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NASB | Romans 10:13 for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 10:13 For "WHOEVER CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD [in prayer] WILL BE SAVED." [Joel 2:32] |
Bible Question: I still don't see how ROMANS 10:9-10 constitutes a prayer for salvation. How does JOHN 9:31 and ISAIAH 59:1-2 relate to this topic? |
Bible Answer: Greetings Acts1126! Rom. 10:9-10 constitutes a prayer for salvation in that 'calling on the Name of the Lord' is a prayer. :-) As for the two verses you cite, John 9:31 is that statement of a pharisee, not a teaching of God; while Is. 59:1-2 deals specifically with the relationship between God and Israel, and even then, this situation was not permanent. The "Sinner's Prayer" is not found as such in Scripture, but it is a compilation of many Biblical concepts. The closest parallel to it is found in Luke 18:13, ‘‘But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ 14 ‘‘I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” Here we have a clear example of someone praying a 'sinner's prayer' and Jesus saying that he went home justified. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |