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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, Justme :: Yes indeed, "surrender" is an apt word to use here, far more meaningful and powerful than "invite" or "ask." To invite or ask in does not necessarily imply that one is submitting to the authority of whomever is being invited or asked in. To surrender to always does. ...... Back in the mid 1930s a popular actress wrote a thin little book called "Why Not Try God?" The title has always bothered me. We don't "try" God. In a real sense He tries us. Similiarly, we must surrender to Christ as our Lord and Savior. I don't believe it quite captures the believer's true relationship with his Lord merely to say we "invite" Him in. The old hymn says it pretty well I think: "All to Jesus I surrender, all to Him I freely give. I surrender all." ...... Justme, I'm sure that the Missouri Ozarks are lovely this time of year, second only in grandeur to the Arkansas Ozarks. :-) Grace to you. --Hank |