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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: Romans 10:9: is it too simple? |
Bible Note: Hi, John! This is submitted merely as an attempt at repartee and not as a serious proposal for debate :-) When you say, "No one in Heaven will be able to boast that they made the right choice in 'accepting' Jesus as Lord and Savior," I see a glimmer of hope that in heaven perhaps the Arminians and the Calvinists may finally be able to work out an agreement of sorts. The Arminians could agree not to boast about making the right choice if the Calvinists will promise not to boast about being the chosen few. By the time members of both camps get to heaven, perhaps they will have gained enough wisdom to realize that even eternity itself is not long enough to settle their differences and thus be willing to agree to the aforesaid moratorium :-) Grace to you, John, and thanks for your generous words concerning one of my recent posts. --Hank |