Jul. 02, 2023

“Believe and Confess”

Romans 10:1-13

 The Gospel message of salvation is simple. Believe and confess that Jesus is Lord and you will be saved. Why do we make it so complex? So often, we can’t accept the simplest explanation of things. We always suspect that others have devious motivations when they do something nice for us. We tend to think that when someone gives us a gift, it’s only because they want something from us. We always seem to want make things more complex than they actually are and it just causes problems for us. We also make our relationship with God way more complex than it needs to be. We’ve been given a gift, the greatest gift that’s ever been given, the greatest gift possible – eternal life in the presence of God. There are no strings attached. It’s a gift that is given freely by God to each one of us who will accept it. This is a gift that came with a massive price tag, the suffering and death of the only Son of God, but it is given to us at no cost to us. When we recite the creed in worship, we confess with our mouth the faith that provides eternal life. Believe it in your heart and you will be saved. What could be simpler than that? The cost of salvation, of confessing and believing that Jesus is Lord of my life is actually no cost at all. The cost to us of salvation is simply the truth that Jesus is Lord. Believe and confess that Jesus is Lord and you will be saved.

 Questions:

1. How do we make the simple complex?
2. What is the message of the Gospel?
3. What is the price tag of salvation?