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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: Isn't Baptism neccessary for salvation?? |
Bible Note: "what else needs to be said?" A LOT! I am left to wonder what you mean. Do you mean that Paul didn't baptize? You misunderstand what Paul is saying. The 1 Cor.1:17 passage should not be read out of context. Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown, vol.III, p.285: "St. Paul says this not to depreciate baptism, for he exalts it most highly (Rom. vi.3). He baptized some, and would have baptized more, but that his and the apostles' peculiar work was to preach the Gospel..." Paul had just earlier said, "I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius." Listen, because he tells why. "That no man should say you were baptized in my name." The Corinthians were divided according to who converted or taught them. Paul didn't care who did the baptizing. He certainly didn't want to be the focal point of their faith. We are properly baptized into the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Paul continues. "Now I did baptize also the household of Stephanuas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other." If Paul meant by the statement in vs. 17 [that you quoted] that baptism wasn't important or necessary, then why did he baptize? Why did he baptize the jailer when it was past midnight? Why did he baptize Lydia along with her household? Why? So you see, your point is pointless. |