ROMANS 10:12-21
The Lord God is rich in mercy and grace and in all else that is good and beneficial. He is so wealthy that every good gift
and every perfect gift that exists in the world has flowed from His mercy and grace (Jas.1:17). Note two significant points.
a. God has enough supply to richly bless all who call upon Him. There is no limit to the riches of His grace.

“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to
the riches of his grace” (Eph.1:7).
“That ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his
inheritance in the saints” (Eph.1:18).
“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we
were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) and hath
raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: that in the
ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us
through Christ Jesus” (Eph.2:4-7).
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus”
(Ph.4:19).

b. A man must call upon God to receive the riches of God’s mercy and grace. (See note—Ro.10:13 for
discussion.)

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(10:13) Salvation: all men are saved by the same promise. Note that this promise was foretold in the Old Testament (Joel
2:32). This verse is one of the great promises of God. God loves every person, no matter his nationality or race. God is
not willing that any person should perish; He wants every person to be saved (2 Pt.3:9). In fact, God promises salvation to
every man if the man will do but one thing: “Call upon the name of the Lord.” Note what God says.
1. “Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” The word “whosoever” means anyone and
everyone, no matter who they are.
⇒ It means any person, any nationality, any race, any color.
⇒ It means any person from any environment, condition, background, country, government, or family.
⇒ It means any person, whether immoral or moral, unjust or just, bad or good, poor or wealthy, mean or nice,
lonely or befriended, unpopular or popular, deformed or attractive, diseased or healthy, needful or without need.
“Whosoever” means that any person can be saved, no matter who he is. No matter how terrible a person and his
circumstances may be, he can be saved. He may be in the depths of the inner city or in the depths of the jungle, and he may
be enslaved by the most terrible spirit of sin and evil imaginable—God can still save him.

“In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let
him come unto me, and drink” (Jn.7:37).
“Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth”
(1 Tim.2:4).
“Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that
begat loveth him also that is begotten of him” (1 Jn.5:1).
“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is
athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely” (Rev.22:17).
“Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else”
(Is.45:22).
“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy,
and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price” (Is.55:1).

2. “Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. To “call upon the name of the Lord” means at least
two things.
a. It means that a person calls upon the name of Lord Jesus Christ: he believes Jesus Christ can and will save
him. It means that the person looks upon and believes that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, that He
is the Son of God who came to earth to save men. Very simply, it means that a person believes the message
of John 3:16.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (Jn.3:16).
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent
me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death
unto life” (Jn.5:24).

b. It means that a person calls Jesus Christ Lord, that he looks upon Jesus as the Lord God of the universe
and upon himself as His servant. It means that a person surrenders and dedicates himself to serve Jesus
Christ throughout life—in everything and through everything, no matter the cost. To “call upon the name of
the Lord” means total surrender and dedication of all one is and has.

“And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take
up his cross daily, and follow me” (Lk.9:23).
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not
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