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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: total prosperity |
Bible Note: Jesus gave this answer in Luke 18:22: He said, "Sell everything you possess and distribute the proceeds to the poor, so you will have treasure in heaven; and then come, follow Me." Another great quote by Jesus is in Mark 10:29-30: He said, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this lifetime — houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands — but also, in the age to come, eternal life." You'll notice in both instances, Jesus suggested that the way to real prosperity is to leave the world behind and surrender all its wealth and possessions, and then go and follow Him. For the real treasure in this life is to humbly walk with God (see Genesis 5:24, for instance). In Matthew 6:19-20, Jesus encouraged us with these words: "Do not store up treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, or where thieves break in and steal; but rather, store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust can destroy, and where thieves cannot break in and steal." Following Jesus is the greatest treasure of all. It is the only thing we should focus our efforts on... and when we have been discipled to the point where our characters are like Christ's character, then our Father can trust us with all the material wealth in the world (see Job 1:1-3, for example). But, then again, once we reflect the character of Christ, we won't care about that worldly stuff anymore. |