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NASB | James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another [your false steps, your offenses], and pray for one another, that you may be healed and restored. The heartfelt and persistent prayer of a righteous man (believer) can accomplish much [when put into action and made effective by God--it is dynamic and can have tremendous power]. |
Bible Question (short): Why isn't the Sinner's Prayer a WORK |
Question (full): Some understand that Water baptism APPROPRIATES what Jesus has done on the cross OR that 'The born-again sinner's prayer' APPROPRIATES what Jesus has done on the cross. Why is baptism 'a work' and the 'sinner's prayer' not a work? (Obviously advocates of either stance insist on grace-given faith combined with baptism or the prayer). Why is the born-again prayer NOT a work? Is it not necessary to ask Jesus into your heart? Is DOING this not required?? How can Baptism be a work and a Prayer not a work? The ESV translates James 5:16b The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is WORKING. Praying for salvation is a work too! |