It Is Not Up In Heaven...The Word Is Very Near You

Deuteronomy 30:12 – It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”

Romans 10:8-10 – But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

Application:

• ·         Righteousness is gained by faith, not by deeds, and is readily available to anyone who will receive it freely from God through Christ.
• ·         Christians believe not only that Jesus lived but also that He still lives.
• ·         Salvation involves inward belief as well as outward confession.

All Scripture verses taken from NIV