It took a year to read the Bible, then almost 9 months to read the Apocrypha. Now, I'm going to try to offer reflections on the Narrative Lectionary. But, I won't be posting daily--at least, for a while.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Sufficient Salvation, a Reflection on Romans 10:8b-13

"The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart," Paul is echoing Moses' words in Deuteronomy 30:11-14. God's word is not far off, difficult to attain; rather, it is near us and accessible to us. After all, God first reached out to us. Our reaching is a response to God's generosity.

We may not be able to see the physical Jesus in the same way that his contemporaries do, but we do know him. Christ is present with us; salvation is here for us.

And, there's enough salvation to go around.

Paul was asserting that Christians did not have to be Jews in order to know the Lord.. "The same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him."
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