Romans Chapter 10
IN THIS LESSON
Why does Paul speak of someone going up to heaven (v. 6) and down to the depths (v. 7) in this passage? Confessing "Jesus is Lord" is a baptismal formula. According to Paul, saying and believing these words leads a person to salvation. But why? What did these words mean in Paul’s time, and what do they mean today? How did this new badge of salvation reshape Paul’s understanding of the Law, the election of the Jews, and the nature of salvation?
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N. T. Wright, Romans for Everyone: Part 2, Chapters 9-16 (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2023), 16-21.