“Salvation for Everyone Who Believes” (Romans 10:5–13)

“Salvation for Everyone Who Believes” (Romans 10:5–13)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, August 26, 2018

Romans 10:5–13 (NIV)
⁵ Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”  ⁶ But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’”  (that is, to bring Christ down) ⁷ “or ‘Who will descend into the deep?’”  (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). ⁸ But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: 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 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. ¹¹ As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”  ¹² For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, ¹³ for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” 

1. Striving for a right standing before God by obeying the Law of Moses is a never-ending, never-succeeding struggle (5).

Lev 18:5 Keep my decrees and laws, for the person who obeys them will live by them. I am the LORD.

2. The Gospel that offers a right standing before God by faith is readily available and accessible (6–8).

Deut 30:12–14 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, "Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?" Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, "Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?" No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.

3. The proper response to the Gospel message which results in salvation is a full trust in and acknowledgment of the Lordship of the Risen Christ (9–10).

4. This Gospel message that brings salvation to all who believe in Christ is available to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, social class, or moral worthiness.

Isa 28:16 So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic.

Joe 2:32 (3:5 in Heb.) And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.

Main Idea: You can never hope to achieve a right standing with God on the basis of your own good works, so stop striving and start trusting in the Risen, Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved, regardless of who you are or where you are from.