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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: Does Christ come into our hearts? |
Bible Note: Hi Doc. Now we are on the same page, Concerning your first point, I concur, therefore there is no need for further discussion. In response to your question the answer is an obvious no. However not having understood the scriptures before I read them did not prevent God from answering the unscriptural prayer of "come into my heart". If Salvation is entirely a work of God and if I did not understand His ways before I looked to Him for my salvation how then can we say that the way in which I did come to Him ie. praying a prayer that does not appear in scripture but does not conflict with scripture, was not brought about by Him. Especially in the light of Him being able to do "far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think," One more point. The statement in Eph 3:17 is not an imperative. (That according to the dictionary implies a demand) It was in fact Paul's prayer that we would " be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Eph 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen." So Christ dwelling in our hearts through faith here seems to be the result of a saint being "strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man," and in this case as an answer to prayer. The third point. I agree that God behaves (if that is a correct adjective for God) according to His nature and in consistency with His word. My question was more concerning those ways being sometimes beyond our understanding even to the most accurate and learned scholar of His Word. Therefore I agree that God will not act in ways that are not consistent with His Nature and His word however He is not bound by our understanding of His Word. Eph 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us I have another question for you. What do you believe He means when He says " “ according to the power that works within us" in this context? |