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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: I did not say you used the word of God flippantly. I said you used your words and opinions flippantly. I am new to the forum. I am not new to the scriptures. I have used this as a study help for years but have never ventured into the forum. It was not my intention to reply to an old post . If I had realized that I would have assumed that you had grown since then. I understand that my response was over the top. I was hurt. Do you wonder why? You repeated that we are not saved by asking Jesus into our hearts so again you try to nullify the process of my salvation. Jesus Christ understands our hearts. If we say the wrong words(in your opinion) but want the right thing(to know and love Him forever)He will respond to our hearts. The reason I used Zaccheus is that He said "Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. Jesus Christ is salvation. He came to give us eternal life. Not to require it. Would He pay such a painfull price for us then pursue us just to have people argue over what words to use. The scriptures are given to us by God. Jesus is God. God lives in us. He is the living word. When Jesus said to the pharisees Love your enemies and pray for those that despitefuly use you. He was responding to an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. He blew people away because they thought they had it figured out. they could easily have said where is it written in the scriptures. In fact they were adhering to the scriptures. In your first post, that I responded to, you said " where does it say" Does that mean if we do not use a certain method or words that are found in the scriptures we are not saved or our works burn up. The day I said Jesus come into my heart He did and the angels rejoiced. But you insulted that process. I am sorry for my excess. You have said I am sorry that what was said upset you. Why do you say what was said rather than "what I said". Can you not own what you did. I admit my sin. I ask your forgiveness. Selah |