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Moses says that he whose actions conform to the righteousness required by the Law shall live by that righteousness.
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But the righteousness which is based on faith speaks in a different tone. "Say not in your heart," it declares, "`Who shall ascend to Heaven?'" --that is, to bring Christ down;
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"nor `Who shall go down into the abyss?'" --that is, to bring Christ up again from the grave.
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But what does it say? "The Message is close to you, in your mouth and in your heart;" that is, the Message which we are publishing about the faith--
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that if with your mouth you confess Jesus as Lord and in your heart believe that God brought Him back to life, you shall be saved.
The Weymouth New Testament is in the public domain.