Subject: What exactly must a person to be saved? |
Bible Note: Never let anyone tell you that you are not saved unless and until you go before an altar and "profess [yourself] to Jesus Christ". Public confession is a false addition to faith in Jesus Christ, which is stated as the single condition for salvation in the NT (John 1:12; Acts 16:31). "Confession is a normal result of being saved, though it may also accompany the initial act of believing. Nowhere is public confession required. In this connection, prayer may be helpful in clinching a decision, but it is not in itself a requirement for salvation" (Ryrie Study Bible, Charles Caldwell Ryrie, Moody Press, 1976, 1978). Once again we are not saved by surrender, baptism, repentance, or public confession. Neither does our prayer save us. |