What is the promise for those who believe in Christ's death, burial, and resurrection?
Scripture declares that the promise is salvation: 'Thou shalt be saved.' Those who believe in their heart that Christ died, was buried, and rose again receive this promise. God Himself said it, so it is certain and trustworthy. This is the divine assurance given to believers.
Les teaches from Verse 9 that confession is verbal: a person should say out loud, 'Lord, I want you to save me. I believe that what you've done, you've done on my behalf.' The verse says, '...and that thou shalt confess with thy mouth verbally the Lord Jesus.' Les explains that this goes beyond the Jesus of His earthly ministry, because He had not yet died then. But as soon as He finished the work of the cross and the power of the resurrection, He becomes Lord—not just Jesus, but Jesus Christ the Lord, or the Lord Jesus Christ. Believing is not something done with hands or feet; it is an attitude of the heart. The believer must believe in the heart that God raised Him from the dead. Although not all is stated explicitly, Christ could not have been raised from the dead unless He had died; so death and burial are implied. Therefore, if you believe that Christ died, was buried, and rose again from the dead, the promise is: 'Thou shalt be saved.' Les emphasizes that this is a promise—God said it.
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
More Questions
What is the promise if you believe that Christ died, was buried, and rose again?
The promise attached to confessing the Lord Jesus and believing in the heart that God raised Him from the dead is that you shall be saved.
What is the promise if you believe God raised Jesus from the dead?
If you believe that God raised Jesus from the dead, the promise is that you shall be saved.