  "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. " How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news! " Romans 10:13-15 Illustration 1 : The fate of one Somali house-church I. There is power in the name of Jesus (v. 13) i. The name of Jesus is saves ii. The name of Jesus is enough to save all iii. “And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved” Joel 2:32 1.
Luther: “the blessed exchange” When we believe in Jesus, he takes our sin and we become forgiven and righteous 2. Christ is willing to take our filthiness To give us his blessed righteousness! 3. Recite John 3:16 II. Paul’s three questions (v. 14) i.
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? ii.
How can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard?
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How can they hear without someone preaching to them?
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One can’t call for help unless one believes help is available! 2. One can’t believe in Christ unless one hears of him! 3.
One can’t hear of Christ without a preacher (Mt 28:19-20) III. Preaching the Good News (v.15) i. Every believer should share the Good News ii. “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you” John 20:21 iii. “For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!
" 1Corinthians 9:16 1. “Feet” tell the preparation to preach the Good News 2. “With your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace (Ephesians Illustration One As Somali Christians, we all agree that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord Jesus will be saved; but saved from what? The answer is certainly simple for us but our fellow Somali Muslims will not understand this. We know that Somali Muslims call us “the walking dead” who can drop any time because they can usually take our lives at their will. We all remember the Mogadishu underground house church where 12 of the 14 members were assassinated for their faith several years ago. For a Somali Muslim, a faith in Christ brings “death and destruction” but for us, Somali Christians, a faith in Christ Jesus brings eternal salvation—Liibaan, Dr. Gobe, Professor Xaaji, among others [Somali martyrs], know this first hand for they were killed for their faith and they are with the living Lord now.
So for us, calling on the name of the Lord can bring to us physical death but our persecutors can’t touch our soul! Verse 13 clearly tells us that everyone who calls on the name of Jesus will be saved. Let us examine now what other passages of the Bible say about salvation in the name of the Lord. Salvation in the Bible 27Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, 28so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. Hebrews 9. 28"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11. 16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. John 3. 17The Spirit and the bride say, "Come! " And let him who hears say, "Come! " Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.
Revelation 22. 32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, among the survivors whom the LORD calls. Joel 2. It indeed sounds too good to be true that the Lord Jesus died for the sins of all sinners or that he would take the sins of some who are “deep” in sin. Martin Luther calls this “the blessed exchange” because Jesus takes our ugly sins and gives us his righteousness. In verse 14, Paul asks three basic and thoughtful questions: 1.
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in?
2. How can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? 3. How can they hear without someone preaching to them?
The answer should also be basic but thoughtful: 1.
One can’t call for help unless one believes help is available! 2. One can’t believe in Christ unless one hears of him! 3.
Since one can’t hear of Christ without a preacher, we should all preach (Mt 28:19-20) Verse 15 tells us that we should all share the Good News for we are all the ambassadors of the living Lord “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you” John 20:21.
Apostle Paul also said ““For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel! " 1Corinthians 9:16. “Feet” tell the preparation to preach the Good News “With your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace (Ephesians 6:15). Brothers and sisters in the Lord, let us take the call of the Lord very seriously and have more passion for the lost. Let us acknowledge together that it is our responsibility to propagate the Good News; if we don’t do it, who will do it? We know that our fellow Muslim Somalis can be very violent and murderous towards us but that shouldn’t stop us from our mission of sharing Jesus with the lost. Let me conclude with this passage: 15But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. 1Peter 3. Source: BLib 9167 
