Romans 10:8

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So what exactly was Moses saying?

The word that saves is right here,

as near as the tongue in your mouth,

as close as the heart in your chest.

It’s the word of faith that welcomes God to go to work and set things right for us. This is the core of our preaching.

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);

But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim:

On the contrary, what does it say? The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart. This is the message of faith that we proclaim:

In fact, it says,

“The message is very close at hand;

it is on your lips and in your heart.”

And that message is the very message about faith that we preach:

But what does it say? “The word is near to you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim),

But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

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