oatmeal
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Romans 10:9-10 is very clear and simple
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Verse 9 tells us plainly what the two requirements we have to meet for us to receive salvation from God.
Verse gives us some background and explanation.
The two requirements or prerequisites listed in verse 9 is as follows:
1. thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus
2. shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead
It is that simple.
That takes us some effort to learn about those two truths but that effort does not earn us salvation for we know that it is a gift, not wages. But like any gift, ie, something we did not earn, we still have to do the work to receive it, Ie, maybe hold out our hands to receive it.
What are some of the things that private interpreting people like to add to the requirements that are not there?
Please feel free to add to the list below
1. Works
2. An altar or altar call
3. Emotions, crying out, blubbering about sweet Jesus
4. Declaring that we are sinners
5. Confessing sins
6. Going to church, whether a denominational or nondenominational group
7. Getting water baptized
8. Speaking in tongues
9. Receiving the Holy Spirit
10. Believing that Jesus raised himself from the dead as opposed to believing that God raised him from the dead
11. Believing in a trinity, whether you believe in one or not.
12. Reading the gospel of John
13. Confessing with your mouth out loud, or so others can hear you say it
14. Believing in Calvinism, open theism, or whatever beliefs someone else holds
15. Seeking mercy from God.
16. ______________
This about receiving salvation, this is not about putting salvation to use so that we benefit in the here and now not just to receive the gift of eternal life and then forget about it.
Ephesians 2:10
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
It is clear that salvation, as a gift, is more than just a gift we put in a closet somewhere, unopened, collecting dust. We are to put it to use.
This thread is not about that, but the original receiving of the gift of salvation. By putting it to use we receive more.
If you wish to discuss the effects and what more we receive from putting our salvation to use, please refer to my next thread, in which I will present a few verses about that
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Verse 9 tells us plainly what the two requirements we have to meet for us to receive salvation from God.
Verse gives us some background and explanation.
The two requirements or prerequisites listed in verse 9 is as follows:
1. thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus
2. shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead
It is that simple.
That takes us some effort to learn about those two truths but that effort does not earn us salvation for we know that it is a gift, not wages. But like any gift, ie, something we did not earn, we still have to do the work to receive it, Ie, maybe hold out our hands to receive it.
What are some of the things that private interpreting people like to add to the requirements that are not there?
Please feel free to add to the list below
1. Works
2. An altar or altar call
3. Emotions, crying out, blubbering about sweet Jesus
4. Declaring that we are sinners
5. Confessing sins
6. Going to church, whether a denominational or nondenominational group
7. Getting water baptized
8. Speaking in tongues
9. Receiving the Holy Spirit
10. Believing that Jesus raised himself from the dead as opposed to believing that God raised him from the dead
11. Believing in a trinity, whether you believe in one or not.
12. Reading the gospel of John
13. Confessing with your mouth out loud, or so others can hear you say it
14. Believing in Calvinism, open theism, or whatever beliefs someone else holds
15. Seeking mercy from God.
16. ______________
This about receiving salvation, this is not about putting salvation to use so that we benefit in the here and now not just to receive the gift of eternal life and then forget about it.
Ephesians 2:10
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
It is clear that salvation, as a gift, is more than just a gift we put in a closet somewhere, unopened, collecting dust. We are to put it to use.
This thread is not about that, but the original receiving of the gift of salvation. By putting it to use we receive more.
If you wish to discuss the effects and what more we receive from putting our salvation to use, please refer to my next thread, in which I will present a few verses about that