I don't know any history of this.
I just saw the distinction you made betwen Lord and LORD so I liked it
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I'm not convinced this verse or passage in Romans is necesarrily talking about the gospel, but this would be a normal response from someone who believes in the true gospel to say "Jesus is Lord/LORD".
I dont go around saying "Jesus is Lord" all day but I do believe the gospel. The problem is there are many different gospels, but only one true gospel.
Salvation isn't knowing all the right facts about God, nor doing all the right things. Salvation is a gift from God to His sheep. We don't know the who the sheep are, so we share, like everyone is sheep.
Anyways I got off track.
Actually the context in Romans 10 is the gospel- the good news.
But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14 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? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written:
“How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!
Joel 2:32
32 "
And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the Lord
Will be delivered;
For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
There will be those who escape,
As the Lord has said,
Even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.
Here we see Paul quote this OT passage about YHWH and applying it to Jesus who is the one and only Lord according to the N.T.
Rom 10:9-13
9 that if you confess with your mouth
Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead,
you will be saved;
10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
11 For the Scripture says, "
WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED."
12 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;
13 for "
WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED."
So a person must confess Jesus is YHWH(Lord) to be saved. Confess means to agree with so the person confessing Jesus is Lord is in agreement that He is YHWH. Whoever will call upon the name of the Lord ( YHWH) will be saved.
hope this helps !!!
