Romans 10:9-10That if thou shalt confess (homologeo- saying the same word or logic) with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved(made whole). 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession (homologeo- saying the same word or logic) is made unto salvation (wholeness).
The book of Romans is about God’s logic in Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1-5 (Amplified) Therefore, since we are justified (acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith (believing the logic of God), let us [grasp the fact that we] have [the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).
Through Him also we have [our] access (entrance, introduction) by faith into this grace (state of God's favor) in which we [firmly and safely] stand. And let us rejoice and exult in our hope of experiencing and enjoying the glory of God.
Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance. And endurance (fortitude) develops maturity of character (approved faith and tried integrity). And character [of this sort] produces [the habit of] joyful and confident hope of eternal salvation. Such hope NEVER disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God's love has been poured out (link) in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us.
God’s love is poured into every nook and cranny of our hearts. It goes where is has an opening, just as water goes everywhere it can get to when it is spilled. It is living water and is the power in our lives to wholeness. It is that wholeness we can share with others remembering that it is God that pours it on.
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