"If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus
and believe in your heart that God has raised Him
from the dead, you will be saved."
and believe in your heart that God has raised Him
from the dead, you will be saved."
Romans 10:9
A man who wasn't a Christian visited a church for the first time. A friend from work invited him. After the service, the man asked his friend, "I noticed the minister referred to being saved several times. I really wasn't sure what he meant by that." The friend responded, "That really means that a person believes in the resurrection of Jesus Christ." A few weeks later, that man confessed Jesus as his Lord, because he came to believe in Jesus and the resurrection.
To confess Jesus as Lord is professing faith in Jesus, who died for our sins and was raised from the dead. That is the gospel, or the good news, for all to believe and receive. The apostle Paul defined the gospel."Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures" (1 Cor. 15:3-4). Simply stated, that is the gospel, that all may hear and believe.
One man said to another, "I don't think anyone can know that he's saved until he dies." The other man said, "Well then, if you are not saved when you die, it's too late to do anything about it. Let me ask you, do you believe Jesus died for your sins and was raised from the dead?" The man responded, "I sure do." The other man replied, "Then, according to the Scriptures, you are saved." There was silence, as the man thought about that statement. Then he said, "You know, according to the Scriptures, you are right. I am saved." The man found the assurance of his relationship with God based upon what the gospel teaches. If you believe the gospel, you will be saved.
