Rom 10:9-11 | Family | STEP | Confess with thy mouth--believe in thy heart ; he mentions these two things, because both are necessary to salvation--the inward faith in Christ, and the outward confession of him. That God hath raised him from the dead ; for belief in this includes every thing else. By raising Christ from the dead, God set his seal to him as the promised Messiah.

Romans 10:9-11

Confess with thy mouth--believe in thy heart; he mentions these two things, because both are necessary to salvation--the inward faith in Christ, and the outward confession of him.

That God hath raised him from the dead; for belief in this includes every thing else. By raising Christ from the dead, God set his seal to him as the promised Messiah. The scripture saith; Isa 28:16.

Shall not be ashamed; his confidence in the Saviour shall not be disappointed. That faith which is represented in the Old Testament and the New as essential to salvation, is one which influences and controls the heart and life.