Spiritual Quote of the Day (St. Paul to the Romans, on ‘No Distinction Between Jew and Greek’)

“Brothers and sisters:
What does Scripture say?
            The word is near you,
                        in your mouth and in your heart
—that is, the word of faith that we preach—,
for, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved.
For one believes with the heart and so is justified,
and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved.
For the Scripture says,
            No one who believes in him will be put to shame.
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek;
the same Lord is Lord of all,
enriching all who call upon him.
For ‘everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’”—Letter of St. Paul (c. 4-67 AD), to the Romans 10: 8-13
 
Likewise, there is no distinction between anyone else, along any lines, who “calls on the name of God.”
 
The image of St. Paul accompanying this post was created by the Spanish Renaissance painter El Greco (1541-1614).

Spiritual Quote of the Day (St. Paul to Timothy, on Salvation)

“God our Savior…wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth”—1 Timothy 2: 3-4 (New International Version)

The 1612 image accompanying this post, Apostle St. Paul, was painted by the Spanish Renaissance painter, sculptor, and architect El Greco (1541-1614), and hangs in Museo del Greco, Toledo, Spain.

Spiritual Quote of the Day (St. John of the Cross, on Being Lost—Then Found—in Christ)

“If, then, on the common land

I am no longer seen or found,

You will say that I am lost;

That, being enamoured,

I lost myself; and yet was found.”— Carmelite friar and priest St. John of the Cross (1542-1591), “Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and The Bridegroom Christ” (1622)

Quote of the Day (Peter Abelard, on the Means of Salvation)

“Everyone wishes to be saved, but few will use those means which religion prescribes.”— French scholastic philosopher, theologian, and logician Peter Abelard (1079-1142), in The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise, translated by Israel Gollancz and Honnor Morten, Letter VI (1901)

Quote of the Day (Psalms, on God’s Salvation and Righteousness)

“The Lord has made his salvation known

    and revealed his righteousness to the nations.”—Psalm 98:2 (Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition)

Quote of the Day (Rev. George Whitefield, on Human Extremity and God)

“Your extremity shall be God's opportunity.” — English revivalist Rev. George Whitefield, July 25, 1741 letter, in Letters of George Whitefield, for the Period 1734-1742 (1771)

Quote of the Day (Isaiah, on Salvation “To the End of the Earth’)

“I will give you as a light to the nations,

    that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” –Isaiah 49:6 (New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition)