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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]. |
Subject: Why isn't the Sinner's Prayer a WORK |
Bible Note: Dear Tim, I appreciate your attempt to answer the question. However, I remain unconvinced that asking for something is not an action. Moreover, getting in a baptismal tank and the ministers giving a trinitarian blessing while you confess Christ hardly constitutes working for your salvation, relying on your own righteousness, not believing in the sufficiency of the atonement, etc. Many Protestants believe in baptismal regeneration. Typically the expressed beliefs about baptism on this site are evangelical: a branch of Protestantism. In my book name calling involves calling people names. Stupid, etc. (which you are obviously not) Accusing someone of translating the bible according to their denominational stance, and the like is not name calling. Best Wishes Dalcent |