구원을 받으리라
13. for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
What else is going to be the biggest blessing except this good news. That is, everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. There is no other things we need for this salvation except for just believing in our heart and confessing it with mouths. Unbelievably it is easy and simple. However, without the everlasting grace of God, who are calling to choose His children, no one could have been saved from the chains of sins, leading to death; the eternal death of spirit. This is His sovereign choice, although there are many arguments about it.
I know someone who don't know about Jesus, so they don't believe Him, but their lives are better than Christians, I mean in the way of their lives. I used to talk about them, like they are more Christian-like men than any Christians. I love and respect them, but I have rarely talked about Gospel as I thought their hearts are purer and cleaner than me and many Christians I know of.
But, this morning, looking through this gospel, I realized that I was wrong and I had to preach them more actively and patiently because they are good men in my perspectives as well. They need Jesus more than anyone else and I have lost the chances of announcing them this good news about salvation through the faith of Jesus. This is my duty and love toward them, and I will have to put the consequence of their choice in His hand.
