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NASB | Romans 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; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 10:9 because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. |
Subject: Isn't Baptism neccessary for salvation?? |
Bible Note: "Where there is no law, there is no transgression." So, according to your interpretation of Romans 4:15, was Cain a transgressor? The Ten Commandments had not been issued yet, so how was God just in punishing Cain if there was no official law put on record at that time? Obviously, Romans 4:15 in its context means something else. We get into serious difficulties when we start saying that people were saved differently before the crucifixion than they are after. The very chapter you refer to in the quote above (Romans 4) makes it clear that our justification is identical to that of Abraham (before the Law of Moses) and David (under the Mosaic Covenant). It is contrary to Scripture to suggest that God just whimsically changes what it takes to get to heaven from time to time. --Joe! |