As Close As Your Lips

26/10/2025 - Zeke Murley Romans 10:5–17 (ESV) The Law vs. Faith Moses wrote that the one who does the commandments shall live by them (v.5). But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart…” (v.6–7). Salvation isn’t found in human effort — it’s nearer than we think. The Word Is Near “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.” (v.9–10) The same Lord is Lord of all — Jew and Greek alike — and “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (v.12–13) The Rhetorical Questions “How will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? How will they hear without someone preaching? And how will they preach unless they are sent?” (v.14–15) These questions reveal God’s pattern for reaching the world — a sending, speaking, saving God. Sent. Speak. Sound. Saved. Sent: From Moses to Isaiah, Jonah to Jesus, God has always been a sending God. Speak: The proof of faith isn’t just in worship but in witness. The Gospel isn’t meant to stay silent. Sound: What message are people hearing? A gospel of striving or a gospel of grace? Saved: “The word is near you…” (v.8). Salvation isn’t far off. It’s closer than you think — as close as your lips.