“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;”
But what does it say? 'The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,' that is, the word of faith that we proclaim. — Deuteronomy 30:14 is reapplied: the λόγος (logos, "word") is near (ἐγγύς, engys), accessible (ἐν τῷ στόματί σου, en tō stomati sou, "in your mouth"; ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου, en tē kardia sou, "in your heart"). The word of faith (ῥῆμα τῆς πίστεως, rhēma tēs pisteos) is not distant but immediate. Salvation is as simple as confession and belief.
Church Fathers on Romans 10:8
But the righteousness which is of faith speaks on this wise, Say not in your heart, Who shall ascend into heaven (that is, to bring Christ down from above): or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what says it? The word is near you, even in your mouth, and in your heart, that is, the word of faith which we preach. That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised…
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