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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: You write: "So the Mosaic law, stating that we should have no other gods besides Yahweh, that we should not murder or steal or commit adultery, has no value for the "New Testament" Christian? Are we no longer to love God wholeheartedly (Deuteronomy 6:5) or to love our neighbor as ourselves (Leviticus 19:18)?" I didn't say you can now be IMMORAL because the Old Law ended. Moral issues remain the same. I will state it again. The particulars of how faith is demonstrated are different. Israelites had to be circumcised, go to three yearly feasts, etc. Abraham had to do the things God called him to do, and he had to do them by faith [i.e. he did not trust that his works saved him]. The New Testament offers a new set of particulars. Baptism is unique, in that it is directly related to the salvation moment. God saves at the point of being baptized in faith. "You are sons of God through faith, for all of you who are baptized into Christ, have clothed yourselves with Christ." Hence, a different set of particulars, but the same faith throughout all human history. But morality hasn't changed. It has always been sinful to murder, to dishonor parents, to bow to idols, etc. I don't think the two things you mentioned can be separated. The two things are intersecting in baptism. Titus' statement, "by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit" is showing that the outward "having our bodies washed with pure water" is met with the internal sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit. The formula you mention has a glaring inconsistency, I think. faith/repentance is no different than saying faith/works. Baptism, when properly received, is not a WORK in the negative sense. It is a work of faith. The apostle Paul said he was made an apostle to "bring about the OBEDIENCE OF FAITH" (Rom.1:5; 16:26). The apostle praised the Thessalonians "work of faith" (1 Thess 1:3). James says "faith without works is dead." Peter was telling the listeners on the day of repentance to repent and be baptized, i.e. turn away from sin and get immersed into Christ. The response of faith was seen by 3,000 or so when they got baptized. Their salvation moment was right then, "and 3,000 were added that day."' Good day. |