And everyone who
calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved;
for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
there will be deliverance,
as the Lord has said,
even among the survivors
whom the Lord calls. Joel 2:32
on the name of the Lord will be saved;
for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
there will be deliverance,
as the Lord has said,
even among the survivors
whom the Lord calls. Joel 2:32
For there
is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and
richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on
the name of the Lord will be saved.”
How, then,
can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in
the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone
preaching to them? Romans 10:12-14
Paul, in
the book of Romans, referenced this simple line from the book of Joel, saying that
to be saved all we had to do was ask. However,
if we realize we need saving, the asking would be more like a cry, as if one
was in the process of drowning.
We should
be desperate for God’s help. No drowning
victim politely requests someone's assistance in this matter. “Calling” means the person totally understands
the state of their soul and screams for God’s help.
This
request will be fulfilled by anyone who asks (Jew or Gentile). However, people are needed to remind others
that they are drowning and that God is willing to help them. Like walking lifeguards, we evangelize by
pointing drowning people to the way to be rescued.