Brothers and sisters:
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.
For one believes with the heart and so is justified,
and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved.
The Scripture says,
No one who believes in him will be put to shame.
There is no distinction between Jew and Greek;
the same Lord is Lord of all,
enriching all who call upon him.
For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed?
And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard?
And how can they hear without someone to preach?
And how can people preach unless they are sent?
As it is written,
How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news!
But not everyone has heeded the good news;
for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed what was heard from us?
Thus faith comes from what is heard,
and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.
But I ask, did they not hear?
Certainly they did; for
Their voice has gone forth to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the world. Rom 10:9-18
Today, St. Paul teaches us that good people don’t go to heaven and bad people go to hell. “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. For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved.
The Scripture says,
No one who believes in him will be put to shame.
There is no distinction between Jew and Greek;
the same Lord is Lord of all,
enriching all who call upon him.
For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Any questions? Belief begins in your mind and heart not in your actions. Do you believe Jesus Christ rose from the dead? If not, start reading the Scriptures, Catechism of the Catholic Church, and what the saints saw in visions. Love is a decision. God is always faithful. If He was not faithful to you as your Creator, you would cease to exist. Do you love Him back for giving you the gift of your life and His Son who He gave up for humanity to be saved, including you? These are very serious questions that will influence your perspective on life and death, heaven and hell, God and the devil, and every action from this day forward. What do you believe? If you don’t believe in something, you fall for everything. Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.” He is either telling the Truth or He is radically insane claiming to be God. If you choose to believe with your whole heart, the rewards are eternal. They include peace, joy, love, gentleness, kindness, generosity, patience, goodness, etc. Just what the heart desires and needs to be fulfilled.
Today’s challenge: Learn to be still. Take time to sit in silence and listen to what Jesus is telling you in your heart. Start the awesome journey researching the resurrection of Jesus Christ and make a decision whether you believe it or not. Live for Christ or don’t, no sitting on the fence. Our calling as a baptized person is way to great to be lukewarm.
Be a servant, become a saint!
#Christian YOLO
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