The Cross of Christ Alone Can Save

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by pelathais

LOL. Nice once Michael.

Verse 10: For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation...

... does NOT identify TWO DIFFERENT things, but is a common parallelism. No one is suggesting that a true believer in Jesus Christ would "just believe in his/her heart" and then never say of do anything else with their lives.

We are saved because Jesus Christ saved us - John 1:29.

We could not and we simply cannot do anything to save ourselves (Ephesians 2:12-13 and Acts 2:21-40). We must call out to Him for salvation (as you have said) and then trust in His salvation, the cross of Calvary.

Why do some have problems accepting this?

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Why do some have problems accepting this?

I believe it is because they are beholden to churches and teachings that added more and more of the traditions of men to the truth of God.

Like frogs in a kettle that is approaching the boiling point after being slowly turned up, they react with alarm when cool fresh water is thrown on them. The sudden and invigorating change back to where they were when the Gospel was first preached is alarming to them and causes loud complaints.

They've just been lulled into slumber and mesmerized by the last couple generations of having the heat slowly turned up. They can't see that they've been robbed and blinded and are about to poached, blanched and served on a skewer.

[Jeffrey]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Why do some have problems accepting this?

I have a hunch why. And I have a hunch why in our human nature is a hesitancy to accept. But most would be tradition.