GOSPEL NUGGET #151

Ro 10:13 ..."whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved."

We have here three things a) The Scope Of The Gospel b) The Simplicity Of The Gospel and c) The Salvation Of The Gospel

I. The Scope Of The Gospel: "whoever..."

The scope of the Gospel offer is for everyone

II. The Simplicity Of The Gospel: "whoever calls on the name of the LORD..."

The condition of the Gospel is simple. It is to call upon the name of the LORD in faith. We know that it refers to a call of faith because of the following verse. Look:

Ro 10:13 For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved."
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed?...

It refers to anyone calling upon the the name of the LORD Jesus trusting that He alone is sufficient to save. It is an acknowledgement of helplessness and powerlessness to save oneself. You seek salvation in the Lord Jesus because you know you can't save your self.

The "name of the LORD" is who He is. His name describes who and what He is. Jesus means Savior. To call on His name is to call upon Him, acknowledging Him as the Savior of sinners.

You can call upon the name of the Lord Jesus while trusting in your heart your own religiosity, good works and morality to save you and you still will not be saved. Why? Because that is not what the verse is saying here. It refers to anyone calling upon the Lord Jesus Christ SOLELY trusting in Him that He ALONE can save.

It is not trusting in Christ PLUS our own personal goodness, moral character, religious achievement etc. for salvation, no, it is trusting Christ alone and what He did on the cross for salvation.

III. The Salvation Of The Gospel: "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved."

You shall be saved from the penalty of sin (wrath of God in hell), from the power of sin and eventually from the presence of sin.