Romans 10:8-14

⁸What Scripture actually says is: “The message is very close to you—it's what you talk about and what's in your mind.” In fact it's this message based on trust that we're presenting.

⁹For if you declare that you accept Jesus as Lord, and you are convinced in your mind that God raised him from the dead, then you will be saved.

¹⁰Your trust in God makes you right and good, and your declaration of accepting God saves you.

¹¹As Scripture says, “Those who trust in him will not be disappointed.”

¹²There's no difference between Jew and Greek—for the same Lord is Lord of everyone, and he gives generously to everyone who asks him.

¹³For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

¹⁴But how can people call on someone they don't trust? How can they trust someone they haven't heard about? How can they hear unless they're told?