Calling on the name of the Lord

To Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the LORD.(Genesis 4:26 NASB)

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same [Lord] is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED." (Romans 10:12-13 NASB)

It is notable that in Genesis 4:26 we see the beginning of God's godly line which would be fulfilled through Seth. Scripture says it was at this time - at the beginning of the godly line from which Messiah would come - people started calling on the name of the LORD.

Paul tells us that no matter who we are, when we confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in our heart that God raised him from the dead, we will be saved. He immediately reiterates, "those who call upon the Lord will be saved."

The seeds of salvation are sprinkled throughout Scripture from the very beginning of Genesis. We saw it in chapter 3 in the covering of Adam and Eve and we now see it in chapter 4 where a godly line calls on the name of the Lord.

Have you called upon the name of the Lord? His name is Jesus and He will save you no matter where you are in life and no matter what you've done.

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 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. - Romans 5:6-10 ESV