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NASB | Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the [preaching of the] message concerning Christ. |
Subject: Is confession necessary for salvation? |
Bible Note: I agree to the things you've stated. Since God has communicated to all men of his divine nature and invisible attributes (Romans 1:18-20; Psalm 19:1) it is reasonable to conclude that He expects a particular response. It starts with the 'groping' to seek and find that Paul speaks of in Acts 17. This yearning and searching, a part of man who is incurably religious, leads him to the one true God. Upon finding God, is a person required to confess? What other alternative is there? The only alternative is to not confess. That is unimaginable when what is at issue is the death of the Son of God. When a man believes that Jesus died to rescue man from sin, how can he hold that in? To not confess would be equal to not believing. Romans 10:9,10, and favorite of posters here, says that 'confession' leads to salvation. Rom 10:9 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; Rom 10:10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, RESULTING IN SALVATION. God bless you, disciplerami |