Romans 10:9 …if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Scripture tells us we are saved by grace through faith, (Ephesians 2:8) but scripture is equally clear regarding what saving faith consists of. We must have faith in Jesus to be saved—we must believe in Him—but what are we to believe about Him? To simply say, “I believe in Jesus,” is not enough. Scripture says even the demons believe—and they tremble. (James 2:19) You see, it is what you believe about Jesus that saves you.

So, what must a person believe about Jesus to be saved? We must believe in the promises God made to us in the Bible regarding His Son, Jesus. We must believe Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross was a propitiation for our sins, that Jesus literally paid the penalty we deserve when He died for us on the cross. We must believe that our old man, the sinful person we used to be, died with Jesus and was buried with Him in the tomb.

But there is one final thing we must believe about Jesus to be saved, and Paul makes it very clear. We must believe God raised Him from the dead. You cannot possibly be saved unless you believe in the Resurrected Lord. To believe Jesus died for your sins and to believe your sins were buried with Christ means nothing unless you believe Jesus was resurrected from the dead. You see, Jesus was raised for our justification, and because He was raised, those who have faith in Him are raised with Him into new life, now. But understand this, not only are we raised to new life in this lifetime, our faith in Jesus’ resurrection also results in our being raised into eternal life when this life is over. That is why Jesus said, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) So, if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Have a God Filled Week and a Wonderful Easter,

Brother Donnie

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