Romans 10:8-11 : But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach: because if thou shalt con-fess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved: for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be put to shame. We are told that the Jews spoke of a difficult or impossible thing as a thing afar off an easy thing, as nigh. It was impossible, a thing afar off, to be justified by the law of Moses. To be justified by law requires perfect obedience, and no one rendered such obedience. But the Jews expected their Messiah to be here on earth in person--to remain here. This gospel system of righteousness by faith in Christ does not demand that he be brought down from heaven; nor does it, as if he were yet in the tomb, demand that he be brought up from the dead. It does not demand, nor require, his personal presence here on earth. But what does this gospel sys-tem of righteousness by faith say? "The word is nigh thee"; it is not a difficult matter--not a matter afar off. On the evidence given by his inspired teachers, you believe in the heart that he is the Messiah, and confess that faith with the mouth. That is the word of faith which the apostles preached, and that is the way of righteousness through Christ. To believe in Christ is to recognize him for what he is--to put our full trust in him to confess him is to pledge our allegiance to him. A mere lip confession is worthless; we must acknowledge him by word and deed as our Lord--our Prophet, Priest, and King, as well as our Savior. This sort of confession brings us finally to eternal life, eternal salvation. And this announcement that salva-tion was now offered in the gospel to all, whether Jew or Gentile, was a great blow to the Jew with his pride of race. It is now whosoever--"whosoever believeth on him shall not be put to shame." Sometimes we put our trust or confidence in a man, and he betrays that con-fidence; he turns out bad, and we are put to shame. But we can put our full confidence in Christ, and give him our life's best service, without any fear that he will betray us and put us to shame. We can glory in him now and evermore.