Texas Power Hour w/Pastor Carolyn Sissom - Word of Faith

Paul’s passion for Israel is so great that he never ceases to pray for her salvation; nor should we as Christians ever cease to pray for the Jews.  In This chapter Paul again emphasizes the gospel of faith-righteousness is not something to strive and strain after with superhuman efforts, but it is near at hand, ready for a man to take in his mouth and into his heart.

The Word of Faith in here introduced into the gospel in Verses 8 & 9.  But what does it say?  The word is near you, even in your mouth, and in your heart: that is, the Word of Faith which we preach:  that if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and will believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.  For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Believe and Receive, then close the deal with God by confession with the mouth.   If belief alone were sufficient, the demons would be saved.  (James 2:19) “You believe there is one God, you do well; the devils also believe, and tremble.    Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.  Ideas that are not translated into words and actions remain as beliefs.  I believe that we are to not only confess him before men, but we must confess this belief directly to God.  The Jews had no spiritual acquaintance with God.  They knew about Him, but they did not know him personally.