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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 is someone saved? |
Bible Note: Dear Emmaus, Catholic doctrine is diametrically opposed to reformed theology. The first is commited to salvation through faith plus good works and the second by faith alone. Your closest counterpart among protestants are those who espouse the theology known as arminianism. Arminians believe that salvation rests in the hands of man. So do catholics. You both believe that election and eternal life are based on man's decision to believe in Christ and remain faithful to the end. Calvinists believe that it is God who elects individuals and that it is God who gives them the grace to persevere to the end. One is a man centered gospel and the other a God centered gospel. When I present the gospel to unbelievers I will sometimes draw for them the distinction betwen christianity and every other religion in the world. I explain how the gospel is the Good News that God has provided a way for man to have peace with Him. That way is through faith in Jesus Christ. Every other religion is based on works to one degree or another. Perhaps at this point you would object by reminding me that James teaches us that faith without works is dead. Have no fear Emmaus, I believe James for it is God's Word and that all of God's Word is true. However it is also written: Eph 2:10 "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." 1. WE ARE GOD'S WORKMANSHIP. 2. CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS FOR GOOD WORKS 3. WHICH GOD PREPARED BEFOREHAND (Pre-ordained) 4. THAT WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM God is the one who acts upon us, enabling us to succesfully fulfill all that he, according to His eternal purpose, has planned for us to do. You see? There is no contradiction in reformred theology Justification is at least an additional post or two. If you are interested give me the catholic view and and I'll give you the reformed. then we can compare the two for similarites. If any. John |