Romans 10
King James Version
10 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above
7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
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.
I was just wondering if Paul is continuing his thought here that he is making in verse 4 in verse 9 and that is why the "requirements for salvation" are not believing the gospel. If he's completing his thought then he is making the assumption that the one who confesses with their mouth Jesus is Lord believes the gospel, "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth". This really clears up verse 9 for me, because it has caused me difficulties why someone would only need to confess Jesus is Lord and believe in their heart that God raised him from the dead when elsewhere it says that the Corinthians were saved by believing Paul's gospel. Just wondering other's thoughts on this.
King James Version
10 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above
7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
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.
I was just wondering if Paul is continuing his thought here that he is making in verse 4 in verse 9 and that is why the "requirements for salvation" are not believing the gospel. If he's completing his thought then he is making the assumption that the one who confesses with their mouth Jesus is Lord believes the gospel, "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth". This really clears up verse 9 for me, because it has caused me difficulties why someone would only need to confess Jesus is Lord and believe in their heart that God raised him from the dead when elsewhere it says that the Corinthians were saved by believing Paul's gospel. Just wondering other's thoughts on this.