because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Moses speaks of the mouth by way of the whole face or presence, and Paul rightly adopts this: where God's word stands before us, it must bring forth fruit in confession. He puts mouth before heart following Moses' order, yet in verse 10 he reverses it, the heart believes first, then the mouth confesses what flows from it.
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Paul's heart's desire and prayer for the Jews was their salvation, not a formal wish, but a real breathing out of the soul before God. Though he preached against their error, he prayed for them with strength and sincerity, as God Himself wills that none should perish.
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Commenting on Romans 10:1-11
This confession must be sincere and arise from true faith in the heart, not mere assent to doctrine. The resurrection article is named because it presupposes Christ's death and life, and includes all others; and such faith, joined with this confession, is inseparably connected to salvation.
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