With the heart

For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. – Romans 10.10

It has often been said, at least I used to hear it, that far too many people miss heaven by a mere 18 inches (I know that is about 45cm, but it doesn’t sound near as pithy that way). That is said because a lot of people can give mental assent to the gospel, but never make the move to turn it into heart belief.

It is easy to have head knowledge. Loads of people know the facts of the gospel, that Jesus died, was buried, and rose again. Those are the facts. It is pretty cut and dry. It is pretty simple.

But just knowing and believing those facts in the head is not enough. Those marvellous truths must be personally applied by whole hearted belief. That belief alone allows Jesus' righteousness to become our righteousness.

Only when head belief becomes heart belief do people come to salvation.

With the heart, not the head, one believes unto righteousness.