(Rom 10:14)  “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed?….”  They can’t (or won’t). That’s the shame of it. The saved gain more, even in this life, than they ever give up. The lost think they will lose out in some way. What they do not realize is that the Lord changes our heart so that we no longer even desire those things.

(Rom 10:13) “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”  This verse, of course, must be comprehended with the whole of Scripture. If you are calling with the sincere heart of repentance, then the Lord will save you.

(Rom 10:12) “For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.”   All men and women are the same before God: sinners headed for the punishment of hell in need of the saving blood of Jesus applied to our soul. The Lord is rich in salvation. That wealth is the value of His sacrifice and redemption through death and…..His resurrection.

(Rom 10:12) “For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.”   The Bible teaches that the Lord is no respecter of persons. It is not His desire that any die and go to hell. Salvation is given as a gift to all who truly desire to turn from their sin and be saved.

(Romans 10:11) “For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.”  I have witnessed to those who would have been ashamed of Jesus but were not ashamed of their sinful life. Even some of God’s people boast of their past sinful life. The rebirth makes us different people than we were before. In love we stand and say, “I am not ashamed of Jesus my Savior!” 

(Rom 10:10) “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (11)  For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.”  How is it possible that one could be ashamed of He Who died for their sin so that they might go to heaven and not hell? Such a person claiming to be saved must have a head belief rather than a heart faith.

(Romans 10:10) “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”  The heart is very much a part of the salvation experience. This is why you cannot “assembly line” salvation as in a Day of Confirmation. The heart responds to the realization Jesus suffered and died because of “me”. A decision of heart is made to turn away from self’s desire to sin; that embracing Jesus is worth it (that is called repentance). The Lord sees the heart and responds by giving forgiveness and the gift of everlasting life.

(Rom 10:9) “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”  The full meaning of these verses is based upon all that has been said so far. The righteousness as the result of faith is Jesus’ imputed upon us. Its bestowal is based upon the acceptance of Jesus sinless sacrifice bringing about God’s raising Him from the dead.