Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus. For the
importance which Jesus attached to confession, see Matthew 10:32 Lu 12:8
and compare Acts 8:37. To openly confess Christ in those days of
persecution was a trial of faith of the severest kind. Note distinctly
that there is no promise here to a concealed faith.
And shalt believe in thine heart. That is, with all the heart. The
belief must not be only a mental assent, but a belief that brings the
whole man into loving trust and obedience to Christ. Such a faith is
referred to in Romans 1:5 where the "obedience of faith" is described.
Thou shalt be saved. Such a faith confessed unites its subject to
Christ as his loving subject, and imparts to him the righteousness of
those who have died to sin and been freed from the law. See Romans 6:1-4.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Matthew 12:37
Romans 5:1
Romans 10:9
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