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The Word of Faith Brings Salvation

¹ Brethren, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.² For I testify about them that they have ^(C1)a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.³ For not knowing about ^(C1)God's righteousness and ^(C2)seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.⁴ For ^(C1)Christ is the ^(F1)end of the law for righteousness to ^(C2)everyone who believes.

⁵ For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is ^(F1)based on law ^(C1)shall live ^(F2)by that righteousness.⁶ But ^(C1)the righteousness ^(F1)based on faith speaks as follows: "^(C2)DO NOT SAY IN YOUR HEART, 'WHO WILL ASCEND INTO HEAVEN?' (that is, to bring Christ down),⁷ or 'WHO WILL DESCEND INTO THE ^(C1)ABYSS?' (that is, to ^(C2)bring Christ up from the dead)."⁸ But what does it say? "^(C1)THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART"--that is, the word of faith which we are preaching,^9 (F1)that ^(C1)if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and ^(C2)believe in your heart that ^(C3)God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;¹⁰ for with the heart a person believes, ^(F1)resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, ^(F2)resulting in salvation.¹¹ For the Scripture says, "^(C1)WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE ^(F1)DISAPPOINTED."¹² For ^(C1)there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is ^(C2)Lord of ^(C3)all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;¹³ for "^(C1)WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED."

¹⁴ How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him ^(C1)whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without ^(C2)a preacher?¹⁵ How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "^(C1)HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO ^(F1)(C2)BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!"

¹⁶ However, they ^(C1)did not all heed the ^(F1)good news; for Isaiah says, "^(C2)LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?"¹⁷ So faith comes from ^(C1)hearing, and hearing by ^(C2)the word ^(F1)of Christ.

¹⁸ But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? Indeed they have;

"^(C1)THEIR VOICE HAS GONE OUT INTO ALL THE EARTH,
AND THEIR WORDS TO THE ENDS OF THE ^(F1)WORLD."