Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
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: Isn't Baptism neccessary for salvation?? |
Bible Note: Perhaps you can help me with a question I have yet to have substantially answered by one who holds the view on baptism that you do: Where was the church of Jesus Christ between the third century or so and the Anabaptists of the late 16th century? If I am understanding you correctly, you claim that since the Great Commission, immersion in water is a necessary element of truly being saved. If that is the case, we have a serious church history problem on our hands. Namely, there would be NO church history between the times I mentioned above. Since virtually everyone who carried the name of Christian was "sprinkled as a little bitty baby" (and even adult converts were almost always sprinkled), where was the church? Did everyone claiming to be a Christian for at least 1300 years really go to hell? Wouldn't this mean that the church God promised Peter and the other apostles would prevail actually died out? If so, explain how God would do something in history he had never, ever done before: let His people disappear off the face of the earth. If you disagree that the church died out, please point out to me where we can historically find it during the Middle Ages, or else help me understand how all those sprinkled "Christians" were part of the true church without meeting the requirements you claim the Bible makes. Thanks! --Joe! |