WHEN IS A MAN SAVED 3
To understand at what a point a man is saved, it is pertinent to firstly examine how a man is saved.
Recall that Paul explained how a man is saved in his epistle to the Church at Rome. Romans 10:8 nigh thee, eve But what saith it? The word is n in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; Vs 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. Vs 10 For with the he art man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Vs 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. Vs 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord ov er all is rich unto all that call upon him. Vs 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Vs 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and ho w shall they hear without a preacher? Vs 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! Vs 16 obeyed the But they have not all gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? faith cometh Vs 17 So then by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. In Verse 8 , Paul explained the message that is preached (the gospel… Verse 16 & 17 word (message) of faith.
In Verse 9 , ) as the he spoke about the recipient of the gospel (message of faith) confessing with the mouth and believing with the heart that “God raised Jesus from the dead”. Observe how he ended the statement in Verse 9b …thou shalt be saved! In other words, when a man hears the gospel (the resurrection of Jesus from the dead) and believes the same in his heart, he is saved.
Thus, a man is saved the gospel! the moment he believes the gospel!
Observe how he explained it, this further from verses 11 to 17 In Verse 11, the believing on Verse 9 Him, in context will be to believe in his resurrection from the dead (Verse 9).
To “call on upon the name of the Lord” if read in isolation or lifted out of context could be misunderstood to mean calling on him for “breakthrough”, “d “miracles”, “healing”, eliverance from danger” and such like.
Paul however explained what he meant in context, in Vs 14 Verse 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed ? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear a preacher? without Hence, to call upon the name of the lord is having believed in the gospel. This was explained in relation to believing in the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.
Notice that he had explained this earlier in Verses 9 and 10 Vs 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. Vs 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Thus, that “call” in context is unto salvation, having heard and believed in the gospel and not for “meeting of personal needs.”
Recall that Paul explained how a man is saved in his epistle to the Church at Rome. Romans 10:8 nigh thee, eve But what saith it? The word is n in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; Vs 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. Vs 10 For with the he art man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Vs 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. Vs 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord ov er all is rich unto all that call upon him. Vs 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Vs 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and ho w shall they hear without a preacher? Vs 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! Vs 16 obeyed the But they have not all gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? faith cometh Vs 17 So then by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. In Verse 8 , Paul explained the message that is preached (the gospel… Verse 16 & 17 word (message) of faith.
In Verse 9 , ) as the he spoke about the recipient of the gospel (message of faith) confessing with the mouth and believing with the heart that “God raised Jesus from the dead”. Observe how he ended the statement in Verse 9b …thou shalt be saved! In other words, when a man hears the gospel (the resurrection of Jesus from the dead) and believes the same in his heart, he is saved.
Thus, a man is saved the gospel! the moment he believes the gospel!
Observe how he explained it, this further from verses 11 to 17 In Verse 11, the believing on Verse 9 Him, in context will be to believe in his resurrection from the dead (Verse 9).
To “call on upon the name of the Lord” if read in isolation or lifted out of context could be misunderstood to mean calling on him for “breakthrough”, “d “miracles”, “healing”, eliverance from danger” and such like.
Paul however explained what he meant in context, in Vs 14 Verse 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed ? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear a preacher? without Hence, to call upon the name of the lord is having believed in the gospel. This was explained in relation to believing in the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.
Notice that he had explained this earlier in Verses 9 and 10 Vs 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. Vs 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Thus, that “call” in context is unto salvation, having heard and believed in the gospel and not for “meeting of personal needs.”
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