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The Daily Word of Righteousness
Romans 10:9,10, #6
As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans 10:11-13)
Here is another aspect of this "ticket" problem. We don't confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, on only one occasion. We keep confessing the Lordship of Christ every moment of every day in our thoughts, in our words, and in our behavior.
We don't believe in our heart that God has raised Him from the dead, on only one occasion. We keep believing in our heart that God has raised Christ from the dead, every moment of every day.
We don't call on the name of the Lord only one time. We call on the name of the Lord at all times in all that we do. This is what it means to live by faith.
Denominations are identified by their Statements of Faith. Such theological facts may have their use, but they tend to be counterproductive. They leave people with the idea they can assent to correct doctrine and then their eternal residence in Heaven is assured. This is not faith, it is nothing more than a dead mental assent to facts—facts that the demons know only too well.
When we really know the Lord and love the Lord, we know how entirely inappropriate it is to present Romans 10:9,10 as a formula that saves us once it is adopted. We understand Paul was reasoning with the Jews concerning their zeal for the Law of Moses, not giving us an alternative to enduring to the end.
We soon learn, as we follow the Lord each day, that the program of redemption operates as each smallest area of our personality is brought to our attention by the Holy Spirit so we can turn away from our sinful nature and receive the Virtue and Substance of Christ.
To be fully saved is, as I have stated, to be formed in the image of Christ and to be dwelling in untroubled rest in God's Person and will. Anything short of this must be viewed as our coming short of the rest of God. It does not mean we are doomed to Hell, only that there is more ground for us to cover; more enemies to overcome.
The Apostle Paul toward the end of his life, after he had been saved and filled with the Spirit of God for many years, and had had an exceedingly fruitful ministry, claimed that he had not as yet arrived at the mark set before him. The old, experienced saint was pressing on! pressing on! pressing on!
Paul was pressing toward that for which Christ had called him.
Until we have attained to that for which Christ has called us, we are to press on! press on! press on! To not do so is to displease the Lord.
Romans 10:9,10 is the small gate. Now we are to be pressing forward on that pressured way that leads to eternal life. (from Romans 10:9,10)