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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: Alter Calls? |
Bible Note: Hi EdB, would like to expatiate on the statement of asking Jesus into ones heart and why I said what I did. There are many that think that being saved is something mechanical that we must do; when in fact according to God's protocol everything is done for us. The truth is most of those that ask Jesus to come into their hearts are saved before they ask him to come in. He doesn't come into ones heart as it were because they ask. He has already come into them because they have believed in Him and they know He will save them, other wise they wouldn't have ask Him to come in to them in the first place. They have faith in Jesus as the Son of God and what He did for them. Where the problem comes in is that believers try to convince someone that they are saved just because they ask Jesus into their heart and they might have done this without truly trusting in Christ. The person that we have to convince is saved, isn't saved, because the Father hasn't revealed to them who Jesus is. Matthew 16:15-17 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. When we tell a person to just ask Jesus into their heart, if they do it because we tell them to, all they did was jump through our psychological hoop; and if they did this without trusting in Christ they are as lost as they can get even after they do it! They don't bother seeking God with their whole heart any longer because the figure that they are saved because they did what was demanded of them. Before they know it, WOMO, this place is far too hot to be heaven. If you want to do unbelievers a real favor do as Paul did. 1 Cor. 2:1-2 And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. 2For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Teach unbelievers all you can about Jesus and his death and let the Holy Spirit do His work. This was one of the hardest lessons for me to learn and there are still times when I try to Bible whip people into the kingdom. CDBJ P.S. About the apology, there is really none needed, I failed to make my point clear and besides all that, I am not sitting around in burlap and pouring ashes over my head yet; Sometime I get a little carried away. In love CDBJ |