Verse 5 Leviticus 18:5. The quotation is intended to show that obedience, that is perfect obedience, which the apostle had before proved to be unattainable, was the only condition on which men could be saved by the law. Romans 10:6-8. (See Deuteronomy 30:11-14.) The first clause in each verse is quoted from that passage; the last expresses the application, which Paul makes of the language to salvation by Christ. The idea is, that salvation by faith in Christ is ready at hand, and is freely offered to all. Romans 10:9,10. We are thus taught that the faith of the believer must not only be heartfelt and sincere, but it must be openly avowed.