Bill Acton :: Romans 10:9-10 - The Assurance of Salvation - Righteousness

Sermon Outline for Romans 10:9, 10

The Assurance of Salvation – Righteousness

1. The Word of the Law – Condemnation
2. The Word of Faith – Righteousness
3. The Faith
   1. The object of faith – Christ
      1. His death for sin
      2. His resurrection for life
   2. The historical facts
      1. Death
      2. Resurrection – 1Co 15; Rom 1:4
   3. The content of faith
      1. “He that believes in his heart that God raised Him from the dead shall be saved” – Rom 10:9
      2. The message of the Book of Acts
      3. The message of the N.T. letters
   4. The resurrection of Christ is a revelation of God
   5. The resurrection of Christ is the affirmation of the sacrifice for sin
   6. The resurrection of Christ is an indictment against unbelief
   7. The nature of faith
      1. It is believing in the heart
         1. Head – intellectual assent
         2. Heart – love – commitment – change!
4. The Confession
   1. Believing in the heart and confessing with the mouth belong together
   2. The believer will confess that Jesus is Lord
   3. Confessing Jesus as Lord
      1. Acknowledging authority and power
      2. Recognizing that He is unlimited
      3. He is Lord – we do not make Him Lord
      4. Recognizing His Lordship of love over His Church
         1. He purchased His Church
         2. His Church belongs to Him
         3. He is the head of the Church
      5. Recognizing His Lordship in my life
         1. Confessing to be my Lord
         2. The relationship
      6. Confessing with the mouth
         1. The verbal testimony
         2. All speech must give testimony
         3. The opposite of confession is denial
            1. Wrong places
            2. Wrong people
            3. Wrong organization
5. The Salvation
   1. Believing and confessing – salvation
   2. The basis of our salvation – always in the death and resurrection only
   3. Our believing and confessing is by grace only
      1. Our believing and confessing is the gift of God to us
      2. By His gifts of grace
         1. We believe in our heart
         2. We confess with our mouth
         3. We are saved