Romans 10:8-14
(8) But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach):
(9) that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
(10) For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
(11) For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
(12) For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him.
(13) For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved."
(14) How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? (NKJV)
1. The use of "For" in vv. 10-13 connects back to the Lord in reference Jesus in verse 9. Thus, all the underlined words above refer to the Lord Jesus.
a. BDAG (3rd Edition): Kyrios is also used in reference to Jesus
to onoma kuriou Ro 10:13 (cp. Jo 3:5)...Hb 1:10 (cp. Ps 101:26).... 1 Pt 2:3 (cp. Ps 33:9). (kyrios, page 577-578)
2. To "call on the name of the Lord" (or similar variations) refers to praying to the Lord Jesus as being YHWH. This is taught in quite a few passages (Acts 2:21; 9:14, 21; 22:16; Romans 10:12-14; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Timothy 2:22). The assertion that the Lord Jesus is not the proper recipient of prayer is proven false.
a. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: to "call upon" the name of Yahweh was "to worship him" as God (Ge 21:33; 26:25, etc.)...men "called upon the name" of Jesus, as they had done on that of Yahweh (Ac 9:14, 21 (compare Ac 7:59); Ro 10:13-14). (Name, W. L. Walker)
Name - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
b. Theological Lexicon of the New Testament: First Corinthians is addressed to "those who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in any place" (1 Cor 1:2), the church being the gathering of those who adore Christ, who celebrate his worship (cf. Ps 145:18) and pray to him from a pure heart. Over and against the religious individualism of the Greek cities, all believers are united in their adoration of Christ as Lord and God; their common "invocation" is the expression of their unity. (2:44, epikaleō)
3. Notice also that according to Romans 10:8 the gospel that Paul preached included calling on the name of the Lord Jesus as being YHWH. This demonstrates that if one denies the Lord Jesus is YHWH they have also denied the gospel.
(8) But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach):
(9) that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
(10) For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
(11) For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
(12) For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him.
(13) For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved."
(14) How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? (NKJV)
1. The use of "For" in vv. 10-13 connects back to the Lord in reference Jesus in verse 9. Thus, all the underlined words above refer to the Lord Jesus.
a. BDAG (3rd Edition): Kyrios is also used in reference to Jesus
to onoma kuriou Ro 10:13 (cp. Jo 3:5)...Hb 1:10 (cp. Ps 101:26).... 1 Pt 2:3 (cp. Ps 33:9). (kyrios, page 577-578)
2. To "call on the name of the Lord" (or similar variations) refers to praying to the Lord Jesus as being YHWH. This is taught in quite a few passages (Acts 2:21; 9:14, 21; 22:16; Romans 10:12-14; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Timothy 2:22). The assertion that the Lord Jesus is not the proper recipient of prayer is proven false.
a. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: to "call upon" the name of Yahweh was "to worship him" as God (Ge 21:33; 26:25, etc.)...men "called upon the name" of Jesus, as they had done on that of Yahweh (Ac 9:14, 21 (compare Ac 7:59); Ro 10:13-14). (Name, W. L. Walker)
Name - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
b. Theological Lexicon of the New Testament: First Corinthians is addressed to "those who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in any place" (1 Cor 1:2), the church being the gathering of those who adore Christ, who celebrate his worship (cf. Ps 145:18) and pray to him from a pure heart. Over and against the religious individualism of the Greek cities, all believers are united in their adoration of Christ as Lord and God; their common "invocation" is the expression of their unity. (2:44, epikaleō)
3. Notice also that according to Romans 10:8 the gospel that Paul preached included calling on the name of the Lord Jesus as being YHWH. This demonstrates that if one denies the Lord Jesus is YHWH they have also denied the gospel.