Equal Opportunity Savior

In Romans 10, we look at Israel's present condition and her rejection of God. Here, Paul points out that God's present dealings with Israel shows His equity. Truly, God is an equal opportunity Savior as seen in those famous verses of 10:9-10. These two famous verses are preceded by an introductory verse we overlook (v.8). Here Paul says "...the word is near you...is most accessible, thus the Savior is most accessible. This is what we preach that if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you SHALL be saved!" The emphasis is on the Lord Jesus, that is, on His deity. "O Israel, believe that the Jesus of the NT is Yahweh of the OT. Believe that the babe of Bethlehem is the resurrected Lord of glory." It's faith in those two great miracles: The Incarnation that says Christ came down from heaven and the Resurrection that tells us that Christ came up from the dead.
Believing in that...believing that Christ came and fulfilled the Law, that He is the sinless Son of God and became a man, and became sin for us, died in our place and rose again proving that He has completed His salvation work, and God was satisfied--FAITH IN CHRIST AND CHRIST ALONE--that's what brings salvation! And this, Paul says, is the remedy for Israel's rejection. Remember the question from yesterday, "what about the Jews? They've rejected God and now God has turned from them...then what hope do we Gentiles have?" And Paul would answer, "Yes, they have rejected Christ, but Christ is their remedy, just as He is your remedy." Today, God is offering salvation to the Jew on exactly the same terms as the Gentile, and He makes no national difference at all. "All have sinned" (remember that was Paul's first main point in this letter) and All can be saved, if they will just believe. There is no distinction between Jew and Gentile either in the matter of sin or in the manner of salvation. Remember our little motto to underline the theme of this chapter: "Our God is an Equal Opportunity Savior!"
Have you called upon Him as Savior and Lord? (v.13). If I could take Jesus out of my heart and put Him into your heart for just five seconds, you would believe. But I can't do that. You have to receive Him personally, on your own. It's a personal choice that I wish you would make today before it's eternally too late.