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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: John, I would not have much to disagree with you about on this post. It is true that the Catholic Church does not hold to Sola Fide. It is the Sola part it disputes, because its definition of faith includes the fruit of works as opposed to separating them. If you think of works in Christ and see where St. Paul says that three things last; faith, hope and charity (works in Christ) you can see how these three are bound together intrinsically by grace. And this without even bringing James into the picture. Another way to avoid what I comsider to be the false argument between Paul and James is to just look at how Paul opens and closes Romans talking about the "obedience of faith." What is that but works in Christ and an intrinsic part of faith? I sometimes think too much is made of these distinctions by category in theology, since the actual practice in the daily activities of life is often the same among believers who argue over the theological distinctions. EdB has expressed the same thought as you about penance. I can't for the life of me understand why you both see it that way. I don't see it in that light at all, but rather as an outward expression of turning back to God who calls us by His grace and getting back in tune with His grace. It seems a very biblical concept to me. I suspect it is the formal connection you see to a sacrament which you do not acknowledge that is off putting. I certainly know Born Again Protestants who have done and are doing penance for sins which have been forgiven, but they may not call it by that name or connect it with a sacrament. Emmaus |