Christians Don’t Save Themselves | Romans 10 Explained

Send us Fan MailCan someone have genuine zeal for God and still not be pleasing to God? Romans 10 shows that the issue is not simply whether someone desires righteousness, but how a person is made righteous before God.Paul contrasts righteousness based on doing with the righteousness that comes by faith. Salvation is not something we accomplish, earn, or maintain through our own works. God has acted in Christ, God brings His word near, and faith comes through hearing the proclaimed word concerning Christ.In this teaching through Romans 10, we look at:Why zeal for God is not enough by itselfThe difference between righteousness by works and righteousness by faithWhat it means that Christ is the end of the law for righteousness“If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord…”Why salvation is not a religious formulaHow faith comes through hearingThe relationship between the spoken Rhema word and the written Logos wordThe chain Paul describes: God sends, the message is proclaimed, people hear, faith comes, and people call on the name of the LordWhy God’s initiative should humble us and make us more dependent on HimRomans 10 reminds us that salvation begins with God. He reveals Himself, brings His word near, and calls us to respond in faith.Join the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Support the Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394920/support Support the show