But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Justified is a word with rich synonyms: freed, absolved, warranted, even adjusted. All consequences of belief in the heart, evidence of the transformation that accompanies salvation.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 22
Mid-day: 119:41-48
Evening: Psalm 97
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