Did anyone use either one of the two Gospels to be saved. If you did, tell me about it.
1. Romans 10:9-13 "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.."
2. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"
The more answers I get, the better for our understanding is the scriptures.
When I was a five year old boy, Pastor Rouse one evening, did not do an altar call.
After we got home, I asked my parents why Pastor Rouse didn't ask people who wanted to accept Jesus as their Savior to come forward. They, very wisely, asked me more questions about my question and that night I put my trust in Jesus.
I knew I was a bad boy and I didn't want to be like that. I knew that Jesus died for me. I'm not at all sure what specific Scripture verses I was aware of. By the age of 5, I had memorized Psalm 1, Psalm 23 and John 3:16 and probably knew even more by osmosis. But with that limited knowledge, I knew that Jesus was The One I needed to trust. God had been working on my heart for years.
Since that day, I have reaffirmed admission of my utter sinfulness and my trust in Jesus' death, burial and resurrection as the only way.
Here's another recollection. We moved out of the city when I was 5. I can vividly remember things in the city house. I can recall my parents talking to another couple, at the dining room table in the city house, about "Manny", who was a "hyper-calvinist." Things like that stuck.
1. Romans 10:9-13 "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.."
2. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"
The more answers I get, the better for our understanding is the scriptures.
After we got home, I asked my parents why Pastor Rouse didn't ask people who wanted to accept Jesus as their Savior to come forward. They, very wisely, asked me more questions about my question and that night I put my trust in Jesus.
I knew I was a bad boy and I didn't want to be like that. I knew that Jesus died for me. I'm not at all sure what specific Scripture verses I was aware of. By the age of 5, I had memorized Psalm 1, Psalm 23 and John 3:16 and probably knew even more by osmosis. But with that limited knowledge, I knew that Jesus was The One I needed to trust. God had been working on my heart for years.
Since that day, I have reaffirmed admission of my utter sinfulness and my trust in Jesus' death, burial and resurrection as the only way.
Here's another recollection. We moved out of the city when I was 5. I can vividly remember things in the city house. I can recall my parents talking to another couple, at the dining room table in the city house, about "Manny", who was a "hyper-calvinist." Things like that stuck.
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