Mar 23

Romans 10:9-17
Memorise John 20:31 “But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ,
the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name”

We know that the only way to salvation is through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. As Romans 10:9 clearly teaches, “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.” This process is also described in Romans 10:12-13 as calling upon the name of the Lord. This means we come humbly before Him to invoke His aid, to worship Him, to acknowledge Him as our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

However, the passage then goes on to ask – how can we call and believe in the Lord, if we do not know about Him? If we have not heard of the wonderful gospel message, how will we know about Christ, and how we can have faith in Him? There is therefore the necessity for a preacher that is sent by God, who will preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things. Basically, he must preach the Word.

And therefore Romans 10:17 answers the questions and tells us clearly that “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God”. In the end, it is the Word of God that saves. In the Bible, we have the complete message of the gospel, for it tells us of the seriousness and penalty of sin, and the only solution – that is through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is the only way, and the only means whereby we can know about Christ, is through His Word.

This is not to say that we would always need the physical Bible with us in order for salvation to happen. But what we need is to ensure that the message of the gospel that is preached, or the tract that is given out, must be from the Word of God. Its content must be biblical, and must contain all the essential points of the gospel. While a good testimony, a helpful gesture, or even a convincing argument for Creation may attract a person to Christianity, those things do not save. Ultimately the Word of God has to be preached, for only in receiving and accepting the gospel, can a person be saved.

Thought: Do I know what are the right biblical things I should say when I try to witness for the Lord?
Prayer: Lord, thank You that we have Thy Word, “a more sure word of prophecy” (2 Peter 1:19).