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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: when a I saved and when baptised |
Bible Note: Hi Steve, Your points are well-founded! Another observation is that of the apostle Paul. For him to pen roughly one-half the NT and yet neglect to point out or stress the necessity of Water Baptism for salvation, just does not logically follow. For instance, one of his clearest teachings on the "Gospel" is that found in 1 Cor. 15:1-4: "Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,..." If water baptism was (and is) a requirement for one's salvation, then Paul was neglectful in not mentioning it. I hardly believe the Holy Spirit-inspired scriptures would allow for such an oversight:-) I'm more convinced than ever that man is always want to "do" something for his salvation instead of resting in and accepting the completed work of Christ (Col.2:10) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |